{"id":13724,"date":"2020-09-14T09:44:42","date_gmt":"2020-09-14T13:44:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/spanish\/?p=13724"},"modified":"2020-09-14T09:44:42","modified_gmt":"2020-09-14T13:44:42","slug":"colloquial-spanish-course-romantic-encounters-in-spanish","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/spanish\/colloquial-spanish-course-romantic-encounters-in-spanish\/","title":{"rendered":"Colloquial Spanish Course \u2013 Romantic Encounters in Spanish"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>In this Spanish lesson we are going to learn about discussing romantic encounters 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_13726\" style=\"width: 360px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter post-item__attachment\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-13726\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/spanish\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/09\/romantic-encounters-in-spanish-350x227.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"350\" height=\"227\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-13726\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/spanish\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/09\/romantic-encounters-in-spanish-350x227.png 350w, https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/spanish\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/09\/romantic-encounters-in-spanish.png 640w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 350px) 100vw, 350px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-13726\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Image courtesy of Pixabay.com<\/p><\/div>\n<p><strong>Romantic Encounters in Spanish:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Ligar: To make out with<br \/>\nFlirtear\/Coquetear: To flirt<br \/>\nUna frase para ligar: A chat-up line<br \/>\n\u00bfTienes novio?: Do you have a boyfriend?<br \/>\n\u00bfTienes novia?: Do you have a girlfriend?<br \/>\n\u00bfEstas soltero\/a?: Are you single?<br \/>\nEres muy guapa: You are very pretty<br \/>\nEres muy guapo: You are very handsome<br \/>\nEres muy sexy: You are very sexy<br \/>\nEres espectacular: You are spectacular<br \/>\nMe gustas mucho: I like you a lot<br \/>\nMe encanta estar contigo: I love being with you<br \/>\nMe vuelves loco\/a: You drive me crazy<br \/>\nEstoy loco\/a por ti: I am crazy about you<br \/>\nTe deseo: I want\/desire you<br \/>\nTienes unos ojos muy bonitos: You have beautiful eyes<br \/>\nTienes una sonrisa muy bonita: You have a beautiful smile<br \/>\nNunca he visto a nadie tan guapo\/a como t\u00fa: I have never seen anyone as good looking as you<br \/>\n\u00bfBailamos?: Shall we dance?<br \/>\nTe invito a tomar algo: I would like to buy you a drink<br \/>\nTe invito a cenar: I would like to buy you dinner<br \/>\nMe lo estoy pasando genial contigo: I am having a great time with you<br \/>\n\u00bfPor qu\u00e9 no vamos a un sitio m\u00e1s tranquilo?: Why don\u2019t we go somewhere quieter?<br \/>\n\u00bfPuedo llevarte a tu casa en mi coche?: Can I give you a lift home?<br \/>\n\u00bfQuieres entrar para tomar un caf\u00e9?: Would you like to come in for a coffee?<br \/>\nMe gustar\u00eda volver a verte: I would like to see you again<br \/>\nTengo muchas ganas de verte otra vez: I am really looking forward to seeing you again<br \/>\n\u00bfQuieres hacer algo ma\u00f1ana?: Do you want to do something tomorrow?<br \/>\n\u00bfPuedes darme tu n\u00famero de tel\u00e9fono?: Can you give me your telephone number?<br \/>\nTe llamar\u00e9: I\u2019ll give you a call<br \/>\n\u00bfQuieres casarte conmigo?: Will you marry me?<\/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_69d27d4e8ffb96.74985443\" class=\"myButton_play\" onClick=\"play_mp3('play','69d27d4e8ffb96.74985443','https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/spanish\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/09\/romantic-encounters-in-spanish.mp3','80','false');show_hide('play','69d27d4e8ffb96.74985443');\" \/><input type=\"button\"  id=\"btnstop_69d27d4e8ffb96.74985443\" style=\"display:none\" class=\"myButton_stop\" onClick=\"play_mp3('stop','69d27d4e8ffb96.74985443','','80','false');show_hide('stop','69d27d4e8ffb96.74985443');\" \/><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>Vanessa: Hola<br \/>\nGordon: Hola \u00bfest\u00e1s bien?<br \/>\nVanessa: S\u00ed claro. \u00bfPor qu\u00e9 me preguntas eso?<br \/>\nGordon: Es que me miras un poco raro.<br \/>\nVanessa: No te miro raro, hombre. Es que me gustas mucho. \u00bfC\u00f3mo te llamas?<br \/>\nGordon: Soy Gordon. \u00bfY t\u00fa?<br \/>\nVanessa: Vanessa .Tienes unos ojos muy bonitos.<br \/>\nGordon: Vale gracias. Mira lo siento tengo que irme.<br \/>\nVanessa: \u00bfPuedo llevarte a tu casa en mi coche?<br \/>\nGordon: No de verdad, gracias. Prefiero ir andando. Me gusta hacer ejercicio.<br \/>\nVanessa: \u00bfQuieres hacer algo ma\u00f1ana? Tengo muchas ganas de verte otra vez. Te invito a cenar.<br \/>\nGordon: \u00bfA cenar? No, no. T\u00fa eres muy directa \u00bfno?<br \/>\nVanessa: Para qu\u00e9 voy a perder el tiempo. \u00bfSab\u00edas que tienes unos ojos muy bonitos?<br \/>\nGordon: Gracias. Mira Vanessa. Eres muy guapa y muy simp\u00e1tica pero tengo novia.<br \/>\nVanessa: \u00bfQu\u00e9? \u00bfY por qu\u00e9 no me lo has dicho antes?<br \/>\nGordon: \u00bfAntes? Eeeeh\u2026 No me has dado la oportunidad. Te lo he dicho cuando he podido.<br \/>\nVanessa: No, no, no. Me lo pod\u00edas hacer dicho un poquito antes y no dejar que hiciera el rid\u00edculo. Lo que pasa es que te gustaban los halagos. Todos los hombres sois iguales.<\/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=\"227\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/spanish\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/09\/romantic-encounters-in-spanish-350x227.png\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"romantic encounters in spanish\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/spanish\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/09\/romantic-encounters-in-spanish-350x227.png 350w, https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/spanish\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/09\/romantic-encounters-in-spanish.png 640w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 350px) 100vw, 350px\" \/><p>Learn and practice colloquial vocabulary and phrases related to discussing romantic encounters in Spanish and then see if you can follow a short audio conversation in Spanish.<\/p>","protected":false},"author":53,"featured_media":13726,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"content-type":""},"categories":[61202,3,6,13],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-13724","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\/13724","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=13724"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/spanish\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/13724\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":13727,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/spanish\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/13724\/revisions\/13727"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/spanish\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/13726"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/spanish\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=13724"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/spanish\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=13724"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/spanish\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=13724"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}