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MICHEL THOMAS SPANISH (BASIC) COURSE, 8 CDs
TRANSCRIPT
This is an approximate transcript of the course, since Michel often changed his mind in
the middle of a sentence to be translated, or adapted his sentences for the students. The
booklet that accompanied Michel's courses was wholly inadequate, so I have written thistranscript. I have found it useful, so maybe other people will, too.
Naturally, it would be foolish to try to learn the language using this transcript, withoutbuying the recordings.
Note that English is my native language, so I don't guarantee that there are no mistakes.
Tracks and track times in the recording are shown in brackets.
Version 2, Aug 11th 2006
Transcribed by JK
CD 1 (68.43)
(1) 6.34(2) 7.43
(-ible words stay the same in Spanish, but the pronunciation changes a little: the last but
one syllable is stressed)possible
(-able words stay the same in Spanish)
probable
acceptableit is
it is possibleit is probableit is terrible
it is acceptable
for mefor you
for you
it is for me
it is notit is not for you
it is for me
it is not for you, it is for meit is not possible for me
it is possible for you
it is acceptable for me(3) 6.25
(to ask a question in Spanish, you just use inflection)
it is acceptable for you
is it acceptable for you?
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isn't it acceptable for you?
why
(porque also means "because")why isn't it acceptable for you?
(in the above sentence, inflection is not necessary because there is a question word; but
you can still use it)like that, that way
it is like that
it is not like thatit is not possible that way
it is not acceptable for me that way
why isn't it acceptable for you that way?
I'm sorryI
(in Spanish, "I" is understood)
(lo siento literally means "I feel it")
butI'm sorry, but...
I'm sorry, but it is not acceptable for me that wayI'm sorry, but it is not possible that way
(4) 3.44
(English words ending -ent or -ant, end-ente or-ante in Spanish)different
important
it is important for me
it is not different that waygood
very
it is very goodit is not very good
it is not very different that way
but it is very important for me(in Spanish, there is never more than one stress on any given word. In general, if the
word ends with a vowel, the stress will be on the penultimate syllable)
important
restaurant(5) 5.12
I have
(the -o in tengo expresses "I".yo tengo would mean "I have" with the "I" emphasised)I don't have
I'm sorry
I haveI have it
I don't have it
I want
I want it
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I don't want it that way
I need
I need itI don't need it
now
hourI want it
but I don't need it now
I want it but I don't need it now(6) 6.22
constant
evident
urgentit is very urgent
I need it now, it is very urgent
I have
I have itI don't have it
you haveyou have (emphasise "you")
what
what do you have?what do you have for me now?
I have
I have it
I don't have ityou have
what do you have?
I have ityou have
you have it
do you have it?you don't have it
don't you have it?
don't you have it for me now?
why don't you have it for me now, because I need it now(7) 4.13
I want
I want itI want it now
I don't want it
I wantyou want
I want
you want
what do you want?
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I want it
I don't want it
you wantyou want it
do you want it?
why don't you want it that way?to know
I want to know
I don't want to knowI want to know why you don't have it for me now
(8) 7.50
I can
you canto do, to make
to do like that
what do you want to do now?
(when there is a consonant at the end of the word, the stress will be on the final syllable)to do, to make
to eatsomething
I want something
I have something for youI want to eat
I want to eat something now
I have
I am hungry (lit. I have hunger)man
I want to eat something now because I am hungry
what do you want to eat?I am hungry
you are hungry
are you hungry?are you hungry? do you want to eat something now?
why don't you want to eat?
(9) 3.05
(English words ending -ary, end-ario in Spanish)necessary
it is not necessary for me now because I don't need it
andI'm sorry, but I don't have it and I don't want it because I don't need it now
contrary
on the contraryvocabulary
(10) 8.53
(in Spanish, b andv a the same sound)
to see ver
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(lo is hooked onto the end of the "full verb")
to see it
I want to see itI don't want to see it
I want
I want itI want to see it
I don't want to see it
do you want to see it?why don't you want to see it?
