{"id":10586,"date":"2017-05-01T16:19:39","date_gmt":"2017-05-01T20:19:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/spanish\/?p=10586"},"modified":"2017-05-16T06:02:00","modified_gmt":"2017-05-16T10:02:00","slug":"beginner-spanish-listening-practice-lesson-14-the-family","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/spanish\/beginner-spanish-listening-practice-lesson-14-the-family\/","title":{"rendered":"Beginner Spanish Listening Practice \u2013 Lesson 14 The Family (Part 1)"},"content":{"rendered":"

In this Spanish lesson we will practice speaking about the family in Spanish using El verbo Ser (to be) and possessive determiners. As usual, 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. <\/p>\n

Use the following link to watch the corresponding video lesson of the original course:<\/strong><\/p>\n

Beginner Spanish Lesson 9 The Family in Spanish, El verbo Ser, and Possessive Determiners<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

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

\u00bfLe conoces?: Do you know him?
\n\u00bfConoces a….?: Do you know…?
\nAmigo: friend
\nHermano\/a: Brother\/sister
\nPrimo\/a: Cousin
\nNovio\/a: Boyfriend\/Girlfriend
\nNo lo sab\u00eda: I did not know it.<\/p>\n

Now, play the audio below to listen to a conversation in Spanish between two people talking about their families. 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.<\/strong><\/p>\n

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

Josh: Hola, me llamo Josh.
\nSonia: Hola, yo soy Sonia. \u00bfEres el hermano de Matt?
\nJosh: S\u00ed, Matt es mi hermano \u00bfLe conoces?
\nSonia: S\u00ed, es amigo de mi primo.
\nJosh: \u00bfC\u00f3mo se llama tu primo?
\nSonia: Fernando
\nJosh:\u00a1Ah! \u00bfEres la prima de Fernando? \u00a1Yo tambi\u00e9n soy amigo de Fernando!
\nSonia: \u00bfConoces a Oscar? Es mi primo tambi\u00e9n.
\nJosh: \u00a1Ah s\u00ed! \u00a1Oscar! Tambi\u00e9n es mi amigo. \u00bfConoces a mi hermana Anna?
\nSonia: \u00bfAnna Jones? \u00bfEres el hermano de Anna Jones?
\nJosh: S\u00ed, Anna es mi hermana.
\nSonia: Pues Anna es la novia de mi hermano Miguel.
\nJosh: \u00bfS\u00ed? No lo sab\u00eda.<\/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…<\/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!<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"\"\"

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