{"id":13651,"date":"2020-08-03T08:20:26","date_gmt":"2020-08-03T12:20:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/spanish\/?p=13651"},"modified":"2020-08-03T08:20:26","modified_gmt":"2020-08-03T12:20:26","slug":"colloquial-spanish-course-socialising-in-spanish-part-1","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/spanish\/colloquial-spanish-course-socialising-in-spanish-part-1\/","title":{"rendered":"Colloquial Spanish Course \u2013 Socialising in Spanish (Part 1)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>In this Spanish lesson we are going to learn and practice using vocabulary and phrases related to socialising in Spanish. First we will learn some relevant grammar and vocabulary and then see if you can follow a short audio conversation 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<div id=\"attachment_13652\" style=\"width: 360px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter post-item__attachment\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-13652\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/spanish\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/08\/socialising-in-spanish-350x233.jpg\" alt=\"socialising in spanish\" width=\"350\" height=\"233\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-13652\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/spanish\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/08\/socialising-in-spanish-350x233.jpg 350w, https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/spanish\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/08\/socialising-in-spanish.jpg 640w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 350px) 100vw, 350px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-13652\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Image courtesy of Pixabay.com<\/p><\/div>\n<p><strong>Socialising in Spanish:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>At what time shall we meet up?: \u00bfA qu\u00e9 hora quedamos?<br \/>\nIs nine o\u2019clock good for you?: \u00bfTe viene bien a las nueve?<br \/>\nThat\u2019s good \/ That\u2019s not good for me: Me viene bien \/ No me viene bien<\/p>\n<p>Where shall we meet up?: \u00bfD\u00f3nde quedamos?<\/p>\n<p>I feel like going to\u2026 (a bar, a concert, a nightclub, etc): Me apetece ir a\u2026 (un bar, un concierto, una discoteca, etc)<\/p>\n<p>We could \u2026: Podr\u00edamos \u2026<\/p>\n<p>\u2026 go to a concert: \u2026 ir a un concierto<br \/>\n\u2026 go to a karaoke bar: \u2026 ir a un karaoke<\/p>\n<p>Where are the best bars located?: \u00bfD\u00f3nde est\u00e1n los mejores bares?<\/p>\n<p>What are you doing tomorrow \/ this afternoon \/ this evening?: \u00bfQu\u00e9 haces ma\u00f1ana \/ esta tarde \/ esta noche?<\/p>\n<p>Are you doing anything tomorrow \/ this afternoon \/ this evening?: \u00bfVas a hacer algo ma\u00f1ana \/ esta tarde \/ esta noche?<\/p>\n<p>Have you got any plans for tomorrow \/ this afternoon \/ this evening?: \u00bfTienes planes ma\u00f1ana \/ esta tarde \/ esta noche?<\/p>\n<p>Is there any live music on tonight?: \u00bfHay m\u00fasica en vivo esta noche?<\/p>\n<p>What time does the concert \/ the play \/ film \/ opera start?: \u00bfA qu\u00e9 hora empieza el concierto \/ la obra de teatro \/ la \u00f3pera?<\/p>\n<p>What type of music do you enjoy?: \u00bfQu\u00e9 tipo de m\u00fasica te gusta?<\/p>\n<p>Do you like \u2026?: \u00bfTe gusta \u2026?<\/p>\n<p>I like \/ I don\u2019t like \u2026: Me gusta \/ No me gusta<br \/>\nI love \u2026: Me encanta \u2026<br \/>\nI hate \u2026: Odio \u2026<\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s good: Es bueno<br \/>\nIt\u2019s cool: Est\u00e1 guay \/ Est\u00e1 genial<br \/>\nIt\u2019s awesome: Es la bomba<br \/>\nIt\u2019s bad: Es cutre<br \/>\nIt\u2019s terrible: Es un horror<\/p>\n<p><strong>Now play the audio to listen a conversation. Can you understand what is being said? 