Shortcut to Informal Spanish Conversations Level 2 Lesson 1 These lessons extend on the ideas from Shortcut to Informal Spanish Conversations Level 1 http://www.informalspanish.com and Shortcut to Spanish Level 2. http://www.shortcuttospanish2.com The lessons teach you how to use informal Spanish. I wouldn t recommend using this informal Spanish when you first meet someone, especially if they are older than you. If you do, although they won t say anything, you may feel a slight tension in the air, because without intending it you have shown disrespect. However, among friends this is the friendly, casual way you will interact. It s also a good way to speak with children. Shortly, I am going to show you how to use informal Spanish when talking about the past. I will guide you in small steps, so you will find it very easy to understand. In this lesson, you only need to know how to use two verbs informally in the present tense. Plus, you ll use some of the vocabulary from Shortcut to Spanish level 2, lessons 32, 33 and 34, which are available for free on this page; http://www.spanish-is-easy.com/shortcuttospanishlevel2.html Here s the two informal verbs for this lesson, Puede you can (formal) Puedes you can (informal) Quiere you want? (formal) Quieres you want? (informal) That s it, what could be easier? So, let s get started, on the next page you will find the script from Shortcut to Informal Spanish Conversations, Level 2, Lesson 1. Saludos Marcus Santamaria Spanish communication coach
Audio Script Shortcut to Informal Spanish Conversations Level 2, Lesson 1 Nivel dos lección uno Say, you can change the dollars Puedes cambiar los dólares to pesos a pesos in the bank. en el banco. Say, you can change the dollars to pesos in the bank Puedes cambiar los dólares a pesos en el banco and also, you can change y también puedes cambiar the pesos to dollars los pesos a dólares in the bank. en el banco. Say, you can change the dollars to pesos in the bank Puedes cambiar los dólares a pesos en el banco and also you can change the pesos to dollars in the bank. y también puedes cambiar los pesos a dólares en el banco. Say, I don t have pesos No tengo pesos only I have dollars. sólo tengo dólares. Say, I don t have pesos only I have dollars. No tengo pesos sólo tengo dólares. Reply, there is a currency exchange downtown Hay una casa de cambio en el centro and also you can change y también puedes cambiar the dollars to pesos in the bank. los dólares a pesos en el banco.
Say, thank you! Gracias! Reply, you re welcome. De nada. Listen to, it costs. Cuesta Say, it costs. Cuesta Ask, how much does it cost? Cuánto cuesta? Ask, how much does it cost, the flight? Cuánto cuesta el vuelo? Reply, it costs 3000 pesos. Cuesta tres mil pesos. Say, I don t have pesos I only have dollars. No tengo pesos sólo tengo dólares. Reply, there is a currency exchange downtown Hay una casa de cambio en el centro and also you can change y también puedes cambiar the dollars to pesos in the bank. los dólares a pesos en el banco. Thank you! Gracias! You re welcome. De nada. Ask, can I pay Puedo pagar with a credit card? con tarjeta de crédito? Ask, can I pay with a credit card? Puedo pagar con tarjeta de crédito? Notice, José Luis didn t use the word un. This is correct, you can also use un and it will still be correct.
Reply, no, you can t pay no puedes pagar with a credit card. con tarjeta de crédito. Notice, Elena doesn t use un. This too is correct Spanish. Ask, can I pay with a credit card? Puedo pagar con tarjeta de crédito? Reply, no, you can t pay with a credit card. No, no puedes pagar con tarjeta de crédito. Ask, do you want to see Quieres ver a film today? una película hoy? Reply, no, I don t want to see No, no quiero ver a film today. una película hoy. I want to go to the museum. Quiero ir al museo. Ask, do you want to see a film today? Quieres ver una película hoy? Reply, no, I don t want to see a film today. No, no quiero ver una película hoy. I want to go to the beach. Quiero ir a la playa. Ask, when can you pay? Cuándo puedes pagar? Reply, I can pay today Puedo pagar hoy after 3 o clock. después de las tres. Ask, when can you pay? Cuándo puedes pagar?
