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Soy el seor Martn.
Did you hear the receptionist say:
Unit 1, Captulo Uno

Hola, buenos das!
(Hello! Good morning.)
De dnde es usted?
This unit is about introducing yourself and others,

greeting people and asking for and giving information
about yourself and others.
And seor Martn answered:
Did you guess that it means Where are you from?

Listen and repeat:
De dnde es usted?
Soy de...
Listen and repeat

Su nombre por favor.
(Your name, please.)
Soy de...
Soy de Valencia.
In this section youre going to learn to greet people

and introduce yourself. You will also learn to ask and
say where you live.
Then the receptionist asked for his address:

Cul es su direccin?
And seor Martn answered:

Page 4, Actividad uno (Activity 1)
Listen as seor Martn registers at an international

conference. Where is seor Martn from? Where does
he live?
RECEPTIONIST: Buenos das, seor! Su apellido, por favor?
(Good morning, sir! Your last name, please?)
MR. MARTIN: Buenos das, seorita! Soy el seor Martn.
(Good morning, Im Mr. Martn.)
RECEPTIONIST: Y su nombre por favor? (And your first name,
please?)
MR. MARTIN: Antonio.
RECEPTIONIST: S, un momento. De dnde es usted seor
Martn? (Yes, one moment. Where are you
from, seor Martn?)
MR. MARTIN: Soy de Valencia. (Im from Valencia.)
RECEPTIONIST: Cul es su direccin? (Whats your address?)
MR. MARTIN: Vivo en la calle Cervantes nmero seis. (I live
at 6 Cervantes Street.)
RECEPTIONIST: Cul es su nmero de telfono? (What is your
phone number?)
MR. MARTIN: Mi nmero de telfono es el cinco cinco cinco
tres uno cinco ocho. (My phone number is 55
53 158.)
Vivo en...
Vivo en la calle Cervantes.
and added the number of his house:

Nmero seis.
Did you guess it? Yes, it means number 6.

Here are some other expressions you may hear
when someone asks your name. Listen and repeat:
Cmo se llama usted?
And here is another way to tell people your name:

Me llamo...
Me llamo Marta Garca.
This is one way to ask where someone is from:

Es usted de...?
It means Are you from...?

Es usted de Madrid?
This is how to ask for someones address:

Cul es su direccin?
You can answer with the name of your street and

the number of your building:
Did you follow that? How did the receptionist greet

seor Martn?
Calle Suarez nmero tres.
Buenos das, seor! (Good morning, sir!)
Page 4, Actividad dos (Activity 2)
Did you understand what the receptionist asked him

next?
Listen to these people register. Then read and

complete the registration form in your book.
Su apellido, por favor?
1
Cmo se llama usted, por favor? (Whats your name, please?)
Me llamo Marta Garca. (My name is Marta Garca.)
Es usted de Madrid? (Are you from Madrid?)
S, soy de Madrid. (Yes, I am from Madrid.)
Dnde vive, seora Garca? (Where do you live Mrs. Garca?)
Vivo en Madrid, en la avenida Goya nmero ocho. (I live in
Madrid, at 8 Goya Avenue.)
Your family name, please?

Then she asked for his first name:
Su nombre por favor?
And did you notice how seor Martn introduced

himself? Listen and repeat:
Soy...
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2
Cmo se llama usted, por favor? (Whats your name, please?)
Me llamo Daniel Vega. (My name is Daniel Vega.)
Es usted de Madrid? (Are you from Madrid?)
No, no soy de Madrid, soy de Sevilla. (No, Im not from
Madrid, Im from Sevilla.)
Cul es su direccin, seor Vega? (What is your address, Mr.
Vega?)
Plaza de la Constitucin, nmero dos. (2 Plaza de la
Constitucin.)
Page 5, Actividad cinco (Activity 5)
Here are the numbers from 0 to 10:

cero (0), uno (1), dos (2), tres (3), cuatro (4), cinco (5),
seis (6), siete (7), ocho (8), nueve (9), diez (10)
and 11 to 15
once (11), doce (12), trece (13), catorce (14), quince (15)
Page 5, Actividad seis (Activity 6)
Listen to seor Martn, seora Garca and seor

Vega giving their telephone numbers. See if you can
understand them. Write them down in your diary.
1
Cul es su nmero de telfono? (What is your telephone
number?)
Mi nmero de telfono es el cinco cinco cinco tres uno cinco
ocho. (My telephone number is 55 53 158.)
2
Cul es su nmero de telfono por favor? (What is your
telephone number, please?)
Mi nmero de telfono es el cinco cinco cinco nueve tres cero
dos. (My telephone number is 55 59 302.)
Muchas gracias. (Thank you very much.)
No hay de que. (Dont mention it!)
3
Su nmero de telfono por favor? (Your telephone number,
please?)
El cinco cinco cinco uno dos uno cuatro. (55 51 214.)
Gracias. (Thank you.)
De nada. (Youre welcome.)
Your turn.
Speak to the receptionist, greet her, tell her who you
are, your nationality, where you come from, your
address and your telephone number.
Seor and seora Prez are on vacation with their

son Pedro. They meet seor Rodrguez. Seor Prez
and seor Rodrguez introduce themselves. Then
seor Prez introduces his family. Listen and connect
the expressions they use to greet each other.
CARLOS PREZ: Hola, buenas tardes! Soy Carlos Prez. (Good
evening. Im Carlos Prez.)
MR.RODRIGUEZ: Mucho gusto! Soy Fernando Rodrguez.
(Pleased to meet you! Im Fernando
Rodrguez.)
CARLOS PREZ: Mire, le presento mi familia. sta es mi mujer,
Ana. (Let me introduce you to my family. This
is my wife Ana.)
MR.RODRIGUEZ: Mucho gusto, seora! (Nice to meet you!)
ANA PREZ: Encantada! (Pleased to meet you!)
CARLOS PREZ: Y ste es mi hijo, Pedro. (And this is my son
Pedro.)
MR.RODRIGUEZ: Qu tal, Pedro? (How is it going, Pedro?)
PEDRO PREZ: Encantado seor Rodrguez! (Pleased to meet
you Mr. Rodrguez!)
MR.RODRIGUEZ: De dnde son ustedes? (Where are you
from?)
CARLOS PREZ: Mi hijo Pedro y yo somos de Barcelona, pero
Ana no es espaola. (My son Pedro and
myself are from Barcelona, but Ana is not
from Spain.)
MR.RODRIGUEZ: Ah! Cul es su nacionalidad, seora? (What
is your nationality?)
ANA PREZ: Soy inglesa, de Londres. (Im English, from
London.)
MR.RODRIGUEZ: Y dnde viven, en Espaa o en Inglaterra?
(And where do you live, in Spain or England?)
CARLOS PREZ: Vivimos en Espaa, en Madrid. (We live in
Spain, in Madrid.)
MR.RODRIGUEZ: Ah! Nosotros tambin vivimos en Madrid.
(Oh, we live in Madrid, too.)
To introduce himself seor Prez said

Soy
Soy Carlos Prez.
Now introduce yourself.

Soy
Seor Rodrguez answers:

Mucho gusto!
Pleased to meet you! Listen and repeat:
Gente y lugares
(People and places)
Mucho gusto!
In this section you are going to learn to introduce

yourself and others. You will also learn to ask for and
say the time.
2VECSpanish
Seor Prez then introduced his family. He did this

two different ways. First he said:
Le presento a... (I introduce you to...)
Listen and repeat:

Le presento a mi familia.
Listen to these names of nationalities and make up

simple sentences, for example:
ingls (English, male)
Soy ingles. (Im English. male)
And then he said:

sta es mi seora.
or
This is my wife.
ste
ste es
ste es mi hijo.
inglesa (English, female)

Soy inglesa. (Im English, female)
espaol / espaola (Spanish)
mexicano / mexicana (Mexican)
americano / americana (American)
francs / francesa (French)
australiano / australiana (Australian)
irlands / irlandesa (Irish)
escocs / escocesa (Scottish)
gals / galesa (Welsh)
This is my son. Repeat:
sta es
This is
sta es mi seora.
When he introduces his son seor Prez uses the

masculine form of this:
ste es mi hijo.
There are other ways to say pleased to meet you in

Spanish. Seora Prez says:
Seor Marcos introduces you to several people. Greet

them as you think is correct.
You can also say:
ste es el seor Martnez. (This is Mr. Martnez.)

Le presento a la seora Cubel. (Let me introduce you to Mrs.
Cubel.)
sta es mi hija Mara. (This is my daughter Mara.)
Le presento a mi mujer Marta. (I introduce you to my wife
Marta.)
Mucho gusto!
Now its your turn to introduce these people.
Repeat:
El seor Martnez (Mr. Martnez)

La seorita Ruz (Ms. Ruz)
Mi hijo Juan (My son Juan)
La seora Garcs (Mrs. Garcs)
Mi hija Isabel (My daughter Isabel)
Mi mujer Ana (My wife Ana)
Encantada!
But her son uses the masculine form:

Encantado!
Mucho gusto!
When seor Rodrguez speaks to Pedro he uses a less

formal greeting:
Qu tal?
How is it going?
Listen and repeat:
Page 9, Actividad cuatro (Activity 4)
Qu tal?
Two young people meet. Because they are very

young they use the less formal:
To say where he and his son are from seor Prez

says:
t (you).
Mi hijo y yo somos de Barcelona.
Did you guess what somos means? It means we

are and is the plural form of soy, I am that you
already learned. Listen and repeat:
Somos
Then seor Rodrguez asks seora Prez:

Cul es su nacionalidad?
Thats right! It means whats your nationality?

Listen and repeat:
Cul es su nacionalidad?
PEDRO: Qu tal? Soy Pedro. Cmo te llamas? (Hi! Im

Pedro. Whats your name?)
MARA: Hola Pedro! Me llamo Mara. (Hello Pedro, my
name is Mara.)
PEDRO: De dnde eres Mara? (Where are you from
Mara?)
MARA: Soy de Sevilla pero vivo en Madrid. Y t dnde
vives? (Im from Sevilla but I live in Madrid. And
where do you live?)
PEDRO: Vivo en Madrid tambin pero soy de Barcelona. (I
live in Madrid but Im from Barcelona.)
MARA: Ah s? Cul es tu direccin? (Oh yes? What is
your address?)
PEDRO: Plaza de Espaa nmero quince. (15 Plaza de
Espaa.)
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MARA: Perdona, qu hora es? (Excuse me, what time is

it?)
PEDRO: No s! Un momento. Son las diez. (I dont know!
Just a moment. Its 10 oclock.)
MARA: Oh vale! Cul es tu nmero de telfono? (OK.
Whats your telephone number?)
PEDRO: El cinco cinco cinco uno cinco uno cero. (55 51 510)
Did you recognize the differences in the t form?

They are very similar to the usted forms, arent
they? To ask someones name say:
If you want to emphasize that its exactly the hour, 1

oclock for example, you say:
Es la una en punto. (Its exactly 1 oclock.)
Son las dos en punto. (Its exactly 2 oclock.)
To say how many minutes it is past the hour use y.

Listen and repeat:
Its half past six.
Son las seis y media.
Its a quarter past two.
Cmo te llamas?
Son las dos y cuarto.
To ask where someone is from:
Its five past four.

Son las cuatro y cinco.
De dnde eres?
To ask where someone lives say:

Dnde vives?
To ask someones address:

Cul es tu direccin?
Its twenty past eight.

Son las ocho y veinte.
To say how many minutes it is before the hour, use

the word menos.
Its twenty-five to two.
Son las dos menos veinticinco.
Its a quarter to twelve.

Telling the time in Spanish
This is how you ask the time:
Son las doce menos cuarto.
Qu hora es?
Son las once menos diez.
Its ten to eleven.
Here are some of the many answers:
Atencin! (Watch out!):
Es la una.
The words
Its 1 oclock. Listen and repeat:

Es la una.
cuatro,
Son las dos.
four, and
Its 2 oclock. Repeat:
cuarto
Son las dos.

Son las tres.
a quarter, sound very similar. It is a quarter past

four.
Its 3 oclock. Repeat:
Son las cuatro y cuarto.
Son las tres.
Now listen and repeat other possible answers:

Son las cuatro. (Its 4 oclock.)
Son las cinco. (Its 5 oclock.)
Son las seis. (Its 6 oclock.)
Son las siete. (Its 7 oclock.)
Son las ocho. (Its 8 oclock.)
Son las nueve. (Its 9 oclock.)
Son las diez. (Its 10 oclock.)
Son las once. (Its 11 oclock.)
Son las doce. (Its 12 oclock.)
Repeat:
And now it is a quarter to four.

Son las cuatro menos cuarto.
Listen and repeat:

Son las cuatro menos cuarto.
Listen and write down the times you hear.
Notice that for 1 oclock you say:
Qu hora es? (What time is it?)
Es la una.
Son las tres y media. (Its half past three.)
and for the others you say:
Son las cinco y cuarto. (Its a quarter past five.)
Son
Son
Son
Son
Its a quarter to seven
las dos.
las tres.
las cuatro.
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Son las siete menos cuarto.
Its 6:25.
Son las seis y veinticinco.
Its twenty to nine.

Son las nueve menos veinte.
Its 4:15.
Its 1:30.
MRS. FALCN: Ah, s, perdone! Cmo se escribe Baquero,

con B larga o b corta? (Oh, yes, excuse me!
How do you spell Baquero, with a B or V?)
MRS. BAQUERO: Con B larga: B-A-Q-U-E-R-O. (With a B: BA-Q-U-E-R-O.)
MRS. FALCN: Ah, s! S, dgame! (Oh, yes! How can I
help you?)
Es la una y media.
Did you notice how seora Falcn answered to the

telephone? She said:
Its 11:20.
Dgame?
Son las once y veinte.
Its five past five.

Son las cinco y cinco.
Its twenty-five to one.

Es la una menos veinticinco.
Its ten past three.

Son las tres y diez.
Your turn. Seora La Torre introduces you to her

family. Speak with her by following the prompts:
Hola buenas tardes, soy Elena Latorre. (Good evening. Im
Elena Latorre.)
Did you also hear how seora Baquero greeted

seora Falcn? She said:
Cmo est ?
Cmo est seora Falcn?
Because seora Falcn wasnt sure how to spell the

womans name she asked:
Cmo se escribe ?
Cmo se escribe Baquero?
Then seora Baquero spelled her name:

B-A-Q-U-E-R-O
Say you are pleased to meet her and introduce

yourself.
ste es mi hijo Felipe. (This is my son Felipe.)
Ask him how he is.
A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H, I, J, K, L, M, N, ,
O, P, Q, R, S, T, U, V, W, X, Y, Z
Bien gracias, y usted? (Well, thank you, and you?)
(See page 5 of the Learners Guide for pronunciation.)
Say you are well. Ask her where she is from.

Yo soy de Barcelona, y usted? (I come from Barcelona, and
you?)
Say your nationality and your place of origin.

Y dnde vive? (And where do you live?)
Say where you live.

Qu pasa?
(Whats going on?)
In this lesson you are going to learn to spell.

In this telephone conversation, seora Falcn, the

personnel director of a company, is talking to
someone who is applying for a job.
MRS. FALCN: Dgame? (Hello?)
MRS. BAQUERO: Buenas tardes, la seora Falcn? (Good
afternoon, Mrs. Falcn?)
MRS. FALCN: S, soy yo. (Yes, its me.)
MRS. BAQUERO: Cmo est, seora Falcn? Soy la seora
Baquero. (How are you? This is Mrs.
Baquero.)
Listen to the Spanish alphabet and repeat:
Page 13, Actividad tres (Activity 3)
Listen to the spelling of these words that you have

studied in this lesson and write them down
1 seora
2 nombre
3 usted
4 direccin
5 calle
6 avenida
7 gracias
8 quince
9 vivo
10 soy
11 somos
Listen to the messages left on this answering

machine. What message did each person leave?
Hola! Soy Carlos Herrero. Son las cinco y media. Se escribe
H-E-R-R-E-R-O. Mi nmero de telfono es cinco cinco cinco
nueve siete tres dos. (Hi. This is Carlos Herrero. Its 5:30. My
name is spelled H-E-R-R-E-R-O. My telephone number is 555
97 32.)
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Hola, qu tal? Soy Teresa Yuste. Se escribe con Y: Y-U-S-T-E.

Son las diez y media. Mi nmero de telfono es el cinco cinco
cinco cuatro cero uno dos. (Hi, how is it going? This is Teresa
Yuste. Its spelled with a Y: Y-U-S-T-E. Its 10:30. My telephone
number is 555 40 12.)
Buenas tardes! Son las tres y cuarto. Mi nombre es Luis
Zamora, se escribe: Z-A-M-O-R-A. Mi nmero de telfono es el
cinco cinco cinco treinta y cuatro, ochenta y nueve. (Good
afternoon! Its a quarter past three. My name is Luis Zamora.
Its spelled: Z-A-M-O-R-A. My telephone number is 555 34 89.)
Hola, buenos das! Me llamo Mara Chueca. Se escribe
C-H-U-E-C-A. Mi nmero de telfono es el cinco cinco cinco
nueve cero ocho tres y es la una en punto. (Hello, good
morning! My name is Mara Chueca. You spell it C-H-U-E-C-A.
My telephone number is 555 90 83. Its exactly 1 oclock.)
Your turn! You telephone seora Falcn. Create the

dialog by using the prompts.
Dgame? (Hello?)
Say hello and ask if this is seora Falcn.

S, soy yo. (Yes, speaking.)
Say who you are and ask how she is.

Ah, s! Perdone, cmo se escribe? (Oh yes. Excuse me, how
do you spell that?)
Spell your name.

