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INTRODUCTION
Eric: Must-Know Spanish Social Media Phrases Season 1. Lesson 4 - Sharing a Song.
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 sharing music or videos. Cristina shares a song she just heard at a party, posts a video of it, and leaves this comment:
Alex: Para alegrarles el día, escuchen esta canción.
Eric: Meaning - "To brighten your day, listen to this song." Listen to a reading of the post and the comments that follow.
DIALOGUE
Cristina: Para alegrarles el día, escuchen esta canción.
Angélica: ¡Gracias!
Paco: Que moderna salió, tía.
Karen: ¡Ah, de la fiesta!
Pablo: Que extraña música.
Eric: Listen again with the English translation.
Cristina: Para alegrarles el día, escuchen esta canción.
Eric: "To brighten your day, listen to this song."
Angélica: ¡Gracias!
Eric: "Thank you!"
Paco: Que moderna salió, tía.
Eric: "You turned out to be a modern woman, aunt."
Karen: ¡Ah, de la fiesta!
Eric: "Ah, from the party!"
Pablo: Que extraña música.
Eric: "That’s strange music."
POST
Eric: Listen again to Cristina's post.
Alex: Para alegrarles el día, escuchen esta canción.
Eric: "To brighten your day, listen to this song."
Alex: (SLOW) Para alegrarles el día, escuchen esta canción. (Regular) Para alegrarles el día, escuchen esta canción.
Eric: Let's break this down. First is an expression meaning "To brighten your day,."
Alex: Para alegrarles el día,
Eric: This phrase is often used in social media to share something you think people might like. Listen again- "To brighten your day," is...
Alex: (SLOW) Para alegrarles el día, (REGULAR) Para alegrarles el día,
Eric: Then comes the phrase - "listen to this song."
Alex: escuchen esta canción
Eric: You can use this phrase to recommend a song. Listen again- "listen to this song" is...
Alex: (SLOW) escuchen esta canción (REGULAR) escuchen esta canción
Eric: All together, "To brighten your day, listen to this song."
Alex: Para alegrarles el día, escuchen esta canción.
COMMENTS
Eric: In response, Cristina's friends leave some comments.
Eric: Her neighbor, Angélica, uses an expression meaning - "Thank you!"
Alex: (SLOW) ¡Gracias! (REGULAR) ¡Gracias!
[Pause]
Alex: ¡Gracias!
Eric: Use this expression to show you’re feeling warmhearted.
Eric: Her nephew, Paco, uses an expression meaning - "You turned out to be a modern woman, aunt."
Alex: (SLOW) Que moderna salió, tía. (REGULAR) Que moderna salió, tía.
[Pause]
Alex: Que moderna salió, tía.
Eric: Use this expression to show you’re feeling cynical.
Eric: Her boyfriend's high school friend, Karen, uses an expression meaning - "Ah, from the party!"
Alex: (SLOW) ¡Ah, de la fiesta! (REGULAR) ¡Ah, de la fiesta!
[Pause]
Alex: ¡Ah, de la fiesta!
Eric: Use this expression to show you are feeling nostalgic.
Eric: Her supervisor, Pablo, uses an expression meaning - "That’s strange music."
Alex: (SLOW) Que extraña música. (REGULAR) Que extraña música.
[Pause]
Alex: Que extraña música.
Eric: Use this expression to be old-fashioned.

Outro

Eric: Okay everyone, that's all for this lesson. If a friend posted something about sharing music or videos, 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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