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| Jessi: Top 25 Spanish Questions You Need to Know - Lesson 7: Where did you learn 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 Where did you learn Spanish? In Spanish this is |
| Javier: ¿Dónde aprendiste español? |
| The first word in the question is |
| Javier: dónde |
| Jessi: meaning where in English. |
| Javier: (Slow, by syllable) dónde |
| Jessi: Listen again and repeat. |
| Javier: dónde |
| {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: aprendiste |
| Jessi: meaning you learned. |
| Javier: (Slow, by syllable) aprendiste |
| Jessi: Now repeat. |
| Javier: aprendiste |
| {Pause} |
| Listen to the the first 2 words of the question and repeat. |
| Javier: dónde aprendiste |
| {pause} |
| Next is |
| Javier: español |
| Jessi: meaning Spanish. |
| Javier: (Slow, by syllable) español |
| Jessi: Now repeat. |
| Javier: español |
| {Pause} |
| Listen to the entire question and repeat. |
| Javier: dónde aprendiste español |
| {pause} |
| Jessi: (You will hear this common question again and again throughout your studies.) Master the following pattern and responses to the question Where did you learn Spanish?? |
| Javier: Lo aprendí en la escuela. |
| Jessi: "I learned it in school.. Again, slowly. Repeat the phrase. |
| Javier: (Slow) Lo aprendí en la escuela. |
| {pause} |
| Jessi: Let's break it down from the beginning. The first word: |
| Javier: lo |
| Jessi: meaning something like it. |
| Javier: (Slow, by syllable) lo |
| Jessi: Now repeat |
| Javier: lo |
| {Pause} |
| A: And next |
| Javier: aprendí |
| meaning learned. |
| Javier: (Slow, by syllable) aprendí |
| A:Now repeat. |
| Javier: aprendí |
| {Pause} |
| A: And after that |
| Javier: en |
| meaning at. |
| Javier: (Slow, by syllable) en |
| A:Now repeat. |
| Javier: en |
| {Pause} |
| A: And next |
| Javier: la |
| meaning the. |
| Javier: (Slow, by syllable) la |
| A:Now repeat. |
| Javier: la |
| {Pause} |
| A: And next |
| Javier: escuela |
| meaning school. |
| Javier: (Slow, by syllable) escuela |
| A:Now repeat. |
| Javier: escuela |
| {Pause} |
| Jessi: Listen to the speaker say, I learned it in school., and then repeat. |
| Javier: Lo aprendí en la escuela. |
| {pause} |
| Jessi: To expand on the pattern, replace in school with at university. |
| Javier: en la universidad |
| Jessi: at university |
| Javier: (slow) en la universidad (regular) en la universidad |
| Jessi: Listen to the phrase again, this time with at university |
| Javier: Lo aprendí en la universidad |
| Jessi: It mostly stays the same. Simply replace in school. Say I learned it at university. |
| {pause} |
| Javier: Lo aprendí en la universidad |
| Jessi: To use a different phrase, replace at university with by myself. |
| Javier: por mi mismo |
| Jessi: by myself |
| Javier: (slow) por mi mismo (regular) por mi mismo |
| Jessi: Listen to the phrase again, this time with by myself |
| Javier: Lo aprendí por mi mismo |
| Jessi: It mostly stays the same. Simply replace the {lang} for at university. Say I learned it by myself. |
| {pause} |
| Javier: Lo aprendí por mi mismo |
| Jessi: To make another phrase, replace by myself with in high school. |
| Javier: en el instituto |
| Jessi: in high school |
| Javier: (slow) en el instituto (regular) en el instituto |
| Jessi: Listen to the phrase again, this time with in high school |
| Javier: Lo aprendí en el instituto |
| Jessi: It mostly stays the same. Simply replace the {lang} for by myself. Say I learned it in high school. |
| {pause} |
| Javier: Lo aprendí en el instituto |
| Now it's time for a quiz. Imagine you are visiting Spain and someone asks you where you learned Spanish. You learned Spanish in school. Respond to the question. |
| Javier: ¿Dónde aprendiste español? (five seconds) Lo aprendí en la escuela. |
| Jessi: Now, imagine you learned it at university Respond to the question. |
| Javier: ¿Dónde aprendiste español? (five seconds) Lo aprendí en la universidad |
| Jessi: Imagine you learned it by myself. . Answer the speaker's question. |
| Javier: ¿Dónde aprendiste español? (five seconds) Lo aprendí por mi mismo |
| Jessi: Imagine you learned it in high school. Respond to the question. |
| Javier: ¿Dónde aprendiste español? (five seconds) Lo aprendí en el instituto |
| Jessi: Now you want to ask someone where they learned Spanish. Ask the question |
| (5 seconds) |
| Javier: ¿Dónde aprendiste español? |
| {pause} |
| Jessi: This is the end of Lesson 7 |
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