{"id":14799,"date":"2021-03-02T05:03:31","date_gmt":"2021-03-02T10:03:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/spanish\/?p=14799"},"modified":"2021-03-02T05:03:31","modified_gmt":"2021-03-02T10:03:31","slug":"colloquial-spanish-course-talking-about-chores-in-spanish","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/spanish\/colloquial-spanish-course-talking-about-chores-in-spanish\/","title":{"rendered":"Colloquial Spanish Course \u2013 Talking about Chores in Spanish"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>In this Spanish lesson we are going to practice talking about Chores in Spanish. First we will learn some relevant 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_14800\" style=\"width: 360px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter post-item__attachment\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-14800\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/spanish\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/03\/Talking-about-Chores-in-Spanish-350x233.jpg\" alt=\"Talking about Chores in Spanish\" width=\"350\" height=\"233\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-14800\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/spanish\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/03\/Talking-about-Chores-in-Spanish-350x233.jpg 350w, https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/spanish\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/03\/Talking-about-Chores-in-Spanish.jpg 640w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 350px) 100vw, 350px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-14800\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Image courtesy of Pixabay.com<\/p><\/div>\n<p><strong>Talking about Chores in Spanish:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>La aspiradora &#8211; Vacuum cleaner<br \/>\nLa escoba &#8211; Broom<br \/>\nEl recogedor &#8211; Dustpan<br \/>\nLa basura &#8211; Rubbish<br \/>\nEl cubo de basura \u2013 Rubbish bin<br \/>\nLa bolsa (de basura) &#8211; (Rubbish) bag<br \/>\nLa enceradora &#8211; Floor polisher<br \/>\nLa cera &#8211; Wax<br \/>\nEl plumero &#8211; Duster<br \/>\nEl trapo &#8211; Cloth\/Rag<br \/>\nEl pa\u00f1o &#8211; Dishcloth<br \/>\nLa esponja &#8211; Sponge<br \/>\nEl detergente &#8211; Dish soap<br \/>\nEl jab\u00f3n &#8211; Soap<br \/>\nEl jab\u00f3n para ropa &#8211; Laundry detergent<br \/>\nEl suavizante &#8211; Softener<br \/>\nEl balde &#8211; Bucket<br \/>\nLa fregona &#8211; Mop<br \/>\nLos guantes de goma &#8211; Rubber gloves<br \/>\nLej\u00eda &#8211; Bleach<br \/>\nLimpiar &#8211; To clean<br \/>\nLavar &#8211; To wash<br \/>\nFregar el suelo \u2013 To mop<br \/>\nPasar la aspiradora \/ aspirar &#8211; To vacuum<br \/>\nBarrer &#8211; To sweep<br \/>\nQuitar el polvo &#8211; To dust<br \/>\nFregar &#8211; To scrub<br \/>\nEncerar &#8211; To wax<br \/>\nSacar brillo &#8211; To polish<br \/>\nPlanchar &#8211; To iron<br \/>\nHacer la cama &#8211; To make the bed<br \/>\nTender la ropa &#8211; Hang up the washing<br \/>\nSacar la basura &#8211; Take out the trash<\/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_69d59be1deea78.91635662\" class=\"myButton_play\" onClick=\"play_mp3('play','69d59be1deea78.91635662','https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/spanish\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/03\/Talking-about-Chores-in-Spanish.mp3','80','false');show_hide('play','69d59be1deea78.91635662');\" \/><input type=\"button\"  id=\"btnstop_69d59be1deea78.91635662\" style=\"display:none\" class=\"myButton_stop\" onClick=\"play_mp3('stop','69d59be1deea78.91635662','','80','false');show_hide('stop','69d59be1deea78.91635662');\" \/><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>Jason: Me voy a ver a Federico y a Ra\u00fal. Hasta luego.<br \/>\nElena: Espera un momento. Me dijiste que ibas a pasar la aspiradora.<br \/>\nJason: Lo har\u00e9 m\u00e1s tarde cuando regrese.<br \/>\nElena: No, dijiste que lo har\u00edas esta ma\u00f1ana. Hazlo ahora antes de irte.<br \/>\nJason: \u00bfEn serio? \u00bfTan importante es?<br \/>\nElena: No limpiamos lo suficiente nuestra casa. Nunca quitamos el polvo. Ni siquiera tenemos un plumero.<br \/>\nJason: Nuestra casa no tiene polvo. Hago muchas tareas. Lavo los platos todos los d\u00edas y lavo la ropa. \u00bfNo puedes pasar la aspiradora y quitar el polvo t\u00fa?<br \/>\nElena: Barro los suelos todos los d\u00edas, y limpio el ba\u00f1o y la cocina.<br \/>\nJason: Yo cocino la comida.<br \/>\nElena: \u00a1A veces! Yo cocino m\u00e1s que t\u00fa. Podr\u00edas hacer mucho m\u00e1s.<br \/>\nJason: \u00bfQui\u00e9n hace todo el bricolaje? \u00bfQui\u00e9n arregla el jard\u00edn? \u00bfQui\u00e9n saca la basura todos los d\u00edas?<br \/>\nElena: \u00bfQui\u00e9n plancha tus camisas?<br \/>\nJason: Siempre te digo que no planches mis camisas. No hace falta plancharlas. Siempre compro camisas de no planchar espec\u00edficamente para llevar al trabajo.<br \/>\nElena: Si no las planchas, tienen un mont\u00f3n de arrugas. A veces no tienes ni idea. Seguro que tu madre te hac\u00eda todo cuando eras peque\u00f1o.<br \/>\nJason: Seguro que tu madre te mimaba m\u00e1s que la m\u00eda a m\u00ed. Eso seguro.<br \/>\nElena: Bueno qu\u00e9 m\u00e1s da. \u00bfVas a pasar la aspiradora o no?<br \/>\nJason: De acuerdo.<br \/>\nElena: Hazlo bien. \u00a1T\u00f3mate tu tiempo!<\/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\/2021\/03\/Talking-about-Chores-in-Spanish-350x233.jpg\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"Talking about Chores in Spanish\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/spanish\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/03\/Talking-about-Chores-in-Spanish-350x233.jpg 350w, https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/spanish\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/03\/Talking-about-Chores-in-Spanish.jpg 640w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 350px) 100vw, 350px\" \/><p>Learn and practice colloquial vocabulary and phrases related to talking about Chores in Spanish and then see if you can follow a short audio conversation in Spanish.<\/p>","protected":false},"author":53,"featured_media":14800,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"content-type":""},"categories":[61202,3,6,13],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-14799","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\/14799","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=14799"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/spanish\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/14799\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":14803,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/spanish\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/14799\/revisions\/14803"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/spanish\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/14800"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/spanish\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=14799"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/spanish\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=14799"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/spanish\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=14799"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}