{"id":13828,"date":"2020-11-02T06:59:52","date_gmt":"2020-11-02T11:59:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/spanish\/?p=13828"},"modified":"2020-11-02T06:59:52","modified_gmt":"2020-11-02T11:59:52","slug":"colloquial-spanish-course-talking-about-music-in-spanish","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/spanish\/colloquial-spanish-course-talking-about-music-in-spanish\/","title":{"rendered":"Colloquial Spanish Course \u2013 Talking about Music in Spanish"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>In this Spanish lesson we are going to practice talking about music 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_13829\" style=\"width: 360px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter post-item__attachment\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-13829\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/spanish\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/11\/Talking-about-Music-in-Spanish-350x250.jpg\" alt=\"Talking about Music in Spanish\" width=\"350\" height=\"250\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-13829\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/spanish\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/11\/Talking-about-Music-in-Spanish-350x250.jpg 350w, https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/spanish\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/11\/Talking-about-Music-in-Spanish.jpg 640w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 350px) 100vw, 350px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-13829\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Image courtesy of Pixabay.com<\/p><\/div>\n<p><strong>Talking about Music in Spanish:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>La m\u00fasica: music<br \/>\nEl m\u00fasico: musician<br \/>\nLa canci\u00f3n: song<br \/>\nLa m\u00fasica cl\u00e1sica: classical music<br \/>\nLa m\u00fasica country: country music<br \/>\nLa m\u00fasica dance: dance music<br \/>\nLa m\u00fasica disco: disco music<br \/>\nLa m\u00fasica electr\u00f3nica: electronic music<br \/>\nEl heavy metal: heavy metal music<br \/>\nEl jazz: jazz music<br \/>\nEl blues: blues music<br \/>\nLa m\u00fasica folk: folk music<br \/>\nEl rock and roll: rock \u2018n\u2019 roll music<br \/>\nLa m\u00fasica pop: pop music<br \/>\nLa m\u00fasica alternativa: alternative music<br \/>\nEl rap: rap music<br \/>\nEl hip hop: hip hop music<br \/>\nLa m\u00fasica rock: rock music<br \/>\nEl punk: punk music<br \/>\nLa m\u00fasica latina: latin music<br \/>\nEl reggae: reggae music<br \/>\nLos auriculares: headphones<br \/>\nLos altavoces: speakers<br \/>\nEl concierto: concert<br \/>\nEl recinto para conciertos: concert venue<br \/>\nLa entrada: ticket<br \/>\nEl\/La cantante: singer<br \/>\nEl grupo: group \/ band<br \/>\nLos fans: fans<br \/>\nEl guitarrista: guitarist<br \/>\nEl bajista: bass guitarist<br \/>\nEl teclista: keyboard player<br \/>\nEl bater\u00eda: drummer<br \/>\nLos coros: backing vocals<br \/>\nLa melod\u00eda: melody<br \/>\nAfinado: in tune<br \/>\nDesafinado: out of tune<br \/>\nLa armon\u00eda: harmony<br \/>\nLa letra: lyrics<br \/>\nCompositor: songwriter<br \/>\nCantautor: singer songwriter<\/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_69d720f4abaee9.38001289\" class=\"myButton_play\" onClick=\"play_mp3('play','69d720f4abaee9.38001289','https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/spanish\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/11\/Talking-about-Music-in-Spanish.mp3','80','false');show_hide('play','69d720f4abaee9.38001289');\" \/><input type=\"button\"  id=\"btnstop_69d720f4abaee9.38001289\" style=\"display:none\" class=\"myButton_stop\" onClick=\"play_mp3('stop','69d720f4abaee9.38001289','','80','false');show_hide('stop','69d720f4abaee9.38001289');\" \/><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>Inma: \u00a1Dave! \u00a1Dave! \u00a1Dave!<br \/>\nDave: \u00a1\u00bfQu\u00e9?!<br \/>\nInma: \u00bfPuedes dejar de hacer ese ruido, por favor?<br \/>\nDave: \u00bfQu\u00e9 ruido?<br \/>\nInma: Est\u00e1s cantando, tarareando, no s\u00e9 qu\u00e9, con tus auriculares puestos y \u00a1me est\u00e1 volviendo loca!<br \/>\nDave: \u00a1Este es el mejor \u00e1lbum que he escuchado en mi vida!<br \/>\nInma: No me importa. Deja de tararear.<br \/>\nDave: Muerte Congelada. \u00a1El mejor grupo del mundo entero!<br \/>\nInma: Muerte Congelada&#8230; \u00a1\u00bfen serio?! No me suenan nada.<br \/>\nDave: Probablemente porque escuchas m\u00fasica cl\u00e1sica aburrida y cantas en un coro.<br \/>\nInma: S\u00ed, canto en un coro \u00bfy qu\u00e9? S\u00e9 mucho m\u00e1s sobre m\u00fasica que t\u00fa o tus amiguitos de Muerte Congelada.<br \/>\nDave: Oh, s\u00ed claro\u2026<br \/>\nInma: S\u00ed, de verdad. No sabes nada de armon\u00eda o historia de la m\u00fasica. \u00bfSabes leer m\u00fasica o tocar un instrumento?<br \/>\nDave: \u00a1\u00bfA qui\u00e9n le importa eso?! \u00bfHas ido alguna vez a un concierto en directo? \u00bfAlguna vez has estado en un mosh pit? \u00bfAlguna vez te has lanzado desde un escenario a los brazos de miles de otros fans?<br \/>\nInma: No tengo ni idea de lo qu\u00e9 est\u00e1s hablando. \u00bfMosh Pit? \u00bfQu\u00e9 es eso?<br \/>\nDave: Exactamente.<br \/>\nInma: La m\u00fasica, la m\u00fasica real es otra cosa. De lo que est\u00e1s hablando es de una especie de tribu social. Gritando con angustia, vestidos con camisetas sucias, como una manada de adolescentes.<br \/>\nDave: Gritando Angustia&#8230; \u00a1qu\u00e9 nombre m\u00e1s guay para un grupo! \u00a1Voy a formar mi propio grupo!<br \/>\nInma: No puedes tocar nada y cantas desafinado.<br \/>\nDave: No importa.<\/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=\"250\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/spanish\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/11\/Talking-about-Music-in-Spanish-350x250.jpg\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"Talking about Music in Spanish\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/spanish\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/11\/Talking-about-Music-in-Spanish-350x250.jpg 350w, https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/spanish\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/11\/Talking-about-Music-in-Spanish.jpg 640w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 350px) 100vw, 350px\" \/><p>Learn and practice colloquial vocabulary and phrases related to talking about music in Spanish and then see if you can follow a short audio conversation in Spanish.<\/p>","protected":false},"author":53,"featured_media":13829,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"content-type":""},"categories":[61202,3,6,13],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-13828","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\/13828","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=13828"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/spanish\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/13828\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":13831,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/spanish\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/13828\/revisions\/13831"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/spanish\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/13829"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/spanish\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=13828"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/spanish\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=13828"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/spanish\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=13828"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}