Learn how to post comments about visiting a landmark
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| INTRODUCTION |
| Eric: Must-Know Spanish Social Media Phrases Season 1. Lesson 18 - A Sightseeing Trip. |
| 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 visiting a landmark. Cristina visits a famous landmark, posts an image of it, and leaves this comment: |
| Alex: ¡Estoy tan agradecida de poder visitar este bello lugar! |
| Eric: Meaning - "I’m so grateful to be able to visit this beautiful place!" Listen to a reading of the post and the comments that follow. |
| DIALOGUE |
| Cristina: ¡Estoy tan agradecida de poder visitar este bello lugar! |
| Angélica: ¡Qué gran oportunidad! |
| Teresa: ¡No te vayas a quedar ahí para siempre! |
| Karen: ¡Yo me uniré al siguiente viaje! |
| Pablo: Ese es un monumento cultural muy importante. |
| Eric: Listen again with the English translation. |
| Cristina: ¡Estoy tan agradecida de poder visitar este bello lugar! |
| Eric: "I’m so grateful to be able to visit this beautiful place!" |
| Angélica: ¡Qué gran oportunidad! |
| Eric: "What a great opportunity!" |
| Teresa: ¡No te vayas a quedar ahí para siempre! |
| Eric: "Don't stay there forever!" |
| Karen: ¡Yo me uniré al siguiente viaje! |
| Eric: "I’ll join your next trip!" |
| Pablo: Ese es un monumento cultural muy importante. |
| Eric: "That’s a very important cultural monument." |
| POST |
| Eric: Listen again to Cristina's post. |
| Alex: ¡Estoy tan agradecida de poder visitar este bello lugar! |
| Eric: "I’m so grateful to be able to visit this beautiful place!" |
| Alex: (SLOW) ¡Estoy tan agradecida de poder visitar este bello lugar! (Regular) ¡Estoy tan agradecida de poder visitar este bello lugar! |
| Eric: Let's break this down. First is an expression meaning "I’m so grateful." |
| Alex: Estoy tan agradecida |
| Eric: This is a common phrase used to express gratitude for something or towards someone. It can also be used to express happiness over something, someone, or a situation. It’s a formal phrase. Listen again- "I’m so grateful" is... |
| Alex: (SLOW) Estoy tan agradecida (REGULAR) Estoy tan agradecida |
| Eric: Then comes the phrase - "to be able to visit this beautiful place." |
| Alex: de poder visitar este bello lugar |
| Eric: You can change this part to refer to any subject of gratitude. Listen again- "to be able to visit this beautiful place" is... |
| Alex: (SLOW) de poder visitar este bello lugar (REGULAR) de poder visitar este bello lugar |
| Eric: All together, "I’m so grateful to be able to visit this beautiful place!" |
| Alex: ¡Estoy tan agradecida de poder visitar este bello lugar! |
| COMMENTS |
| Eric: In response, Cristina's friends leave some comments. |
| Eric: Her neighbor, Angélica, uses an expression meaning - "What a great opportunity!" |
| Alex: (SLOW) ¡Qué gran oportunidad! (REGULAR) ¡Qué gran oportunidad! |
| [Pause] |
| Alex: ¡Qué gran oportunidad! |
| Eric: Use this expression to show you’re feeling warmhearted. |
| Eric: Her high school friend, Teresa, uses an expression meaning - "Don't stay there forever!" |
| Alex: (SLOW) ¡No te vayas a quedar ahí para siempre! (REGULAR) ¡No te vayas a quedar ahí para siempre! |
| [Pause] |
| Alex: ¡No te vayas a quedar ahí para siempre! |
| Eric: Use this expression to be funny. |
| Eric: Her husband's high school friend, Karen, uses an expression meaning - "I’ll join your next trip!" |
| Alex: (SLOW) ¡Yo me uniré al siguiente viaje! (REGULAR) ¡Yo me uniré al siguiente viaje! |
| [Pause] |
| Alex: ¡Yo me uniré al siguiente viaje! |
| Eric: Use this expression to show you’re feeling optimistic. |
| Eric: Her supervisor, Pablo, uses an expression meaning - "That’s a very important cultural monument." |
| Alex: (SLOW) Ese es un monumento cultural muy importante. (REGULAR) Ese es un monumento cultural muy importante. |
| [Pause] |
| Alex: Ese es un monumento cultural muy importante. |
| Eric: Use this expression to be old-fashioned. |
Outro |
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| Eric: Okay, that's all for this lesson. If a friend posted something about visiting a landmark, 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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