Do you know how to ask someone to do something in Spanish? |
You'll learn how in just a moment. |
Hi, my name is Efrain, and this is Three Step Spanish by SpanishPod101.com. |
In this lesson, you'll learn how to ask someone to do something through a quick conversation. |
Let's look at the dialogue. |
As you listen, pay attention to how they ask about the topic and how the other person responds. |
Bisabuela, enséñame a cocinar comida mexicana. |
Está bien. Vamos a preparar pozole. |
Primero, pon agua en una olla. |
Listo. |
Lava estos rábanos y córtalos. |
No los metas a la olla todavía. |
Listo. |
¡Espera un momento! |
Esos no son rábanos. |
Let's break it down. |
Bisabuela, enséñame a cocinar comida mexicana. |
"Great-grandmother, teach me how to cook Mexican food." |
The next short paragraph is the one we'll focus on. Let's take a closer look and break it down into its parts. |
Está bien. Vamos a preparar pozole. |
Primero, pon agua en una olla. |
"Alright. We're going to make pozole. |
First, put water in a pot." |
First is the sentence, Está bien, or "Alright." Está bien. |
This starts with the phrase, Está, meaning "It is." Está (enunciated). Está. |
Next is the word bien, meaning "well" or "good." Bien (enunciated). Bien. |
Together, it's Está bien. "Alright." Está bien. |
Next is the sentence, Vamos a preparar pozole, or "We're going to make pozole." Vamos a preparar pozole. |
First is the phrase, Vamos a, meaning "Let's" or "We're going to." Vamos a (enunciated). Vamos a. |
Next is the verb, preparar, meaning "make" or "prepare." Preparar (enunciated). Preparar. |
After this is the noun, pozole, which is the name of a traditional Mexican soup made with hominy and meat. Hominy is dried corn treated with lime to make it soft and puffy. Pozole (enunciated). Pozole. |
All together, it's Vamos a preparar pozole. "We're going to make pozole." Vamos a preparar pozole. |
And finally, let's break down the sentence: |
Primero, pon agua en una olla. |
"First, put water in a pot." |
First is the word, Primero, meaning "First." |
Primero (enunciated). Primero. |
Next is the verb, pon, which is the command form of poner, meaning "to put." |
Pon (enunciated). Pon. |
After this is the noun, agua, meaning "water." |
Agua (enunciated). Agua. |
Then comes the phrase, en una olla, meaning "in a pot." |
En una olla (enunciated). En una olla. |
All together, it's Primero, pon agua en una olla. |
"First, put water in a pot." |
Primero, pon agua en una olla. |
Listo. |
"Done." |
Lava estos rábanos y córtalos. |
No los metas a la olla todavía. |
"Wash these radishes and cut them. |
Don't put them in the pot yet." |
Listo. |
"Done." |
¡Espera un momento! |
Esos no son rábanos. |
"Wait a moment! |
Those aren't radishes." |
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