Reply, I can pay today after 3 o clock. Puedo pagar hoy después de las tres. Congratulations. You ve finished lesson 1. See you on lesson 2. Nos vemos en la lección dos.
Shortcut to Spanish, Informal Conversations, Level 2 Lesson 2 Here is the first easy informal verb form for this lesson (Usted) tiene you have (formal) (Tú) tienes you have (informal) Notice the pronouns in parenthesis. Usted is formal, tú is informal. However, in everyday language these pronouns are very often not used, especially with the tú form. That s why, in this lesson you ll use the verbs without pronouns in this way; Tiene you have (formal) Tienes you have (informal) The reason I teach you this way, without the pronouns, is because it is the Spanish you are going to hear in the real world. In this lesson there is just the one present tense verb to remember, plus you ll take your First Step Making Informal Conversations and Start To Talk About What Happened In The Past If you have complete Shortcut to Spanish level 2, then you are comfortable with Spanish Conversation Booster Pattern 3 and using the power verb haber like this; Ha visitado you have visited (formal) You just need to remember to use, has, for the informal form (remember h is silent in Spanish). Has visitado you have visited (informal) Saludos Marcus Santamaria Spanish communication coach
P.S. I spent years making all the lessons in Shortcut to Spanish tie together so you wouldn t have to feel lost in Spanish. All the words and structures from each of the Shortcut to Spanish course leads into the next one. This audio course should be a fun challenge but never frustrating or a battle for you to keep up. If at any point you are struggling with this course you ll want to review the courses that came before it. If you are not able to think of the words quickly enough, review; Shortcut to Spanish http://www.how-to-speak.com and Shortcut to Spanish level 2 www.shortcuttospanish2.com If you feel confused about the informal structures, repeat the lessons from; Shortcut to Informal Spanish Conversations www.informalspanish.com If you can t keep up with the past tense verbs, then you can repeat; Shortcut to Spanish level 2. www.shortcuttospanish2.com
Audio Script Shortcut to Spanish, Informal Conversations, Level 2, Lesson 2 Nivel dos lección dos Say, you have to study more Spanish Tienes que estudiar más español if you want to visit Mexico. si quieres visitar México. Reply, I like to study Spanish Me gusta estudiar español Because I like Porque me gusta Listen to a common way to say (the) language. El idioma. Say, the language. El idioma. Say, I like the language. Me gusta el idioma. Say, you have to study more Spanish Tienes que estudiar más español if you want to visit Spain. si quieres visitar España. Say, I like to study Spanish Me gusta estudiar español because porque Say, I like the language. me gusta el idioma. Say, I like to study Spanish because I like the language Me gusta estudiar español porque me gusta el idioma and the people. y la gente. Say, you have to study more Spanish Tienes que estudiar más español
if you want to visit Peru. si quieres visitar Perú. Say, I like to study Spanish Me gusta estudiar español because porque I like the language and the people. me gusta el idioma y la gente. Say, I like to study Spanish because I like the language and the people. Me gusta estudiar español porque me gusta el idioma y la gente. Ask, have you visited Has visitado Mexico before today? México antes de hoy? Ask, have you visited Mexico before today? Has visitado México antes de hoy? Reply, yes, I went to Mexico Sí, fui a México the last summer. el veraño pasado. It is very impressive. Es muy impresionante. Reply, yes, I went to Mexico the last summer. Sí, fui a México el veraño pasado. It is very impressive. Es muy impresionante. Ask, have you visited Mexico before today? Has visitado México antes de hoy? Reply yes, I went to Mexico the last summer. Sí, fui a México el veraño pasado. See you on lesson 3. Nos vemos en la lección tres.