Ah, s, s! Y cul es su direccin? (Ah, yes. And whats your
address?)
Extra, Unidad uno (Unit 1)

Page A1, Actividad uno (Activity 1)
Juan is a very popular person and has many friends.

Listen as he introduces them. Look at the map in
your book and match the friends to the countries
from which they come from.
Hola, buenos das! Les presento a mis amigos: ste es Carlos,
es mexicano. Es de Cancn pero vive en Acapulco. sta es
Ins: es argentina, de Buenos Aires. Vive en Buenos Aires. ste
es Pedro, es peruano. Es de Arequipa pero vive en Lima. sta
es Marta, es guatemalteca, de Ciudad de Guatemala, pero vive
en Antigua. ste es Oscar, es chileno. Es de Valparaso, pero
vive en Santiago. sta es Elena, es colombiana, de Cartagena,
pero vive en Medelln. ste es Jos, es venezolano, es de
Caracas y vive all.
(Good morning! Let me introduce you to my friends: this is
Carlos, hes Mexican. He comes from Cancn but he lives in
Acapulco. This is Ins. Shes Argentine. She lives in Buenos
Aires. This is Pedro, hes Peruvian. Hes from Arequipa but he
lives in Lima. This is Marta, shes Guatemalan, from
Guatemala City, but she lives in Antigua. This is Oscar, hes
Chilean. Hes from Valparaso, but he lives in Santiago. This is
Elena, shes Colombian, from Cartagena, but she lives in
Medelln. This is Jos, hes Venezuelan. Hes from Caracas and
he lives there.)
Page A2, Actividad dos (Activity 2)

Qu hora es?
Say your full address.

Perdone, cmo se escribe? (Excuse me, how do you spell that?)
Spell the names of your street, town, state and say

your zip code.
Pronunciation
Las vocales
Spanish vowels. Spanish has five vowels which are

very short and clearly pronounced. Listen and repeat:
a, e, i, o, u
Listed to the way the vowels are pronounced in this

conversation.
Su nombre por favor? (Your name please?)
Jos Domingo.
De dnde es usted? (Where are you from?)
Soy de Palma de Mallorca. (Im from Palma de Mallorca.)
Dnde vive? (Where do you live?)
Vivo en Toledo. (I live in Toledo.)
Su nmero de telfono? (Your phone number?)
El cero seis siete uno cinco cuatro. (06 71 54.)
Youve finished Unit 1. Well done! Go to the extra

section if youd like some more practice.
6VECSpanish
Listen to these people ask the time. Write down the

times.
1
Por favor seora, qu hora es? (What time is it, please?)
Son las once menos veinticinco. (Its twenty-five to eleven.)
Gracias! (Thank you!)
2
Por favor seorita, qu hora es? (What time is it please?)
Son las tres menos veinte. (Its twenty to three.)
Gracias! (Thank you!)
3
Las doce y media. (Its 12:30.)
4
Perdone, qu hora es? (Excuse me, what time is it?)
Son las siete y cuarto. (Its 7:15.)
5
Por favor, qu hora es? (What time is it, please?)
Es la una y diez. (Its 1:10.)
6
Son las cuatro menos cuarto. (Its a quarter to four.)
Page A2, Actividad tres (Activity 3)
The following is a radio commercial for Primera

Mano, a newspaper that offers free advertising. The
commercial is correct but the advertisement in your
book has some mistakes. Listen carefully, and then
correct the ad in the book.
Seoras y seores, hay un nuevo peridico de anuncios en
nuestra ciudad que se llama Primera Mano. Su direccin es
calle Ciscar Agosto nmero diecinueve. Cinco cero cero cuatro
cuatro Zaragoza. Su nmero de telfono es el cinco cinco
cinco cuatro ocho dos nueve y su su nmero de fax es el
cinco cinco cinco cero siete seis tres.
(Ladies and gentlemen, there is a new newspaper for
advertising in our town, called Primera Mano. Its located on
19 Ciscar Agosto Street, 50044 Zaragoza. The phone number
is 555 48 29 and the fax number is 555 07 63.)
Page A3, Actividad cinco (Activity 5)
Listen to these ads for restaurants. Fill in the missing

parts of the ads in your book.
Restaurante japons (Japanese Restaurant)
Calle Pablo Gargallo nmero siete (7 Pablo Gargallo Street)
Telfono: cinco cinco cinco cero tres ocho cuatro (Phone: 555
03 84)
Restaurante El Mangrullo
Restaurante argentino (Argentinean Restaurant)
Calle Francisco Victoria nmero diez (10 Francisco Victoria
Street)
Carpanta
Restaurante griego (Greek Restaurant)
Calle Zumalacrregui siete y nueve (7-9 Zumalacrregui Street)
Telfonos: cinco cinco cinco seis dos ocho y cinco cinco cinco
cuatro siete nueve (Phone numbers: 555 628 and 555 479)
La Brasserie
Restaurante francs (French Restaurant)
Calle San Vicente de Paul, nmero cinco (5 San Vicente de
Paul Street)
Telfono: cinco cinco cinco ocho nueve nueve (Phone 555 899)
Unit 2, Captulo dos

Qu quiere tomar? (What would you like?)
This unit focuses on ordering something to eat or
drink, excepting and refusing food or drink, and
buying things.
Quiero un caf con leche.
(I want a coffee with milk.)
In this section youre going to learn how to order

food and drink at a bar or caf.
Listen to this dialog. A woman is ordering food and

drink . What does she order?
WAITER: Buenos das. Qu quiere tomar? (Good morning.
What would you like?)
CUSTOMER: Quiero un caf por favor. (I want a coffee please.)
WAITER: Solo o con leche? (Black or with milk?)
CUSTOMER: Con leche por favor. (With milk please.)
WAITER: Quiere comer algo? (Would you like something to
eat?)
CUSTOMER: S, un pastel. (Yes, a piece of cake.)
WAITER: Algo ms? (Anything else?)
CUSTOMER: Nada ms, gracias. (Nothing else, thank you.)
WAITER: Aqu tiene! (Here you are.)
Could you follow that? She ordered coffee with milk

and cake. How did the waiter ask what she would
like to have?
Qu quiere tomar?
And did you notice how the customer ordered? Listen

and repeat:
Qiuero
Quiero un caf por favor.
Listen again. Did you hear the waiter say:

Algo ms?
As you might have guessed it means Anything else?
Restaurante Chino Feliz

Especialidades chinas (Chinese specialties)
en calle Pedro Mara Ric, veintids (on 22 Pedro Mara Ric
Street)
Telfono: cinco cinco cinco cuatro uno nueve (Phone: 555 419)
Algo ms?
Restaurante To Faustino
Platos tpicos espaoles (typical Spanish dishes)
Calle Don Teobaldo nmero catorce (14 Don Teobaldo Street)
Telfono: cinco cinco cinco nueve cinco dos (Phone: 555 952)
Nada ms, gracias.
Thats the end of Extra for Unit 1.
Here you are!
Muy bien! Hasta pronto. (Very good! See you soon!)
Aqu tiene!
And the customer answered:

Nada ms, gracias.
Nothing else, thank you. Listen and repeat:

And when the waiter brought the cake he said:
Aqu tiene!
AudioscriptVEC7
Here are a few more phrases people use to order

food and drink.
Pngame!
1
Una cerveza por favor.
is another way to say Give me!
Listen and repeat:
2
Quiero un helado por favor.
Pngame!
Listen and repeat:

Pngame una cerveza! (Give me a beer.)
Pngame un pastel! (Give me a piece of cake.)
If you are with another person you might say:

Para m...
3
Para m un refresco por favor.
4
Pngame un vaso de vino por favor.
For me
5
Quiero un cortado.
Para m
Para m una cerveza.
6
Una hamburguesa por favor.
For me a beer.
7
Pngame unas aceitunas por favor.
Para m un vino.
For me a glass of wine.
And of course you would add:
8
Para m un t con limn.
por favor
please, to any order. Listen and repeat:

Para m una cerveza por favor!
Pngame un pastel por favor!
Now its time to pay for the food, so youll need to

know some more numbers. Listen to the numbers
from 16 to 20 and learn how to say them:
diecisis (16), diecisiete (17), dieciocho (18), diecinueve (19),

veinte (20)
Now listen to some people ordering food and drink in

a Spanish bar and number the items on the menu in
the order in which you hear them.
After 20, numbers continue like this:

veintiuno (21), veintids (22)
1
Una cerveza por favor. (A beer, please.)
and so on until 30:
2
Quiero un helado por favor. (Id like ice cream, please.)
After that they follow a regular pattern:
3
Para m un refresco por favor. (A soda for me, please.)
4
Pngame un vaso de vino por favor. (Give me a glass of wine,
please.)
5
Quiero un cortado. (Id like a coffee with a little milk.)
treinta (30)
treinta y uno (31), treinta y dos (32)
and so on.
Now by 10s here are the numbers from 40 to 100.
Listen and repeat:
cuarenta (40), cincuenta (50), sesenta (60), setenta (70),
ochenta (80), noventa (90), cien (100)
When it is used with other numbers:
6
Una hamburguesa por favor. (A hamburger, please.)
cien (100)
7
Pngame unas aceitunas por favor. (Give me some olives,
please.)
ciento (100), ciento uno (101), ciento diez (110), ciento

ochenta y cinco (185)
8
Para m un t con limn. (A tea with lemon for me.)
8VECSpanish
becomes
Listen to these people ask how much different foods

cost. See if you can understand the prices that the
waitress tells them.
1
Cunto es el caf? (How much is the coffee?)
Noventa cntimos. (90 cents.)
2
Y cunto es el pastel? (And how much is the cake?)
Un euro y diez. (1.10)
3
Cunto es el vino? (How much is the wine?)
Noventa y cinco cntimos. (95 cents.)
4
Y el bocadillo? Cunto es el bocadillo? (And the sandwich?
How much is the sandwich?)
Un euro y veinte. (1.20)
5
Por favor, cunto es el agua mineral? (How much is the
mineral water, please?)
Noventa y cinco cntimos. (95 cents.)
Repeat each of these questions:

Cunto es el caf?
Y cunto es el pastel?
Cunto es el vino?
Now you make the questions. Ask how much is:

El t. Cunto es el t? (Tea. How much is the tea?)
La cerveza. Cunto es la cerveza? (Beer. How much is the beer?)
La tortilla. Cunto es la tortilla? (Omelet. How much is the
omelet?)
El agua mineral. Cunto es el agua mineral? (Mineral water.
How much is the mineral water?)
Your turn. Now its your turn to order. You are in a

Spanish bar with three friends who do not speak
Spanish. Youve already placed your own order; now
order for them!
Qu quieren tomar? (What would you like to have?)
Order a black coffee, a beer, and a mineral water.

Quieren comer algo? (Would you like something to eat?)
Order a cake, sandwich, and some french fries.
MRS. MEDINA: S, gracias. (Yes, please.)

MR. MARTNEZ: Qu prefiere? Vino, jerez, sangra, un
whisky? (What would you like: wine, sherry,
sangra, whiskey?)
MRS. MEDINA: Un vino, por favor. (A glass of wine, please.)
MR. MARTNEZ: Prefiere vino tinto o vino blanco? (Red or
white?)
MRS. MEDINA: Prefiero vino blanco, muchas gracias. (I prefer
white wine, thank you.)
MR. MARTNEZ: Y usted seor Medina, qu quiere tomar?
Quiere vino, jerez... (And you, Mr. Medina,
what would you like to have? Would you like
wine, sherry...)
MRS. MEDINA: No, no, gracias! Prefiero un agua mineral, por
favor. (No, no, thank you! I prefer mineral
water, please.)
MR. MARTNEZ: Con gas o sin gas? (Carbonated or noncarbonated?)
MRS. MEDINA: Con gas. (Carbonated.)
MR. MARTNEZ: Aqu tiene! (Here you are!)
MRS. MEDINA: Gracias. (Thank you.)
There are some new words you might not

understand. Go to the word bank and see if you can
find them. Then listen again. Listen again to the way
seor Martnez offers drinks to his guests and repeat
what he says:
Quiere beber algo?
Would you like something to drink?

Quiere beber algo?
or
Qu quiere tomar?
And then offer a choice:

Qu prefiere?
Vino, jerez...
Qu prefiere, vino, jerez...? (Do you prefer wine, sherry...?)
Algo ms? (Anything else?)
Now offer the following foods and drinks. Listen and

repeat:
Say you dont want anything else and ask how

much it is.
Vino (wine)
Quiere vino? (Would you like wine?)
Quiere beber algo?

(Would you like something to drink?)
Agua (water)
Quiere agua? (Would you like water?)
In this section you are going to learn how to offer

someone something to eat and drink.
Mr. and Mrs. Medina are in the home of a colleague

having snacks and drinks. Listen to the conversation:
MR. MARTNEZ: Seora Medina, quiere beber algo? (Would
you like something to drink, Mrs. Medina?)
Patatas fritas (french fries)

Quiere patatas fritas? (Would you like french fries?)
Whisky
Quiere whisky? (Would you like whiskey?)
Now offer a choice. Listen and repeat:

Vino o jerez? (Wine or sherry?)
Prefiere vino o jerez? (Do you prefer wine or sherry?)
Vino blanco o vino tinto? (White wine or red wine?)
AudioscriptVEC9
Prefiere vino blanco o vino tinto? (Do you prefer white wine
or red wine?)
T o caf? (tea or coffee?)
Prefiere t o caf? (Do you prefer tea or coffee?)
Caf solo o caf con leche? (Black coffee or coffee with milk?)
Prefiere caf solo o caf con leche? (Do you prefer black
coffee or coffee with milk?)
Mara takes Frank, an American friend, to a party.

Frank doesnt know what many of the foods and
drinks on the table are. Mara explains:
MARA: Quieres tomar algo? (Would you like something to
drink?)
FRANK: S, qu es esto? (Yes, what is this?)
MARA: Es jugo de papaya, y esto es jugo de toronja, y esto
es licuado de fresa. Tambin hay cerveza. Prefieres
un jugo o una cerveza? (This is papaya juice, and
this is grapefruit juice, and this is a strawberry
shake. They also have beer. Do you prefer a juice
or a beer?)
FRANK: Prefiero una cerveza. (I prefer a beer.)
MARA: Quieres una enchilada? (Would you like an
enchilada?)
FRANK: Qu es una enchilada? (What is an enchilada?)
MARA: Es una tortilla rellena de queso o de carne. (It is a
pancake filled with cheese or meat.)
FRANK: S, gracias! (Yes, thank you.)
MARA: Quieres unas papas fritas? (Would you like some
french fries?)
FRANK: Qu son las papas? (What are papas?)
MARA: Son patatas. (They are potatoes.)
FRANK: No...no, gracias! (No, thank you.)
Mara asks Frank Would you like something to

drink?
Quieres tomar algo?
Notice how Frank asks what things are:

Qu es esto? (What is this?)
or
Qu es una enchilada? (What is an enchilada?)
If there is more then one item say:
Say you prefer a beer.

Quieres una enchilada? (Would you like an enchilada?)
Ask what an enchilada is.

Es una tortilla rellena de queso o de carne. (Its a pancake
filled with cheese or meat.)
Say Yes, please!

Quieres unas papas fritas? (Whould you like some french
fries?)
Ask what papas are.

Son patatas fritas. (They are french fries.)
Refuse politely.
Tiene postales?
(Do you have post cards?)
In this section well talk about buying things.

Listen to these people buy ice cream. What flavors do

they want? If you dont understand everything
review the word bank and listen again.
1
Qu le pongo? (What would you like?)
Un helado de fresa, por favor. Cunto es? (A strawberry ice
cream, please. How much is it?)
Un euro. (1.)
2
Qu quieres? (What would you like?)
Quiero un helado de limn. Cunto es? (Id like a lemon ice
cream. How much is it?)
Un euro. (1.)
3
Pngame un helado de chocolate. Cunto es? (Give me
a chocolate ice cream. How much is it?)
Un euro y diez cntimos. (1.10.)
4
Qu quieres? (What would you like?)
Deme un helado de naranja por favor. Cunto es? (Give me
an orange ice cream. How much is it?)
Un euro. (1.)
Qu son estos?
What are they?

Qu son las papas?
Qu son las enchiladas?
Your turn. Take the part of Frank by following the

prompts.
Quieres tomar algo? (Would you like something to drink?)
Yes, ask what something is.
10VECSpanish
Es jugo de papaya, y esto es jugo de toronja, esto es licuado

de fresa. Tambin hay cerveza. (This is papaya juice, and this
is grapefruit juice, and this is a strawberry shake. They also
have beer.)
5
Puede darme un helado de vainilla? Cunto es? (Could you
give me a vanilla ice cream. How much is it?)
Un euro y veinte cntimos. (1.20.)
6
Quiero un helado de caf. Cunto es? (Id like a coffee ice
cream. How much is it?)
Did you notice what the seller asked the buyer?

Qu le pongo?
and how the customers responded in two new ways?

Deme
Give me
Deme
Deme un helado.
and
Puede darme...?
Can you give me ?

Puede darme...?
Puede darme un helado?
Now listen to the conversations and use the prompts

to play the part of the customer.
1
Qu le pongo?
Say you want a strawberry ice cream and ask how

much it is.
Un euro. (1.)
2
Qu quieres?
A lemon ice cream. Ask how much it is.

