Inspired Beginners Podcast 01 Hola!

Contents
1. Key Vocabulary

2. Transcript of the conversation

3. Translation of the conversation

4. Vocab Building

5. Cool Spanish!

Marina Diez and Ben Curtis 2007

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1. Key Vocabulary
Preguntas

Questions

De dnde eres?

Where do you come from?

Cuntos aos tienes?

How old are you?

Qu te gusta hacer en tu tiempo libre?

What do you like to do in your free time?

En qu trabajas?

What do you do? Whats your job?

Qu comida te gusta?

What food do you like?

Cul es tu msica favorita?

Whats your favorite music?

Tu tienes hermanos?

Have you got any brothers and sisters?

Cul es tu sitio favorito en el mundo?

Whats your favourite place in the whole world?

Gustar / No Gustar

Likes / Dislikes

Me gusta

I like

Me encanta

I really like / love

No me gusta

I dont like

Me mola

Thats cool

Odio

I hate

Me horroriza

I cant stand / Im horrified by

Aficiones

Hobbies

Fotografa (f.)

Photography

Yoga (m.)

Yoga

Montar en bicicleta por el campo

To ride a bicycle in the countryside

Trabajo

Work

Trabajo en casa

I work at home

Procedencia

Roots

Madrileo/a

Someone from Madrid

Familia

Family

Hermano (m.)

Brother

Hermana (f.)

Sister

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Hermanos

Brothers and Sisters

Sobrino (m.)

Nephew

Sobrina (f.)

Niece

Sobrinos

Nephews and Nieces

Comida

Food

Caldo (m.)

Stock

Marisco (m.)

Seafood

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2. Transcript of the conversation

PART 1
MarinaHola Ben Qu tal?
BenMuy bien, y tu Marina Cmo ests?
MarinaYo estoy muy bien. Cuntame, de dnde eres?
BenYo soy ingls, soy de Inglaterra. Y t, de dnde eres?
MarinaYo soy de Madrid.
BenAh! De Madrid, una madrilea.
MarinaS! Y cuntos aos tienes?
BenYo tengo 34 (treinta y cuatro) aos pero casi 35 (treinta y cinco). Soy muy viejo. Y t?
MarinaYo tengo 32 (treinta y dos) y soy muy joven.
BenMejor.
MarinaY, qu te gusta hacer en tu tiempo libre?
BenBueno, me encanta la fotografa. La fotografa es mi hobby principal. Y t, tienes algn
hobby?
MarinaA mi me gusta hacer yoga, y me gusta mucho montar en bicicleta por el campo. Y, en
qu trabajas?
BenPues yo soy escritor, trabajo en casa, y tengo una pgina web sobre Espaa. Y t?
MarinaYo tambin trabajo en casa, y soy profesora de espaol.

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PART 2
MarinaY qu comida te gusta?
BenMe gusta mucho la comida espaola, por ejemplo me encanta la tortilla, muy tpica aqu.
MarinaMi comida favorita es el marisco.
BenBuag!. Me horroriza el marisco Odio el marisco! Y tu? Hay alguna comida que no te
guste?
MarinaOdio el caldo.
BenEl caldo, el caldo es un tipo de sopa. Verdad?
MarinaEs sopa de pollo, o de carne, o de jamn.

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BenMhhh, a mi me encanta.
MarinaLa odio.
BenY la msica cul es tu msica favorita?
MarinaA mi me encanta la msica espaola, me gusta Joaqun Sabina.
BenAh! Joaqun Sabina es muy famoso en Espaa.
MarinaY a ti, qu msica te gusta?
BenA mi me gusta mucho la msica inglesa. Por ejemplo me mola mucho Radiohead, un grupo
muy conocido en Inglaterra y en todo el mundo.
MarinaA mi tambin me gusta mucho Radiohead. Muy bien y t tienes hermanos?
BenBueno, tengo tres hermanas. Tres hermanas pequeas.
MarinaTodas chicas entonces.
BenTodas chicas, s. Yo soy el mayor , el ms grande.
MarinaYo tengo un hermano mayor y una hermana pequea... y dos sobrinos; un nio y una nia.
BenY una ltima pregunta cul es tu sitio favorito en el mundo?
MarinaMi sitio favorito es el campo, especialmente me gustan las montaas. Y a ti?
BenLas montaas me gustan, s. Pero yo prefiero el mar me encanta la playa! Las playas en
Espaa son muy bonitas.

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3. Translation of the conversation

PART 1
MarinaHi Ben, how are you?
BenFine thanks, Marina, and you?
MarinaVery well. Tell me, where do you come from?
BenIm English, from England. And you? Where are you from?
MarinaIm from Madrid.
BenAh! From Madrid, youre a madrilea.
MarinaYes! And how old are you?
BenIm 34, nearly 35. Im very old. And you?
MarinaIm 32 and Im very young!
BenBetter.
MarinaAnd what do you like doing in your free time?
BenWell, I love photography. Photography is my main hobby. How about you, have you got any
hobbies?
MarinaI like doing yoga, and I really like riding my bicycle in the countryside. And what do you do?
BenWell, Im a writer, I work at home, and I have a web page about Spain, and you?
MarinaI also work at home, and Im a Spanish teacher.

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PART 2
MarinaAnd what food do you like?
BenI love Spanish food, for example I love tortilla, its very typical here.
MarinaMy favourite food is seafood.
BenUrhhh!. I cant stand seafood. I hate seafood! And you? Is there any food you dont like?
MarinaI hate stock.
BenStock stock is a kind of soup, isnt it?
MarinaIts chicken, meat or ham soup.
BenMmmmm, I love it.
MarinaI hate it.
BenAnd what about music, what is you favourite music?

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MarinaI love Spanish music, I like Joaqun Sabina.

BenAh! Joaqun Sabina is very famous in Spain.
MarinaAnd you, what music do you like?
BenI really like English music. For example, I think Radiohead are really cool, a group thats really
well known in England and the rest of the world.
MarinaI really like Radiohead as well. Great, and have you got any brothers or sisters?
BenWell, Ive got three little sisters.
MarinaAll girls then!
Benyes, all girls. Im the oldest, the biggest.
MarinaIve got an older brother and a younger sister... and a nephew and a niece; a boy and a
girl.
BenAnd one last question, what is your favourite place in the whole world?
MarinaMy favourite place in the countryside, I especially like the mountains, how about you?
BenYes, I like mountains. But I prefer the sea. I love the beach! The beaches in Spain are very
beautiful.

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4. Vocab Building
Can you add to these lists?
Hobbies

Hobbies

La fotografa (f.)

Photography

El Yoga (m.)

Yoga

Montar en bici

To cycle

Pasear por el campo

To walk in the countryside

Patinar

To skate

Cocinar

To cook

Leer

To read

Navegar por internet

To surf the net

Jugar al tenis

To play tennis

Viajar

To travel

Comida

Food

Caldo (m.)

Stock

Marisco (m.)

Seafood

Carne (f.)

Meat

Pollo (m.)

Chicken

Verduras (f.)

Vegetables

Pescado (m.)

Fish

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5. Cool Spanish!
Fed up with always answering Muy bien when someone asks how you are in Spanish? Well, next
time someone says Qu tal? or Com estas?, here are some more interesting, and very
Spanish-sounding answers:
Genial - Great
Fenomenal - Fantastic
Pues, bastante bien Well, pretty good
As As - Not great
Fatal - Terrible

Marina Diez and Ben Curtis 2007

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