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INTRODUCTION
Eric: Must-Know Spanish Social Media Phrases Season 1. Lesson 10 - Feeling Disappointed.
Eric: Hi everyone, I'm Eric.
Alex: And I'm Alex.
Eric: In this lesson, you'll learn how to post and leave comments in Spanish about being disappointed. Cristina feels disappointed about today's weather, posts an image of it, and leaves this comment:
Alex: Yo que quería salir pero esta lluvia no se va a ir.
Eric: Meaning - "I wanted to go out, but this rain isn't going to leave." Listen to a reading of the post and the comments that follow.
DIALOGUE
Cristina: Yo que quería salir pero esta lluvia no se va a ir.
Antonio: Pero sí podemos hacer algo adentro.
Karen: Podemos ir al cine.
Angélica: Ten mucho cuidado si vas a manejar.
Javier: Nos arruinó el fin de semana.
Eric: Listen again with the English translation.
Cristina: Yo que quería salir pero esta lluvia no se va a ir.
Eric: "I wanted to go out, but this rain isn't going to leave."
Antonio: Pero sí podemos hacer algo adentro.
Eric: "But we can do something indoors."
Karen: Podemos ir al cine.
Eric: "We can go to the movies."
Angélica: Ten mucho cuidado si vas a manejar.
Eric: "Be very careful if you're going to drive."
Javier: Nos arruinó el fin de semana.
Eric: "It ruined our weekend."
POST
Eric: Listen again to Cristina's post.
Alex: Yo que quería salir pero esta lluvia no se va a ir.
Eric: "I wanted to go out, but this rain isn't going to leave."
Alex: (SLOW) Yo que quería salir pero esta lluvia no se va a ir. (Regular) Yo que quería salir pero esta lluvia no se va a ir.
Eric: Let's break this down. First is an expression meaning "I wanted."
Alex: Yo que quería
Eric: This phrase is used to express that you wanted something or wanted to do something but there’s some factor that’s not letting you achieve it. Listen again- "I wanted" is...
Alex: (SLOW) Yo que quería (REGULAR) Yo que quería
Eric: Then comes the phrase - "to go out but this rain isn't going to leave."
Alex: salir pero esta lluvia no se va a ir
Eric: Put the reason you couldn't get, or do something, after 'but', or in Spanish…
Alex: Pero
Eric: Listen again- "to go out but this rain isn't going to leave" is...
Alex: (SLOW) salir pero esta lluvia no se va a ir (REGULAR) salir pero esta lluvia no se va a ir
Eric: All together, "I wanted to go out, but this rain isn't going to leave."
Alex: Yo que quería salir pero esta lluvia no se va a ir.
COMMENTS
Eric: In response, Cristina's friends leave some comments.
Eric: Her boyfriend, Antonio, uses an expression meaning - "But we can do something indoors."
Alex: (SLOW) Pero sí podemos hacer algo adentro. (REGULAR) Pero sí podemos hacer algo adentro.
[Pause]
Alex: Pero sí podemos hacer algo adentro.
Eric: Use this expression to show you’re feeling determined.
Eric: Her boyfriend's high school friend, Karen, uses an expression meaning - "We can go to the movies."
Alex: (SLOW) Podemos ir al cine. (REGULAR) Podemos ir al cine.
[Pause]
Alex: Podemos ir al cine.
Eric: Use this expression to show you’re feeling optimistic.
Eric: Her neighbor, Angélica, uses an expression meaning - "Be very careful if you're going to drive."
Alex: (SLOW) Ten mucho cuidado si vas a manejar. (REGULAR) Ten mucho cuidado si vas a manejar.
[Pause]
Alex: Ten mucho cuidado si vas a manejar.
Eric: Use this expression to show you’re feeling warmhearted.
Eric: Her college friend, Javier, uses an expression meaning - "It ruined our weekend."
Alex: (SLOW) Nos arruinó el fin de semana. (REGULAR) Nos arruinó el fin de semana.
[Pause]
Alex: Nos arruinó el fin de semana.
Eric: Use this expression to show you’re feeling pessimistic.

Outro

Eric: Okay, that's all for this lesson. If a friend posted something about being disappointed, which phrase would you use? Leave us a comment letting us know. And we'll see you next time!
Alex: Hasta pronto.

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