{"id":10732,"date":"2017-07-24T05:00:52","date_gmt":"2017-07-24T09:00:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/spanish\/?p=10732"},"modified":"2017-07-01T16:09:12","modified_gmt":"2017-07-01T20:09:12","slug":"beginner-spanish-listening-practice-lesson-20-personality-feelings-part-1","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/spanish\/beginner-spanish-listening-practice-lesson-20-personality-feelings-part-1\/","title":{"rendered":"Beginner Spanish Listening Practice \u2013 Lesson 20 Personality & feelings (Part 1)"},"content":{"rendered":"

In this Spanish lesson we will practice using el verbo estar (the verb to be) to describe personality and feelings in Spanish. 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 12 Personality and feelings<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

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

\u00bfC\u00f3mo est\u00e1s?: How are you?
\nMa\u00f1ana: Tomorrow
\nPero: But
\nUn poco: A bit
\nSiempre: Always
\nAhora: Now<\/p>\n

Now, play the audio below to listen to a conversation in Spanish between two people describing their personality and feelings. 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

Carla: Hola James \u00bfC\u00f3mo est\u00e1s?
\nJames: Estoy nervioso.
\nCarla: \u00bfNervioso? \u00bfPor qu\u00e9?
\nJames: Ma\u00f1ana tengo un examen.
\nCarla: No te preocupes, James. Eres muy listo.
\nJames: Gracias Carla \u00bfY t\u00fa? \u00bfC\u00f3mo est\u00e1s?
\nCarla: Bien. Pero estoy un poco cansada.
\nJames: Carla, \u00a1siempre est\u00e1s cansada! Estoy preocupado por ti.
\nCarla: No te preocupes por m\u00ed, James. Estoy bien.
\nJames: \u00bfSeguro?
\nCarla: S\u00ed, James. Eres muy amable, pero estoy bien.
\nJames: Vale. Ahora estoy m\u00e1s tranquilo. <\/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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