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A0131: I Miss Them
editIntroduction
editIn this lesson, JP and Liliana teach us how to ask what's wrong, how to express homesickness, how to give an advice, and how to approve of an idea. Well, not all possibilities but enough to get us started. The keyword is extraño – I miss.
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Dialogue
edithombre: ¿Qué te pasa? mujer: Extraño a mi familia. hombre: ¡Llámalos! mujer: Buena idea.
Dialogue with Translation
edithombre: ¿Qué te pasa? what (to) you (it) happens man: What's happening to you?
mujer: Extraño a mi familia. (I) miss to my family woman: I miss my family.
hombre: ¡Llámalos! call them man: Call them!
mujer: Buena idea. good idea woman: Good idea.
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Vocabulary for Dialogue
editel hombre noun (masculine) the man la mujer noun (feminine) the woman ¿qué? interrogative pronoun what?, how? te indirect object pronoun (to) you (informal, singular) pasar verb (infinitive) to happen (él/ella) pasa verb (present tense) he/she(/it) happens extrañar verb (infinitive) to miss (yo) extraño verb (present tense) I miss a preposition to mi possessive adjective my la familia noun (feminine) the family llamar verb (infinitive) to call ¡(tú) llama! verb (imperative) (you) call! (informal, singular) los direct object pronoun them ¡(tú) llámalos! phrase (you) call them! (informal, singular) bueno/buena adjective (m./f.) good la idea noun (feminine) the idea
Vocabulary for Audio Lesson
editla comida noun (feminine) the food (yo) extraño la comida phrase I miss the food el país noun (masculine) the country (yo) extraño mi país phrase I'm homesick (yo) extraño Méjico/México phrase I miss Mexico enfermo/enferma adjective (m./f.) sick de preposition of la casa noun (feminine) the house estar verb (infinitive) to be (yo) estoy homesick phrase I'm homesick
More Vocabulary
editThis section includes grammatically related words. Some of them are required by the exercise Dialogue Recast.
| 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) | |
| pasar | infinitive | to happen |
| (yo) paso | present tense | I happen |
| (tú) pasas | you happen (informal, singular) | |
| (él/ella) pasa | he/she(/it) happens | |
| (usted) pasa | you happen (formal, singular) | |
| (nosotros/-as) pasamos | we happen (m./f.) | |
| (vosotros/-as) pasáis | you happen (informal, plural, m./f.) | |
| (ellos/ellas) pasan | they happen (m./f.) | |
| (ustedes) pasan | you happen (formal, plural) | |
| extrañar | infinitive | to miss |
| (yo) extraño | present tense | I miss |
| (tú) extrañas | you miss (informal, singular) | |
| (él/ella) extraña | he/she(/it) misses | |
| (usted) extraña | you miss (formal, singular) | |
| (nosotros/-as) extrañamos | we miss (m./f.) | |
| (vosotros/-as) extrañáis | you miss (informal, plural, m./f.) | |
| (ellos/ellas) extrañan | they miss (m./f.) | |
| (ustedes) extrañan | you miss (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) |
| llamar | infinitive | to call |
| ¡(tú) llama! | imperative | (you) call! (informal, singular) |
| ¡(usted) llame! | (you) call! (formal, singular) | |
| ¡(nosotros/-as) llamemos! | (let's) call! (m./f.) | |
| ¡(vosotros/-as) llamad! | (you) call! (informal, plural, m./f.) | |
| ¡(ustedes) llamen! | (you) call! (formal, plural) | |
| me | direct object pronoun | me |
| te | you (informal, singular) | |
| lo/la | him/her(/it) | |
| lo/la | you (formal, singular, m./f.) | |
| nos | us | |
| os | you (informal, plural) | |
| los/las | them (m./f.) | |
| los/las | you (formal, plural, m./f.) |
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.
¿Qué te pasa? What's happening to you? Extraño a mi familia. I miss my family. ¡Llámalos! Call them! Buena idea. Good idea.
Dialogue Recall
Now translate from English to Spanish. Remember to say the Spanish sentences aloud.
What's happening to you? ¿Qué te pasa? I miss my family. Extraño a mi familia. Call them! ¡Llámalos! Good idea. Buena idea.
Dialogue Remix
Translate this variant of the dialogue from English to Spanish.
What's happening to you? ¿Qué te pasa? Well (= good) ... Bueno ... What? ¿Qué? I miss my country and (= y) the food. Extraño mi país y la comida. Well ... Bueno ... ¡And I miss my family! ¡Y extraño a mi familia! Call them! ¡Llámalos! Good idea. Buena idea.
Dialogue Recast
This translation exercise requires some of the words from the More Vocabulary section.
What's happening to you? (formal) ¿Qué le pasa? I miss my family. Extraño a mi familia. Call them! (formal) ¡Llámelos! Good idea. Buena idea.
Image Credits
- “La familia del infante don Luis.jpg” by Francisco de Goya (Public Domain)
- “Image:1876 Bell Speaking into Telephone.jpg” by Early Office Museum (Public Domain)
- “Image:CornmealProducts.jpg” by Scott Bauer (Public Domain)