{"id":10296,"date":"2016-11-15T04:25:43","date_gmt":"2016-11-15T09:25:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/spanish\/?p=10296"},"modified":"2018-08-03T09:15:06","modified_gmt":"2018-08-03T13:15:06","slug":"beginner-spanish-listening-practice-introductions-part-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/spanish\/beginner-spanish-listening-practice-introductions-part-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Beginner Spanish Listening Practice \u2013 Lesson 2 Introductions (Part 2)"},"content":{"rendered":"

In this Spanish lesson we will continue practicing understanding simple everyday introductions in Spanish. This lesson continues the theme begun in the previous lesson in this course Introductions (Part 1)<\/strong><\/a>, but this time in a formal situation. Again, first we will review some relevant grammar and vocabulary and then see if you can follow a short listening.<\/p>\n

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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. <\/strong><\/p>\n

Use the following links to watch the corresponding video lessons of the original course:<\/p>\n

Beginner Spanish Lesson 1 (Part 1)<\/strong><\/a>
\nBeginner Spanish Lesson 1 (Part 2)<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

Please familiarise yourself with the following words and phrases before listening to the audio below:<\/strong><\/p>\n

Bienvenido, bienvenida, bienvenidos, bienvenidas: Welcome
\nHola : Hello\/Hi (formal or informal)
\nBuenos d\u00edas: Good day\/Good morning
\n\u00bfC\u00f3mo est\u00e1?: How are you? (formal)
\nMuy bien, gracias: Very well, thank you
\n\u00bfC\u00f3mo se llama?: What\u2019s your name? (formal) (literally: \u201cwhat do you call yourself?\u201d)
\nMe llamo (nombre): My name is\u2026. (literally: \u201cI call myself\u2026\u201d)
\n\u00bfDe d\u00f3nde es?: Where are you from? (formal)
\nSoy de\u2026 (country): I am from\u2026
\nMucho gusto: It\u2019s a pleasure to meet you (literally: \u201cmuch pleasure\u201d)
\nEncantado\/a: It\u2019s a pleasure to meet you (literally: \u201cdelighted\u201d)<\/p>\n

Now, play the audio below to listen to the start of a job interview, when the interviewee meets the interviewer. This is a formal situation and you will notice that the words and phrases used are different to the previous audio which was more informal. Can you understand what they are saying?<\/strong><\/p>\n

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(Play the audio a few times before you scroll down and look at the transcript)<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Transcript:<\/strong><\/p>\n

Sra Mart\u00edn: Bienvenido, buenos d\u00edas
\nSr Jones: Buenos d\u00edas
\nSra Mart\u00edn: \u00bfC\u00f3mo est\u00e1?
\nSr Jones: Bien gracias.
\nSra Mart\u00edn: Soy Ana Mart\u00edn, la directora de la empresa. Mucho gusto.
\nSr Jones: Encantando
\nSra Mart\u00edn: \u00bfC\u00f3mo se llama?
\nSr Jones: Me llamo Robert Jones.
\nSra Mart\u00edn: Tiene un acento diferente, \u00bfDe d\u00f3nde es?
\nSr Jones: Soy britanico
\nSra Mart\u00edn: Ah muy bien. \u00bfDe Inglaterra?
\nSr Jones: S\u00ed, de Inglaterra. Exactamente de Devon<\/p>\n

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So, how did you get on? How much did you understand of the listening? Please let me know in the comments section below…<\/strong><\/p>\n

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!<\/p>\n

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In this Spanish lesson we will continue practicing understanding simple everyday introductions in Spanish. This lesson continues the theme begun in the previous lesson in this course Introductions (Part 1), but this time in a formal situation. Again, first we will review some relevant grammar and vocabulary and then see if you can follow a…<\/p>\n

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