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| Jessi: Top 25 Spanish Questions You Need to Know - Lesson 14: How tall are you? in Spanish (In each lesson of this 25 part series, you'll master a common question for Spanish learners, and then learn how to answer it like a native. You'll learn how these key phrases work by breaking them down into each component. Then through repetition and new vocabulary, you'll expand your understanding of the question, its answers, and any variations.) |
| In this lesson, you'll learn how to respond to the common question How tall are you? In Spanish this is |
| Javier: ¿Cuánto mides? |
| The first word in the question is |
| Javier: cuánto |
| Jessi: meaning how much in English. |
| Javier: (Slow, by syllable) cuánto |
| Jessi: Listen again and repeat. |
| Javier: cuánto |
| {Pause} |
| Jessi: This pattern of first introducing a word at natural speed, providing the translation, breaking it down, and then giving it again at natural speed will be repeated throughout the series. Try to speak aloud as often as possible. The next word in the question is |
| Javier: mides |
| Jessi: meaning you measure. |
| Javier: (Slow, by syllable) mides |
| Jessi: Now repeat. |
| Javier: mides |
| {Pause} |
| Listen to the entire question and repeat. |
| Javier: cuánto mides |
| {pause} |
| Jessi: (You will hear this common question again and again throughout your studies.) Master the following pattern and responses to the question How tall are you?? |
| Javier: Mido 180 centímetros. |
| Jessi: "I'm 180 cm tall.. Again, slowly. Repeat the phrase. |
| Javier: (Slow) Mido 180 centímetros. |
| {pause} |
| Jessi: Let's break it down from the beginning. The first word: |
| Javier: mido |
| Jessi: meaning I measure. |
| Javier: (Slow, by syllable) mido |
| Jessi: Now repeat |
| Javier: mido |
| {Pause} |
| A: And after that |
| Javier: 180 |
| meaning 180. |
| Javier: (Slow, by syllable) 180 |
| A:Now repeat. |
| Javier: 180 |
| {Pause} |
| A: And next |
| Javier: centímetros |
| meaning centimeters. |
| Javier: (Slow, by syllable) centímetros |
| A:Now repeat. |
| Javier: centímetros |
| {Pause} |
| Jessi: Listen to the speaker say, I'm 180 cm tall., and then repeat. |
| Javier: Mido 180 centímetros. |
| {pause} |
| Jessi: To make another phrase, replace 180 with 175. |
| Javier: 175 |
| Jessi: 175 |
| Javier: (slow) 175 (regular) 175 |
| Jessi: Listen to the phrase again, this time with 175 |
| Javier: Mido 175 centímetros. |
| Jessi: It mostly stays the same. Simply replace 180. Say I'm 175 cm tall. |
| {pause} |
| Javier: Mido 175 centímetros. |
| Jessi: To expand on the pattern, replace 175 with 162. |
| Javier: 162 |
| Jessi: 162 |
| Javier: (slow) 162 (regular) 162 |
| Jessi: Listen to the phrase again, this time with 162 |
| Javier: Mido 162 centímetros. |
| Jessi: It mostly stays the same. Simply replace the {lang} for 175. Say I'm 162 cm tall. |
| {pause} |
| Javier: Mido 162 centímetros. |
| Jessi: To expand on the pattern, replace 162 with 205. |
| Javier: 205 |
| Jessi: 205 |
| Javier: (slow) 205 (regular) 205 |
| Jessi: Listen to the phrase again, this time with 205 |
| Javier: Mido 205 centímetros. |
| Jessi: It mostly stays the same. Simply replace the {lang} for 162. Say I'm 205 cm tall. |
| {pause} |
| Javier: Mido 205 centímetros. |
| Now it's time for a quiz. Imagine you are visiting Spain and someone asks you how tall you are. You are 180. Respond to the question. |
| Javier: ¿Cuánto mides? (five seconds) Mido 180 centímetros. |
| Jessi: Imagine you are 175 Respond to the question. |
| Javier: ¿Cuánto mides? (five seconds) Mido 175 centímetros. |
| Jessi: Now imagine you are 162. . Answer the speaker's question. |
| Javier: ¿Cuánto mides? (five seconds) Mido 162 centímetros. |
| Jessi: Imagine you're 205. Respond to the question. |
| Javier: ¿Cuánto mides? (five seconds) Mido 205 centímetros. |
| Jessi: Now you want to ask that person how tall they are is. Ask the question |
| (5 seconds) |
| Javier: ¿Cuánto mides? |
| {pause} |
| Jessi: This is the end of Lesson 14 |
11 Comments
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Mido 163(ciento sesenta tres) centímetros
Hola Viktoria,
Thank you for your comment.
Yes, is "doscientos cinco". Muy bien!
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Hola!
tengo una pregunta pequeña.
En "Lesson Notes" / "Quiz" / "Vocabulary" se dice "dos ciento cinco" pero correctamente se debería escribir "doscientos cinco", no?
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Hola Cecilia,
Thank you for participating.
Muy bien! Solo una corrección.
"ciento setenta centímetros"
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Hola Heidi,
Thank you for participating.
Muy bien! Sigamos practicando.
Please let me know if you have any question.
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Carla
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Mido cienta setenta centímetros.
Mido 172 (ciento setenta y dos) centímetros.
Hola Gloria,
Thank you for your comment.
Muy bien escritos los números en español.
Sigamos practicando!
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Carla
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Mido 155 (ciento cincuenta y cinco) centímetros.