Shortcut to Spanish, Informal Spanish Conversations, Level 2 Lesson 3 Continuing To Talk Informally About What Happened In The Past Just like in the last lesson, you ll use the informal version of the Spanish Conversation Booster Pattern 3. In the last lesson you used: Has visitado you have visited (informal) This lesson, it s simply the same pattern with other verbs Exercico 3.1 See if you can translate these informal quéstions; 1. Has comprado? 2. Has terminado? 3. Has rentado? 4. Has optimizado? 5. Has importado? 6. Has hablado? Respuestas del exercisio 3.1 Translations of informal quéstions 1. Have you bought? 2. Have you finished? 3. Have you rented? 4. Have you optimized? 5. Have you imported? 6. Have you spoken?
Exercico 3.2 Let s make sure you know this structure, translate these quéstions to Spanish. 1. Have you bought? 2. Have you finished? 3. Have you rented? 4. Have you optimized? 5. Have you imported? 6. Have you spoken? Respuestas del exercisio 3.2 1. Has comprado? 2. Has terminado? 3. Has rentado? 4. Has optimizado? 5. Has importado? 6. Has hablado? If you got 5 or more of the answers correct, great! You re going to fly through this lesson. If you got less than 5 correct, you may want to review from chapter 37 onward in Shortcut to Spanish level 2. If, you don t yet have Shortcut to Spanish Level 2 it is available from www.shortcuttospanish2.com
Audio Script Shortcut to Spanish, Informal Conversations, Level 2, Lesson 3 Nivel dos lección tres Ask, what have you bought? Qué has comprado? Say, I bought a hat Compré un sombrero with my credit card. con mi tarjeta de crédito. Say, I bought a hat with my credit card. Compré un sombrero con mi tarjeta de crédito. Ask, what have you bought? Qué has comprado? Say, I bought a hat with my credit card. Compré un sombrero con mi tarjeta de crédito. Ask, have you finished? Has terminado? Reply, no, I need ten minutes more. No, necesito diez minutos más. Rentar/alquilar I chose to teach you rentar instead of alquilar. Why? It s so close to English it makes it straightforward for you to use Spanish right away, even when I introduce the past tense. Here s some of the regional variations; In Mexico you ll find rentar is often used. However, outside of Mexico alquilar is the word you ll hear the most. If you are in Chile, you may find arrendar is used more than either rentar or alquilar. Ask, have you rented a house Has rentado una casa
for the summer? por el veraño? Ask, have you rented a house for the summer? Has rentado una casa por el veraño? Reply, yes, I rented Sí, renté a house in Acapulco. una casa en Acapulco. Say, yes, I rented a house in Acapulco. Sí, renté una casa en Acapulco. Ask, have you rented a house for the summer? Has rentado una casa por el veraño? Reply, yes, I rented a house in Acapulco. Sí, renté una casa en Acapulco. Ask, have you optimized Has optimizado the computer? la computradora? Reply, no, I don t know how No, no sé cómo to do it. hacerlo Say, no, I don t know how to do it. No, no sé cómo hacerlo. Ask, have you optimized the computer? Has optimizado la computadora? Reply, no, I don t know how to do it. No, no sé cómo hacerlo. Ask, have you finished Has terminado The class? la clase? Ask, have you finished the class? Has terminado la clase?
Reply, no, still No aún we have tenemos ten minutes more. diez minutos más. Say, no, still we have No, aún tenemos ten minutes more. diez minutos más. And altogether say, no, still we have ten minutes more. No, aún tenemos diez minutos más. Ask, have you finished the class? Has terminado la clase? Reply, no, still we have ten minutes more. No, aún tenemos diez minutos más. Ask, have you imported Has importado For car we ll use the word, coche. I live in Mexico and carro is very common. But, perhaps coche is used more often in more Spanish speaking countries. So, we ll use coche for the rest of the audio series. Say, the car. El coche. Ask, have you imported the car? Has importado el coche? Reply, yes, I imported Sí, importé the car el coche the last month. the last month. I have the documents Tengo los documentos in the house. en la casa.