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_69d5d1aad52b62.66531992\" class=\"myButton_play\" onClick=\"play_mp3('play','69d5d1aad52b62.66531992','https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/spanish\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/08\/socialising-in-spanish.mp3','80','false');show_hide('play','69d5d1aad52b62.66531992');\" \/><input type=\"button\"  id=\"btnstop_69d5d1aad52b62.66531992\" style=\"display:none\" class=\"myButton_stop\" onClick=\"play_mp3('stop','69d5d1aad52b62.66531992','','80','false');show_hide('stop','69d5d1aad52b62.66531992');\" \/><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;<br \/>\n&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>Carla: Hola Steve \u00bfTienes planes para esta noche? Es mi primer fin de semana en Madrid y me gustar\u00eda salir.<br \/>\nSteve: No tengo ning\u00fan plan, pero me apetece salir, perfecto. Llevo dos a\u00f1os en Madrid y conozco muchos bares \u00bfa qu\u00e9 hora quedamos?<br \/>\nCarla: \u00bfa las diez te viene bien?<br \/>\nSteve: S\u00ed, bien \u00bfQu\u00e9 te gustar\u00eda hacer?<br \/>\nCarla: Podr\u00edamos ir a un karaoke.<br \/>\nSteve: \u00bfA un karaoke? No me gusta cantar. Prefiero ir de bares.<br \/>\nCarla: \u00bfD\u00f3nde est\u00e1n los mejores bares?<br \/>\nSteve: En el centro. El bar Trino tiene m\u00fasica en vivo.<br \/>\nCarla: \u00bfS\u00ed? \u00bfQu\u00e9 tipo de m\u00fasica?<br \/>\nSteve: M\u00fasica Pop normalmente. A veces rock o punk.<br \/>\nCarla: \u00bfHay m\u00fasica en vivo esta noche?<br \/>\nSteve: No lo s\u00e9 la verdad. Pero podemos mirar en su p\u00e1gina web.<br \/>\nCarla: Voy a mirar. A ver\u2026 S\u00ed, van a tocar Los Nocturnos.<br \/>\nSteve: \u00bfLos nocturnos? Son la bomba. Tenemos que verlos.<br \/>\nCarla: Aqu\u00ed en la p\u00e1gina web, parecen un poco heavy.<br \/>\nSteve: S\u00ed, son un grupo de heavy metal.<br \/>\nCarla: \u00bfQu\u00e9 dices? Odio la m\u00fasica heavy. \u00a1Es un horror!<br \/>\nSteve: Bueno, podemos ir a otro sitio. \u00bfQu\u00e9 tipo de m\u00fasica te gusta?<br \/>\nCarla: Pues\u2026 la m\u00fasica cl\u00e1sica por ejemplo. \u00bfVamos a la \u00f3pera?<br \/>\nSteve: \u00bfA la \u00f3pera? Pero Carla, no me gusta nada la \u00f3pera.<br \/>\nCarla: Ya, vale. Bueno, pues \u00bfqu\u00e9 te parece si vamos a tomar unas copas a un bar con m\u00fasica pop?<br \/>\nSteve: Vale, buena idea. Vamos.<\/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=\"233\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/spanish\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/08\/socialising-in-spanish-350x233.jpg\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"socialising in spanish\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/spanish\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/08\/socialising-in-spanish-350x233.jpg 350w, https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/spanish\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/08\/socialising-in-spanish.jpg 640w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 350px) 100vw, 350px\" \/><p>Learn and practice colloquial vocabulary and phrases related to socialising in Spanish and then see if you can follow a short audio conversation in Spanish.<\/p>","protected":false},"author":53,"featured_media":13652,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"content-type":""},"categories":[61202,3,6,13],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-13651","post","type-post","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-learning-2","category-culture","category-grammar","category-vocabulary"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/spanish\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/13651","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=13651"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/spanish\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/13651\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":13654,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/spanish\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/13651\/revisions\/13654"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/spanish\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/13652"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/spanish\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=13651"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/spanish\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=13651"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/spanish\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=13651"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}