Un euro. (1.)
3
Qu le pongo?
Ask for a chocolate ice cream and ask how much it

is.
4
Qu quieres?
Ask for an orange ice cream and ask how much it is.
Un euro. (1.)
5
Qu le pongo?
Say you want a vanilla ice cream and ask how

much it is.
Un euro y veinte cntimos. (1.20.)
6
Qu le pongo?
Ask for a coffee ice cream and ask how much it is.
Listen to these conversations. Do you know what

kind of store each customer is in? Write down what
each person buys and how much it costs.
1
Por favor, cunto cuesta esta revista? (How much does this
magazine cost, please?)
Dos euros y diez cntimos. (2.10.)
Aqu tiene. (Here you are.)
2
En qu puedo servirle? (How can I help you?)
Quiero un rollo en color. (Id like a roll of color film.)
Cunto es? (How much is it?)
Son tres euros y diez cntimos. (3.10.)
3
Qu desea? (What would you like?)
Puede darme un diccionario de espaol? (Could you give me
a Spanish dictionary?)
Quiere ste? (Would you like this one?)
S, cunto cuesta? (Yes, how much is it?)
Cinco euros (5.)
4
Tiene un mapa de la regin? (Do you have a map of this
region?)
S, aqu tiene. Algo ms? (Yes, here you are. Anything else?)
S, un plano de Madrid y un bolgrafo, por favor. (Yes, a map
of Madrid and a pen, please.)
Aqu tiene. Son ocho euros y setenta cntimos. (Here you are.
It is 8.70.)
5
Deme un sello de cincuenta cntimos por favor. (Give me a 50
cent stamp, please.)
Tiene postales de la ciudad? (Do you have post cards of the
city?)
S, aqu. (Yes, here.)
Ah, s...deme dos postales, por favor. (Oh, yes...give me 2 post
cards, please.)
Aqu tiene. Un sello de cincuenta cntimos y dos postales.
(Here you are: a 50 cent stamp and 2 cards.)
Cunto es? (How much is it?)
Un euro y noventa cntimos. (1.90.)
Notice how the sales person asks what the customer

wants. Listen and repeat:
En qu puedo servirle?
AudioscriptVEC11
How can I help you? Listen and repeat:
Pronunciation
In Spanish the U, in a Q U combination is not

pronounced, as in
or
Qu desea?
What would you like? Listen and repeat:
quiero
QUIERO
Quiero una cerveza por favor.
Qu desea?
The U is pronounced after C as in
And notice how the customers say what they want:
cunto
CUANTO
Deme esta revista. (Give me this magazine.)

Deme un sello. (Give me a stamp.)
Quiero un rollo en color. (I want a roll of color film.)
Puede darme un diccionario? (Could you give me
a dictionary?)
Tiene postales? (Do you have post cards?)
And here is another way to ask how much

something costs:
Cunto cuesta?
Now listen to these dialogs again and play the part

of the customer:
1
Qu desea?
Ask how much that magazine costs.

Dos euros y diez cntimos. (2.10.)
Ask for a magazine and a newspaper.

2
Listen to this conversation and notice how the sounds

QU and CU are pronounced.
WAITER: Qu quiere comer? (What would you like to eat?)
CUSTOMER: Quiero un bocadillo de queso y un caf solo. (Id
like a cheese sandwich and a black coffee.)
WAITER: Aqu tiene. (Here you are.)
CUSTOMER: Cunto cuesta? (How much is it?)
WAITER: El bocadillo ciento quince y el caf cincuenta y
cuarto. (115 for the sandwich and 54 for the
coffee.)
Listen to and repeat these sentences:

No quiero caf. (I dont want coffee.)
Cunto cuesta esta revista? (How much does this magazine
cost?)
Qu son enchiladas? (What are enchiladas?)
Son tortillas con queso. (They are pancakes filled with
cheese.)
Aqu tiene.
Youve finished Unit 2! If you want more practice go

to the Extra section.
Ask how much it is.
Buena suerte! (Good luck!)
Say youd like a color film.

Son tres euros y diez cntimos. (3.10.)
Extra, Unit 2
3
Qu desea?
Ask for a Spanish dictionary.

Quiere ste?
Say yes and ask how much it is.

Your turn! You want to buy:
Page A4, Actividad 1 (Activity 1)
Carmen will give you recipes for some popular

Spanish dishes:
Gazpacho, tortilla de patata (gazpacho, potato omelet)
Un rollo, dos postales
and
and...
ensalada mixta. (mixed salad.)
un mapa.
Follow the prompts and ask for them!

Say you want a roll of film and two post cards.

S, aqu tiene. Algo ms? (Here you are. Anything else?)
Say you also want a map.

Aqu tiene. Son ciento noventa y cinco pesos. (Here you are.
Thats 195 pesos.)
12VECSpanish
Write down the ingredients of each dish.

Mira, el gazpacho es un plato muy tpico, especialmente del sur
de Espaa, y es muy fcil de preparar. Es como una sopa de
verduras pero fra. Para preparar el gazpacho necesitas tomates,
pimientos, pepino, cebolla, ajo, pan, aceite de oliva, vinagre y
sal. (Gazpacho is a very typical dish, especially in South of
Spain. Its very easy to make. Its like a vegetable soup, but its
cold. To prepare gazpacho you need tomatoes, peppers,
cucumber, onion, garlic, bread, olive oil, vinegar and salt.
La tortilla de patata, o tortilla espaola, es muy fcil. Necesitas

aceite de oliva tiene que ser de oliva, es muy importante!
patatas, cebolla y huevos. Nada ms! (The potato omelet, or
Spanish omelet, is very easy. You need olive oil very
important: it must be olive oil! potatoes, onion, and eggs.
Nothing else!)
La ensalada mixta puedes hacerla de maneras muy diferentes y
poner diferentes ingredientes. Pero la bsica, o tpica, tiene
lechuga, tomate, olivas o aceitunas verdes y negras, cebolla,
sal, aceite y vinagre. Tambin puedes aadir pepino, atn,
pimiento, huevo duro: depende de lo que te guste. (You can
prepare a mixed salad in many different ways and using
different ingredients. But the basic one has: lettuce, tomatoes,
green or black olives, onion, salt, oil and vinegar. You can also
add cucumber, tuna fish, peppers, and boiled eggs it depends
on what you like.)
Youve got some recipes for sangra, paella, and

empanadillas from a magazine. But your friend
Carlos says he has his own way of preparing these
dishes. Can you tell what the differences are?
La sangra la preparo con un litro de vino tinto y un litro de
refresco de limn. Pongo fruta en trocitos, naranja y limn.
Tambin pongo una lata de melocotones en almbar, pero no
pongo azcar, ni coac ni otro tipo de alcohol, slo vino.
(I prepare sangra with one liter of red wine and one liter of
lemonade. I put in fruit orange and lemon cut in small
pieces. I also put in a can of peaches but I dont put in sugar
or brandy or any other kind of alcohol, just wine.)
La paella la preparo con arroz, verduras y pollo. No me gusta
la paella con pescado. (I prepare the paella with rice,
vegetables, and chicken. I dont like paella with fish.)
Las empanadillas no me gustan de cerdo: prefiero las
empanadillas de atn y las preparo con cebolla, tomate, ajo,
aceite de oliva, sal y atn. (I dont like pork empanadillas. I
prefer empanadillas with tuna, and I prepare them with
onions, tomatoes, garlic, olive oil, salt, and tuna fish.)
Now listen to Luis, a waiter in a famous Spanish

caf. He talks about coffee and the different types
that Spaniards drink. Do you recognize any?
En Espaa tomamos mucho caf. Los espaoles toman caf a
todas horas y de muchas maneras diferentes. Se toma caf
solo, que es como el caf expreso. Tambin hay caf con leche
y cortado. Un cortado es un caf solo, o expreso, con un
poco de leche, pero muy poco. Si prefieres el caf ms suave,
tambin hay caf largo, que es caf solo pero con ms agua.
Un carajillo es caf solo con cognac o ans. En el verano son
muy populares el granizado, que es caf helado, y el caf con
hielo. En muchas cafeteras tambin sirven blanco y negro, que
es caf con helado de nata o vainilla. Ya digo: tenemos
muchas maneras de tomar el caf!
(In Spain we drink a lot of coffee. The Spanish have coffee at

any time of the day and in many different ways. You can drink
black coffee, which is like an espresso. There is also coffee
with milk and cortado. A cortdado is coffee with very little
milk. If you prefer weaker coffee, there is also the long coffee,
which is black coffee made with more water. A carajillo is
black coffee with brandy or anise liqueur. Very popular in the
summer is granizado, which is frozen coffee, and coffee with
ice. In many cafs they also serve black and white; that is a
coffee with vanilla ice cream. As I told you before there are
many ways to have coffee.)
And this is the end of the Extra section for Unit 2.

Now you can order food and drink, and buy a few
things in Spanish!
Unit 3, Captulo tres

Mi familia y mi trabajo
(My family and my job)
This unit is about family, jobs, and work places.
sta es my familia
(This is my family.)
In this section we are going to talk about families.

Listen to this conversation between seora Garca

and seor Fernndez, a man she works with. She
will tell him about her family and describe a photo of
them. See if you can tell which ones are Luis, Teresa,
Jorge, and Mara. Can you tell how old seora
Garcas children are?
MR. FERNNDEZ: Es sta su familia, seora Garca? (Is this
your family seora Garca?)
MRS. GARCA: S, ste es mi marido, se llama Luis. (Yes, this
is my husband, his name is Luis.)
MR. FERNNDEZ: Y stos son sus hijos? (And are these your
children?)
MRS. GARCA: S. sta es mi hija mayor. Se llama Teresa.
(Yes, this is my eldest daughter, her name is
Teresa.)
MR. FERNNDEZ: Cuntos aos tiene? (How old is she?)
MRS. GARCA: Tiene trece aos. ste es mi hijo, Jorge, el
mediano, que tiene diez aos. Y la pequea
se llama Mara y tiene ocho aos. Y usted,
seor Fernndez, tiene hijos? (She is 13. This
is my son, Jorge, hes the middle child, hes
10. And the youngest is Mara and shes
eight years old. And you, Mr. Fernndez, do
you have children?)
MR. FERNNDEZ: No, seora, soy soltero. (No, Im single.)
AudioscriptVEC13
Yes, Luis is seora Garcias husband:
Listen and repeat:
mi marido (my husband)
stas son mis hijas.
Listen and repeat:
These are my daughters.
ste es mi marido.
stas son mis hijas.
And did you hear her say:
How did seor Fernndez ask how old Teresa is? He

said:
sta es mi hija mayor.
This is my eldest daughter. Listen and repeat:
Cuntos aos tiene?
And the answer was:
sta es mi hija mayor.
And what was the name of her eldest daughter?
Tiene trece aos.
She is 13 years old.
Teresa
Tiene
And then she says:

ste es mi hijo Jorge, el mediano.
This is my son Jorge, the middle child:
and the number of years followed by:

aos (years)
Listen and repeat:
el mediano
Tiene trece aos.
Listen and repeat:

ste es mi hijo, el mediano.
And what about the little one?
And what did you learn about seor Fernndez? He

is single. Listen and repeat:
Soy soltero.
La pequea
If it was a woman speaking, she would say:
Listen and repeat:
Soy soltera.
La pequea se llama...
La pequea se llama Mara.
Did you notice how the words are different for men
and women? She says:
ste
when she speaks of her son and husband, and:

sta
when she speaks of her daughters.

ste es mi hijo.
and
sta es mi hija.
Seor Fernndez said the word these. Listen and

repeat:
Y stos son sus hijos?
Are these your children? When talking about your

sons use:
Listen and repeat:
stos son mis hijos.
These are my sons, or children.

stos son mis hijos.
When talking about your daughters use:
14VECSpanish
Hola! Me llamo Luis, soy soltero pero tengo novia. Vivo con
mis padres y tengo dos hermanas. Mi hermana mayor es
casada y tengo un sobrino de un ao. Se llama Jaime. (Hi. My
name is Luis; Im single but I have a girlfriend. I live with my
parents and have two sisters. My eldest sister is married and I
have a one-year-old nephew. His name is Jaime.)
Me llamo Rafael, tengo diez aos. No tengo hermanos pero
tengo muchos tos y primos y tambin tengo un abuelo y una
abuela. (My name is Rafael; Im 10 years old. I dont have
sisters or brothers but I have a lot of uncles and cousins and I
also have a grandfather and a grandmother.)
Hola! Soy Sara. Estoy casada y tengo dos hijas. (Hi, Im Sara.
Im married and have two daughters.)
Hola, qu tal? Me llamo Juanjo. Estoy divorciado y tengo un
hijo de diez aos. Se llama Pepe. (Hi, hows it going? My
name is Juanjo. Im divorced and I have a 10-year-old son. His
name is Pepe.)
stos
stas
Now other people will talk about their families.

Before you listen, go to the word bank and look at
the words that describe family.
Me llamo Teresa Snchez, soy viuda. Tengo un hijo de

cuarenta aos, Emilio. Es casado. La esposa de mi hijo se llama
Susana. Su hijo, mi nieto, tiene cinco aos, se llama Oscar.
(My name is Teresa Snchez, Im a widow. I have a 40-yearold son, Emilio. Hes married. My sons wife is named Susana.
Their child, my grandson, is 5 years old; his name is Oscar.)
Some are single:

Soltero. Soy soltero.
And some are married:

Casada. Estoy casada.
ISABEL: S, hablo ingls y francs, y un poco de alemn.

Tambin comprendo el japons, pero no lo hablo.
(Yes I speak English and French, and a little
German. I also understand Japanese but I dont
speak it.)
Divorciado. Estoy divorciado.
Seor Len asks about Isabels experience. First he

asks whats your job?
or widowed:
En qu trabaja?
En qu trabaja actualmente?
Some are divorced:
Viuda. Soy viuda.
Listen to the dialog from Activity 1 again and repeat

what seor Fernndez says:
Es sta su familia seora Garca?
S, ste es mi marido. Se llama Luis.
Y stos, son sus hijos?
S: sta es mi hija mayor. Se llama Teresa.
Cuntos aos tiene?
Tiene trece aos. ste es mi hijo, Jorge, el mediano, que tiene
diez aos. Y la pequea se llama Mara y tiene ocho aos. Y
usted, seor Fernndez, tiene hijos?
No, seora, soy soltero.
Your turn. Talk about your family, include uncles,

cousins and so on. Try to give details about everyone:
name, age, where he or she is from, and where he or
she lives.
Cul es su profesin?
(What is your profession?)
In this section we are going to talk about

occupations.
Isabel is being interviewed for a job by seor Len.

Listen carefully and fill in her rsum.
MR. LEN: Buenos das, seorita. Cmo se llama usted?
(Good morning. Whats your name?)
ISABEL: Me llamo Isabel Crdoba. (My name is Isabel
Crdoba.)
MR. LEN: De dnde es? (Where are you from?)
ISABEL: Soy mexicana, de Acapulco. (Im Mexican, from
Acapulco.)
MR. LEN: En qu trabaja actualmente? (What is your job
right now?)
ISABEL: Soy secretaria. (Im a secretary.)
MR. LEN: Dnde trabaja? (Where do you work?)
ISABEL: Trabajo en Inopesa, una compaa de importacin
y exportacin en Ciudad de Mxico. (I work for
Inopesa, an import and export company in Mexico
City.)
MR. LEN: Habla idiomas? (Do you speak any languages?)
What kind of work do you do right now? And Isabel

answers Im a secretary.
Soy secretaria.
Then seor Len asks her where she works:

Dnde trabaja?
Isabel answers I work in...

Trabajo en...
Trabajo en Inopesa.
Next seor Len asks her if she speaks any

languages:
Habla idiomas?
She speaks several languages. She says she speaks

English
Hablo ingls
and French
y francs
hablo francs
and also a bit of German.

un poco de alemn.
To say she understands Japanese she uses the word

Comprendo...
Comprendo el japons
but she doesnt speak it.

pero no lo hablo.
And you? What languages do you speak? If you do

not speak a language well, you might say:
No hablo muy bien...
No hablo muy bien el espaol.
I dont speak Spanish very well.

Listen to these people say what kinds of jobs they

have and where they work.
Cul es su profesin, Francisco? (What is your profession,
Francisco?)
Soy mecnico. (Im a mechanic.)
Dnde trabaja usted? (Where do you work?)
Trabajo en un taller. (I work in a garage.)
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Qu hace usted, Rosa? (What do you do, Rosa?)

Soy enfermera. (Im a nurse.)
Dnde trabaja? (Where do you work?)
Trabajo en un hospital. (I work in a hospital.)
Cul es su trabajo, Gloria? (What is your job, Gloria?)
Soy mdica. (Im a doctor.)
Dnde trabaja usted? (Where do you work?)
Trabajo en una clnica. (I work in a clinic.)
Y usted qu hace, Julio? (And what do you do Julio?)
Soy arquitecto, pero actualmente no trabajo. Estoy
desempleado. (Im an architect, but I dont work at the
moment. Im unemployed.)
En qu trabaja usted, Joaqun? (Whats your line of work,
Joaqun?)
Soy dependiente. (Im an assistant.)
Trabajo en una tienda de deportes. (I work in a sports shop.)
Cul es su profesin, Alicia? (What is your profession, Alicia?)
Soy profesora. (Im a teacher.)
Cul es su lugar de trabajo? (Where do you work?)
Trabajo en un instituto. Una esculea secundaria. (I work in a
secondary school.)
Did you hear the different ways of asking what is

your job or profession? One is:
Cul es su profesin?
and another is:

Cul es su trabajo?
Or you might simply ask What do you do?

Qu hace?
The answer is:

Soy...
followed by the job or profession, for example:

Soy mecnico.
Soy profesora.
Julio is an architect but he doesnt work at the

moment.
No trabajo.
Hes unemployed.
Estoy desempleado.
Notice the difference between a man, speaking about

his job, in this case a mechanic
De dnde es? (Where are you from?)

En qu trabaja actualmente? (Wats your job at the moment?)
Habla idiomas? (Do you speak any foreign languages?)
A trabajar!
(Lets get to work!)
In this section we are going to talk about more jobs

and places where people work.
A group of students wants to visit...

