{"id":12081,"date":"2018-11-22T17:13:08","date_gmt":"2018-11-22T22:13:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/spanish\/?p=12081"},"modified":"2018-11-22T17:13:08","modified_gmt":"2018-11-22T22:13:08","slug":"intermediate-spanish-listening-practice-in-a-pharmacy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/spanish\/intermediate-spanish-listening-practice-in-a-pharmacy\/","title":{"rendered":"Intermediate Spanish Listening Practice \u2013 In a pharmacy"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>In this Spanish lesson we will practice speaking Spanish in a pharmacy. As usual, first we will review some relevant grammar and vocabulary and then see if you can follow a short listening. <\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_12082\" style=\"width: 360px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter post-item__attachment\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-12082\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/spanish\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2018\/11\/In-a-pharmacy-350x263.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"350\" height=\"263\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-12082\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/spanish\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2018\/11\/In-a-pharmacy-350x263.jpg 350w, https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/spanish\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2018\/11\/In-a-pharmacy.jpg 640w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 350px) 100vw, 350px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-12082\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Image courtesy of Pixabay.com<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Here are some useful structures and vocabulary to help you with the listening:<\/p>\n<p>Venda: Bandage<br \/>\nJeringuilla: Syringe<br \/>\nJarabe: Syrup\/Cough mixture<br \/>\nAlgod\u00f3n: Cotton wool<br \/>\nAspirina: Aspirin<br \/>\nAlcohol: Alcohol<br \/>\nTirita: Plaster<br \/>\nPastilla: Tablet<br \/>\nCrema\/Pomada: Cream<br \/>\nSpray: Spray<br \/>\nReceta: Prescription<\/p>\n<p>Necesito algo para la tos: I need something for a cough<br \/>\nNecesito algo para el dolor de \u2026: I need something for a pain in\u2026<br \/>\n\u00bfPodr\u00eda recomendarme algo eficaz?: Could you recommend something good?<br \/>\nYo que usted tomar\u00eda este jarabe: If I were you I would take this syrup\/cough mixture<br \/>\n\u00bfQu\u00e9 dosis debo tomar al d\u00eda?: What dose must I take a day?<br \/>\n\u00bfLe importar\u00eda repetir?: Could you repeat please?<br \/>\nUna cucharada cada ocho horas: One tablespoon every 8 hours<br \/>\nTres veces al d\u00eda: Three times a day<br \/>\nAqu\u00ed tiene. \u00bfNecesita algo m\u00e1s?: Here you are. Do you need anything else?<br \/>\nNo nada m\u00e1s: No, nothing else<br \/>\n\u00bfCu\u00e1nto es?: How much is it?<\/p>\n<p><strong>Let&#8217;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<p><strong>Please familiarise yourself with the following words and phrases before listening to the audio below:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Vamos a ver: let\u2019s see&#8230;<br \/>\nCaja: box<\/p>\n<p><strong>Now play the audio to listen a conversation in a pharmacy. Can you understand what they are saying? Play the audio a few times before you look at the transcript. Don&#8217;t worry if you don&#8217;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<div class=\"compact_audio_player_wrapper\"><div class=\"sc_player_container1\"><input type=\"button\" id=\"btnplay_69d5d1a9a93bc2.60422617\" class=\"myButton_play\" onClick=\"play_mp3('play','69d5d1a9a93bc2.60422617','https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/spanish\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2018\/11\/84.mp3','80','false');show_hide('play','69d5d1a9a93bc2.60422617');\" \/><input type=\"button\"  id=\"btnstop_69d5d1a9a93bc2.60422617\" style=\"display:none\" class=\"myButton_stop\" onClick=\"play_mp3('stop','69d5d1a9a93bc2.60422617','','80','false');show_hide('stop','69d5d1a9a93bc2.60422617');\" \/><div id=\"sm2-container\"><!-- flash movie ends up here --><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<p><strong>(Play the audio a few times before you scroll down and look at the transcript)<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<br \/>\n&nbsp;<br \/>\n&nbsp;<br \/>\n&nbsp;<br \/>\n&nbsp;<br \/>\n&nbsp;<br \/>\n&nbsp;<br \/>\n&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Transcript:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Pharmacist: Hola, buenos d\u00edas<br \/>\nLola: Hola. Necesito algo para el dolor de garganta. \u00bfLe importar\u00eda recomendarme algo eficaz? Me duele mucho.<br \/>\nPharmacist: Vamos a ver\u2026 Yo que usted tomar\u00eda este jarabe.<br \/>\nLola: Vale, muy bien. \u00bfQu\u00e9 dosis debo tomar al d\u00eda?<br \/>\nPharmacist: Una cucharada cada seis horas.<br \/>\nLola: \u00bfC\u00f3mo? \u00bfLe importar\u00eda repetir?<br \/>\nPharmacist: Una cucharada cada seis horas. Cuatro veces al d\u00eda.<br \/>\nLola: Vale, muchas gracias.<br \/>\nPharmacist: Aqu\u00ed tiene. \u00bfNecesita algo m\u00e1s?<br \/>\nLola: S\u00ed, una caja de aspirinas y una caja de tiritas.<br \/>\nPharmacist: Aspirinas y tiritas. Aqu\u00ed tiene. \u00bfAlgo m\u00e1s?<br \/>\nLola: No, nada m\u00e1s. \u00bfCu\u00e1nto es?<br \/>\nPharmacist: Siete euros con veintiocho<br \/>\nLola: Aqu\u00ed tiene.<br \/>\nPharmacist: Muchas gracias.<br \/>\nLola: Adi\u00f3s<br \/>\nPharmacist: Adi\u00f3s<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>So, how did you get on? How much did you understand of the listening? Please let me know in the comments section below&#8230;<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Don&#8217;t worry if you didn&#8217;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","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<img width=\"350\" height=\"263\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/spanish\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2018\/11\/In-a-pharmacy-350x263.jpg\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/spanish\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2018\/11\/In-a-pharmacy-350x263.jpg 350w, https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/spanish\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2018\/11\/In-a-pharmacy.jpg 640w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 350px) 100vw, 350px\" \/><p>Review relevant Spanish grammar and vocabulary and then listen to a conversation in Spanish between two people. Practice practice speaking Spanish in a pharmacy.<\/p>","protected":false},"author":53,"featured_media":12082,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"content-type":""},"categories":[61202,6,13],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-12081","post","type-post","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-learning-2","category-grammar","category-vocabulary"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/spanish\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12081","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/spanish\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/spanish\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/spanish\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/53"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/spanish\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=12081"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/spanish\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12081\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":12084,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/spanish\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12081\/revisions\/12084"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/spanish\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/12082"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/spanish\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=12081"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/spanish\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=12081"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/spanish\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=12081"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}