{"id":14980,"date":"2021-06-08T10:00:11","date_gmt":"2021-06-08T14:00:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/spanish\/?p=14980"},"modified":"2021-05-21T11:21:52","modified_gmt":"2021-05-21T15:21:52","slug":"colloquial-spanish-course-talking-about-games-and-toys-in-spanish","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/spanish\/colloquial-spanish-course-talking-about-games-and-toys-in-spanish\/","title":{"rendered":"Colloquial Spanish Course \u2013 Talking about Games and Toys in Spanish"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>In this Spanish lesson we are going to practice talking about Games and Toys 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_14981\" style=\"width: 360px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter post-item__attachment\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-14981\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/spanish\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/05\/Talking-about-games-and-toys-in-spanish-350x233.jpg\" alt=\"Talking about games and toys in spanish\" width=\"350\" height=\"233\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-14981\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/spanish\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/05\/Talking-about-games-and-toys-in-spanish-350x233.jpg 350w, https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/spanish\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/05\/Talking-about-games-and-toys-in-spanish.jpg 640w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 350px) 100vw, 350px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-14981\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Image by <a href=\"https:\/\/pixabay.com\/users\/laterjay-1627906\/?utm_source=link-attribution&amp;utm_medium=referral&amp;utm_campaign=image&amp;utm_content=1188132\">LaterJay Photography<\/a> from <a href=\"https:\/\/pixabay.com\/?utm_source=link-attribution&amp;utm_medium=referral&amp;utm_campaign=image&amp;utm_content=1188132\">Pixabay<\/a><\/p><\/div>\n<p><strong>Talking about Games and Toys in Spanish:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Toy \u2013 el juguete<br \/>\nGame \u2013 el juego<br \/>\nToybox \u2013 la caja de juguetes<br \/>\nDoll \u2013 el mu\u00f1eco \/ la mu\u00f1eca<br \/>\nTeddy bear \u2013 el oso de peluche<br \/>\nBall \u2013 la pelota<br \/>\nPuzzle \u2013 el puzzle<br \/>\nBoard game \u2013 el juego de mesa<br \/>\nPlaying cards \u2013 los naipes \/ las cartas<br \/>\nHide-and-seek \u2013 el escondite<br \/>\nVideogames \u2013 los videojuegos<br \/>\nTo play outside \u2013 jugar afuera<br \/>\nBalloon \u2013 el globo<br \/>\nCartoons \u2013 los dibujos animados<br \/>\nComics \u2013 los tebeos<br \/>\nCostume \u2013 el traje<br \/>\nFancy dress \u2013 el disfraz<br \/>\nCrafts \u2013 las manualidades<br \/>\nCrayon \u2013 la pintura \/ la crayola<br \/>\nDice \u2013 los dados<br \/>\nDollhouse \u2013 la casita de mu\u00f1ecas<br \/>\nDominoes \u2013 el domin\u00f3<br \/>\nTo draw \u2013 dibujar<br \/>\nTo colour \u2013 colorear\/pintar<br \/>\nKite \u2013 la cometa<br \/>\nMagic \u2013 la magia<br \/>\nMask \u2013 el antifaz<br \/>\nParty \u2013 la fiesta<br \/>\nBirthday \u2013 el cumplea\u00f1os<br \/>\nPaintbrush \u2013 la brocha\/el pincel<br \/>\nPuppet \u2013 la marioneta<br \/>\nMarbles \u2013 las canicas<br \/>\nSeesaw \u2013 el balanc\u00edn<br \/>\nSlide \u2013 el tobog\u00e1n<br \/>\nSwings \u2013 los columpios<br \/>\nTale\/Story \u2013 el cuento<br \/>\nYo-yo \u2013 el yo-y\u00f3<br \/>\nBlocks \u2013 Los tacos<br \/>\nTricycle \u2013 El triciclo<br \/>\nPark \u2013 El parque<br \/>\nDaycare center\/Nursery \u2013 La guarder\u00eda infantil<br \/>\nPlayground \u2013 El patio de recreo<\/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_69d5e0643d2492.04526405\" class=\"myButton_play\" onClick=\"play_mp3('play','69d5e0643d2492.04526405','https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/spanish\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/05\/Talking-about-games-and-toys-in-spanish.mp3','80','false');show_hide('play','69d5e0643d2492.04526405');\" \/><input type=\"button\"  id=\"btnstop_69d5e0643d2492.04526405\" style=\"display:none\" class=\"myButton_stop\" onClick=\"play_mp3('stop','69d5e0643d2492.04526405','','80','false');show_hide('stop','69d5e0643d2492.04526405');\" \/><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>David: \u00bfQu\u00e9 edad tiene ahora tu hijo Victoria?