In this Spanish lesson we will practice how to describe things that we usually do using regular Spanish verbs. 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 13 Regular Present Tense (Part 1)

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

Aquí: Here
Como tú: Like you
A veces: Sometimes
Cocinero/a: Chef
Me gusta mucho: I like very much…
Cuánto tiempo sin verte: It’s been so long
Algún día: Some day
Hoy: Today
Vamos: Let’s go

Now, play the audio to listen to a conversation between two people. 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 Tom
Tom: Hola Carmen. ¡Cuánto tiempo sin verte! ¿Vives aquí?
Carmen: Sí, vivo en la calle Mayor. ¿Y tú?
Tom: Yo vivo en la calle Romero. Mi hermana y su novio viven en la calle Mayor como tú.
Carmen: ¿Ah sí?
Tom: Sí. Mi hermana trabaja en el restaurante Mirasol en la calle Mayor.
Carmen: Yo como en ese restaurante a veces. ¿En qué trabaja tu hermana?
Tom: Es cocinera.
Carmen: Me gusta mucho la comida del restaurante de tu hermana.
Tom: ¿Sí? Pues mi hermana escribe el menú. Es muy buena cocinera.
Carmen: ¿Comemos allí algún día?
Tom: Vale. ¿Hoy?
Carmen: Sí vale. Vamos.

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!