In this Spanish lesson we will practice using the Spanish verb To Go El verbo Ir and transport vocabulary. As usual, first we will review some relevant grammar and vocabulary and then see if you can follow a short listening.

This lesson is part of a Spanish course that practices the grammar and vocabulary first introduced in my beginner Spanish course posted here on the Transparent Language blog. Let’s test your listening comprehension and see if you can understand a short audio in Spanish. The transcript to the audio will be given at the end of the post but please try not to look at it until you have tried playing and understanding the audio a few times.

Use the following link to watch the corresponding video lesson of the original course:

Beginner Spanish Lesson 18 El verbo Ir and Transport

Please familiarise yourself with the following words and phrases before listening to the audio below:

Biblioteca: Library
Cansado/a: Tired
Cerca: close by
Necesitar: to need
Roto/a: broken
A las ocho: At eight

Now, play the audio to listen to a conversation between friends. Can you understand what they are saying? Play the audio a few times before you look at the transcript. Don’t worry if you don’t understand every single thing the two people are saying. Try to catch whichever words you can and then try to piece things together to work out what is being said.

 
(Play the audio a few times before you scroll down and look at the transcript)

Transcript:

Tom: Hola Clara
Clara: Hola Tom. ¿Adónde vas?
Tom: Voy a la biblioteca para estudiar. ¿Y tú? ¿Adónde vas?
Clara: Voy a mi casa. Estoy muy cansada. ¿Vas andando?
Tom: Sí, voy andando. No tengo coche y mi bicicleta está rota.
Clara: Yo voy a mi casa en coche y la biblioteca está muy cerca de mi casa. ¿Quieres venir conmigo?
Tom: Muchas gracias, pero prefiero ir andando. Necesito aire fresco.
Clara: Vale.
Tom: ¿Quieres ir al cine mañana conmigo?
Clara: Sí, vale. ¿Al cine megaprisa?
Tom: Sí, vamos en metro y estamos allí en quince minutos.
Clara: Perfecto. ¿Mañana a las ocho en mi casa?
Tom: Sí, a las ocho. ¡Hasta mañana!
Clara: ¡Adiós!

So, how did you get on? How much did you understand of the listening? Please let me know in the comments section below…

Don’t worry if you didn’t understand that much, keep reviewing the vocabulary and phrases and you will soon be up to speed and ready for the next lesson in this course. See you next time!