La Jornada
A Mxico City newspaper. Listen to this phone call

and try to answer the following questions: Who do
they want to speak to? Where are they from? When
will they visit the newspaper?
SECRETARY: La Jornada. En qu puedo ayudarle? (La
Jornada. How can I help you?)
STUDENT: Hola, buenas tardes. Quisiera hablar con el
seor Contreras, el director de Relaciones
Pblicas. (Good evening. Id like to speak to
Mr. Contreras, Director of Public Relations.)
SECRETARY: S. De parte de quin? (Yes, whos
speaking?)
STUDENT: Somos estudiantes de los Estados Unidos.
Queremos visitar su peridico. (We are
students from the United States. Wed like to
visit your newspaper.)
SECRETARY: Ah, un momento por favor! (Just a moment
please.)
MR. CONTRERAS: Bueno, soy el seor Contreras. (Hello, this is
Mr Contreras.)
STUDENT: Buenos das! Somos estudiantes de una
universidad norteamericana. Queremos
visitar su peridico. (Good morning.
We are students from a North American
university. Wed like to visit your
newspaper.)
MR. CONTRERAS: S, claro! (Sure!)
STUDENT: Es posible maana? (Is tomorrow possible?)
MR. CONTRERAS: S, s! A las once de la maana? (Yes. At
11 oclock in the morning?)
STUDENT: S, gracias! Hasta maana! (Yes, thanks!
See you tomorrow.)
Soy mecnico.
Lets review the conversation. Remember how to

answer the telephone? In Spain it is:
and a female mechanic?
Dgame!
Soy mecnica.
or simply
Your turn. You are being interviewed for a job. Give as

many details about yourself as you can.
S?
Cmo se llama? (Whats you name?)
Bueno!
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In Mexico the most common way is:
To say that you would like to speak to someone, you

can say:
Quisiera hablar con...
Quisiera hablar con el seor Contreras.
The first thing he asked them was if they spoke

Spanish and he used the plural form of the verb
again. Listen and repeat:
Hablan ustedes espaol?
The secretary asks who is calling.
and they answered:
De parte de quin?
Hablamos espaol.
The students speaks for himself and his friends, so he

uses the plural forms We are:
Listen, repeat, and add the place where you live:
Somos...
Somos estudiantes.
Vivimos en los Estados Unidos.

Vivimos en...
The next question is also in the plural:
We are students.
Listen and repeat:
Dnde estudian?
Estudiamos en una universidad de Los ngeles.
Somos estudiantes.
We want to visit your newspaper.

Queremos visitar su peridico.
Listen and repeat:

Queremos...
Is it possible?
Es posible...?
You learned to say what time it is in Unit 1. Here you

learn how to say In the morning. Here seor
Contreras asks if 11 am is ok.
A las once de la maana?
The students meet seor Contreras at the

newspaper. What does seor Contreras ask?
STUDENT 1: Hola, buenos das! Somos los estudiantes
americanos. Es usted el seor Contreras?
(Good morning! We are the American
students. Are you Mr. Contreras?)
MR. CONTRERAS: Ah, s! Pasen, pasen! Hablan ustedes
espaol? (Oh, yes! Come in! Do you speak
Spanish?)
STUDENT 1: S, s claro, hablamos espaol perfectamente.
Vivimos en los Estados Unidos pero
nuestras familias son mexicanas. (Yes, of
course, we speak Spanish perfectly. We live
in the United States but our families are
Mexican.)
MR. CONTRERAS: Dnde estudian ustedes? (Where do you
study?)
STUDENT 2: Estudiamos en una universidad de Los
ngeles. (We study at a university in Los
Angeles.)
MR. CONTRERAS: Muy bien, pasen! sta es mi oficina. (Very
well, come in! This is my office.)
Listen to the first dialog again and repeat the part of

the student:
La Jornada. En qu puedo ayudarle?
Hola, buenas tardes.
Quisiera hablar con el seor Contreras,
el director de Relaciones Pblicas.
S. De parte de quin?
Somos estudiantes de los Estados Unidos.
Queremos visitar su peridico.
Ah, un momento por favor!
Bueno, soy el seor Contreras.
Buenos das!
Somos estudiantes de una universidad norteamericana,
queremos visitar su peridico.
S, claro!
Es posible maana?
S, s! A las once de la maana?
S, gracias!
Hasta maana!
One of the students stays on as an intern at La

Jornada. On his first day he is shown around by
another student who is also working there. Listen to
the dialog. What objects does Claudia mention?
CLAUDIA: Hola! Cmo te llamas? (Hi! Whats your name?)
LVARO: Me llamo lvaro, lvaro Snchez. (My name is
lvaro, lvaro Snchez.)
CLAUDIA: Mucho gusto lvaro! Yo soy Claudia. Mira, sta es
nuestra oficina, ste es tu escritorio, y sta es tu silla.
sta es tu computadora. Ah, y ste es tu telfono.
sta es mi mesa, stos son nuestros estantes y stos
son nuestros archivos. La oficina del seor Contreras
est all. Trabajamos siete horas. (Nice to meet you
lvaro. Im Claudia. Look: this is our office, this is
your desk, and this is your chair. This is your
computer and this is your telephone. This is my
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LVARO:
CLAUDIA:
LVARO:
CLAUDIA:
LVARO:
CLAUDIA:
LVARO:
table, there are our shelves, and these are our filing
cabinets. Mr. Contreras office is over there. We work
seven hours.)
Muchas gracias Claudia! (Thank you, Claudia.)
De nada! Tienes amigos en la Ciudad de Mxico?
(Youre welcome. Do you have friends in Mexico
City?)
S, tengo amigos y familia tambin. Tengo tos y
primos. (Yes, I have friends and family too. I have
uncles and cousins here.)
Estupendo! Y qu haces en los Estados Unidos?
(Wonderful! And what do you do in the United
States?)
Soy estudiante pero tambin trabajo en un
supermercado. (Im a student but I also work in a
supermarket.)
Bueno, hasta luego lvaro! (OK, see you later
lvaro.)
Hasta luego! (See you later.)
Claudia explained where everything is. Did you notice

the two different ways she says our?
our office
nuestra oficina
our filing cabinets

nuestros archivos
The word our changes according to whether the

object shes referring to is masculine or feminine and
singular or plural.
Your turn. Look at the picture of the office. You are
showing everything to a new colleague who has just
started to work there. Before you do that, listen to
the dialog again and repeat what Claudia says. Then
try on your own.
Hola! Cmo te llamas?
Me llamo lvaro, lvaro Snchez.
Mucho gusto lvaro! Yo soy Claudia. Mira, sta es nuestra
oficina, ste es tu escritorio, y sta es tu silla. sta es tu
computadora. Ah, y ste es tu telfono. sta es mi mesa,
stos son nuestros estantes y stos son nuestros archivos.
La oficina del seor Contreras est all. Trabajamos siete
horas.
Muchas gracias Claudia!
Pronunciation
In Spanish the letter H is not pronounced. Listen:

hola; hijo; hermano
sound exactly the same. There are some parts of

Latin America however where V is pronounced as it
is in English.
Vaquero; viudo
Listen to these dialogs and concentrate on the way

the H is not pronounced and the way the V sounds:
MRS. HERRERA: Tiene hijos seor Vera? (Do you have
children Mr Vera?)
MR. VERA: S, tengo un hijo y una hija. Y usted, seora
Herrera? (Yes, I have a son and a daughter.
And you, Mrs. Herrera?)
MRS. HERRERA: No tengo hijos, soy viuda y vivo con mi
hermano que est divorciado. (I dont have
children, Im a widow. I live with my brother
who is divorced.)
VICTOR: Hola Hector! ste es mi novio, Vctor. (Hi
Hector. This is my boyfriend, Vctor.)
HECTOR: Hola, Vctor. Vives en Valencia? (Hi Vctor,
do you live in Valencia?)
VICTOR: No, vivo en Nueva York. (No, I live in New
York.)
HECTOR: Hablas ingls? (Do you speak English?)
VICTOR: S, claro, hablo ingls. (Yes, of course I speak
English.)
HECTOR: Trabajas en Nueva York? (Do you work in
New York?)
VICTOR: S. (Yes.)
HECTOR: Qu haces? (What do you do?)
VICTOR: Soy mdico en un hospital. (Im a doctor in a
hospital.)
Next listen to these sentences and repeat them:

With V and B:
No tengo novio. (I dont have a boyfriend.)
Estoy divorciado. (Im divorced.)
Bebo vino en un bar. (Im drinking wine in a bar.)
Vivimos en Barcelona. (We live in Barcelona.)
Brbara es viuda. (Brbara is a widow.)
Tengo veinte aos. (Im 20 years old.)
With H:
Mi hermano toma helado. (My brother is eating ice cream.)
Hola, hijo. (Hi, son!)
Mi hija est en el hospital. (My daughter is in the hospital.)
Mi hermana no habla ingls. (My sister doesnt speak English.)
Hasta maana, hija. (See you tomorrow, daughter!)
Well done! Now go to the Extra section!
The letter V is often pronounced like B is Spanish.

Therefore it may be impossible to know which one to
write. For example:
Vaquero
and
Baquero
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Extra, Unit 3
Welcome to the Extra section for Unit 3.
Listen to Carmen interviewing Luis. He talks about

himself and his family and their professions. Write
down details about his family.
CARMEN:
LUIS:
CARMEN:
LUIS:
CARMEN:
LUIS:
CARMEN:
LUIS:
CARMEN:
LUIS:
CARMEN:
LUIS:
CARMEN:
LUIS:
CARMEN:
LUIS:
CARMEN:
LUIS:
Cmo se llama? (Whats your name?)

Me llamo Luis. (My name is Luis.)
De dnde es? (Where are you from?)
Soy espaol, de Sevilla, pero vivo en Madrid. (Im
Spanish, from Seville, but I live in Madrid.)
Cuntos aos tiene? (How old are you?)
Cuarenta y uno. (41.)
Cul es su profesin? (What is your profession?)
Soy empleado en una compaa multinacional. (Im
an employee in a multinational company.)
Tiene familia? (Do you have family?)
S, estoy casado. Mi mujer se llama Mara, tiene
treinta y nueve aos y es enfermera, trabaja en una
clnica. Tengo dos hijos: un hijo de trece aos y
una hija de nueve. (Yes, Im married. My wifes
name is Mara, she is 39 years old and is a nurse;
she works in a clinic. I have two children: a 13year-old son and a 9-year-old daughter.)
Cmo se llaman sus hijos? (What are your
childrens names?)
Mi hijo se llama Andrs y mi hija Alicia. (My sons
name is Andrs and my daughter, Alicia.)
Tiene usted hermanos? (Do you have sisters and
brothers?)
S, tengo una hermana pequea, Patricia, vive con
mis padres. Tiene veintiseis aos, es soltera y es
estudiante de medicina. Tambin tengo un
hermano, Pedro, tiene treinta y cinco aos y est
casado y yo soy el mayor. (Yes, I have a younger
sister, Patricia, she lives with my parents. She is 26,
is single; she studies medicine. I have a brother too,
Pedro, who is 35 and married. Im the oldest.)
Dnde vive su hermano Pedro? (Where does your
brother Pedro live?)
Vive en Alemania, en Frankfurt, trabaja en la
universidad. Es profesor de literatura espaola, su
mujer, Barbara, es alemana. Tengo dos sobrinos,
dos nios: Carlos de cinco aos y Toni de dos. (He
lives in Germany, in Frankfurt. He works at the
university, he teaches Spanish Literature. His wife,
Barbara, is German. I have two nephews: Carlos,
who is five years old, and Toni, who is two.)
Y sus padres viven? (Are your parents still alive?)
S. Mi padre, Rafael, tiene setenta aos y est
jubilado, es pensionista. Y mi madre, Francisca,
tambin vive, tiene sesenta y nueve aos. (Yes,
they are. My father, Rafael, is 70 years old and is
retired. And my mother, Francisca, is 69.)
CARMEN: Habla usted idiomas? (Do you speak any

languages?)
LUIS: S, hablo ingls y alemn. Hablo alemn porque mi
hermano y su familia viven en Alemania. (Yes, I
speak English and German. I speak German because
my brother and his family live in Germany.)
Can you answer the same questions that Carmen

asked Luis with the information about yourself and
your own family? Try to give as many details as
possible.
Cmo se llama?
De dnde es?
Cuntos aos tiene?
Cul es su profesin?
Tiene familia?
Tiene usted hermanos?
Y sus padres viven?
Habla usted idiomas?
Page A8, Actividad cuatro (Activity 4)
Three people have applied for a job. Listen to the

candidates and decide which one should have the job.
1
Me llamo Juan Pablo Cuarte. (My name is Juan Pablo Cuarte.)
Qu experiencia tiene como profesor de idiomas? (What is
your experience as a language teacher?)
Pues... no tengo experiencia, pero hablo perfectamente. (Well,
I have no experience but I speak perfectly.)
Tiene usted un ttulo universitario? (Do you have a university
degree?)
No, pero hablo perfectamente. (No, but but I speak perfectly.)
Es usted nativo? (Are you native speaker?)
No. (No.)
Bien, muchas gracias. (OK, thank you.)
2
Me llamo Mara Serrano. (My name is Mara Serrano.)
Qu experiencia tine como profesora de idiomas? (What is
your experience as a language teacher?)
Tengo tres aos de experiencia como profesora de francs. (I
have 3 years of experience as a French teacher.)
Es usted nativa? (Are you a native speaker?)
Bueno, soy bilinge y hablo perfectamente. Mi madre es
francesa. (Well, Im bilingual and I speak perfectly. My mother
is French.)
Y puede ensear ingls tambin? (And can you teach English
as well?)
S, tengo el ttulo de profesora pero no tengo mucha
experiencia. (Yes, I have a degree as a teacher, but I dont
have much experience.)
Muchas gracias. (Thank you.)
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3
Me llamo Carlota Martn. (My name is Carlota Martn.)
Tiene usted algn ttulo? (Do you have any degrees?)
S, tengo el ttulo de profesora de ingls. (Yes, I have a degree
as an English teacher.)
Es usted nativa? (Are you a native speaker?)
No. (No.)
Habla usted francs? (Do you speak French?)
S, un poco. (Yes, a little.)
Tiene experiencia? (Do you have any experience?)
No. Bueno...poca. (No. Well...a little.)
Did you understand that? She said: straight ahead,

take the third street on the left and the hotel is at the
end of that street, on the corner. Listen to these
different ways to give directions and repeat them.
straight ahead
todo recto
continue straight ahead

siga todo recto
to the left
a la izquierda
to the right
a la derecha
And this is the end of the Extra Section for Unit 3:

congratulations!
Unit 4, Captulo cuatro

Dnde est? (Where is it?)
turn on the left

doble a la izquierda
take the 3rd street on your right

tome la tercera calle a mano derecha
at the end of the street

al final de la calle
In this unit youll learn how to ask for and to give

simple directions, ask about business hours and ask
people to clarify or repeat things.
on the corner
en la esquina
Keep going until you come to the traffic light.
Est lejos de aqu?

(Is it far from here?)
Siga hasta el semforo.
In this section youll learn to ask for and give

directions.
How do you ask for directions? First, you want to get

the persons attention. You can say Excuse me!
Perdone
Then ask Where is...?
Seor Prez is a tourist who got to town yesterday.

Now hes on calle Mayor and can not find the hotel
where hes staying, Hotel Sol. Listen to him asking a
passerby. Where is the hotel? Look at the word bank
first, so you dont get lost too!
Dnde est...?
Dnde est el Hotel Sol, por favor?
MR. PREZ: Perdone, dnde est el Hotel Sol por favor?

(Excuse me, where is the Hotel Sol, please?)
WOMAN: El Hotel Sol...siga esta calle todo recto hasta el
semforo, tome la tercera calle a mano izquierda, al
final de la calle, en la esquina: all est el Hotel Sol.
(Hotel Sol...follow this street straight ahead till the
traffic light; take the third street on the left. The
Hotel Sol is on the corner at the end of the street.)
MR. PREZ: Puede repetirlo por favor? (Could you repeat that,
please?)
WOMAN: S...siga esta calle todo recto hasta el semforo,
tome la tercera calle a la izquierda y al final de la
calle, en la esquina: all est el Hotel Sol.
(Yes...follow this street straight ahead till the traffic
light; take the third street on the left. The Hotel Sol
is on the corner at the end of the street.)
MR. PREZ: Est lejos de aqu? (Is it far from here?)
WOMAN: No, est muy cerca, a diez minutos. (No, its very
near, ten minutes.)
If you want to know how far away something is,

ask:
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Or you might simply say the name of the place:

El Hotel Sol, por favor?
Est lejos de aqu?
Is it far from here?

