Spanish by Choice/SpanishPod newbie lesson A0062
At the Bank
Introduction
We are going to a Mexican bank! That must be fun! Well, maybe not that much. But at least we are well prepared after this lesson with Liliana and JP. The keyword is: depósito – deposit.
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Audio Lesson
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Dialogue
hombre: Quiero hacer un depósito. mujer: ¡Llene este formulario! hombre: ¿Me presta su pluma? mujer: Claro.
Dialogue with Translation
hombre: Quiero hacer un depósito. (I) want (to) make a deposit man: I want to make a deposit.
mujer: ¡Llene este formulario! (you) fill out this form woman: Fill out this form!
hombre: ¿Me presta su pluma? (to) me (you) loan your pen man: Do you loan me your pen?
mujer: Claro. clear woman: Of course.
Vocabulary for Dialogue
el hombre noun (masculine) the man la mujer noun (feminine) the woman querer verb (infinitive) to want (yo) quiero verb (present tense) I want hacer verb (infinitive) to make (yo) quiero hacer phrase I want to make un/una article (m./f.) a el depósito noun (masculine) the deposit llenar verb (infinitive) to fill (up/out) ¡(usted) llene! verb (imperative) (you) fill (out)! (formal, singular) este/esta adjective (m./f.) this el formulario noun (masculine) the form me indirect object pronoun (to/for) me prestar verb (infinitive) to loan (usted) presta verb (present tense) you loan (formal, singular) su possessive adjective your (formal) la pluma noun (feminine) the (fountain) pen, the feather claro/clara adjective (m./f.) clear ¡claro! interjection of course!
Vocabulary for Audio Lesson
¡Llene el vaso de agua! phrase Fill up the glass of water! ¡Llene el tanque! phrase Fill the gas tank! la señorita noun (feminine) the miss la piñata noun (feminine) game for children about breaking a pot los mariachis noun (plural, masculine) the Mexican musicians hasta luego phrase see you later
More Vocabulary
This section includes grammatically related words. Some of them are required by the exercise Dialogue Recast.
querer | infinitive | to want |
(yo) quiero | present tense | I want |
(tú) quieres | you want (informal, singular) | |
(él/ella) quiere | he/she(/it) wants | |
(usted) quiere | you want (formal, singular) | |
(nosotros/-as) queremos | we want (m./f.) | |
(vosotros/-as) queréis | you want (informal, plural, m./f.) | |
(ellos/ellas) quieren | they want (m./f.) | |
(ustedes) quieren | you want (formal, plural) | |
llenar | infinitive | to fill (out/up) |
¡(tú) llena! | imperative | (you) fill (out/up)! (informal, singular) |
¡(usted) llene! | (you) fill (out/up)! (formal, singular) | |
¡(nosotros/-as) llenemos! | (let's) fill (out/up)! (m./f.) | |
¡(vosotros/-as) llenad! | (you) fill (out/up)! (informal, plural, m./f.) | |
¡(ustedes) llenen! | (you) fill (out/up)! (formal, plural) | |
me | indirect object pronoun | (to) me |
te | (to) you (informal, singular) | |
le | (to) him/her(/it) | |
le | (to) you (formal, singular) | |
nos | (to) us | |
os | (to) you (informal, plural) | |
les | (to) them | |
les | (to) you (formal, plural) | |
prestar | infinitive | to loan |
(yo) presto | present tense | I loan |
(tú) prestas | you loan (informal, singular) | |
(él/ella) presta | he/she(/it) loans | |
(usted) presta | you loan (formal, singular) | |
(nosotros/-as) prestamos | we loan (m./f.) | |
(vosotros/-as) prestáis | you loan (informal, plural, m./f.) | |
(ellos/ellas) prestan | they loan (m./f.) | |
(ustedes) prestan | you loan (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.
Quiero hacer un depósito.
I want to make a deposit.
¡Llene este formulario!
Fill out this form!
¿Me presta su pluma?
Do you loan me your pen?
Claro.
Of course.
Dialogue Recall
Now translate from English to Spanish. Remember to say the Spanish sentences aloud.
I want to make a deposit.
Quiero hacer un depósito.
Fill out this form!
¡Llene este formulario!
Do you loan me your pen?
¿Me presta su pluma?
Of course.
Claro.
Dialogue Remix
Translate this variant of the dialogue from English to Spanish.
I want to make a deposit.
Quiero hacer un depósito.
Fill out this form!
¡Llene este formulario!
Of course. Do you loan me your pen?
Claro. ¿Me presta su pluma?
Fill out this form!
¡Llene este formulario!
I want to fill out this form!
¡Quiero llenar este formulario!
Fill out this form!
¡Llene este formulario!
Of course.
Claro.
Dialogue Recast
This translation exercise requires some of the words from the More Vocabulary section.
We want to make a deposit.
Queremos hacer un depósito.
Fill out this form! (formal, plural)
¡Llenen este formulario!
Do you loan us your pen?
¿Nos presta su pluma?
Of course.
Claro.
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