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A0052: Smells Good
editIntroduction
editIf you are on a diet, you might want to skip this lesson. Seriously! Otherwise you are about to listen to the most sensual dialogue of this course. Our keywords are: qué rico – how delicious and cuidado – caution/be careful. Have the cookies ready!
- related SpanishPod lessons: A0047: Coffee time, A0106: Room service, A0116: Do you want a mint?
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Dialogue
edithombre: Huele bien. mujer: Sí, son mis galletas. hombre: ¡Qué rico! mujer: ¡Cuidado, están calientes!
Dialogue with Translation
edithombre: Huele bien. (it) smells well man: It smells good.
mujer: Sí, son mis galletas. yes (they) are my cookies woman: Yes, it's my cookies.
hombre: ¡Qué rico! how rich man: How delicious!
mujer: ¡Cuidado, están calientes! caution (they) are hot woman: Careful, they're hot!
Vocabulary for Dialogue
editel hombre noun (masculine) the man la mujer noun (feminine) the woman oler verb (infinitive) to smell (él/ella) huele verb (present tense) he/she(/it) smells bien adverb well sí adverb yes ser verb (infinitive) to be (permanent nature) (ellos/ellas) son verb (present tense) they are mi possessive adjective my mis poss. adjective (plural) my la galleta noun (feminine) the cookie las galletas noun (plural, feminine) the cookies mi galleta phrase my cookie mis galletas phrase my cookies ¿qué? interrogative pronoun what?, how? rico/rica adjective (m./f.) rich, delicious el cuidado noun (masculine) the caution ¡cuidado! phrase caution!, be careful! estar verb (infinitive) to be (temporary state) (ellos/ellas) están verb (present tense) they are caliente adjective (m./f.) hot calientes adjective (plural, m./f.) hot
Vocabulary for Audio Lesson
edit(él/ella) es verb (present tense) he/she(/it) is (él) es rico phrase he is rich (ella) es rica phrase she is rich (él/ella) está verb (present tense) he/she(/it) is (él) está rico phrase he(/it) is delicious (ella) está rica phrase she(/it) is delicious el masaje noun (masculine) the massage ¡qué rico masaje! phrase what a pleasant massage! el beso noun (masculine) the kiss ¡qué rico beso! phrase what an awesome kiss! hasta luego phrase see you later
More Vocabulary
editThis section includes grammatically related words. Some of them are required by the exercise Dialogue Recast.
| oler | infinitive | to smell |
| (yo) huelo | present tense | I smell |
| (tú) hueles | you smell (informal, singular) | |
| (él/ella) huele | he/she(/it) smells | |
| (usted) huele | you smell (formal, singular) | |
| (nosotros/-as) olemos | we smell (m./f.) | |
| (vosotros/-as) oléis | you smell (informal, plural, m./f.) | |
| (ellos/ellas) huelen | they smell (m./f.) | |
| (ustedes) huelen | you smell (formal, plural) | |
| ser | infinitive | to be |
| (yo) soy | present tense | I am |
| (tú) eres | you are (informal, singular) | |
| (él/ella) es | he/she(/it) is | |
| (usted) es | you are (formal, singular) | |
| (nosotros/-as) somos | we are (m./f.) | |
| (vosotros/-as) sois | you are (informal, plural, m./f.) | |
| (ellos/ellas) son | they are (m./f.) | |
| (ustedes) son | you are (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) |
| estar | infinitive | to be |
| (yo) estoy | present tense | I am |
| (tú) estás | you are (informal, singular) | |
| (él/ella) está | he/she(/it) is | |
| (usted) está | you are (formal, singular) | |
| (nosotros/-as) estamos | we are (m./f.) | |
| (vosotros/-as) estáis | you are (informal, plural, m./f.) | |
| (ellos/ellas) están | they are (m./f.) | |
| (ustedes) están | you are (formal, plural) |
Exercises
Dialogue Translation
Cover the right column, translate from Spanish to English and uncover the right column line by line to check your answers. If possible, read the Spanish sentences aloud.
Huele bien. It smells good. Sí, son mis galletas. Yes, it's my cookies. ¡Qué rico! How delicious! ¡Cuidado, están calientes! Careful, they're hot!
Dialogue Recall
Now translate from English to Spanish. Remember to say the Spanish sentences aloud.
It smells good. Huele bien. Yes, it's my cookies. Sí, son mis galletas. How delicious! ¡Qué rico! Careful, they're hot! ¡Cuidado, están calientes!
Dialogue Remix
Translate this variant of the dialogue from English to Spanish.
It smells good. Is it cookies? Huele bien. ¿Son galletas? Yes, it's my hot cookies. Sí, son mis galletas calientes. Are they hot? ¿Están calientes? Yes, they are hot. Careful! Sí, están calientes. ¡Cuidado! How hot! ¡Qué caliente!
Dialogue Recast
This translation exercise requires some of the words from the More Vocabulary section.
It smells good. Huele bien. Yes, it's my cookie. Sí, es mi galleta. How delicious! ¡Qué rico! Careful, it's hot! ¡Cuidado, está caliente!
Image Credits
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- “Image:French Kiss.JPG” by KoS (Public Domain)