{"id":2551,"date":"2011-04-04T16:11:53","date_gmt":"2011-04-04T20:11:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/spanish\/?p=2551"},"modified":"2011-04-04T16:11:53","modified_gmt":"2011-04-04T20:11:53","slug":"talking-about-yourself-en-espanol","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/spanish\/talking-about-yourself-en-espanol\/","title":{"rendered":"Talking about yourself, en espa\u00f1ol"},"content":{"rendered":"

We\u2019ve talked about prepositions, study tips, and lots of other things here in the blog, so today I\u2019m going to dedicate this lesson to our beginner students. If you\u2019ve never studied Spanish in your life, this is the post for you. You will read about two people introducing themselves and giving personal information.<\/p>\n

Text 01<\/strong><\/p>\n

Me llamo Juan Mart\u00edn S\u00e1nchez. Mart\u00edn es el apellido de mi padre y S\u00e1nchez es el apellido de mi madre. Nac\u00ed el 8 de enero de 1991, as\u00ed que tengo veinte a\u00f1os. Trabajo como vendedor en una tienda de ropa desde hace tres a\u00f1os y estudio ingl\u00e9s en una escuela de idiomas. Vivo en Boston, pero soy de Barcelona, Espa\u00f1a.
\n<\/em>
\nLet\u2019s learn some basic Spanish expressions from the text above:<\/p>\n

Me llamo\u2026<\/em> \u2013 My name is\u2026
\nes <\/em>\u2013 is
\nel apellido<\/em> \u2013 last name
\nde <\/em>\u2013 of, from
\nmi <\/em>\u2013 my
\npadre <\/em>\u2013 father
\nel apellido de mi padre<\/em> \u2013 my father\u2019s last name
\nmadre <\/em>\u2013 mother
\nel apellido de mi madre<\/em> \u2013 my mother\u2019s last name
\nnac\u00ed el\u2026<\/em> \u2013 I was born on\u2026
\nocho <\/em>\u2013 eight
\nenero <\/em>\u2013 January
\n1991 <\/em>\u2013 mil novecientos noventa y uno
\nas\u00ed que<\/em> \u2013 so
\ntengo \u2026 a\u00f1os<\/em>\u2013 I am \u2026 (years old); literally it means \u201cI have\u201d
\ntrabajo <\/em>\u2013 I work
\ncomo <\/em>\u2013 as
\nvendedor <\/em>\u2013 salesman
\nen una<\/em> \u2013 in\/at a
\ntienda de ropa<\/em> \u2013 clothing store
\ndesde hace<\/em> \u2013 for
\ntres a\u00f1os <\/em>\u2013 three years
\ny <\/em>\u2013 and
\nestudio <\/em>\u2013 I study
\ningl\u00e9s <\/em>\u2013 English
\nescuela de idiomas<\/em> \u2013 language school
\nvivo <\/em>\u2013 I live
\npero <\/em>\u2013 but
\nsoy <\/em>\u2013 I am<\/p>\n

Text 02<\/strong><\/p>\n

Mi nombre es Mar\u00eda Ferrer. Nac\u00ed el 29 de septiembre de 1985, as\u00ed que tengo veintis\u00e9is a\u00f1os. No trabajo. Soy estudiante en la escuela Crist\u00f3bal Col\u00f3n. Vivo en Cali, una ciudad de Colombia, pero soy de Guadalajara, M\u00e9xico.<\/em><\/p>\n

Mi nombre es\u2026<\/em> \u2013 My name is\u2026
\nseptiembre <\/em>\u2013 September
\nveintis\u00e9is <\/em>\u2013 twenty-six
\nno <\/em>\u2013 no, don\u2019t
\nestudiante <\/em>\u2013 student
\nescuela <\/em>\u2013 school
\nuna ciudad<\/em> \u2013 a city<\/p>\n

Eso es todo por hoy. Nos vemos prontito.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

We\u2019ve talked about prepositions, study tips, and lots of other things here in the blog, so today I\u2019m going to dedicate this lesson to our beginner students. If you\u2019ve never studied Spanish in your life, this is the post for you. You will read about two people introducing themselves and giving personal information. Text 01…<\/p>\n

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