Learn how to post comments about being disappointed
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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 |
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| 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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