<br \/>\nVictoria: Federico tiene cuatro a\u00f1os. Acaba de empezar la guarder\u00eda.<br \/>\nDavid: Parece que fue ayer cuando era un beb\u00e9.<br \/>\nVictoria: S\u00ed, es verdad. El tiempo pasa muy r\u00e1pido. Es un ni\u00f1o muy activo. Le encanta jugar afuera.<br \/>\nDavid: Eso es bueno. Todav\u00eda no ha descubierto los videojuegos.<br \/>\nVictoria: No. Y espero que nunca lo haga. Le encanta su triciclo y jugar con sus amiguitos.<br \/>\nDavid: \u00bfCon qu\u00e9 tipo de juguetes juegan los ni\u00f1os hoy en d\u00eda? Supongo que los yoy\u00f3s y las canicas son cosas del pasado.<br \/>\nVictoria: No. Tiene un yoy\u00f3 y algunas canicas. Tambi\u00e9n le encanta su cometa que vuela con su padre en el parque. Los puzzles, coches de juguete&#8230;<br \/>\nDavid: Los tacos de Lego seguro que tambi\u00e9n.<br \/>\nVictoria: \u00a1S\u00ed, le encantan los taquitos de Lego!<br \/>\nDavid: Mis padres dicen que mi actividad favorita de ni\u00f1o era dibujar y colorear.<br \/>\nVictoria: A Federico le encantan sus pinturas, rotuladores y todo tipo de manualidades. Hacemos muchas manualidades en nuestra biblioteca local. Todos los viernes por la tarde hay una sesi\u00f3n gratuita para ni\u00f1os peque\u00f1os con muchas actividades divertidas.<br \/>\nDavid: Suena maravilloso.<br \/>\nVictoria: Despu\u00e9s vamos todos juntos al parque. Los ni\u00f1os juegan en los columpios, el tobog\u00e1n y el balanc\u00edn y los padres charlamos.<br \/>\nDavid: \u00bfTodav\u00eda se juega al escondite?<br \/>\nVictoria: \u00a1S\u00ed, a los ni\u00f1os todav\u00eda les encanta jugar al escondite! Las cosas no son tan diferentes ahora como cuando \u00e9ramos ni\u00f1os.<\/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\/05\/Talking-about-games-and-toys-in-spanish-350x233.jpg\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"Talking about games and toys in spanish\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/spanish\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/05\/Talking-about-games-and-toys-in-spanish-350x233.jpg 350w, https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/spanish\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/05\/Talking-about-games-and-toys-in-spanish.jpg 640w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 350px) 100vw, 350px\" \/><p>Learn and practice colloquial vocabulary and phrases related to talking about Games and Toys in Spanish and then see if you can follow a short audio conversation in Spanish.<\/p>","protected":false},"author":53,"featured_media":14981,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"content-type":""},"categories":[537012,8,61202,11,138,6,13],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-14980","post","type-post","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-idioms","category-language","category-learning-2","category-pronunciation","category-slang","category-grammar","category-vocabulary"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/spanish\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/14980","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=14980"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/spanish\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/14980\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":14985,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/spanish\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/14980\/revisions\/14985"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/spanish\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/14981"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/spanish\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=14980"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/spanish\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=14980"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/spanish\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=14980"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}