Ask, have you imported the car? Has importado el coche? Reply, yes, I imported the car. Sí, importé el coche. I have the documents in the house. Tengo los documentos en la casa. Ask, have you spoken with Roberto Has hablado con Roberto about the plans? sobre los planes? Ask, have you spoken with Roberto about the plans? Has hablado con Roberto sobre los planes? Reply, yes, I spoke with Roberto Sí, hablé con Roberto last night. anoche. Ask, have you spoken with Roberto about the plans? Has hablado con Roberto sobre los planes? Reply, yes, I spoke with Roberto last night Sí, hablé con Roberto anoche and he wants to participate. y quiere participar. See you on lesson 4. Nos vemos en la lección cuatro.
Shortcut to Spanish, Informal Conversations, Level 2 Lesson 4 Just a reminder of one structure to get you started. Below are the formal and informal structures for asking, do you like; Le gusta? Te gusta? Do you like? (formal) Do you like (informal) This structure was covered in depth in, Shortcut to Informal Spanish Conversations Level 1, www.informalspanish.com and is repeated again in this lesson. Again, you ll get plenty of practice using Spanish Conversation Booster Pattern 3 with more of the verbs from Shortcut to Spanish level 2.
Audio Script Shortcut to Spanish, Informal Conversations, Level 2, Lesson 4 Nivel dos lección cuatro If you finish a sentence with the word before, antes de, you can leave off the preposition de. To ask, have you visited Mexico before, you say; Has visitado México antes? Ask, have you visited Mexico before? Has visitado México antes? Reply, I went to Mexico Fui a México In Spanish to say honeymoon, you say; moon of honey. Luna de miel. Say, honeymoon. Luna de miel. Say, in my honeymoon. en mi luna de miel. Ask, have you visited Mexico before? Has visitado México antes? Reply, yes, I went to Mexico on my honeymoon. Sí, fui a México en mi luna de miel. Ask, do you have the map? Tienes el mapa? Reply, no, but No, pero I know where it is. sé dondé esta. Ask, have you visited Has visitado the plant la planta this year? este año?
Ask, have you visited the plant this year? Has visitado la planta este año? Reply, yes, I went Sí, fui in January. en enero. Ask, have you visited the plant this year? Has visitado la planta este año? Reply, yes, I went in January. Sí, fui en enero. Ask, what have you bought? Qué has comprado? Reply, I bought Compré a bottle of Kahlua. una botella de Kahlua. Ask, what have you bought? Qué has comprado? Reply, I bought a bottel of Kahlua. Compré una botella de Kahlua. Ask, have you finished the bottle? Has terminado la botella? Reply, no, still there is more. No, aún hay más. Ask, do you like the music? Te gusta la música? Reply, no, I don t like it. No, no me gusta. Ask, have you paid the rent? Has pagado la renta? Reply, I paid yesterday. Pagué ayer. Remember, to pay, and, to pay for, are the same (in Spanish). Pagar.
So, how would you ask; have you paid for the food? Has pagado la comida? Reply, yes, I paid for the food. Sí, pagué la comida. Ask, have you paid for the class? Has pagado la clase? Reply, yes, I paid for class. Sí pagué la class. Ask, have you found the calculator? Has encontrado la calculadora? Reply, no, I don t know where it is. No, no sé dondé esta. Ask, have you studied the map? Has estudiado el mapa? Reply, yes, I know to where Sí, sé a dondé we are going, vamos. Ask, have you studied the map? Has estudiado el mapa? Reply, yes, I know to where we are going. Sí, sé a dónde vamos. Ask, have you bought Has comprado the tequila for dad? el tequila para papá? Ask, have you bought the tequila for dad? Has comprado el tequila para papá? Reply, yes, I bought Sí, compré a bottle of Don Julio. una botella de Don Julio. Ask, have you bought the tequila for dad? Has comprado el tequila para papá?