I can
you can
I cannot see it(whenever you have two or three consecutive verbs, the second and third verbs are in the
full form of the verb, i.e. infinitive)
can you see it?
what can you see?why can't you see it?
to do, to maketo see
to see it
to do, to maketo do it
I don't want to do it that way
because I cannot do it
why can't you do it that way?I want to know why you can't do it that way
(11) 4.29
(words in English ending -ance or -ence, end-ancia or-encia in Spanish)difference
importance
influencepreference
the difference
a difference
what difference?the preference
a preference
what preference?do you have a preference?
what preference do you have?
for what restaurant do you have a preference?tonight
(esta noche literally means "this night")
it is for tonight
for what restaurant do you have a preference tonight?
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(12) 4.13
where
where do you want to eat?the dinner
to dine
where do you want to have dinner tonight?do you have a preference?
what preference do you have?
for what restaurant do you have a preference tonight?(words ending -ion in English, end-in in Spanish)
opinion
(words ending -tion in English, end-cin in Spanish)
conditionposition
reservation
the reservation
a reservationdo you have a reservation for me for tonight?
(end of recording)
CD 2 (57.46)
(1) 4.23
condition
the condition
a conditionwhat condition
reservation
the reservationa reservation
what reservation
ofdo you have the confirmation of the reservation for me for tonight?
what kind
what type of reservation do you have for me tonight?
what kind of reservation do you want?(2) 6.22
(there are close to 1200 words that end -ion, that are similar in both English and
Spanish. There are just a few exceptions)translation
I need a translation
can you make a translation for me?(puede "can you?" - a question with inflection - is also used for "will you please?" - a
polite suggestion without inflection)
will you make a translation for me?
please
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can you make a translation for me?
to do, to make
to do itwill you please do it for me?
today
can you do it for me today?will you make a translation for me?
please
explanationto give
will you give an explanation?
can you give an explanation?
(3) 8.16(verbs derived from nouns, which are similar in both English and Spanish, add-arin
Spanish)
formation
to formto conform
to confirm(in English, the "to" form of the verb, i.e. the infinitive, is expressed in Spanish by an
ending-ar, -er, -ir. Since all these words end with -r, you must hit the ending)
to speakto eat
to come
to leave
exit(the "nose" rule: if a word ends with a vowel or with the letters n or s, the stress is
on the penultimate symbol. Otherwise, it is on the last syllable. If there is an exception
to this rule, there is an accent over the stressed syllable, for example, all words ending-in)
Merida
Mexicoreservation
situation
impression
what impression do you have of the situation?like that, that way
(4) 5.07
herewill you make a reservation for me?
why can't you make a reservation for me?
why can't you do it?to know
to see
I want to know it
I want to see it
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to see you
to see them
to see them (only females)I want to see them
I want to see them (only females)
I want to see itI want to see you
to see me
(two types of "me")for me
(5) 5.37
to understand
to understand itto understand you
to understand them
to understand them (only females)
to understand mecan you understand me?
why can't you understand me?to say, to tell
to tell it
to tell youto tell me
can you tell me?
why can't you tell me now?
I want to know itto buy
I want to buy something here
what do you want to buy here?why don't you want to buy it?
(6) 7.27
expensiveit is very expensive
I have
you have
do you have it?why don't you have it for me?
to have
I want to have it because I need itI have
you have
to haveI have to, I must
I have to do it
to leave
I have to leave
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soon
I have to leave soon
you haveyou have to
you have to do it
whenwhen do you have to do it?
to say, to tell
to tell itto tell you
to tell me
will you tell me
can you tell me?will you tell me why you cannot do it that way
(7) 4.09
(words ending in -icalin English, end-ico in Spanish)
politicaleconomical
philosophicallogical
it is not logical but it is very practical that way
("the political situation" in Spanish is "the situation political", and in this case
"political" ends with -a, because la situacin is a female word)the political situation
the economical situation
the political and economical situationin Spain
in Mexico
in Argentinawhat impression do you have of the political and economical situation in Spain now?
(8) 5.22
how muchwhen
will you tell me how much it is
because I need it
and I want to have itand I want to buy it
if
if it is not very expensiveI am
I am busy
I am busy (female speaking)tired
I am tired
I am tired (female speaking)
house
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at what time
at what time can you call me?