Or you could say:
Est cerca?
Is it near? The person may answer yes or no, or say

how long it takes to get there. To say how long use
Est a...
and an amount of time:

Est a diez minutos.
Est muy cerca.
Est a diez minutos.
And if you dont understand what people say, ask:

them to say it again:
Puede repetir por favor?
or ask them to speak slowly:
which means Do you know how to get to...?
Puede hablar ms despacio, por favor?
Sabe usted por dnde se va a la estacin, por favor? (Do you

know how to get to the station, please?)
Seor Prez is lost again. Now he wants to find El

Restaurante Faustino. After that, he has to go to two
other places: the station and the tourist office. He
asks several people on Calle Mayor. Try to
understand the directions they give him. Can you tell
which person is not from that town?
MR. PREZ: Perdone seor, el Restaurante Faustino, por favor?
(Excuse me, Faustino Restaurant please?)
MAN 1: Tome la primera a la izquierda y despus, al final de
la calle, doble a la izquierda. El Restaurante Faustino
est a la derecha. (Take the first street on the left
and then, at the end of the street, turn left. Faustino
Restaurant is there on the right-hand side.)
MR. PREZ: Perdone, sabe usted por dnde se va a la estacin,
por favor? (Excuse me, do you know how to get to
the station, please?)
MAN 2: Siga esta calle todo recto y tome la segunda calle a
mano derecha, all a la izquierda est la estacin.
(Keep going straight ahead on this street and take
the second street on the right; the station is there,
on the left-hand side.)
MR. PREZ: Por favor, seora, para ir a la Oficina de Turismo?
(How do you get to the tourist office, please?)
WOMAN 1: Lo siento, no soy de aqu. (Im sorry, Im not from
here.)
MR. PREZ: Perdone usted, cmo se va a la Oficina de Turismo?
(Excuse me, how do you get to the tourist office?)
WOMAN 2: Suba esta calle todo recto y tome la segunda calle
a mano derecha. La Oficina de Turismo est al lado
de la estacin. (Go up this street straight ahead
and take the second street on the right. The tourist
office is next to the station.)
MR. PREZ: Perdone, puede hablar ms despacio? (Excuse me,
could you speak more slowly?)
WOMAN 2: Ah, s... s. Suba esta calle todo recto y tome la
segunda calle a mano derecha. La Oficina de
Turismo est al lado de la estacin. (Ah, yes. Go
up this street straight ahead and take the second
street on the right. The tourist office is next to the
station.)
MR. PREZ: Muchas gracias. (Thank you very much.)
WOMAN 2: No hay de que. (Dont mention it.)
You have learned how to use

Por favor
or
Perdone
to get someones attention. Did you notice the way

seor Prez asked for directions? Listen and repeat:
Sabe usted por dnde se va...?
And another way to say it is:

Para ir a...?
To go to...?
Para ir a la Oficina de Turismo?
Here is yet another way:

Cmo se va a...?
How do you get to...?

Cmo se va a la Oficina de Turismo?
The people he asked gave him directions in several

different ways. One said Go up this street:
Suba esta calle
and its next to...

Est al lado de...
Est al lado de la estacin. (Its next to the station.)
One of the people was not from the town. She said:
Lo siento, no soy de aqu.
Est abierto el banco?

(Is the bank open?)
In this section you are going to learn the days of the

week and to inquire about schedules.
Seor Garca is at the tourist office in a Mexican

city. He wants to find out where some places of
interest are.
MR. GARCA: Buenos das seora! Quisiera informacin sobre
unos lugares de inters. (Good morning madam.
Id like some information about some places of
interest.)
WOMAN: S, seor. A ver, dgame! (Ok. What would you
like to know?)
MR. GARCA: Puede decirme cmo se va al Museo de Arte
Moderno? (Could you tell me how to get to the
Museum of Modern Art?)
WOMAN: S, mire: aqu est la Oficina del Turismo. Siga
por esta calle todo recto y al final hay una plaza,
que es la Plaza de la Constitucin. Es una plaza
muy grande, con jardines y una fuente en el
centro. Al llegar a la plaza, tome la izquierda y
ver un cine. Al lado del cine hay unos edificios
muy altos. Siga por all y el Museo est a dos
minutos. (Yes: here is the tourist office. Keep
going straight ahead on this street, at the end
there is a square: Its Plaza de la Constitucin.
Its a very big square, with gardens and a
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MR. GARCA:
WOMAN:
MR. GARCA:
WOMAN:
MR. GARCA:
WOMAN:
MR. GARCA:
WOMAN:
MR. GARCA:
WOMAN:
MR. GARCA:
WOMAN:
fountain in the middle. When you get to the

square, go left and youll see a cinema. Next to it
are some tall buildings. Keep going and the
museum is two minutes from there.)
Es muy grande el museo? (Is the museum very
big?)
No, es pequeo pero muy interesante. (No, its
small but very interesting.)
Hay un banco cerca? (Is there a bank near
there?)
S, al lado del museo a la derecha. (Yes, next to
the museum, on the right hand side.)
Y las Ruinas del Templo? Cmo se va a las
Ruinas del Templo? (And the Temple Ruins?
Where are the Temple Ruins?)
Pues tambin estn en la Plaza de la
Constitucin, en el centro. Las Ruinas del Templo
estn debajo de la plaza: son subterrneas. (They
are also on Plaza de la Constitucin, in the
center. The ruins are underground.)
Hay tiendas cerca de all? (Are there shops near
there?)
Pues s: en la plaza hay un gran centro
comercial, se llama el Centro Independencia.
Mire, al final de esta calle cruce usted la plaza, el
Centro Independencia est al otro lado de la
plaza. Tambin tiene usted all, a la derecha, una
farmacia muy grande y tambin hay una
cafetera: la cafetera Las Vegas. (Yes. In the
square there is a big shopping center, its called
Centro Independencia. At the end of this street
cross the square. Centro Independencia is on the
other side. There, on the right side, you also
have a very big pharmacy and a cafeteria,
Cafetera Las Vegas.)
Muchas gracias seora. Ah... y dnde est la
Biblioteca General? (Thank you very much. And
where is the public library?)
Pues est aqu en frente de la Oficina de
Turismo. Ve ese edificio antiguo all al lado de
ese edificio moderno? (Its opposite the tourism
office. Can you see that old building over there
next to the modern one?)
S, s, lo veo: el edificio alto y moderno es
correos? (Yes, I can see it. Is the tall and modern
building the post office?)
S, es correos. La biblioteca general est al lado
del correos. (Yes, its the post office. The public
library is next to the post office.)
How did seor Garca ask for information? Listen

and repeat:
Quisiera informacin sobre...
Which means Id like some information about...

Listen and repeat:
Quisiera informacin sobre...
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In this conversation youve heard several words and

phrases that say where things are. Listen to these
again and repeat them:
here
aqu
there
all
in the center
en el centro
next to
al lado de
underneath
debajo de
between
entre
on the other side of

al otro lado de
opposite
en frente de
Seor Garca wants to know when some of the

places he wants to visit will be open. Listen for
opening and closing times and the days on which
these places are closed.
MR. GARCA: Est abierto el museo ahora? (Is the museum
open right now?)
WOMAN: S, el museo est abierto todo el da, desde las
diez hasta las ocho de la noche. Abre todos los
das excepto el lunes. (Yes, it is open all day
from 10 till 8 in the evening. Its open every day
except Mondays.)
MR. GARCA: Y la biblioteca, a qu hora abre? (And the
library? At what time does it open?)
WOMAN: La biblioteca est abierta desde las nueve de la
maana hasta las ocho de la tarde. No, un
momento... Qu da es hoy? (The library is
open from 9 in the morning till 8 in the evening.
No, just a moment... What day is today?)
MR. GARCA: Hoy es domingo. (Today is Sunday.)
WOMAN: No, los domingos est cerrada. Abre todos los
das excepto los domingos y los lunes. (No, its
closed on Sundays. Its open every day except
Sundays and Mondays.)
MR. GARCA: Y las Ruinas del Templo? Qu horario tienen las
Ruinas del Templo? (And the Temple Ruins?
What are the opening hours of the Ruins?)
WOMAN: Las Ruinas del Templo estn abiertas el martes,
mircoles, viernes y el fin de semana. Pero ahora
estn cerradas: no abren hasta las once. (The
Temple Ruins are open Tuesday, Wednesday,
Friday, and on the weekend. But they are closed
now; they dont open till 11.)
MR. GARCA: A qu hora cierran? (At what time do they close?)

WOMAN: Cierran a las cinco de la tarde. (Very early; they
close at 5 in the afternoon.)
MR. GARCA: Y el transporte: qu horarios tienen los
autobuses y el metro aqu? (What about
transportation? What is the schedule for buses
and subways here?)
WOMAN: Los autobuses circulan todos los das desde las
cinco de la maana hasta la una de la madrugada,
y el metro desde las seis hasta las doce. Los
viernes y los sbados el metro cierra ms tarde, a
la una de la madrugada. (Buses run every day from
5 in the morning till 1 am, and the subway from 6
till 12 midnight, Fridays and Saturdays until 1 am.)
MR. GARCA: Muchas gracias seora, adis. (Thank you very
much. Bye.)
WOMAN: De nada, adis. (Youre welcome. Good-bye.)
A qu hora abre el museo? (At what time does the museum

open?)
A qu hora cierra el museo? (At what time does the museum
close?)
Now you try with:

El parque de atracciones (luna/amusement park)
Dnde est el parque de atracciones?
Qu horario tiene el parque de atracciones?
A qu hora abre el parque de atracciones?
A qu hora cierra el parque de atracciones?
Now you try with:

el Palacio Real (Royal Palace)
el Monasterio (Monastery)
la piscina (swimming pool)
and
To ask if the museum was open, seor Garca asked:
el Cine Cervantes (Cinema Cervantes)
Est abierto...?
Est abierto el museo ahora?
Your turn. A tourist asks you about your town. If

you dont know, give times that seem probable. Stop
your audio player between questions until you finish
answering.
To say something is closed you can say:

Est cerrado.
The museum is open all day from 10 am

Desde las diez de la maana
until 8 pm.
hasta las ocho de la tarde.
And another way to say this is:

De diez a ocho. (from 10 to 8.)
De diez de la maana a ocho de la noche.
To find out when a place will open, seor Garca asks:

A qu hora abre?
And to ask when it closes:
Qu horario tienen los monumentos y museos en su ciudad?

(What are the schedules for the monuments and museums in
your town?)
Qu horario tiene el transporte en su ciudad? (What are the
schedules for public transportation in your town?)
A qu hora abren los parques en su ciudad? (At what time do
parks open in your town?)
A qu hora abren y cierran las tiendas en su ciudad? (At what
time do shops open and close in your town?)
En el museo
(At the museum)
In this section you are going to learn the ordinal

numbers and to find your way around the museum.
A qu hora cierra?
When he wants to know about timetables he asks:

Qu horario tiene...?
Qu horario tiene el Museo de Arte Moderno?
Here are the days of the week starting with

Monday. Listen and repeat:
lunes (Monday), martes (Tuesday), mircoles (Wednesday),
jueves (Thursday), viernes (Friday), sbado (Saturday),
domingo (Sunday)
Ask the person at the tourist office where the

following places are and what days and times they
are open, for example:
El Museo de Arte (The Art Museum)
Dnde est el Museo de Arte? (Where is the Art Museum?)
Qu horario tiene el museo? (What is its schedule?)
You are a tourist in a group visiting the Museo de

Arte Espaol (Museum of Spanish Art). You have a
guide. Can you understand her directions? Follow the
directions on the map.
Seoras y seores, vamos a visitar el Museo de Arte Espaol.
Por aqu por favor. En el primer piso estn las salas de los siglos
diecisiete y dieciocho. Tomen el primer pasillo a la derecha. La
primera puerta a la derecha es la sala de Velzquez, en frente
est la sala de Zurbarn. Todo recto, al final del pasillo, en la
quinta puerta a la derecha, est la sala de Murillo. Doblen a las
izquierda y continuen por el pasillo. En la tercera sala, a la
derecha, pueden ver los cuadros de Goya. Al lado, a la derecha,
en la cuarta sala, estn los cuadros de Bayeu. (Ladies and
gentlemen, we are going to visit the Museo de Arte Espaol.
This way, please. On the first floor are the exhibition halls of
the 17th and 18th centuries. Take the first corridor on the right.
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The first door on the right is Velzquez Hall, in front of it is

Zurbarn Hall. Straight ahead, at the end of the corridor, the
fifth door on the right is Murillo Hall. Turn left and continue
along the corridor. In the third hall, on the right, you can see
Goyas paintings. Next to it, on the right, in the fourth hall, are
Bayeus paintings.)
Ordinal numbers in Spanish usually go before the

noun:
la segunda sala
the second room

Be aware that the masculine forms of:
primero
and
tercero
first and third, lose the final vowel, the O, when they
go before the noun.
primero
becomes
Siga este pasillo todo recto y al fondo doble a la derecha. La

cafetera es la segunda puerta a la izquierda. (Follow this
corridor straight ahead and at the end turn right. The cafeteria
is the second door on the left-hand side.)
2
Perdone, dnde estn los servicios? (Excuse me, where are the
restrooms?)
Al fondo del pasillo, a la izquierda. (At the end of the corridor,
on the left-hand side.)
3
Por favor, por dnde se va a la salida? (How do you get to the
exit, please?)
Siga recto por este pasillo, despus doble a la izquierda. All
est la salida. (Continue along this corridor, and then turn left.
The exit is there.)
4
Perdone, la tienda de regalos? (Excuse me, the gift shop?)
Est al lado de la cafetera, a la derecha. (Its next to the
cafeteria, on the right hand side.)
primer
and
becomes
Listen to the four dialogs above and first repeat the

part of the visitors. Then play the part of the tourist
in the first two. Use the prompts to help you.
tercer
Listen and repeat:
Ask where the coffee shop is.
tercero
Siga este pasillo todo recto y al fondo doble a la derecha. La

cafetera es la segunda puerta a la izquierda.
primero (first, masculine)

primera (first, feminine)
Say thank you.
or
primer
primer piso (first floor)
primera sala (first room/hall)
segundo (second, m.)
segunda (second, f.)
tercero (third, m.)
tercera (third, f.)
Ask where you find the restrooms.

Al fondo del pasillo, a la izquierda.
Now youre the guard. Give directions to a lost

tourist. Use the prompts to guide you.
3
Por favor, por dnde se va a la salida?
Tell him to follow this corridor straight ahead, then

turn left. The exit is there.
or
tercer
tercer piso (third floor)
tercera calle (third street)
cuarto (fourth, m.)
cuarta (fourth, f.)
quinto (fifth, m.)
quinta (fifth, f.)
4
Perdone, la tienda de regalos?
Tell her its next to the cafeteria on the right.

Muchas gracias.
Four tourists ask the guard how to find places in the

museum. What are these places? Can you find them?
1
Por favor, seor. Puede decirme dnde est la cafetera?
(Could you tell me where the cafeteria is, please?)
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Your turn. You are helping some Spanish-speaking

tourists who are lost in the museum. Use the map to
explain where these places are:
la tienda de regalos (gift shop)
la cafetera (coffee shop)
la salida (exit)
los servicios de seoras (ladies room)
los servicios de caballeros (mens room)
You are standing in the Murillo room.
Extra, Unit 4
Pronunciation
In certain cases the Spanish consonants C and Z

are pronounced in the same way.
c + e as in
Listen to Saras explanation of schedules in Spain. Fill

in the spaces in the book with the information she
provides.
centro
c + i as in
cine
z + a as in
plaza
z + o as in
zona
z + u as in
zumo
The same sound can occur at the end of a word. In

that case it is spelled with a Z as in
diez
or
Prez
These sounds are pronounced two different ways in

the Hispanic world. In Spain they sound similar to a
strong English TH. In the south of Spain and most
Latin American countries they sound like S. Listen
to the same examples read by someone from the
north of Spain:
centro; cine; plaza; zona; zumo
And now listen to the same words read by someone

from Latin America:
centro; cine; plaza; zona; zumo
However you choose to pronounce this sound you

should get used to hearing both. Listen to this dialog,
which takes place in northern Spain, and repeat:
Por favor, est cerca el centro de la ciudad? (Is the city center
near here, please?)
S, est muy cerca. Ve la plaza al final de la calle? All hay un
gran centro comercial. Pues cruce la plaza y despus tuerza en
la tercera calle a la izquierda. El centro de la ciudad est all:
est a cinco minutos. (Yes, its very close. Do you see the
square at the end of the street? There is a big shopping center.
Cross the square and then turn the third street left. The city
center is there; its five minutes from here.)
Muchas gracias. (Thank you very much.)
Look at the unit again and read out loud, in the way
you prefer, all the words that have the sounds studied
here. And now, for more practice, go to the Extra
section.
WOMAN: Sara, puedes decirme qu horarios tienen los

bancos? (Sara, can you tell me what the schedules
for the banks are?)
SARA: Pues generalmente el horario para el pblico es de
nueve a dos. Los sbados cierran antes, a la una.
Pero depende del banco. Pero hoy domingo estn
cerrados, claro. (Usually they are open from 9 to 2.
Saturdays they close earlier, at 1. But it depends on
the bank. But today, Sunday, they are closed, of
course!)
WOMAN: Y las tiendas? (And the stores?)
SARA: Las tiendas abren de lunes a sbado, por la maana
abren a las nueve y media o las diez y cierran a la
una, o una y media. Y por la tarde abren a las
cuatro y media o las cinco y cierran a las ocho.
(Stores are open from Monday to Saturday. In the
morning they open at 9:30 or 10 and close at 1 or
1:30. And in the afternoon they open at 4:30 or 5
and close at 8.)
WOMAN: Y las farmacias? Hay farmacias abiertas hoy? (And
pharmacies? Are the pharmacies open today?)
SARA: Pues el domingo estn tambin cerradas, pero hay
farmacias de guardia para urgencias que estn
abiertas hasta muy tarde o toda la noche. El resto
de la semana las farmacias tienen el mismo horario
que las tiendas, de nueve y media a ocho. (They
are also closed on Sundays but in emergencies there
are some pharmacies that are open until very late
or all night. The rest of the week, pharmacies have
the same opening hours as stores, from 9:30 to 8.)
Seora Cano has to furnish her new office. Listen to

her give instructions to the movers. Write the name of
each piece on the blueprint:
Mi mesa, la mesa grande, en frente de la ventana. Encima de
mi mesa va el telfono rojo. La computadora al lado de mi
mesa, a la derecha. La mesa de mi secretaria, la mesa pequea,
entre mi computadora y la puerta. El telfono verde encima de
la mesa de mi secretaria. Los estantes van a la izquierda de mi
mesa. Al lado de los estantes, en frente de la puerta, va el
sof. Y al otro lado del sof, el archivo verde. Al lado de la
puerta, a la izquierda, va el archivo rojo.
(My table, the big one in front of the window. On my table
will be the red telephone. The computer next to my table, on
the right. My secretarys table, the small one between my
computer and the door. The green telephone on my
secretarys table. The shelves will be on the left side of my
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table. Next to the shelves, in front of the window, will be the

sofa and on the other side of the sofa, the green file cabinet.
Next to the door, on the left the red file cabinet.)
This is the end of the Extra section for Unit 4. Are

you ready for Unit 5? Lets go!
ANA: Nada ms, gracias. Cunto es todo? (Nothing else,

thank you. How much is everything?)
VENDOR: Son dos mil pesos. (Its 2,000 pesos.)
Did you notice how the woman asked Ana what she
wanted? She said:
Unit 5, Captulo cinco

De compras (Shopping)
which means, as you might have guessed, how can

I help you? Ana ordered by saying:
Shopping for food and clothes
and
In this unit you will learn how to buy food, clothes,

and other items. You will also learn how to accept
and refuse help in stores and how to ask for
information about products and prices.
Deme...
En el mercado
(At the market)
Pngame un litro de aceite.
In this section you are going to learn to ask for

specific quantities of food in the market. You are also
going to learn the numbers from 200 to 1,000.
Cunto...? (How much?)
Pngame...
Do you remember? They both mean Give me....

