In this Spanish lesson we will practice more about using the Spanish verb Gustar – To like. As usual, first we will review some relevant grammar and vocabulary and then see if you can follow a short listening. This lesson continues on from the previous lesson in this course which also looked at the Spanish verb Gustar – To like.

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 24 Gustar – To like

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

Saber: to taste
Horseradish: rábano picante
Fuerte: strong
Un trozo: a piece, a chunk

Now play the audio to listen a conversation between two friends having lunch at work talking about things they like and things they don´t like. 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:

Carmen: Hola Ricky. ¿Qué tienes hoy para comer?
Ricky: Tengo un sándwich de rosbif con salsa horseradish.
Carmen: ¿Horseradish? ¿Qué es eso?
Ricky: Es una salsa de rábano picante. Me gusta muchísimo. ¿Quieres probar?
Carmen: Vale. ¡Guau! Sabe muy fuerte.
Ricky: Sí, ¿te gusta?
Carmen: Bueno, me gusta un poco.
Ricky: ¿Y tú qué tienes para comer?
Carmen: Un bocadillo de tortilla de patata. Mi favorito.
Ricky: Pan con patata… Es muy pesado para el estómago, ¿no?
Carmen: ¡Nooooo!!! Es perfecto para mi estómago. Me gusta mucho. ¿Quieres un trozo?
Ricky: Vale. Mmmm, me gusta.
Carmen: Está rico, ¿eh? Es la tortilla de mi madre. Mi madre hace la mejor tortilla de patata del mundo.
Ricky: Sí, me gusta. Pero me gusta más mi sándwich de rosbif.
Carmen: ¿Sí? Oh, a mí me gusta mucho más mi bocadillo de tortilla de patata.
Ricky: ¡Qué aproveche!
Carmen: ¡Qué aproveche!

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!