I'm going to call youyou are going
you are going to
at what time are you going to call me?at what time are you going to be here tonight?
where are you going to be later?
at what time are you going to be here?(2) 5.18
(with all verbs, the "you" form also applies to "he", "she" and "it")
he is going to, she is going to, it is going to
you are going to do ithe is going to do it
she is going to do it
(in conversation, the context makes it clear who is being talked about, but you can add a
pronoun as a clarifier)where is he?
where are you?where is she?
he is going to be here soon
she is going to be here soonwhat do you want?
what does he want?
what does she want?
what do you have?what does he have?
what does she have?
what do you have?(3) 5.35
ready
I am readyI am ready (female)
are you ready? (female)
are you ready?
at what time are you going to be ready?at what time is it going to be ready?
I want to know at what time it is going to be ready because I need it and I have to have it
today if it is possibleI want
I want it
I need itwill you tell me when it is going to be ready
(4) 3.46
all, everything
everything is going to be ready for you today
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nothing
tomorrow
nothing is going to be ready for you today but everything is going to be ready tomorrowI am ready
he is ready
she is readyeverything is ready
(5) 6.12
it is possibleit is very important
it is necessary
(in Spanish there are two verbs for "to be", estarandser. estarmeans "a state of being"
and it expresses "to be" as how one is, where one is. serexpresses the characteristic ofwho one is and what one is)
I am
you are, he is, she is, it is
how are you?how is he?
how is she?where are you?
where is he?
where is she?where is it?
I know
I don't know
I don't know where it isI know it
I don't know it
I knowI don't know
I don't know where it is
(6) 7.06how is Pablo today?
sick
Pablo is sick today
Pablo is a sick personto arrive
drunk
Pablo is drunkPablo is a drunkard
dressed
well-dressedPablo is well-dressed today
Pablo is a good dresser
I am a professor
I am ready
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clever
I am clever
he is clevershe is clever
she is ready
(7) 4.45to speak
to buy
to taketo form
to conform
to confirm
will you confirm the reservation for meto prepare
will you prepare the dinner for me
will you accept the condition
much, very muchmany thanks
I want very much to accept the condition but I'm sorry, I cannot accept it because it is notacceptable for me that way
(8) 7.07
(new definition of "noun", "adjective", "verb")to speak
to buy
to understand
to eatto do, to make
to say, to tell
to prepareto accept
(9) 5.58
to comewith me
(the -go ending is only used with "me")
with you
with himwith her
with me
will you speak Spanish with mecan you come with me?
(after the verbs of coming and going, a following verb is preceded by a to, for examplevoy a...)to come
can you come and see it with me tonight?
(10) 6.12
to go
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I'm going
I want to go and see it with you
I must go and see itI must speak with you
I'm sorry but I cannot see you today because I am going to be very busy
to buyI must buy it
but I cannot buy it because it is very expensive
(end of recording)
CD 4 (61.37)
(1) 3.17where is it? donde est?
how much is it? cuando es?
where are you?
to find encontrarI cannot find it
I don't know where it iscan you/will you tell me where it is because I cannot find it
(2) 9.44
(with the present tense, there is always a stress on the penultimate syllable. That stress is
a signal to Spanish ears that you are in the present tense - there are just a few exceptions,e.g. est)
to speak
I speakto buy
I buy, I am buying
I buy it, I am buying itI'm not buying it
to sell
I am selling itI'm not selling it
to understand comprender
I understand
I understand it very wellI don't understand it very well
to understand
I understandI understand it
I don't understand it
I don't understand youI understand
you understand
you understand it
do you understand it?
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what are you in the process of writing?
(6) 6.35
to say, to tellwhat are you saying? qu dice?
("what" in the middle of a sentence is lo que)
I'm sorry but I don't understand what you're sayingI don't know what you want
it is not what I want
what do you want?what do you want to say?