Reply, yes, I bought a bottle of Don Julio. Sí, compré una botella de Don Julio. Ask, have you visited Mexico before? Has visitado México antes? Reply, I went to Mexico Fui a México on my honeymoon. en mi luna de miel. Ask, have you visited Mexico before? Has visitado México antes? Reply, I went to Mexico on my honeymoon. Fui a México en mi luna de miel. See you on lesson 5. Nos vemos en la lección cinco.
Audio Script Shortcut to Spanish, Informal Conversations, Level 2, Lesson 5 Nivel dos lección cinco Ask, have you reserved Has reservado the table? la mesa? Ask, have you reserved the table? Has reservado la mesa? Reply, yes, I reserved Sí, reservé Una mesa una mesa for four persons. para cuatro personas. Say, yes, I reserved a table Sí, reservé una mesa for four persons. para cuatro personas. Ask, have you reserved the table? Has reservado la mesa? Reply, yes, I reserved a table for four persons. Sí, reservé una mesa para cuatro personas. Ask, have you visited the plant? Has visitado la planta? Reply, yes, I went Sí, fui in January. en enero. Ask, have you visited the plant? Has visitado la planta? Say, yes, I went in January. Sí, fui en enero.
Ask, have you forgotten? Has olvidado? Reply, no, I didn t forget. No, no olvidé. Say, this food has a lot of chili. Esta comida tiene mucho chile. I m sorry, I can t eat it. lo siento, no puedo comerla. Why comerla and not comerlo? It in this sentence refers to the food; la comida is a feminine word so; to eat it = comerla (la comida)* If you practiced with the audio and got it wrong, don t worry. It s common to make these mistakes. The good news is it s almost never a barrier to communication. Over time, your sense of what is correct in Spanish will develop. After a while, just like you instinctively know correct English, when you hear these mistakes in Spanish, they just won t sound right to you. You start to develop an ear for Spanish. Interacting with the audio is a great way to accelerate developing your ear. Also a little daily reading in Spanish helps you develop the sense of correctness, in a more natural and effective way than endlessly analyzing grammar. Adelante (onward) Let s continue the conversation about the chili. * This structure is covered in lesson 22 of Shortcut to Spanish level 1 and lesson 43 in Shortcut to Spanish level 2. Ask, can I change it? Puedo cambiarla? Reply, there is no problem, No hay problema, you can change it. puedes cambiarla. Ask, can you change Puedes cambiar
the music please? la música por favor? Ask, can you change the music please? Puedes cambiar la música por favor? Reply, don t you like it? No te gusta? Say, no, I don t like it. No, no me gusta. Ask, what do you need to buy? Qué necesitas comprar? Reply, I need to buy Necesito comprar a phone card una tarjeta de teléfono in order to call my mom. para llamar a mi mamá. Ask, what do you need to buy? Qué necesitas comprar? Reply, I need to buy a phone card Necesito comprar una tarjeta de teléfono in order to call my mom. para llamar a mi mamá. see you on lesson 6. Nos vemos en la lección seis.
Audio Script Shortcut to Spanish, Informal Conversations, Level 2, Lesson 6 Nivel dos lección seis Ask, have you reserved Has reservado a table? una mesa? Ask, have you reserved a table? Has reservado una mesa? Reply, yes, I called the restaurant Sí, llamé al restaurante In the sentence, llamé al restaurante, Al = contraction of personal a and el Why use the personal a*? Why use al? When we say that we are calling the restaurant, we really mean that we are calling the people who work in the restaurant. Therefore, we need to use the personal a. * See explanations of personal a on pages 48 and 139 of the Shortcut to Spanish level 2 action guide. and I reserved a table y reservé una mesa for tonight. para esta noche. Ask, are you going to pay in cash Vas a pagar en efectivo or with a credit card? o con una tarjeta de crédito? Reply, I m going to pay in cash. Voy a pagar en efectivo.
