{"id":13740,"date":"2020-09-22T06:07:14","date_gmt":"2020-09-22T10:07:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/spanish\/?p=13740"},"modified":"2020-09-22T06:07:14","modified_gmt":"2020-09-22T10:07:14","slug":"colloquial-spanish-course-buying-and-selling-in-spanish","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/spanish\/colloquial-spanish-course-buying-and-selling-in-spanish\/","title":{"rendered":"Colloquial Spanish Course \u2013 Buying and Selling in Spanish"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>In this Spanish lesson we are going to learn colloquial vocabulary and phrases related to Buying and Selling 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_13741\" style=\"width: 360px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter post-item__attachment\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-13741\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/spanish\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/09\/buying-and-selling-in-spanish-350x233.jpg\" alt=\"buying and selling in spanish\" width=\"350\" height=\"233\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-13741\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/spanish\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/09\/buying-and-selling-in-spanish-350x233.jpg 350w, https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/spanish\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/09\/buying-and-selling-in-spanish.jpg 640w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 350px) 100vw, 350px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-13741\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Image courtesy of Pixabay.com<\/p><\/div>\n<p><strong>Buying and Selling in Spanish:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Pasta \/ Guita: Money<br \/>\n\u00bfCu\u00e1nto cuesta?: How much is it?<br \/>\nEs s\u00faper caro\/a \/ Cuesta un pastizal: It\u2019s so expensive<br \/>\nEs s\u00faper barato\/a \/ Es una ganga: It\u2019s so cheap\/inexpensive<br \/>\n\u00a1Vaya timo!:  What a rip off!<br \/>\n\u00bfEst\u00e1s de broma? \u00bfMe est\u00e1s tomando el pelo?: You must be joking!<br \/>\n\u00a1Ni hablar!: No way!<br \/>\nEs una cutrada: It is terrible quality<br \/>\nNo he nacido ayer \/ No me chupo el dedo: I wasn\u2019t born yesterday<br \/>\nFlipo \/ Estoy flipando: I can\u2019t believe it<br \/>\nFlipo en colores  \/ Estoy flipando en colores: I really can\u2019t believe it<br \/>\nMe lo llevo: I\u2019ll take it<br \/>\nD\u00e9jalo, me voy a otro sitio: Forget it, I\u2019ll look elsewhere<br \/>\n\u00bfNo te da verg\u00fcenza?\/Deber\u00eda darte verg\u00fcenza: How do you sleep at night?<br \/>\nRicach\u00f3n: Rich person<br \/>\nRegatear: To haggle<br \/>\nDe lujo: Luxurious<br \/>\nHortera: Tacky<br \/>\nCutre: Rubbish\/Trash<br \/>\n\u00a1C\u00f3mo mola! \/ \u00a1Mola mucho! \/ \u00a1Mola mazo!: It\u2019s so cool<br \/>\nTe pega: It suits you<br \/>\nNo te pega: It doesn\u2019t suit you<br \/>\nTe queda bien: It fits you well<br \/>\nNo te queda bien: It doesn\u2019t fit you<br \/>\nEstoy sin blanca: I have no money<\/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_69d5b51ccbe465.56172286\" class=\"myButton_play\" onClick=\"play_mp3('play','69d5b51ccbe465.56172286','https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/spanish\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/09\/buying-and-selling-in-spanish.mp3','80','false');show_hide('play','69d5b51ccbe465.56172286');\" \/><input type=\"button\"  id=\"btnstop_69d5b51ccbe465.56172286\" style=\"display:none\" class=\"myButton_stop\" onClick=\"play_mp3('stop','69d5b51ccbe465.56172286','','80','false');show_hide('stop','69d5b51ccbe465.56172286');\" \/><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>Dependienta: \u00bfPuedo ayudarle?<br \/>\nPhil: S\u00ed, estoy buscando un regalo para mi novia.<br \/>\nDependienta: Muy bien. Mire esta camiseta se vende muy bien.<br \/>\nPhil: \u00bfCu\u00e1nto cuesta?<br \/>\nDependienta: Ciento veinte euros<br \/>\nPhil: \u00bfQu\u00e9? \u00a1Cuesta un pastizal!<br \/>\nDependienta: Bueno, es que es de muy buena calidad. Es de algod\u00f3n ecol\u00f3gico.<br \/>\nPhil: \u00a1Vaya timo! No, no. \u00bfNo hay algo m\u00e1s barato?<br \/>\nDependienta: Vale, bueno. Vamos a ver\u2026 Tenemos unas bufandas que est\u00e1n muy de moda. Esta morada por ejemplo es preciosa.<br \/>\nPhil: S\u00ed, mola mucho. Pero seguro que es s\u00faper cara.<br \/>\nDependienta: No, la verdad es que la tenemos en oferta. Es la \u00faltima que nos queda. Cuesta solo diez euros.<br \/>\nPhil: \u00a1Es una ganga! Pero no le pega a mi novia. A ella le pega m\u00e1s el color rojo. \u00bfTienes esta bufanda en rojo?<br \/>\nDependienta: La misma no. Esta es parecida. Pero es un poco m\u00e1s cara.<br \/>\nPhil: \u00bfCuesta mucha pasta?<br \/>\nDependienta: Vamos a ver\u2026 Sesenta y tres euros.<br \/>\nPhil: \u00bfMe est\u00e1s tomando el pelo?<br \/>\nDependienta: Perdone se\u00f1or, esta bufanda no est\u00e1 en oferta. Y es de una calidad excelente. La calidad hay que pagarla.<br \/>\nPhil: Lo siento, estoy sin blanca. Lo voy a dejar.<br \/>\nDependienta: Muy bien, muchas gracias.<br \/>\nPhil: \u00a1Adi\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=\"233\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/spanish\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/09\/buying-and-selling-in-spanish-350x233.jpg\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"buying and selling in spanish\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/spanish\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/09\/buying-and-selling-in-spanish-350x233.jpg 350w, https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/spanish\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/09\/buying-and-selling-in-spanish.jpg 640w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 350px) 100vw, 350px\" \/><p>Learn and practice colloquial vocabulary and phrases related to Buying and Selling in Spanish and then see if you can follow a short audio conversation in Spanish.<\/p>","protected":false},"author":53,"featured_media":13741,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"content-type":""},"categories":[61202,3,6,13],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-13740","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\/13740","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=13740"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/spanish\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/13740\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":13743,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/spanish\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/13740\/revisions\/13743"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/spanish\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/13741"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/spanish\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=13740"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/spanish\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=13740"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/spanish\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=13740"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}