(the combination "want to say" in Spanish is used for "mean")
I don't understand very well what you mean (lit. what you want to say)
you don't understand what I meanbecause that's not what I mean
(7) 8.35
to speak
I speakto prepare
I am preparing itbut I don't accept it
(Spanish verbs can be divided into two tracks, the -arverbs, and on the other track, the-erand -irin verbs)
(the ending for "I" on both tracks is -o)I'm preparing
I am preparing it
to acceptI am accepting it
(the ending for "you", "he", "she" and "it" for non -arverbs is -e)
to understandyou understand
to leave
you are leavingto do
you are doing
to write
you are writingto say
you are saying
(the ending for "you","he", "she" and "it" for-arverbs is -a)you speak
he speaks, she speaks, it speaks
do you speak English?(8) 7.03
who, whom
who speaks English here?
nobody
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I don't speak
I understand
I don't understandyou understand
do you understand it?
do you understand me?don't you understand me?
why don't you understand me?
they understandyou speak
(2) 6.24
(all Spanish vowels are pronounced clearly, regardless of whether they are stressed or
not)I speak
(there are a few cases where the ending for "I" is not -o)
I am going
I amto give
I giveI know
I don't know
I don't know ityou are speaking, he is speaking, she is speaking
to understand
I understand
you understand, he understands(3) 3.39
to buy
why don't you buy it?to sell
I am selling it
why don't you sell it?why don't you sell it? (plural)
they are not selling it
why don't you buy it?
they are not buying itwhy don't you buy it? (plural)
(4) 4.43
("you" for family and friends is t. The ending is -as or -es)do you speak English? (friend)
why don't you speak Spanish with me? (friend)
(for the imperative, you switch tracks)speak Spanish with me!
(5) 5.54
the book
buy the book!
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("this" is este with masculine nouns, andesta with feminine nouns. "that" is almost the
same: ese andesa)
this bookthis night, tonight
this house
this tablethat book
that table
this (without a noun)I want to see this
I'm going to buy this
I want to see that
why don't you buy this book?buy that book!
he is not buying it
don't buy it!
(6) 4.25to sell
why don't you sell it?don't sell it!
don't sell it! (plural)
don't sell it! (friend)sell that book!
buy that book!
don't buy it!
don't buy it! (plural)don't buy it! (friend)
(7) 6.30
(for a positive command, pronouns are hooked on to the verb)buy it!
buy it! (plural)
thembuy them! (talking to several people)
don't buy them! (talking to several people)
to take
why don't you take it?don't take it!
take it!
eat it!(8) 5.30
(the ending for "we" is -mos, added to the infinitive without the final -r)
we speakto speak
I want to speak with you (friend)
to eat
to leave
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to speak
we speak
to eatwe eat
we are leaving
we are comingwe are selling
to sell
we are sellingto write
we are writing
to have
we haveto do, to make
we are doing it
we are not doing it
we do not do it that wayto tell, to say
we are telling you(9) 5.27
(there is one exception)
to gowe go
I go
you go, he goes
I am goingyou are going to, he is going to
they are going to
you are going to (plural)you are going to (friend)
we are going to
we are going to leave soonto arrive
at what time are we going to arrive in Madrid?
we are doing it
they are doing itwhy don't you do it? (friend)
I have
(though some verbs which end not just with -o, but with -go, when talking about "I")to come
I come
to leaveI am leaving
I have
I come
I am leaving
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to put, to pose
to oppose
to supposeto compose
I put
I am putting it hereI have
I come
I am leavingI am putting
I suppose
(10) 4.43
("to do" and "to say" are related. They both have the -go ending, and additionally areshortened)
to do
to say, tell
I doI tell
I haveI come
I am leaving
I am puttingI am doing it
I am telling you
to bring
I am bringingI am bringing it
I am putting it
I am comingI am leaving
I am doing it
I am telling youI am bringing it
I am putting it
where are you putting it?
where are you putting it? (plural)where are you putting it? (friend)
we are putting it here
(11) 2.49(in the imperative, the -go verbs turn into -ga verbs)
come with me!
don't leave!don't leave! (plural)
don't leave! (friend)
don't put it here!
put it here!
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can you put it here, will you please put it here
(end of recording)
CD 6 (60.36)
(1) 7.33I leave
I have
I putI'm doing, I am making
I'm saying, I am telling
I am coming
I supposeI have
I bring
bring it!
bring me something!don't put it here!
thereput it there!
don't put it here, put it there!