Listen again and repeat:
Deme azcar, por favor.
When the woman asked how much sugar and milk

Ana wanted, she used two slightly different words:
and
Ana is doing her grocery shopping. Can you tell

what she buys and how much of it?
VENDOR: En qu puedo servirle? (How can I help you?)
ANA: Deme azcar, por favor. (Give me some sugar,
please.)
VENDOR: Cunto azcar quiere? (How much sugar do you
want?)
ANA: Un kilo, y medio kilo de sal y leche. (1 kilo and
1/2 kilo of salt, and milk.)
VENDOR: Cunta leche quiere? (How much milk do you
want?)
ANA: Un litro. Pngame tambin medio litro de aceite, un
cuarto de queso, jamn... (One liter. Also give me
half a liter of oil, a quarter kilo of cheese, ham...)
VENDOR: Cunto jamn quiere? (How much ham do you
want?)
ANA: Cien gramos. (100 grams.)
VENDOR: Algo ms? (Anything else?)
ANA: S, una lata de sardinas, un bote de mermelada,
galletas... (Yes, a can of sardines, a jar of
marmalade, cookies...)
VENDOR: Cuntas galletas quiere? (How many cookies do
you want?)
ANA: Una caja grande de galletas. Tambin un paquete
de patatas fritas, y huevos. (A big box. And also a
packet of french fries and eggs.)
VENDOR: Cuntos huevos quiere? (How many eggs do you
want?)
ANA: Una docena de huevos. (A dozen eggs.)
VENDOR: Quiere alguna cosa ms? (Do you want anything
else?)
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Cunta...? (How much?)

Cunto...?
is used with masculine words and

Cunta...?
with feminine words. Listen and repeat:

Cunto azcar quiere?
and
Cunta leche quiere?
To ask how many the assistant used two other

forms. For masculine words she said:
Cuntos...?
and for feminine:

Cuntas...?
Listen and repeat:

Cuntos huevos quiere?
Cuntas galletas quiere?
Did you understand how much she wanted of each

item?
Un kilo de azcar. (One kilo of sugar.)
Medio kilo de sal. (Half a kilo of salt.)
Un litro de leche. (One liter of milk.)
Medio litro de aceite. (Half a liter of oil.)
Un cuarto de queso. (A quarter kilo of cheese.)
Cien gramos de jamn. (100 grams of ham.)
Una lata de sardinas. (A can of sardines.)
Un bote de mermelada. (A jar of marmelade.)
Una caja de galletas. (A box of cookies.)
Un paquete de patatas fritas. (A packet of french fries.)
Una docena de huevos. (A dozen eggs.)
Quiere alguna cosa ms?
pepinos cuatrocientos veinte pesos. (The apples, 250 pesos;

the carrots, 315; the lettuce, 275; and the cucumbers, 420
pesos.)
and how Ana asked how much everything was:
Did you figure them out? The first shop sold fish,
Cunto es todo?
la pescadera
Notice how the woman asks if Ana wants anything

else:
the second shop was the bakers,

la panadera
Listen to these dialogs in other stores. Can you tell

which store each one is? Fill in the chart in the book.
1
Hola, buenos das. Qu le pongo? (Good morning. What can
I get you?)
Por favor, pngame medio kilo de salmn, dos truchas y
merluza. (Give me half a kilo of salmon, please, two trout,
and hake.)
Cunta merluza le pongo? (How much hake should I give you?)
Un kilo. (One kilo.)
Tenga! (Here you are!)
Cunto es todo? (How much is everything?)
El salmn ochocientos, las truchas quinientos setenta y cinco,
y el kilo de merluza nuevecientos noventa y cinco. (Salmon,
800; trout, 575; and the kilo of hake, 995.)
2
Buenas tardes, qu desea? (Good evening. What would you
like?)
Por favor, quiero dos barras de pan y panecillos. (Id like two
loaves of bread and rolls.)
Cuntos panecillos quiere? (How many rolls do you want?)
Cinco. (Five.)
Muchas gracias. Cunto es? (Thank you. How much is it?)
Dosciento cincuenta pesos las barras, y los panecillos
trescientos. (250 pesos for the loaves and 300 for the rolls.)
3
Deme un kilo de cordero y salchichas. (Give me one kilo of
lamb and sausages.)
Cuntas salchichas quiere? (How many sausages do you want?)
Dos kilos. (Two kilos.)
Aqu tiene (Here you are.)
Gracias. Cunto es? (Thank you. How much is it?)
Son novecientos cincuenta el cordero, y las salchichas
seiscientos. (Its 950 for the lamb and 600 for the sausages.)
4
Buenos das. Qu quieres? (Good morning. What do you
want?)
Dame dos kilos de manzanas y un kilo de zanahorias. (Give
me two kilos of apples and one kilo of carrots.)
S: una lechuga y tres pepinos. Cunto es todo? (Yes: one
head of lettuce and three cucumbers. How much is
everything?)
Las manzanas doscientos cincuenta pesos, las zanahorias
trescientos quince, la lechuga doscientos setenta y cinco y los
the third one was the butchers,

la carnicera
and the fourth was the fruit and vegetable shop.

la frutera y verdulera.
Did you notice the different ways the shop keepers

asked their customers what they wanted?
Qu le pongo?
Qu desea?
But the last one was the less formal

Qu quieres? (What do you want?)
not
Qu quiere?
Do you know why? Because the customer was a boy.

Play the part of a customer buying groceries.

Tell her you want sugar.

Deme azcar por favor.
Cunto quiere? (How much do you want?)
Tell her you would like a kilo.

Un kilo.
Say you also want milk.

Tambin quiero leche.
Cunta quiere? (How much do you want?)
Tell her you want one liter.

Un litro.
Alguna cosa ms? (Anything else?)
Say youd like a dozen eggs.

S, quiero una docena de huevos.
Quiere alguna cosa ms? (Do you want anything else?)
Say you dont want anything else, thank you. Ask

how much it is.
Nada ms, gracias. Cunto es?
Son dos mil pesos. (Its 2,000 pesos.)
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Listen and repeat the numbers from 200 to 1,000:

doscientos / doscientas (200)
trescientos / trescientas (300)
cuatrocientos / cuatrocientas (400)
quinientos / quinientas (500)
seiscientos / seiscientas (600)
sietecientos / sietecientas (700)
ochocientos / ochocientas (800)
novecientos / novecientas (900)
mil (1,000)
Did you notice that they all have both a masculine

and a feminine form, except for mil? Listen to some
more numbers:
doscientos diez (210)
trescientos treinta y cinco (335)
cuatrociento cincuenta (450)
quinientos cuarenta y cinco (545)
seiscientos setenta y ocho (678)
novecientos ochenta y uno (981)
Your turn. Use the items and amounts from activity

two in this dialog with the salesperson. Try it with all
four kinds of stores.
Aqu tiene. Algo ms? (Here you are. Anything else?)
S, tenga. Alguna cosa ms? (Yes, here you are. Anything else?)
Novecientos cincuenta pesos. (950 pesos.)
SALESPERSON: Setecientos cincuenta pesos. (750 pesos.)

FERNANDO: Oh, es un poco cara. Pero me la quedo. Cunto
cuestan estos pantalones cortos? (Its a bit
expensive but Ill take it. How much do these
shorts cost?)
SALESPERSON: Dosciento ochenta. (280)
FERNANDO: En qu colores los tiene? (In what colors do you
have them?)
SALESPERSON: En rojo, blanco y negro. (In red, white, and
black.)
FERNANDO: Tiene los rojos en la talla cuarenta? (Do you
have the red ones in the size 40?)
SALESPERSON: S, le gustan? (Yes, do you like them?)
FERNANDO: S, mucho. Aceptan tarjetas de crdito? (Yes,
very much. Do you accept credit cards?)
SALESPERSON: S, tiene su documento de identidad? Puede
firmar aqu por favor? (Yes, do you have your
identity card? Could you sign here please?)
Did you understand all that? Clothing words are new

here, and so are colors. For example: he asks if she
has the shirt in blue. Listen and repeat:
Tiene esta camisa en azul?
She didnt, so he asked which colors they did have:

En qu colores la tiene?
and the clerk answered only in white.

Slo la tenemos en blanco.
Then he chose some red shorts:
La ropa
(Clothes)
Pantalones cortos de color rojo.
In this section you are going to learn to ask for

clothes in your size and a specific color.
La quiere?
Le gusta?
Fernando is shopping for clothes. What clothes does

he buy, what colors are they, what sizes? How much
do they cost?
When she asked if he liked the shorts she used the

plural form of gustar.
SALESPERSON: En qu puedo servirle? (How can I help you?)

FERNANDO: Tiene esta camisa en azul? (Do you have this
shirt in blue?)
SALESPERSON: No, lo siento. (No, Im sorry.)
FERNANDO: En qu colores la tiene? (In what colors do you
have it?)
SALESPERSON: Slo la tenemos en blanco. La quiere? (We have
it in white only. Do you want it?)
FERNANDO: S (Yes.)
SALESPERSON: Qu talla usa? (What size do you wear?)
FERNANDO: La cuarenta. (40)
SALESPERSON: Le gusta la camisa? (Do you like the shirt?)
FERNANDO: S, me gusta. Pero la quiero ms grande, en la
talla cuarenta y dos. Qu precio tiene? (Yes, but
I want it bigger, size 42. Whats its price?)
When Fernando said he liked the shirt he replied:
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The clerk asked Fernando if he wanted the shirt:

She also asked him if he liked it:
Le gustan? (Do you like them?)
Me gusta la camisa.
And when he said he also liked the shorts he also

used the plural, and he added a lot:
Me gustan los pantalones.
Me gustan mucho.
Then they talked about clothing sizes:

A talla (size)
The woman asked:

Qu talla usa?
and Fernando replied:

La cuarenta.
When he wanted the shirt in a larger size he said:

La quiero ms grande.
Once you decide to buy something you can say:

Me lo quedo. (Ill take it.)
Of course, if you are talking about a feminine noun

or a plural you will not use lo.
With, for instance,
la blusa
you would say:

Me la quedo
with
los pantalones vaqueros (jeans)
youd say:
Me los quedo.
with
las faldas negras (black skirts)
youd say:
Me las quedo.
If you want to pay with a credit card, youll need to

ask whether they accept credit cards.
Aceptan tarjetas de crdito?
And you might have to show some identification to

prove that it is your card. The saleswoman asked
Fernando:
Tiene su documento de identidad?
and then she asked him to sign the slip.

Puede firmar aqu por favor?
Here are three more people who are shopping for

clothing. What do they want to buy? Write down the
colors, sizes, and prices of the things they ask about.
Which one of them doesnt buy anything?
1
Le atienden? (Is anybody helping you?)
No. Por favor tiene este suter en negro? (No. Do you have
this sweater in black, please?)
No, lo siento. Slo lo tenemos en marrn. (No, Im sorry. We
have it only in brown.)
Bueno, me gusta ms el negro pero el marrn tambin es
bonito. (Well, I prefer black but brown is nice too.)
Qu talla usa? (What size do you wear?)
La cuarenta y cuatro. Cunto cuesta? (44. How much does it
cost?)
Quinientos pesos. Quiere algo ms? (500 pesos. Do you want
anything else?)
S, unos pantalones vaqueros, tambin en la talla cuarenta y

cuatro. (Yes, jeans, also in size 44.)
De qu color los quiere, azul claro o azul oscuro? (In what
color? Light or dark blue?)
Azul oscuro. (Dark blue.)
Bien. Cmo quiere pagar? En efectivo o con tarjeta? (OK.
How do you want to pay? Cash or credit?)
En efectivo. (Cash.)
2
Ya le atienden? (Is anybody helping you already?)
Slo estoy mirando. (Im just having a look.)
Le gusta este abrigo? (Do you like this coat?)
No s... es muy largo y...demasiado caro. (I dont know...its
very long and too expensive.)
ste es ms corto, le gusta ste? (This one is shorter: do you
like it?)
No s...quiero pensarlo. Adis. (I dont know...I want to think
about it. Good-bye.)
3
Por favor, tiene este abrigo en verde? (Do you have this coat
in green please?)
No, lo siento, slo lo tenemos en negro. (No, Im sorry, we
have it only in black.)
Mh...bueno, ste es muy grande. (Well, this is very big.)
S, qu talla usa? (Yes, what size do you wear?)
La treinta y ocho. Cunto cuesta? (38. How much does it cost?)
Mil quinientos setenta pesos. (1,570 pesos.)
De acuerdo, me lo quedo. Tiene camisetas? (OK, Ill take it.
Do you have t-shirts?)
S, de qu color la quiere? (Yes, in what color?)
Quiero una camiseta amarilla. (I want a yellow T-shirt.)
Qu precio tiene sta? (How much is this one?)
Son setecientos sesenta y seis. (Its 766.)
Bueno, me la quedo tambin, pero deme la talla cuarenta, por
favor. (Well, Ill take it too, but give me a size 40, please.)
Aqu tiene. Puede pagar en la caja. (Here you are. You can pay
at the cash register.)
The first sales person approaches saying:

Le atienden?
and the third said:

They both mean Can I help you? The first

customer said that he liked the black sweater better
that the brown one. Listen and repeat:
Me gusta ms el suter negro.
One clerk told the customer she could pay at the

register. Listen and repeat:
Puede pagar en la caja.
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Another asked How would you like to pay, cash or

credit card? Listen and repeat:
Como quiere pagar, en efectivo o con tarjeta?
A customer who was just looking said:

Slo estoy mirando.
And she excused herself by saying I want to think

about it.
Quiero pensarlo.
Your turn. Respond to the sales person.

Say youd like that sweater in black.

Quiero ese suter, en negro.
No, lo siento, slo lo tenemos en rojo. Qu le parece? (No,
Im sorry. We have it only in red. How do you like it?)
Say that you like it a lot.

Me gusta mucho.
Qu talla usa? (What size do you wear?)
Tell her you wear size 38.

La treinta y ocho.
Le gusta? (Do you like it?)
Say that you like it, but you need a larger size. Ask
about the price.
Me gusta, pero necesito una talla ms grande. Cunto cuesta?
Novecientos pesos. (900 pesos.)
Ask whether you can pay with a credit card.

