Spanish by Choice/SpanishPod newbie lesson A0086
Are You Single?
Introduction
Liliana and JP teach us the basics of flirting — Latino style! Well, or maybe the girl is just practising Spanish... who knows? In any case, our keyword is: soltero — single (for “dudes”).
- related SpanishPod lessons: A0006: How's it going?, A0011: Call me, A0127: Flirting
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Audio Lesson
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| Title: “Are you single?” Dialogue only (file info) | |
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Dialogue
mujer: ¿Eres soltero? hombre: Sí. ¿Y tú? mujer: No, tengo novio. hombre: ¡Qué lástima!
Dialogue with Translation
mujer: ¿Eres soltero? (you) are single woman: Are you single?
hombre: Sí. ¿Y tú? yes and you man: Yes. How about you?
mujer: No, tengo novio. no (I) have boyfriend woman: No, I have a boyfriend.
hombre: ¡Qué lástima! what pity man: What a pity!
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Vocabulary for Dialogue
la mujer noun (feminine) the woman el hombre noun (masculine) the man ser verb (infinitive) to be (tú) eres verb (present tense) you are (informal, singular) soltero/soltera adjective (m./f.) single sí adverb yes y conjunction and tú subject pronoun you (informal, singular) no adverb no tener verb (infinitive) to have (yo) tengo verb (present tense) I have el novio noun (masculine) the boyfriend la novia noun (feminine) the girlfriend ¿qué? interrogative pronoun what?, how? la lástima noun (feminine) the pity, the shame
Vocabulary for Audio Lesson
hasta preposition until luego adverb then hasta luego phrase see you later mañana adverb tomorrow hasta mañana phrase see you tomorrow
More Vocabulary
This section includes grammatically related words. Some of them are required by the exercise Dialogue Recast.
| 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) | |
| tener | infinitive | to have |
| (yo) tengo | present tense | I have |
| (tú) tienes | you have (informal, singular) | |
| (él/ella) tiene | he/she(/it) has | |
| (usted) tiene | you have (formal, singular) | |
| (nosotros/-as) tenemos | we have (m./f.) | |
| (vosotros/-as) tenéis | you have (informal, plural, m./f.) | |
| (ellos/ellas) tienen | they have (m./f.) | |
| (ustedes) tienen | you have (formal, plural) |
Exercises
Dialogue Translation
Translate from Spanish to English. Click each bar to check your answer. If possible, read the Spanish sentences aloud.
¿Eres soltero?
Are you single?
Sí. ¿Y tú?
Yes. How about you?
No, tengo novio.
No, I have a boyfriend.
¡Qué lástima!
What a pity!
Dialogue Recall
Now translate from English to Spanish. Remember to say the Spanish sentences aloud.
Are you single?
¿Eres soltero?
Yes. How about you?
Sí. ¿Y tú?
No, I have a boyfriend.
No, tengo novio.
What a pity!
¡Qué lástima!
Dialogue Remix
Translate this variant of the dialogue from English to Spanish.
Are you single? (masculine!)
¿Eres soltero?
No. I have a boyfriend.
No, tengo novio.
What? — What a pity!
¿Qué? — ¡Qué lástima!
And you? Are you single? (feminine)
¿Y tú? ¿Eres soltera?
Yes.
Sí.
A pity...
Lástima...
Dialogue Recast
This translation exercise requires some of the words from the More Vocabulary section.
Are you single? (formal)
¿Es soltero?
Yes. How about you? (formal)
Sí. ¿Y usted?
No, I have a boyfriend.
No, tengo novio.
What a pity!
¡Qué lástima!
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