I am doing itdo it!
don't do it!
say it in Spanish!
tell me!don't tell me now!
don't tell me! (friend)
to callcall me later please!
call me!
(in the imperative, the only time you don't switch tracks is when speaking to "you,friend". You also miss out the last -s)
call me! (friend)
call me!
(2) 6.06to have
we have
to dowe are doing it
to have
you havethey have, you all have
you have (friend)
we have
I have
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to have
you have
(in Spanish, when you push down on the letter -e-, it caves in and becomes -ie-. For "Ihave", this doesn't happen because the -g- holds up the letter -e)
to come
we are cominghe is coming
they are coming
you are coming (friend)I am coming
to start
I am starting
you are starting, he is starting, she is starting, it is startingat what time are you starting?
at what time are you all starting?
at what time are you starting? (friend)
at what time do we start?(3) 6.35
to begin, to startI am starting
at what time are you starting? at what time is it starting?
to thinkI think
what do you think?
what do you think of the situation?
we think(pensaris also used in the sense of thinking forward, or planning)
I plan on leaving soon
when do you plan on leaving?to understand
I understand
to understandI understand
(entenderis used more often than comprender)
I don't understand it
I don't understand youI don't understand you (friend)
do you understand me? (friend)
we don't understand(usually you can deduce that the whole verb contains the sound -e-, if the present tense
verb contains -ie-)
I wantyou want, he wants
they want, you all want
you want (friend)
you all want
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to want
we want
(4) 6.08(in a similar situation, the letter -o- caves in and becomes -ue-)
I can
you can, he canthey can, you all can
you can (friend)
to be able towe can
the power
to find, to encounter
I findI don't find it
on to remember
I remember
to come backI am coming back soon
at what time are you coming back?are you all coming back?
are you coming back? (friend)
we are coming back soonto come back
(5) 7.39
to lift up, to raise
I am lifting it upwhy don't you lift it up?
I am lifting myself up, I lift me up
I am getting upus
we are getting up, we are lifting us up
you are getting up (friend)at what time are you getting up? (friend)
himself, herself, yourself, themselves, oneself
he is getting up
at what time are you getting up?at what time are you all getting up?
they are getting up soon
I am going to get up soonI have to get up
we are going to get up soon
we have to get upI have
I have to get up
we have to get up
at what time do we have to get up?
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(6) 5.33
to remain
to giveto stay, to remain oneself
I am staying
I am not stayinghow much
how much time
I don't know how long I am stayingI don't know how long I am going to stay
I don't know how long I can stay
we are staying
a few dayswe are going to stay here a few days
(el da is actually a masculine word, and so is el problema "the problem". la mano is
feminine)
(7) 4.08there is, there are
peoplethe people
many people
there are many people herewhat is there? what is going on?
no problem, there is no problem
I don't know how long we are going to stay here
still, still morea little
a little more
latelater
a little later
yet (in a negative sense)I don't know yet, still I don't know
I don't know yet how long I am going to stay
(8) 6.53
to seewe see
we see it
he doesn't see it, you don't see itI see
they see it
we see itwe see ourselves
we don't see ourselves
("ourselves" in Spanish also means "each other")
we see each other, we meet
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I will wait
we will wait
to stay, to remain oneselfI am staying, I am remaining myself
to speak
I am speakingto stay
I am staying
I am staying here tomorrowI will stay
I am going to stay
(end of recording)
CD 7 (62.38)
(1) 4.49
(often, the easiest way to talk about the future is to use "going")I will start, I am going to start
I will buy it, I am going to buy itwe will buy it, we are going to buy it
I will call you later
we will call you laterat what time will you call me?
at what time I going to call me? (plural)
they are going to call me later
at what time will you call me? (friend)you are going to call me
you are going to call me (plural)
you are going to call me (friend)they are going to call me
we are going to call you
(2) 4.39to stay, to remain oneself
I am staying
we are staying
they are stayingshe is staying
I am not staying
I am going to stayhow long are you going to stay?
