Learn Useful Phrases for Learning Spanish - Learn Spanish
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This Spanish lesson transcript covers fundamental vocabulary and practical questions for beginners. It introduces key phrases like "oye" (hey/listen), "cómo se dice" (how do you say), and "cómo se escribe" (how do you spell/write), using the word "cachet" (meaning coolness) as a central example to demonstrate spelling and pronunciation nuances. The instructors, JP and Fernando, compare terms for languages—español (Spanish), francés (French), and inglés (English)—and emphasize correct pronunciation, such as the two-syllable "gracias" versus a common three-syllable error. They also explain the grammar of "cómo," used in questions and to ask for clarification. The lesson concludes with a review of the dialogue and a farewell, reinforcing the material through repetition and practical application.
Speaker 1 Do you feel like you don't speak enough Spanish that you need to know more words than stick around with these lessons? You'll pick up some of the most common words in just a few minutes to get the full lessons translations and fluency. Fast study tools. Click the link in the description and sign up for your free lifetime account. Speaker 2 Welcome everyone to lesson, 3 of basic boot camp. My name is JP and I'm here with Fernando. Hello everyone. Hi Fernando. Today we're going to hear a conversation between Mario and Louis. Mario need to learn how to say a word in Spanish. Okay. So he's going to ask Louis how to say it and we're going to learn some important questions for anybody. That's learning Spanish. All right, let's take a listen. Speaker 3 What ye comes easy. Catch en Speaker 2 Español CDC. Catch a big. Walk in France, s, Speaker 3 e-commerce is creepy Speaker 2 say ah, cheh a delay Speaker 3 gracias, Let's hear it again. Dramatic speed. Oye como se dice, en Español say this, a cachet equal conferences. Was he screaming? say ah, Jay gracias. One more time with the translation. Or yeah conversely, we catch any spine Joel. Hey, how do you say cash a in Spanish? Speaker 2 Say this is a cachet, you're welcome. Princess, you say cash a the same as in Speaker 3 French equals is clearing. So how do you spell it? Speaker 2 Say, aha, CA c-- h-- e, the E has an Speaker 3 accent. Gracias. Speaker 1 Thanks. Speaker 2 Okay, we're back for another and it looks like he was trying to spell the word cachet. That's correct. Yes. Okay, what is cash? A Speaker 3 will catch. A is I like what I have Speaker 2 coolness. Oh the coolness. Yeah so in English we have this word in French as well just like in Spanish. Right Speaker 3 exact day and they all mean the same. Speaker 2 Okay. Cash a cachet and in Spanish. Catch Speaker 3 a guy Jay or you can say Speaker 2 gosh it. Okay, no, I can understand why it's difficult to spell. At in Spanish, right? Because it doesn't fit into the Spanish spelling Speaker 3 system. Exactly, if you properly pronounce it, you'll say cachet and it's going to sound as if it's spelled with an sh not a Speaker 2 CH. Okay. All right. So let's take a look at the vocabulary for this lesson. Let's do. Speaker 3 Oh, yeah. Speaker 2 Listen or Speaker 3 hey, oh yeah. Oh yeah. Oh yeah. What's next course? He sent in Hispaniola. How do you say in Spanish? Como se dicen en Español consider is in espanol. What's next, El español, Speaker 2 the Spanish language or it can be the Spanish one or it could be Speaker 3 the Spaniard El español. A little espanol Elle France s Speaker 2 French language or the French 1l Speaker 3 Francis L Francis. Speaker 2 Okay, what's next? Speaker 3 Come on, She's creepy. Speaker 2 How is it spelled or how is it Speaker 3 written? Como si screaming, como se screaming. Come on screaming. All right, what's next? Yeah, tildy it has an accent. Mark Yabba till you have a tilde. Okay, last one gracias, thanks sir. Thank you, gracias. Gracias. Speaker 2 Okay, now let's look more specifically at this vocabulary. What do you want to start with first Fernando? Let's start with gracias. Okay, gracias means, thank you. Now you say gracias? Yes, gracias okay but I have a friend that says Speaker 3 gracias. Well that's the European way but me being from Mexico I say it gracias Speaker 2 gracias, okay. So remember folks whether you want to speak Latin American Spanish gracias, or you want to speak European Spanish gracias, you have to pronounce gracias into syllables, right? Speaker 3 Gracias gah, yes. Speaker 2 Now, if you hear yourself saying it in 3 syllables like gracias, Speaker 3 gracias, I know. No, please, no Speaker 2 I can't. It's two Gringo's fabulous, right? Yes, yes, gracias, yeah. Are you ready? Speaker 3 Okay, what's next? Oh yeah. Speaker 2 Oh yeah. Okay, this is the attention-getting word. The tell someone to listen to what you're going to Speaker 3 say. Yes or. Yeah, it's like an English. When you say hey so oh yeah, it was LaSalle Speaker 2 okay, it's like hey, can you pass me the salt? Oh yeah. Speaker 3 Oh yeah. Next we have some names of languages. Okay let's hear it is Final Speaker 2 El español. This is the word for the Spanish language. El Speaker 3 español, that's right, El es, bye y'all, El español, es, muy facil El Speaker 2 español, es muy facil, Spanish is very easy. All right. What about French? And Francis L. France, Speaker 3 scal Fran