Ask, are you going to pay in cash or with a credit card? Vas a pagar en efectivo o con una tarjeta de crédito? Reply, I m going to pay in cash. Voy a pagar en efectivo. Ask, when are you going to go to Spain? Cuándo vas a ir a España? Reply, I m going to go on Wednesday. Voy a ir el miércoles. Ask, do you speak Spanish? Hablas español? Reply, more or less. Más o menos. Ask, have you finished? Has terminado? Reply, yes, I finshed on Wednesday.. Sí, terminé el miércoles. Ask, when do you finish? Cuándo terminas? Reply, I finish on Wednesday. Termino el miércoles. Ask, what have you bought? Qué has comprado? Reply, I bought a bottle of water. Compré una botella de agua. Ask, have you visted Spain? Has visitado España? Reply, yes, I went to Spain Sí, fui a España the last year. el año pasado. Say, I went to Spain the last year Fui a España el año pasado and I want to go y quiero ir
again in summer. otra vez en veraño. Ask, have you viisted Spain? Has visitado España? Reply, I went to Spain the last year Fui a España el año pasado and I want too go again in summer. y quiero ir otra vez en veraño. Ask, have you paid Has pagado the rent this month? la renta este mes? Ask, have you paid the rent this month? Has pagado la renta este mes? Reply, yes, I paid yesterday Sí, pagué ayer with a check. con un cheque. Ask, have you paid the rent this month? Has pagado la renta este mes? Reply, yes, I paid yesterday with a check. Sí, pagué ayer con un cheque. Ask, when do you want to go? Cuándo quieres ir? Reply, I want to go on Wednesday. Quiero ir el miércoles. See you on lesson 7. Nos vemos en la lección siete.
Audio Script Shortcut to Spanish, Informal Conversations, Level 2, Lesson 7 Nivel dos lección siete Ask, have you gone back? Has regresado? Reply, yes, I went back Sí, regresé The last year. el año pasado. Say, I went back the last year. Regresé el año pasado. Ask, have you gone back Has regresado to Mexico this year? a México este año? Ask, have you gone back to Mexico this year? Has regresado a México este año? Reply, yes, I went back Sí, regresé in May. en mayo. Say, I went back in May. Regresé en mayo. Ask, have you gone back to Mexico this year? Has regresado a México este año? Say, I went back in May. Regresé en mayo. Ask, what days do you work? Qué días trabajas? Say, I work from Monday to Wednesday Trabajo de lunes a miércoles
but only in mornings pero sólo en las mañanas on Monday and Tuesday el lunes y martes and all the day y todo el dia on Wednesday. el miércoles. Ask, what days do you work? Qué días trabajas? Say, I work from Monday to Wednesday Trabajo de lunes a miércoles but only in mornings on Monday and Tuesday pero sólo en las mañanas el lunes y martes and all the day on Wednesday. y todo el dia el miércoles. Ask, have you worked Has trabajado with computers before? con computadoras antes? Ask, have yyou worked with computers before? Has trabajado con computadoras antes? Reply, yes, I worked Sí, trabajé with computer for three years con computadoras por 3 años. Ask, have you worked with computers before? Has trabajado con computadoras antes? Reply, yes I worked with computers for three years. Sí, trabajé con computadoras por 3 años. In Spain the word ordenador is used instead of computadora
Let s make that exchange again, this time as you would say it in Spain. Ask, have you worked with computers before? Has trabajado con ordenadores antes? Reply, yes, I worked with computers for three years. Sí, trabajé con ordenadores por 3 años. Ask, are you going to sign the contract? Vas a firmar el contrato? Reply, no, I m not going to sign it. No, no voy a firmarlo. Ask, can you sign Puedes firmar here please? aquí por favor? Ask, can you sign here please? Puedes firmar aquí por favor? Ask, have you signed the check? Has firmado el cheque? Reply, yes, I signed the check. Sí, firmé el cheque. Ask, have you signed the contract? Has firmado el contrato? Reply, yes, I signed Sí, firmé the contract on Tuesday. el contrato el martes. Ask, have you signed the check? Has firmado el cheque? Reply, yes, I signed the check. Sí, firmé el cheque. See you on lesson 8 Nos vemos en la lección ocho.