Puedo pagar con tarjeta de crdito?
S. Puede firmar aqu, por favor? (Yes. Can you please sign here?)
Centro Comercial: Galeras
In this section you are going to ask for exactly what

you want when shopping in the mall.
You are in a big store called

Los Grandes Almacenes Galeras
Listen to five dialogs: what do these people buy? Write

down what each item is, its size, color, and price and
whether the person actually buys the item.
1
Por favor, cunto cuestan estas gafas de sol? (How much do
these sunglasses cost?)
Mil quinientos pesos. (1,500 pesos.)
Son muy grandes. Tiene ms pequeas? (They are very big.
Do you have smaller ones?)
S, le gustan stas verdes? Son un poco ms pequeas. (Yes.
Do you like the green ones? They are a bit smaller.)
S, qu precio tienen? (Yes, how much do they cost?)
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Dos mil pesos. Se las envuelvo? (2,000 pesos. Shall I wrap

them for you?)
S, gracias. (Yes, thank you.)
2
Seorita, por favor, cunto vale este bolso rojo? (How much
does this red bag cost, please?)
Tres mil pesos. (3,000 pesos.)
Puede ensearme uno ms grande? (Could you show me a
bigger one?)
ste es igual, del mismo color, pero es ms grande. (This is the
same one, in the same color, but its bigger.)
S, es bonito, cunto es? (Yes, its nice. How much is it?)
Cinco mil pesos. (5,000 pesos.)
Es un poco caro. Gracias, lo pensar. (Its a little expensive.
Thank you, Ill think about it.)
3
En qu puedo ayudarle? (How can I help you?)
Quiero unos zapatos. (Id like shoes.)
Qu nmero usa? (Whats your size?)
El cuarenta y dos. (42.)
No tenemos el cuarenta y dos en este color. Slo los tenemos en
azul. (We dont have a 42 in this color, we have it only in blue.)
Bueno (OK.)
Qu tal? (How does it fit?)
Bien, stos estn bien. Me los llevo puestos. (Good, they are
good. Ill wear them.)
Muy bien. Son mil setecientos pesos. Pague en caja, por favor.
(Very good. Thatll be 1,700 pesos. Please pay at the cash
register.)
4
Quiero una raqueta de tenis. (I want a tennis racket.)
De qu tamao la quiere? (What size do you need?)
Pues, no s. Es para mi hijo, tiene doce aos. (Well, I dont
know. Its for my son, hes 12.)
Tenemos sta, de tamao mediano. (We have this one; its a
medium.)
S, sta me gusta. Cunto es? (Yes, I like it. How much is it?)
Dos mil quinientos: est rebajada. (2,500. Its on sale.)
5
Por favor, dnde hay bronceadores? (Where are suntan
lotions, please?)
Tiene que ir a la planta baja en la seccin de perfumera. (You
have to go to the ground floor to the perfumes and cosmetics
department.)
Gracias. Y las toallas de bao, estn en esta seccin? (Thank
you, and are towels in this department?)
S, estn all. (Yes, they are over there.)
Did you understand most of that? The customers

bought sunglasses, shoes, and a tennis racket. The
customer who wanted a bag felt it was too expensive,
and the person in the last dialog was only asking
where she can find the things she wants.
The salespeople use two different ways to ask the

customers what they want. Listen and repeat:
En qu puedo ayudarle?
and
Qu desea?
Some of the customers asked for things by saying

Can you show me...? Listen and repeat:
Plancha de viaje: dos mil ochocientos peso (Travel irons: 2,800

pesos)
Secador: mil doscientos cincuenta pesos (Hairdryers: 1,250 pesos)
Gorras: novecientos pesos (Hats: 900 pesos)
Perfumes: tres mil pesos (Perfumes: 3,000 pesos)
Venga a los Grandes Almacenes Galeras! (Come to the
Grandes Almacenes Galeras!)
Donde la calidad es una ganga! (Where quality is a bargain!)
Puede ensearme...?
The announcers used two or more words that tell

you that the prices are reduced:
Earlier a clerk used the word:
La oferta especial (specials)
talla
and
to ask about clothing size. Listen and repeat:
La ganga (bargain)
Qu talla?
But for shoes we say something else:
Play the role of the customer.
el nmero
Listen and repeat:
Say you want a tennis racket.
Qu nmero usa?
It means whats your size? For other things such as

bags, hats or towels we say:
Quiero una raqueta de tenis.

De qu tamao la quiere? (What size do you want?)
Say you dont know. Its for your 11-year-old

daughter.
el tamao
Listen and repeat:

Tenemos sta de tamao mediano.
Which means we have this in medium. If the price

is reduced the clerk or a sign might say:
Est rebajado.
Pues no s. Es para mi hija de once aos.

Mire, sta es la ms pequea que tenemos. (Here, this is the
smallest one we have.)
Ask for one a bit bigger.
or
Tiene una un poco ms grande?

Tenemos este tamao mediano. (We have this middle size one.)
Est rebajada.
Say you like it. Ask for the price.
Listen and repeat:
S, sta me gusta. Cunto cuesta?

Dos mil quinientos. (2,500)
Todos los zapatos estn rebajados.
All the shoes are on sale. If you want to wear what

youve just bought you can say:
Me lo llevo puesto.
Ask if its reduced.

Est rebajada?
S, est rebajada. (Yes, its reduced.)
Your turn. Go to the Lost and Found and describe the

things listed in the text. Follow this example:
Listen to this weeks special offers at Galeras. What

can you buy and what are the special prices?
Size large/red/hat/1,000 pesos

Una gorra roja de tamao grande que cuesta mil pesos. (A red,
hat, size large, which costs 1,000 pesos.)
Hoy lunes, tenemos en oferta especial los siguientes artculos:

(Today, Monday, we have following specials:)
Sandalias de seora: mil novecientos noventa y nueve pesos
(Ladies sandals: 1,999 pesos)
Ventiladores: cinco mil seiscientos noventa y cinco pesos
(Fans: 5,695 pesos)
Bolsos: setecientos pesos (Bags: 700 pesos)
Anillo de diamantes: diez mil pesos (Diamond rings: 10,000
pesos)
Crema bronceadora: quinientos noventa y cinco pesos (Suntan
lotion: 595 pesos)
1. sunglasses/dark blue/small/12 euro

2. shoes/black/size 40/3,000 pesos
3. medium/leather/brown/bag/20 euro
4. big/white/very expensive/tennis racket
Pronunciation
How the consonant R is pronounced depends on

where it is in a word. If it is at the very beginning the
sound is strong and rolled:
ropa; rebajas; reducido
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If it is in the middle of a word, between two vowels,

the sound is softer and is not rolled:
quiero; zanahoria; parece; claro; caro; vaqueros
In some cases, however, the strong, rolled sound can

occur between two vowels. In that case it is written
with a double R:
Merced, famous because everything is very inexpensive. Like

many tourists, I like handcrafts from the markets. Sometimes
there are vendors who come from other parts of Mexico and
have very traditional and beautiful things made of clay,
leather, sometimes even musical instruments like flutes, guitars,
and maracas.)
barra; marrn
If the R is in the middle of a word between a

consonant and a vowel, or a vowel and a consonant, or
if it at the end of a word, the R is rolled. But it will be
softer than it would be at the beginning of the word:
Listen to five people talking about what they want to

buy. Which of the items in the ads do you think each
of these people should buy?
mercado; azcar; grande; litro
Listen and repeat the following sentences:

Compro una raqueta roja, reducida, en las rebajas. (Ill buy a
red jacket on sale.)
Quiero un sombrero amarillo oscuro. (I want a dark yellow hat.)
El abrigo marrn es ms barato que el rojo. (The brown coat is
cheaper than the red one.)
Well done! Youve finished Unit 5. If you want more

practice remember the Extra section.
Extra, Unit 5
Now lets have some extra practice!
Page A11, Actividad 1 (Activity 1)
Listen to a Mexican man talking about shops and

markets in Mexico. He also talks about shopping
habits. Can you understand what he says about the
kinds of shops and markets there? What can you
buy, and at what price?
En Mxico hay todo tipo de tiendas. Tiendas de artesana, de
ropa, fruteras, tortilleras, joyeras. Tambin hay muchos
mercados: son parte de la vida diaria en Mxico. Siempre estn
llenos de gente. Son muy populares porque venden de todo:
artesanas, joyas, ropa, fruta, juguetes, artculos de cuero.
Algunos de los mercados ms famosos en la Ciudad de Mxico
son La Ciudadela, donde venden principalmente artesanas, el de
San Juan, donde consigues pescado muy fresco y La Merced,
famoso porque venden todo muy barato. A m, como tambin
a muchos turistas, me gustan las artesanas de los mercados.
A veces hay vendedores que vienen de otros lugares de Mxico
y tienen cosas muy tradicionales y bonitas de barro, cuero, y a
veces hasta instrumentos musicales, como las flautas, guitarras
o maracas. (In Mexico we have all kinds of stores. Arts and
crafts shops, clothes, greengrocers, tortilla sellers, jewelry
shops. There are also many markets. They are part of Mexican
daily life. They are always crowded. They are very popular
because they sell everything: handcrafts, jewelry, clothes,
fruits, toys, leather goods. Some of the most famous markets in
Mexico City are: La Ciudadela, where they sell mostly
handcrafts; San Juan, where you can find very fresh fish; and La
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1
Quiero comprar un regalo para mi sobrina de siete aos. Le
gustan los disfraces. (I want to buy a present for my 7-year-old
niece. She likes fancy dresses.)
2
Me gusta la msica. Quiero aprender a tocar un instrumento
musical. (I like music. I want to learn to play an instrument.)
3
Quiero comprar un regalo para mi hijo de dieciocho aos. No
tiene coche y le gusta mucho andar en bicicleta. (I want to
buy a present for my 18-year-old son. He doesnt have a car
and loves to ride his bike.)
4
Me gusta hacer fotos. La fotografa es mi gran hobby. (I like to
take pictures. Photography is my big hobby.)
5
Estas vacaciones voy a ir a esquiar por primera vez. Me gustan
mucho los deportes de invierno. (On my upcoming vacation
Ill go skiing for the first time. I like winter sports very much.)
Listen to the ads about some special offers at the

supermarket. What are the prices?
Esta semana del diez al quince de Enero ofertas especiales:
(This week from January 10 to January 15 we have some
specials:)
Queso La Vaca a cientos treinta y nueve pesos (La Vaca
cheese for 139 pesos)
Magdalenas Roscal a doscientos veinticinco (Magdalenas
Roscal for 225)
Leche El Valle a ciento treinta y nueve pesos (El Valle milk for
139 pesos)
Yogurt natural, cuatro unidades a doscientos pesos (Natural
yogurt, four in a pack, for 200 pesos)
Huevos super extra a trescientos cuarenta y cinco pesos la
docena (Extra large eggs, one dozen for 345 pesos)
Paales Nenito: treinta unidades para nios y nias a
ochocientos noventa y nueve pesos (Diapers Nenito: a pack of
30 for boys and girls for 899 pesos.)
And this is the end of the Extra section. Now you

can start Unit 6.
Unit 6, Captulo seis

De viaje (Travel)
In this unit you will learn how to get information
about train and bus schedules, how to buy and
reserve tickets and how to rent an automobile.
tengo que
Listen and repeat:

Qu autobs tengo que tomar?
and the man replied:

Tiene que...
Un billete, por favor.

(A ticket, please.)
You have to...
In this section we will talk about ways to get around

the city.
Did you notice how Pedro asked where the bus stop
is? Listen and repeat:

Escuche el dilogo en la calle y en el autobs. (Listen to the
dialog on the street and on the bus.)
See how much you can understand and answer the

questions in the book.
En la calle (On the street)
PEDRO: Por favor, dnde est la Plaza Mayor? (Where is
Plaza Mayor, please?)
MAN: Pues, tiene que ir por esta calle, todo derecho, y
despus tomar la avenida de Las Amricas. (You
have to go straight ahead on this street and then
take Avenue of the Americas.)
PEDRO: Puedo ir a pie? (Can I walk there?)
MAN: Pues est muy lejos, tiene que tomar el autobs.
(Its very far from here; you have to take the bus.)
PEDRO: Qu autobs tengo que tomar? (What bus do I
have to take?)
MAN: Tiene que tomar el nmero treinta. (You have to
take the number 30.)
PEDRO: Sabe usted dnde est la parada? (Do you know
where the bus stop is?)
MAN: Est all, a la derecha. (Its over there, on the righthand side.)
PEDRO: Muchas gracias. (Thank you.)
En el autobs (On the bus)
PEDRO: Por favor, este autobs va a la Plaza Mayor?
(Does this bus go to Plaza Mayor?)
BUS DRIVER: S, seor. (Yes.)
PEDRO: Deme un billete, por favor. (Give me a ticket,
please.)
BUS DRIVER: Aqu tiene. (Here you are.)
PEDRO: Puede avisarme cundo tengo que bajar, por
favor? (Could you let me know when I have to get
off please?)
BUS DRIVER: S, claro, no se preocupe! (Sure, dont worry!)
Did you understand? Pedro asks What bus do I

have to take?
Qu autobs tengo que tomar?
Did you notice that to say Do I have to... he used:
Tiene que tomar el autobs nmero treinta.
Sabe usted dnde est la parada?
You are going to listen to three dialogs. The first time

you listen to them, decide where each one takes
place and write the number of the dialog under the
illustration of that place.
1
Puede decirme qu lnea me lleva a la estacin de Bellas
Artes? (One ticket please. Can you tell me what line takes me
to the Bellas Artes station?)
S, tome la lnea verde en direccin sur. (Yes, take the green
line south.)
Hay que cambiar de lnea? (Do I need to transfer?)
S, en la estacin Hidalgo, que est a tres estaciones de aqu.
(Yes, at the Hidalgo station, which is three stops from here.)
Y despus? (And then?)
Despus tiene que tomar la lnea azul en direccin Plaza
Independencia. (Then you have to take the blue line to Plaza
Independencia.)
Muchas gracias. Por favor, puede darme un mapa del metro?
(Thank you. Could you give me a subway map, please?)
S, aqu tiene. (Yes, here you are.)
2
Est libre? (Are you free?)
S seor. (Yes.)
Puede llevarme a la avenida de Los Insurgentes por favor?
(Can you take me to Insurgentes Avenue, please?)
Es una avenida muy larga. A qu nmero va? (Thats a very
long avenue. What number are you going to?)
Al doscientos veinticinco. Sabe usted dnde est? (Number
225. Do you know where it is?)
S, est muy cerca. (Yes, its very near.)
Cunto le debo? (How much do I owe you?)
Son veinte pesos. (Its 20 pesos.)
Tenga. Me da un recibo por favor? (Here you are. Could you
give me a receipt, please?)
S, un momento, aqu tiene. (Yes, just a moment; here you are.)
3
Cunto vale un abono por favor? (How much does a travel
card cost?)
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Diez pesos. (10 pesos.)

Para cuntos viajes sirve? (For how many trips is it valid?)
Para diez viajes. (For 10 trips.)
Y puedo viajar a todas partes? (And can I travel everywhere?)
S, puede viajar por toda la ciudad. (Yes, you can travel all
around town.)
Bueno. Pues deme un abono, por favor. (OK. Then give me a
travel card, please.)
S, claro. Pero es una avenida muy larga, a qu nmero va?

(Sure. But thats a very long avenue. What number are you
going to?)
Tell him number 175. Ask if he knows where that is.

S, est al final de la avenida. (Yes, it is at the end of the
avenue.)
Ask how much you owe him.
Replay the conversations until youre sure you know

what is happening and where each conversation
takes place. The first conversation took place in a
subway station, the second in a taxi, and the third on
a bus. Did you notice how each person asks if he or
she will be able to do or get something?
Son seiscientos cincuenta pesos. (Its 650 pesos.)
Puedo...
Ask how much an abono bus ticket costs.

Ask how many trips it can be used for.
Ask if you can travel anywhere with it.
Buy one.
means May I? Listen and repeat:

Puedo viajar a todas partes?
Or did you notice how they ask if others can do

something?
Puede...?
Can you...?
Puede decirme qu lnea es?
Say Here you are. Ask if you can have a receipt.

Your turn. What would you say in the following
situations?
1
Ask someone where plaza Garca is.

Ask if it possible for you to get there by walking.
Ask if it is necessary to take the bus.
Ask where the bus stop is.
Did you notice a new way to say must or have to? In

these dialogs you heard someone use the expression:
En la estacin de tren
(At the train station)
Hay que....
In this section we will talk about making train

reservations.
...a more general expression that means It is

necessary or Is it necessary? Listen and repeat:
Hay que...
Hay que cambiar de lnea?
Is it necessary to change lines?

S, hay que cambiar en la estacin Hidalgo.
When the man entered the taxi he said:

Puede llevarme a...?
Can you take me to... Listen and repeat:

Puede llevarme a...?
Puede llevarme a la avenida de los Insurgentes, por favor?
If you plan to use the bus to get around you will

probably want to buy an abono, a ticket that can be
used more then once. Be sure you know how many
trips or how long you can use it for. Listen and repeat:
Para cuntos viajes sirve?
Use the prompts to play the part of the customer in

a taxi:
Ask if he is free.
S.
Ask if he can take you to Valencia Avenue.

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Listen to this dialog. Try to find out how many trains

there are to Valladolid and at what time they leave.
Find out what kind of ticket the customer buys. Then
look at the ticket in your book and note the details
that do not match what you heard.
CUSTOMER: Por favor, a qu hora hay trenes para Valladolid
maana? (At what time are the trains to Valladolid
tomorrow?)
CLERK: Hay un Intercity que sale a las once de la maana,
un tren-tranva a las dos de la tarde y el Talgo sale
a las cuatro. (There is an Intercity that leaves at 11
am, a tranva train at 2 pm, and the Talgo at 4.)
CUSTOMER: Cul es el ms rpido? (Which one is the fastest?)
CLERK: El Talgo es ms rpido que el tranva o el Intercity.
(The Talgo is faster than the tranva train.)
CUSTOMER: Por qu? (Why?)
CLERK: El Talgo solo para en dos estaciones antes de llegar
a Valladolid. (The Talgo stops at only two stations
before it arrives at Valladolid.)
CUSTOMER: Y el tren-tranva? (And the tranva train?)
CLERK: El tranva para en todas las estaciones. (The tranva
train stops in every station.)
CUSTOMER: Es ms barato el tranva? (Is the tranva train
cheaper?)
CLERK: Pues, claro. (Of course.)

CUSTOMER: Cunto tiempo tarda el Talgo? (How long does it
take with the Talgo?)
CLERK: El Talgo tarda dos horas y media. (It takes two and
a half hours.)
CUSTOMER: A qu hora llega a Valladolid? (At what time does
it arrive at Valladolid?)
CLERK: Llega a Valladolid a las seis y media. (It arrives at
Valladolid at 6:30.)
CUSTOMER: Bien, deme un billete de ida y vuelta para el Talgo
de las cuatro, por favor. (OK, give me a round trip
ticket for the Talgo at 4 oclock, please.)
CLERK: Quiere reservar un asiento? (Do you want to
reserve a seat?)
CUSTOMER: S, claro. (Yes, sure.)
CLERK: Qu clase quiere? (What class do you want?)
CUSTOMER: Quiero segunda clase. (I want second class.)
CLERK: Fumador o no fumador? (Smoking or non
smoking?)
CUSTOMER: No fumador. (Non smoking.)
CLERK: Cundo quiere volver? (When do you want to
return?)
CUSTOMER: El domingo por la tarde. Hay un Talgo? (Sunday
afternoon. Is there a Talgo?)
CLERK: Pues, el Talgo sale de Valladolid el domingo a las
dos de la tarde. (The Talgo leaves Valladolid at 2
pm on Sunday.)
There are three trains to Valladolid tomorrow: the

Intercity, at 11 am, the tranva, at 2 in the afternoon,
and the Talgo at 4. The Talgo is faster then the
tranva. The woman wants to know how long the
Talgo takes to get there.
Cunto tiempo tarda?
Did you understand what kind of ticket she wants? A

return ticket:
Un billete de ida y vuelta por favor.
Deme un billete de ida y vuelta por favor.
What if she only wanted a one-way ticket? She

would ask for:
Un billete de ida.
Deme un billete de ida por favor.
What kind of seat did she want?