says and Francis is mufasal' también. Speaker 2 Okay old friend says, French is easy. Also, So no, I think English is the easiest for me. Speaker 3 Okay, Al English Speaker 2 eiling less. Okay, so this is the English Speaker 3 language L, yes. L English is super fast in. All right, Speaker 2 English is super easy yelling less. Speaker 3 Okay, finally, we have two questions that we use all the time in this classroom. First one is almost a DC Speaker 2 Como CDs, say all right? This is how you ask how to say something. It's like, how do you say that? The Speaker 3 right como. Se the Speaker 2 Okay, so if I wanted to ask how to say microphone in Speaker 3 Spanish Como season, microphone is final. Speaker 2 Como si SE microphone, I see what you did there at the end of it. You added El español to Speaker 3 clarify, yes, to clarify that. You wanted to know how to say it in Spanish, in espanol. Speaker 2 Okay, so now, I want to know. If I do go, most it has a microphone in espanol and microphone o El negro for no. Okay. That's the bonus word for the Speaker 3 day. Who's we have one last classroom question in this lesson. Vamos arriba, Speaker 2 Como subscribe. So that's like, how do you write it? Or how do you spell it, right? Speaker 3 Exactly como se Speaker 2 screaming. Okay, como se skeevy. Now, the first word is the question word, how right? Yes. So that's Como. And the last part is the two words siscri way, right? Speaker 3 Yes. And when you speak Spanish, you run the two words together. So subscribe, Speaker 2 a subscriber. So I know Americans want to put that little catch in between the two words every time and say como se escribe, Speaker 3 but in - we don't add that throat sound CH Speaker 2 grievances screaming. Okay, comment, subscribe! Speaker 3 Subscribe, Speaker 2 subscribe got it. Come on, sis Speaker 3 Cleaver JP. Let's check the grammar Point. Speaker 1 Okay, Speaker 2 I want to talk about the question where go Moe. Now, this is an interrogative pronoun and it's usually translated as how so we hear. Go mow in the question. How do you say Speaker 3 it almost of these say, Speaker 2 okay, and how do you write it Go? Most is creepy. Okay, so do you hear Como in both of those questions? Ian's you're going to hear Como in a lot of how questions, right. But you'll also hear it when you want someone to repeat something because you didn't hear it. Well, you do understand. Speaker 3 So someone's mumbling or if they're talking too fast, you can ask como Speaker 2 como, exactly? Okay, so let me think of a hard word, hmm, the word for tire, like the tire on your car, the car tire or you. Fernando como si is a tire and español Speaker 3 cities and nomadic oh, come on, hell no Mattie, cool. Oh, come on, come on. Hell no, man. Yeah, GPI, come on. Can we wrap it up? Please. Come on. Speaker 2 Alright folks, thanks for listening to this basic boot camp, lesson, 3 4. Now it's time for us to go. So hasta Speaker 3 luego, adios what ye seek a Speaker 2 change by CDC, catch a chicken francaise. Ecommerce describe a say ah, cheh a digital delay, gracias Ecommerce describe a say ah, cheh a digital delay, gracias
Podcast Summary
Key Points:
The lesson teaches basic Spanish vocabulary and phrases, including language names (Spanish, French, English) and common questions like "how do you say?" and "how do you spell?"
It focuses on the word "cachet" (meaning coolness or prestige) as an example, highlighting its spelling and pronunciation challenges in Spanish.
Pronunciation tips are provided, such as the difference between Latin American "gracias" and European "gracias," and how to properly link words in phrases.
The grammar point explains the interrogative pronoun "cómo" (how) and its use in questions and requests for repetition.
Summary:
This Spanish lesson transcript covers fundamental vocabulary and practical questions for beginners. It introduces key phrases like "oye" (hey/listen), "cómo se dice" (how do you say), and "cómo se escribe" (how do you spell/write), using the word "cachet" (meaning coolness) as a central example to demonstrate spelling and pronunciation nuances. The instructors, JP and Fernando, compare terms for languages—español (Spanish), francés (French), and inglés (English)—and emphasize correct pronunciation, such as the two-syllable "gracias" versus a common three-syllable error.
They also explain the grammar of "cómo," used in questions and to ask for clarification. The lesson concludes with a review of the dialogue and a farewell, reinforcing the material through repetition and practical application.
FAQs
You ask '¿Cómo se dice...?' to inquire how to say something in Spanish.
The Spanish word for 'thank you' is 'gracias'. It is pronounced as 'grah-see-ahs' in Latin American Spanish or 'grah-thee-ahs' in European Spanish.
To ask how to spell a word in Spanish, use the question '¿Cómo se escribe?' which means 'How is it written?' or 'How do you spell it?'.
'Oye' is an attention-getting word in Spanish, similar to 'hey' in English. It is used to get someone's attention before speaking.
The Spanish word for the Spanish language is 'el español'. It can also refer to a Spanish person or something Spanish.
The word for 'French' in Spanish is 'francés'. It can refer to the French language, a French person, or something French.
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