Learn how to say who the owner of something is using Mexican Spanish
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| INTRODUCTION |
| Alisha: Hi everybody, this is Alisha. |
| Fernando: Hola amigos, yo soy Fernando. |
| Alisha: Exchanging Gifts in Mexico. In this lesson you will learn how to exchange gifts and say who something belongs to using Spanish. |
| Fernando: This conversation takes place at the park. |
| Alisha: And it is between a student, Ashley, and her friend María. |
| Fernando: The speakers are friends, so they will be using casual Spanish. |
| Alisha: Let’s listen to the conversation. |
Lesson conversation |
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| Ashley María, un regalito para ti. |
| Maria: ¿Para mí? ¡Guau! ¿Qué es? |
| Ashley Es una réplica del Golden Gate. |
| Maria: ¡Qué padre, gracias! |
| Alisha: Let’s hear the conversation one time slowly. |
| Ashley María, un regalito para ti. |
| Maria: ¿Para mí? ¡Guau! ¿Qué es? |
| Ashley Es una réplica del Golden Gate. |
| Maria: ¡Qué padre, gracias! |
| Alisha: Now let’s hear it with the English translation. |
| Ashley María, un regalito para ti. |
| : Maria, a little present for you. |
| Maria: ¿Para mí? ¡Guau! ¿Qué es? |
| : For me? Wow! What is it? |
| Ashley Es una réplica del Golden Gate Bridge. |
| : It's a replica of the Golden Gate Bridge. |
| Maria: ¡Qué padre, gracias! |
| : Awesome! Thanks! |
| POST CONVERSATION BANTER |
| Alisha: Okay Fernando, let’s talk about giving presents in Mexico. How often do Mexican people give each other presents? |
| Fernando: Many times during the year - Christmas, birthdays... |
| Alisha: And if I’m staying at somebody’s house? |
| Fernando: Yes! Or if you’re visiting for dinner. |
| Alisha: How should I behave if someone gives me a present? |
| Fernando: It’s polite to open it on the spot, don’t save it for later. |
| Alisha: And if I want to give someone a present? What could I say when I give it to them? |
| Fernando: “Te traje un regalito”. |
| Alisha: I brought you a little present? |
| Fernando: Yes, but we’ll study that more later on in this lesson. |
| Alisha: Ok great! Let’s do our vocabulary. |
| VOCAB LIST |
| : Let's take a look at the vocabulary for this lesson. |
| : The first word we shall see is: |
| Fernando: regalo [natural native speed] |
| : gift, present |
| Fernando: regalo [slowly - broken down by syllable] |
| Fernando: regalo [natural native speed] |
| : Next: |
| Alisha: para [natural native speed] |
| : for, in order to |
| Alisha: para [slowly - broken down by syllable] |
| Alisha: para [natural native speed] |
| : Next: |
| Fernando: tí [natural native speed] |
| : you |
| Fernando: tí [slowly - broken down by syllable] |
| Fernando: tí [natural native speed] |
| : Next: |
| Alisha: mí [natural native speed] |
| : me |
| Alisha: mí [slowly - broken down by syllable] |
| Alisha: mí [natural native speed] |
| : Next: |
| Fernando: guau [natural native speed] |
| : wow |
| Fernando: guau [slowly - broken down by syllable] |
| Fernando: guau [natural native speed] |
| : Next: |
| Alisha: réplica [natural native speed] |
| : replica |
| Alisha: réplica [slowly - broken down by syllable] |
| Alisha: réplica [natural native speed] |
| : Next: |
| Fernando: del [natural native speed] |
| : of the |
| Fernando: del[slowly - broken down by syllable] |
| Fernando: del [natural native speed] |
| : Next: |
| Alisha: padre [natural native speed] |
| : great, fantastic, cool (slang) |
| Alisha: padre [slowly - broken down by syllable] |
| Alisha: padre [natural native speed] |
| KEY VOCABULARY AND PHRASES |
| Alisha: : Let's have a closer look at the usuage for some of the words and phrases from this lesson. |
| The first phrase we’ll look at is.... |
| Fernando: ¡Qué padre! |