Quiero segunda clase (I want second class)
in the non-smoking section?

no fumador
This is how they said the train will arrive or the

train is arriving:
El tren llega...
El tren llega a las dos.
El tren sale...
El tren sale a las cuatro.
Listen to these dialogs. Try to figure out where they

take place and when: before, during, or after a trip.
1
Por favor, de qu va sale el tren para Valladolid? (From which
platform does the train to Valladolid leave, please?)
Sale de la va cuatro. (It leaves from platform four.)
Lleva retraso? (Is the train delayed?)
S, pero slo diez minutos. (Yes, but only by 10 minutes.)
Vale, muchas gracias. (OK, thank you.)
2
Por favor, la facturacin para el vuelo de Londres? (Wheres
the check-in desk for the flight to London?)
Est en el mostrador nmero tres. (Its at counter number 3.)
Buenos das. Para Londres? (Good morning. To London?)
S, tiene los billetes por favor? (Yes. Do you have your tickets,
please?)
Aqu. (Here.)
Y su pasaporte? (And your passport?)
S, tenga. (Here you are.)
Gracias. El embarque es a la una menos cinco, por la puerta
nmero trece. (Thank you. Boarding is at five minutes to one
at gate 13.)
3
Por favor, dnde est el coche-restaurante? (Where is the
dining car, please?)
Siga usted tres coches ms, y all est. (Walk three cars down
and its there.)
Se puede comer ahora? (Can I eat now?)
No, no abre hasta las cinco. (No, it doesnt open until 5
oclock.)
4
Por favor, hay trenes para ir a Villanueva? (Are there trains to
Villanueva please?)
No, no hay trenes, pero puede ir usted en autobs. (No, there
are no trains, but you can go by bus.)
Cundo salen? (When do they leave?)
Hay autobuses de lnea todos los das a las tres de la tarde.
(There are buses every day at 3 pm.)
Es necesario reservar un asiento? (Is it necessary to reserve a
seat?)
No, el autobs nunca va lleno. (No, the bus is never full.)
Puedo sacar el billete ahora? (Can I buy the ticket now?)
No, no es necesario. Puede sacar el billete en el autobs. (No,
its not necessary. You can buy your ticket on the bus.)
and this is how to say the train will leave:
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The first dialog takes place at a railroad station before

the train leaves. The passenger asks from which
platform:
Intercity procedente de Barcelona tiene prevista su llegada a las

once cuarenta y cinco por va seis. (Intercity train from
Barcelona is due to arrive at 11:45 on platform 6.)
va
Cancelado el tranva de las cinco con destino a Villanueva.

(The 5 oclock train tranva to Villanueva is canceled.)
the train will leave. Listen and repeat:

De qu va sale el tren?
He also wants to know if the train is being delayed.
Your turn. You like to travel a lot. What do you say in

the following situations?
1
Lleva retraso?
The second dialog takes place in an airport before the

flight. A passenger wants to find the check-in desk:
la facturacin
You want to travel to Toledo this afternoon.

Ask if there is a train.
Ask at what time it leaves.
Ask what time the train arrives in Toledo.
2
for the flight to London.

La facturacin para el vuelo de Londres?
Then the clerk tells him boarding is at five minutes to

one at gate 13.
El embarque es a la una menos cinco, por la puerta nmero
trece.
The third dialog takes place in a train during the trip.

A passenger asks where the restaurant car is.
Dnde est el coche restaurante?
In the fourth dialog a woman in a train station asks

if there are any trains to the town of Villanueva.
Listen and repeat:
Hay trenes para ir a Villanueva?
She asks if she has to reserve a seat.
You want to know how many trains there are to

Segovia on Sunday.
Ask what kinds of trains they are.
Ask for the times the trains leave.
3
Say that you want to reserve a round-trip ticket to

Barcelona.
Say on what day and at what time you want to go
and to return.
Ask the price of a second-class ticket in a nonsmoking car.
Alquiler de coches
(Renting a car)
In this section we will talk about renting a car.
Es necesario reservar un asiento?
She also wants to know if she can get the ticket now.
Seor Ruiz is renting a car. What kind of car does he

rent and for how long? And what documents does
the employee ask for? What question does seor Ruiz
ask at the end?
Puedo sacar el billete ahora?
Yes, but it isnt necessary. She can buy the ticket on

the bus.
Puede sacar el billete en el autobs.
Listen to these announcements and see how much

information you can get about arrivals and departures.
Tren Talgo procedente de Madrid con destino a Barcelona en
va dos, sale a las dieciocho horas y veinte minutos. (Train
Talgo from Madrid to Barcelona leaves at 6:20 pm from
platform 2.)
Tren rpido procedente de Madrid que tiene prevista su llegada
a esta estacin por va tres a las once cuarenta y cinco de la
maana, llega con media hora de retraso. (The express train
from Madrid, which is due to arrive at this station on platform
3 at 11:45 am, will be delayed by half an hour.)
Tren tranva procedente de Madrid llega en esta estacin a las
diez y cuarto por va cinco. (Tranva train from Madrid will
arrive at this station at a quarter past ten on platform 5.)
36VECSpanish
MR. RUIZ: Buenos das, quiero alquilar un coche. (Good

morning. I want to rent a car.)
CLERK: S, qu tipo de coche quiere? (Yes, what kind of
car do you want?)
MR. RUIZ: Uno pequeo. (A small one.)
CLERK: Mire, tenemos este Seat de tres puertas, un Renault
de tres puertas y uno de cinco puertas. (We have
this Seat with three doors, a Renault with three
doors, and another one with five doors.)
MR. RUIZ: Tiene que ser de cinco puertas. Cunto cuesta el
Renault? (It must have five doors. How much does
the Renault cost?)
CLERK: Cuarenta y tres euros por da. (43 a day.)
MR. RUIZ: Vale, pues el Renault de cinco puertas. (OK, then
the Renault with five doors.)
CLERK: Para cuntos das lo quiere? (For how many days
do you want it?)
MR. RUIZ: Para tres das. (For three days.)
CLERK: Puede darme su carnet de conducir y su

pasaporte, por favor? (Could you give me your
drivers license and passport please?)
MR. RUIZ: Hay que echar gasolina? (Is it necessary to fill the
gas tank?)
CLERK: Ahora no: el depsito est lleno pero hay que
devolver el coche con el depsito lleno. (Not now;
the tank is full but you have to return the car with
a full tank.)
MR. RUIZ: Bien, gracias. (OK, thank you.)
Did you understand most of that? Yes! Seor Ruiz

wants a small, five-door Renault for three days.
Listen and repeat:
Quiero alquilar un coche.
The employee asks what type of car he wants.
CUSTOMER: Quiero un coche grande, de cinco puertas. (I want

a big car, with five doors.)
CLERK: Tenemos este Citron, es muy grande. Le gusta?
(We have this Citron, its very big. Do you like it?)
CUSTOMER: S, cunto cuesta? (Yes, how much does it cost?)
CLERK: Cincuenta y cinco euros por da. (55 a day.)
CUSTOMER: Est incluida la gasolina en el precio? (Is gas
included?)
CLERK: No, la gasolina no est incluida en el precio. Usted
tiene que devolver el coche con el depsito lleno.
(No, gas is not included. You have to return the car
with a full tank.)
CUSTOMER: Bien, quiero el Citron. (OK; I want the Citron.)
The first person wanted a three-door Seat

Un Seat de tres puertas.
and the second person chose a big five-door Citron.
Qu tipo de coche?
Seor Ruiz answers:

uno pequeo
A small one. The employee offers a choice of cars

with three and five doors.
Seor Ruiz says:
Un Citron grande, de cinco puertas.
The first person also asked if she could return the car
at the airport.
Puedo devolver el coche en el aeropuerto?
The clerk responds:
Tiene que ser de cinco.
S, claro.
And then he asks how much it costs:
Yes, of course! The second person wanted to know if

the gas was included in the price.
Cunto cuesta el Renault?
Est incluida la gasolina en el precio?
and she responds:

Cuarenta y tres euros por da.
The employee asks for his drivers license and his

passport.
Unfortunately,
La gasolina no est incluida en el precio.
Su carnet de conducir y su pasaporte.
Seor Ruiz then asks if he must put gas in the car.

Listen and repeat:
Listen to the dialog and use the prompts to play the

part of the customer. Say that you would like a big,
five-door car.
Hay que echar gasolina?
Tenemos este Citron, es muy grande. Le gusta?
But it is not necessary because the tank is full.
Say yes and ask how much it is.
El depsito est lleno.
Cincuenta y cinco euros por da.
Ask if gas is included.
Listen to these people renting cars. Which one do

they choose?
CUSTOMER: Por favor quiero alquilar un Seat de tres puertas
para tres das. Cunto cuesta? (I would like to rent
a Seat with three doors for three days, please. How
much does it cost?)
CLERK: Treinta y cinco euros por da. (35 a day.)
CUSTOMER: Puedo devolver el coche en el aeropuerto? (Can I
return the car at the airport?)
CLERK: S, claro. (Yes, of course.)
No, la gasolina no est incluida. Tiene que devolver el

depsito lleno.
Say that its ok, and that you would like the Citron.
Ask if it has any gas in it now.
S, el depsito est lleno.
Ask if you can take the car back to the airport.

S, claro.
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Pronunciation
Listen to these three conversations at a gas station.

Can you understand what kind of gas each person
wants? How much it costs? What else do they want?
In Spanish the double LL, the ll is pronounced as

one consonant. The pronunciation, however, varies in
different parts of Spain and Latin America. It also
varies from person to person and individuals may
pronounce it differently in different situations.
Traditionally it is pronounced
1
Dnde est la gasolina sin plomo, por favor? (Where is
unleaded gas, please?)
All, un momento. (Over there, just a moment.)
Pngame sesenta euros. Puede darme un recibo? (60. Could
you give me a receipt?)
S, puedo. Un momento. (Yes, just a moment.)
ll
as in:
billete
2
Lleno, por favor. (Fill it up, please.)
Sper? (Premium?)
S, y puede tambin comprobar el aceite? (Yes. And could you
also check the oil?)
Vale. Son sesenta euros. (OK. Its 60.)
but it is more commonly pronounced like a Y as in:
3
Gasleo? (Diesel?)
S. Pngame noventa euros. (Yes, for 90.)
Ah,... Son noventa y dos. (Oh,... Its 92.)
Vale, est bien. Puede limpiar el parabrisas? (Its OK. Could
you clean the windshield?)
Did you understand the first person? He wants

unleaded gas.
and
lleno
Therefore the pronunciation of:

LL
and
is essentially the same.
In some Latin American countries, notably
Argentina, the pronunciation of:
LL
Gasolina sin plomo.
The second one asked for sper:
is the same and it is strong, for example:

All est la llave. (The key is over there.)
Sper
which means high octane, and the third one wants:

gasleo
which is diesel fuel. One way to say how much gas

you want is by saying how much money you want
to spend.
Pngame noventa euros.
Another way is to ask for a full tank.

Lleno por favor.
All three asked for some sort of extra service: could

you give me a receipt?
Notice how the ll is pronounced in these dialogs:

Un billete para Valladolid por favor. Tengo que reservar un
asiento? (A ticket to Valladolid, please. Do I need to reserve a
seat?)
No, el tren no va lleno. (No, the train is not full.)
Hay un taller aqu? (Is there a garage around here?)
No, pero hay un taller al final de la calle. (No, but there is a
garage at the end of the street.)
Por all? (That way?)
S, s, por all. (Yes, that way.)
This is the end of Unit 6. And now, lets have some

extra practice!
Puede darme el recibo?
Could you check the oil?

Puede comprobar el aceite?
Could you clean the windshield?

Puede limpiar el parabrisas?
38VECSpanish
Extra, Unit 6
Listen to the description about traffic in Mexico City.

El Distrito Federal es muy grande: tiene ms de veinte
millones de habitantes. Hay muchos autobuses y el metro es
muy eficiente. Pero an as necesitas ms de una hora para
viajar de un lugar a otro. Por eso la gente que puede, se
compra un coche para llegar ms rpido al trabajo o a la
escuela. El trfico es muy pesado y hay mucha
contaminacin. En los ltimos aos las autoridades han
establecido un sistema muy sencillo para resolver el problema
de la contaminacin del aire. Cada coche recibe una
calcomana de color, as los coches no pueden circular entre
las seis de la maana y las diez de la noche segn el color de
calcomana que tengan: amarilla para los lunes, rosa para los
martes, roja para los mircoles, verde para los jueves y azul
para los viernes. Los sbados y domingos pueden circular
todos. (The Federal District is very large; it has more than 20
millions residents. There are many buses and the subway is
very efficient. However, one needs more than one hour to
travel from one point to another. Thats why those who can
afford it buy a car to get to work or school faster. Traffic is
very heavy and there is a lot of pollution. In recent years the
authorities have established a very simple system to resolve
the problem of air pollution. Every car gets a transfer in a
certain color; in this way cars are not allowed to be driven
from 6 am to 10 pm according to their color: yellow for
Mondays, pink for Tuesdays, red for Wednesdays, green for
Thursdays, and blue for Fridays. Saturdays and Sundays all
cars are allowed to be driven.)
Juan has problems with his car. Listen to the dialog:

JUAN: Hola, buenos das. Mi coche no funciona. (Good
morning. My car doesnt work.)
MECHANIC: Puede traer el coche maana? (Could you bring in
your car tomorrow?)
JUAN: Pues maana no es posible. Adems es muy

urgente: necesito el coche esta noche. (Tomorrow
is not possible. And its very urgent; I need the car
tonight.)
MECHANIC: A ver...bueno, puede dejarlo. Puede pasar a
recogerlo esta tarde a las cuatro. (Lets see...well,
you can leave it here. You can come back and pick
it up at 4.)
JUAN: Vale, gracias. Hasta luego. (Thats fine. Thank you.
See you later.)
Two people are having problems with their car. They

call the service station. Listen to the two telephone
conversations:
MAN 1: Dgame? (Hello?)
MAN 2: He tenido un pinchazo y no tengo rueda de
repuesto. Estoy en la carretera de Valencia en el
kilmetro cuarenta y tres. (Ive got a flat tire and I
dont have a spare. Im on the road to Valencia at
kilometer 43.)
MAN 1: Qu coche es? (What kind of car is it?)
MAN 2: Es un Citron de color gris, matrcula M298179TZ.
(Its a gray Citron, registration number
M298179TZ.)
MAN 1: Dgame? (Hello?)
WOMAN: He tenido un accidente en la autopista de Madrid
en el kilmetro ochenta. Yo estoy bien pero el
coche est muy mal. (I had an accident on the
Madrid highway, at kilometer 80. Im OK but the
car is in bad shape.)
MAN 1: Qu coche es? (What kind of car is it?)
WOMAN: Es un Renault de color rojo, matrcula B674384GS.
(Its a red Renault, registration number
B674384GS.)
MAN 1: Vale, en seguida va la gra. (OK, the tow truck is
on its way.)
This is the end of Extra for Unit 6.

Adis y buen viaje! (Good-bye and have a nice trip!)
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Berlitz New Basic Spanish

Soy el seor Martn.

Did you hear the receptionist say:

Unit 1, Captulo Uno

This unit is about introducing yourself and others,

And seor Martn answered:

Did you guess that it means Where are you from?

Listen and repeat

In this section youre going to learn to greet people

Then the receptionist asked for his address:

And seor Martn answered:

Listen as seor Martn registers at an international

and added the number of his house:

Did you guess it? Yes, it means number 6.

And here is another way to tell people your name:

This is one way to ask where someone is from:

It means Are you from...?

This is how to ask for someones address:

You can answer with the name of your street and

Did you follow that? How did the receptionist greet

Calle Suarez nmero tres.

Buenos das, seor! (Good morning, sir!)

Page 4, Actividad dos (Activity 2)

Did you understand what the receptionist asked him

Listen to these people register. Then read and

Su apellido, por favor?

Your family name, please?

And did you notice how seor Martn introduced

Page 5, Actividad cinco (Activity 5)

Here are the numbers from 0 to 10:

Page 5, Actividad seis (Activity 6)

Listen to seor Martn, seora Garca and seor

Seor and seora Prez are on vacation with their

To introduce himself seor Prez said

Now introduce yourself.

Seor Rodrguez answers:

Pleased to meet you! Listen and repeat:

In this section you are going to learn to introduce

Page 7, Actividad uno (Activity 1)

Seor Prez then introduced his family. He did this

Listen and repeat:

Listen to these names of nationalities and make up

And then he said:

inglesa (English, female)

This is my son. Repeat:

Page 8, Actividad dos (Activity 2)

When he introduces his son seor Prez uses the

There are other ways to say pleased to meet you in

Seor Marcos introduces you to several people. Greet

You can also say:

ste es el seor Martnez. (This is Mr. Martnez.)

Now its your turn to introduce these people.

El seor Martnez (Mr. Martnez)

But her son uses the masculine form:

When seor Rodrguez speaks to Pedro he uses a less

Page 9, Actividad cuatro (Activity 4)

Two young people meet. Because they are very

To say where he and his son are from seor Prez