how long are you going to stay? (plural)
I don't know yet how long we are going to stayI will stay me
we will stay
(3) 4.39
(the future tense ending for everything else starts with -r-)
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I will buy it
we will buy it
he will buy ityou will buy it
where will you buy it? (plural)
where will you buy it? (friend)too, too much
they won't buy it because it's too expensive
I will be herewe will be here tomorrow
he will be here
it will be ready for you tomorrow
they will be here soonthey are going to be here soon
("it will be" can come from ser)
it will be
it won't be possibleI will go see it
we will go see it(4) 5.43
(the -go verbs, in the future, use the ending -dre- instead of -re-)
I haveI will have
we will have
he will have, you will have
they will have, you all will haveyou will have (friend)
to leave
I leaveI will leave
we will leave
he will leavethey will leave, you all will leave
you will leave (friend)
I put
I will putwe will put
they will put, you all will put
you will put (friend)(with the two friends, digo andhago, you drop the -go- and add the ending -re-)
I will do
we will dohe will do
they will do
you will do (friend)
I will tell
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but he will send it to me tomorrow
(both words can be hooked onto the end of the "whole" verb)
he is going to send it to me tomorrowhe is sending it to me tomorrow
he wouldn't send it to me today
(7) 7.51I am sending it
I am sending you something
I am sending you something (friend)I am sending it to you (friend)
I am sending them to you (friend)
("it - to you" is notle lo butse lo)
I am sending it to youI am going to send it to you
(se lo can mean "it - to you", or "it to him", "it to her", "it to them", "it to all of you". If
the context is not clear, you could clarify with voy a mandrselo a usted, orvoy a
mandrselo a letc)will you send it to me? can you send it to me?
can you send it to him?(8) 4.42
I like to see it, it pleases me to see it
I would like to see itI would like, I may want, I might want
I would like to see it, I might want to see it
I want to see it
it would please me to see itI like to see it
I might want to see it
it won't be necessaryit wouldn't be necessary
(9) 6.05
(to go into the past tense in Spanish, you dive. To say "I bought something" you say "Ihave bought something". After "have", you dive into the past with "bought", which in
Spanish ends with -ado with the -artrack, and ends with -ido with the other track)
spoken
lefteaten
sold
boughtspoken
taken
to livelived
(there are two Spanish verbs for "to be"; similarly, there are two verbs for "to have". The
other verb is haber, and it is used for diving into the past. In the present tense, this verb
is like the future tense endings, but with the -r- replaced with a -h-)
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(10) 3.47
I have bought something
we have bought(to say "we have bought it", the "it" comes before "have")
we have bought it
he has bought ithe has not bought it
where have you bought it?, where did you buy it?
to sellhe has sold it
(there are a few exceptions)
made, done
I have done itwe have done it
said
he has told me
you have not told meI told you, I have told you
(end of recording)
CD 8 (55.02)
(1) 5.06
to wait
I am waiting
to find out, to inform oneselfI want to inform myself
I want to find out where it is
to waitI am waiting
you are waiting, he is waiting, she is waiting
wait!why are you waiting?
why are you waiting?
why don't you wait?
(2) 5.03(in Spanish, "to wait for" is "to wait, to await")
I am awaiting you, I am waiting for you
I am waiting for you (friend)he is waiting for you
she is waiting for you
they are waiting for mewhy are you all waiting?
why are you waiting for me? (friend)
we are waiting
why don't you wait for me?
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I prefer
I prefer staying here
(8) 2.26to feel like
I feel like staying here
with all of youI feel like being here with all of you
(9) 7.30
I would like to see itI would like to make a reservation
how long do you plan on staying?
to ask
I would like to ask youI would ask you later
I will ask you later
I am going to call you later
I will call you later(whenever "to" implies "in order to", in Spanish you must usepara)
I am calling you in order to knowI am going to call you later
I will call you later
...to ask you, in order to ask youwith us (others)
if you can come see it with us tonight
(10) 7.20
at what time do we arrive tomorrow?(to say "I have just seen it", in Spanish you say "I just finished from seeing it": acabo
de... which translates "I have just..."; this is a quick and painless way to speak in the past
tense)I have just left
he has just left
it makes(hace is also used for "ago")
ten minutes ago (lit. it makes ten minutes)
he has just left ten minutes ago
I have just seen itI have just arrived here two days ago
I have just arrived here two weeks ago
(end of recording)
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