| Alisha: An expression of approval that can be translated as “fantastic!” or “great!” |
| Fernando: Please note that this is very much Mexican slang. |
| Alisha: So it’s not used outside of Mexico? |
| Fernando: I don’t think so! |
| Alisha: By the way, doesn’t ‘padre’, mean father? |
| Fernando: It does. |
| Alisha: So... what’s the connection? |
| Fernando: Hmm, I don’t know really, but we use it all across Mexico. |
| Alisha: Ok, everyone, repeat after Fernando -how great, or how cool! |
| Fernando: ¡Qué padre! (give time...) |
| Alisha: What else are we looking at? |
| Fernando: Let’s take a look at this sentence. When María asks “what is it?” Ashley responds - ‘es una réplica del Golden Gate Bridge.’ |
| Alisha: It’s a replica of the Golden Gate Bridge. |
| Fernando: So the word I want to emphasize here is ‘del’ |
| Alisha: Isn’t this a combination of two words? |
| Fernando: Yes, ‘del’ is actually a contraction of ‘de’ and ‘el’. Remember that ‘De’ means “of”, and ‘el’ is the article “the”. |
| Alisha: By combining them, it becomes a lot easier to say, right? |
| Fernando: Yes. Let’s see another example. For example “the boy’s book.” The full phrase would be ‘El libro de el muchacho’ |
| Alisha: And here, ‘de’ and ‘el’ combine? |
| Fernando: Right, always. So this would be ‘El libro del muchacho.’ |
| Alisha: Please repeat. |
| Fernando: El libro del muchacho. [pause] |
| Alisha: Alright, let’s go to our grammar. |
Lesson focus |
| Alisha: The focus of this lesson is the use of prepositional pronouns for giving or receiving something. |
| Fernando: Para mí – para ti. |
| Alisha: For me – for you. |
| Fernando: Repeat after me - ‘para mí’ [pause] ‘para ti’ [pause]. |
| Alisha: In the dialogue, Ashley pulls out a present from her bag and says... |
| Fernando: Un regalito para ti. |
| Alisha: So the key phrase here is... |
| Fernando: ‘Para ti’. “For you”. |
| Alisha: So build a full sentence using this. For example, say - “This present is for you.” |
| Fernando: Repeat after me - ‘Este regalo es para ti’ (give time...) |
| Alisha: Let’s break it down. |
| Fernando: ‘Este’ means “this”. ‘Regalo’ means “present”. |
| Alisha: And ‘es’ is the verb, right? |
| Fernando: Yes, meaning “is”. Then we have the phrase we just learned. ‘Para ti’, “for you”. |
| Alisha: Okay, let’s try changing the subject now. How about... “This present is for her.” |
| Fernando: Repeat after me - ‘este regalo es para ella.’ |
| Alisha: So we went from using “you” to “her”. What are all the personal pronouns we can use? |
| Fernando: para mi (for me), para ti (for you), para él (for him), para ella (for her). |
| Alisha: Okay everyone, please repeat. |
| Fernando: Para mí [pause] para ti ([pause], para él [pause], para ella [pause] |
| Alisha: What about the respectful form of “you”? |
| Fernando: Oh yes, I almost forgot. That would be, ‘para usted.’ |
| Alisha: Let’s do more full sentences now. Repeat after Fernando - “This is for me.” |
| Fernando: Esto es para mi [pause] |
| Alisha: The book is for you. |
| Fernando: El libro es para ti [pause] |
| Alisha: The doll is for her. |
| Fernando: La muñeca es para ella ([pause] |
| Alisha: The water is for You (respectful form) |
| Fernando: El agua es para usted ([pause] |
| Alisha: Okay, let’s look at the examples in the dialogue before we go. |
| Fernando: Ashley says to Maria, ‘María, un regalito para ti.’ |
| Alisha: Maria, a little present for you. |
| Fernando: And Maria responds, para mi? ‘¡Guau! ¿Qué es?’ |
| Alisha: For me? Wow, what is it? |
Outro |
| Alisha: Okay. |
| Fernando: Be sure to check the lesson notes for extra information. |
| Alisha: and with that, we’re done with this lesson! Thanks for listening, and be sure to tune in next time! |
| Fernando: Hasta luego! |
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