Spanish by Choice/SpanishPod newbie lesson A0041
Cheers!
Introduction
Here is a true story: the first time I tried to say “cheers” in Spanish, I said “que aproveche,” which means “enjoy your meal” and is just wrong when everyone is drinking instead of eating. Well, it's from our mistakes that we learn. And from JP and Liliana, of course. The keyword of this lesson is: felicidades – congratulations.
- related SpanishPod lessons: A0001: Are you ready yet?, A0003: At the bar, A0015: Table for two
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Audio Lesson
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SpanishPod_newbie_lesson_A0041.ogg (file info) (mp3 file) |
| Title: “Cheers!” Dialogue only (file info) | |
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Dialogue
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mujer: ¡Toma una copa! hombre: ¿Por qué brindamos? mujer: Por mi nuevo trabajo. hombre: ¡Felicidades! mujer: ¡Salud! hombre: ¡Salud!
Dialogue with Translation
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mujer: ¡Toma una copa! (you) take a drink woman: Take a drink!
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hombre: ¿Por qué brindamos? why (we) toast man: What are we toasting to?
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mujer: Por mi nuevo trabajo. to my new job woman: To my new job.
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hombre: ¡Felicidades! congratulations man: Congratulations!
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mujer: ¡Salud! health woman: Cheers!
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hombre: ¡Salud! health man: Cheers!
Vocabulary for Dialogue
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la mujer noun (feminine) the woman el hombre noun (masculine) the man tomar verb (infinitive) to take, drink (tú) toma verb (imperative) (you) take! (informal, singular) un/una article (m./f.) a la copa noun (feminine) the drink ¿por qué? adverb why? brindar verb (infinitive) to toast (nosotros/-as) brindamos verb (present tense) we toast por preposition to, for, because of mi adjective (m./f.) my nuevo/nueva adjective (m./f.) new el trabajo noun (masculine) the job, the work ¡felicidades! phrase congratulations! ¡salud! phrase cheers! la salud noun (feminine) the health
Vocabulary for Audio Lesson
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querer verb (infinitive) to want (tú) quieres verb (present tense) you want (informal, singular) ¿Quieres una copa? phrase Do you want a drink? feliz adjective (m./f.) happy ¡arriba, abajo, al centro, pa' dentro! phrase up, down, to the center, inside! hasta luego phrase see you later
More Vocabulary
This section includes grammatically related words. Some of them are required by the exercise Dialogue Recast.
| tomar | infinitive | to take |
| ¡(tú) toma! | imperative | (you) take! (informal, singular) |
| ¡(usted) tome! | (you) take! (formal, singular) | |
| ¡(nosotros/-as) tomemos! | (let's) take! (m./f.) | |
| ¡(vosotros/-as) tomad! | (you) take! (informal, plural, m./f.) | |
| ¡(ustedes) tomen! | (you) take! (formal, plural) | |
| brindar | infinitive | to toast |
| (yo) brindo | present tense | I toast |
| (tú) brindas | you toast (informal, singular) | |
| (él/ella) brinda | he/she(/it) toasts | |
| (usted) brinda | you toast (formal, singular) | |
| (nosotros/-as) brindamos | we toast (m./f.) | |
| (vosotros/-as) brindáis | you toast (informal, plural, m./f.) | |
| (ellos/ellas) brindan | they toast (m./f.) | |
| (ustedes) brindan | you toast (formal, plural) | |
| mi | possessive adjective | my |
| mis | poss. adjective (plural) | my |
| tu | possessive adjective | your (informal, singular) |
| tus | poss. adjective (plural) | your (informal, singular) |
| su | possessive adjective | his/her(/its)/their |
| sus | poss. adjective (plural) | his/her(/its)/their |
| su | possessive adjective | your (formal) |
| sus | poss. adjective (plural) | your (formal) |
| nuestro/nuestra | poss. adjective (m./f.) | our |
| nuestros/nuestras | poss. adj. (plural, m./f.) | our |
| vuestro/vuestra | poss. adjective (m./f.) | your (informal, plural) |
| vuestros/vuestras | poss. adj. (plural, m./f.) | your (informal, plural) |
Exercises
Dialogue Translation
Translate from Spanish to English. Click each bar to check your answer. If possible, read the Spanish sentences aloud.
Take a drink!
What are we toasting to?
To my new job.
Congratulations!
Cheers!
Cheers!
Dialogue Recall
Now translate from English to Spanish. Remember to say the Spanish sentences aloud.
¡Toma una copa!
¿Por qué brindamos?
Por mi nuevo trabajo.
¡Felicidades!
¡Salud!
¡Salud!
Dialogue Remix
Translate this variant of the dialogue from English to Spanish.
¿Quieres una copa? ¡Toma!
¿Por qué?
Brindamos por mi nuevo trabajo.
¡Felicidades!
¡Salud!
Dialogue Recast
This translation exercise requires some of the words from the More Vocabulary section.
¡Tome una copa (usted)!
¿Por qué brinda (usted)?
Por su nuevo trabajo.
¡Felicidades!
¡Salud!
¡Salud!
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