Learn how to refuse politely
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| INTRODUCTION |
| Becky: Refusing politely. In this lesson, you’ll learn how to politely decline an invitation in Spanish. |
Lesson focus |
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| Becky: Here’s the way to say “No, thank you.” in Spanish. |
| Laura: [Normal] No, gracias. |
| Becky: First is a word meaning “no” |
| Laura: [Normal] no [Slow] no |
| Becky: Last is the word meaning “thank you” |
| Laura: [Normal] gracias [Slow] gracias |
| Becky: Listen again to the phrase meaning “No, thank you.” |
| Laura: [Slow] No, gracias. [Normal] No, gracias. |
| Becky: Ok, now take a look at the way to say “No, thanks a lot.” |
| Laura: [Normal] No, muchas gracias. |
| Becky: First is a word meaning “no” |
| Laura: [Normal] no [Slow] no |
| Becky: Next is the word meaning “many “ |
| Laura: [Normal] muchas [Slow] muchas |
| Becky: Last is the word meaning “thanks” |
| Laura: [Normal] gracias [Slow] gracias |
| Becky: Listen again to the phrase meaning “No, thanks a lot.” |
| Laura: [Slow] No, muchas gracias. [Normal] No, muchas gracias. |
| Becky: Following is the way to say “Sorry, I already have plans.” |
| Laura: [Normal] Lo siento, ya tengo planes. |
| Becky: First is a word meaning “it” |
| Laura: [Normal] lo [Slow] lo |
| Becky: Next is the word meaning “feel” |
| Laura: [Normal] siento [Slow] siento |
| Becky: Next is the word meaning “already” |
| Laura: [Normal] ya [Slow] ya |
| Becky: Next is the word meaning “have” |
| Laura: [Normal] tengo [Slow] tengo |
| Becky: Last is the word meaning “plans” |
| Laura: [Normal] planes [Slow] planes |
| Becky: Listen again to the phrase meaning “Sorry, I already have plans.” |
| Laura: [Slow] Lo siento, ya tengo planes. [Normal] Lo siento, ya tengo planes. |
| Becky: Finally is a way to say “Sorry, I have something to do.” |
| Laura: [Normal] Lo siento, tengo cosas que hacer. |
| Becky: First is a word meaning “sorry” |
| Laura: [Normal] lo siento [Slow] lo siento |
| Becky: Next is the word meaning “I have” |
| Laura: [Normal] tengo [Slow] tengo |
| Becky: Next is the word meaning “things” |
| Laura: [Normal] cosas [Slow] cosas |
| Becky: Next is the word meaning “that” |
| Laura: [Normal] que [Slow] que |
| Becky: Last is the word meaning “to do “ |
| Laura: [Normal] hacer [Slow] hacer |
| Becky: Listen again to the phrase meaning “Sorry, I have something to do.” |
| Laura: [Slow] Lo siento, tengo cosas que hacer. [Normal] Lo siento, tengo cosas que hacer. |
| Cultural Insight |
| Becky: Now it’s time for a quick cultural insight. |
| Laura: In Mexico, it is common to refuse an invitation by saying tengo cosas que hacer. This means "I have things to do", and is used to avoid giving further explanation. |
Outro |
| Becky: And that’s all for this lesson. Don’t forget to check out the lesson notes, and we’ll see you in the next lesson! |
| Laura: Hasta pronto. |
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