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| INTRODUCTION |
| In today’s lesson, we’ll cover a phrase that will be essential for those of you with an allergy to something. Letting other people know about your allergies is vital to a fun and healthy treat. |
| GRAMMAR POINT |
| In today’s phrase, we’ll go over “I’m allergic to (something).” |
| To start, we’ll need (something) that we are allergic to. |
| In some cases, allergies to peanuts can be extremely dangerous, so let’s start there. |
| In Spanish, “I’m allergic to peanuts” is Soy alérgico a los cacahuetes. |
| Soy alérgico a los cacahuetes. |
| Let's break it down by syllable: Soy a-lér-gi-co a los ca-ca-hue-tes. |
| And now, let's hear it once again, Soy alérgico a los cacahuetes. |
| The first word, soy, means “I am.” |
| soy |
| Once again, soy. |
| Then we have alérgico, which means “allergic.” |
| Let’s break it down by syllable: a-lér-gi-co. |
| Let’s hear it once again, alérgico. |
| This is followed by a, which means “to.” |
| a |
| So, to recap here, we have - Soy alérgico a… |
| Literally, this means “I am allergic to…” |
| Let’s take a look at the next word, los, which is the article “the” for masculine plural. |
| los |
| Finally, we have cacahuetes, which is a word in Spanish for peanuts. |
| Let’s break it down by syllable: ca-ca-hue-tes. |
| And let’s hear it once again, cacahuetes. |
| So all together, we have Soy alérgico a los cacahuetes. |
| Literally, this means “I am allergic to peanuts.” |
| Now, let’s go over some other comparatives. |
| Let’s try shrimp. |
| In Spanish, “I am allergic to shrimp” is Soy alérgico a las gambas. |
| Soy alérgico a las gambas. |
| Let’s break it down by syllable: Soy a-lér-gi-co a las gam-bas. |
| Now, let’s hear it once again, Soy alérgico a las gambas. |
| Notice, the only thing that changes here is gambas. The rest is the same. |
| gambas |
| gam-bas |
| And one more time, gambas. |
| So, for other products, you should only change the word for it. |
| Let’s try “milk,” which in Spanish is leche. |
| leche |
| Soy alérgico a la leche. |
| Soy alérgico a la leche. |
| Now, let’s try with “eggs,” which in Spanish is huevos |
| huevos. |
| Soy alérgico a los huevos. |
| Soy alérgico a los huevos. |
| In case you have to go to the hospital or visit a doctor on the trip to Spain, you could be asked about any allergy in order to collect all information about you. |
| This could be asked by - ¿Tiene alguna alergia? |
| ¿Tiene alguna alergia? |
| Which literally means “Do you have any allergy?” |
| Let’s hear it again, ¿Tiene alguna alergia? |
| Another way for asking this is - ¿Es alérgico a algo? |
| ¿Es alérgico a algo? |
| Which literally means “Are you allergic to something?” |
| Let’s hear it again: ¿Es alérgico a algo? |
Outro |
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| Okay, to close out today’s lesson, we'd like for you to practice what you've just learned. I'll provide you with the English equivalent of the phrase and you are responsible for saying it aloud. You’ll have a few seconds before I give you the answer, so buena suerte, that means “good luck” in Spanish. |
| Okay, here we go! |
| “I am allergic to peanuts.” - Soy alérgico a los cacahuetes. |
| Soy alérgico a los cacahuetes. |
| Soy alérgico a los cacahuetes. |
| “Do you have any allergy?” - ¿Tiene alguna alergia? |
| ¿Tiene alguna alergia? |
| ¿Tiene alguna alergia? |
| “Are you allergic to anything?” - ¿Es alérgico a algo? |
| ¿Es alérgico a algo? |
| ¿Es alérgico a algo? |
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