{"id":7770,"date":"2014-02-16T17:43:35","date_gmt":"2014-02-16T22:43:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/spanish\/?p=7770"},"modified":"2014-02-16T17:43:35","modified_gmt":"2014-02-16T22:43:35","slug":"learning-with-dialogues-what-do-you-like","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/spanish\/learning-with-dialogues-what-do-you-like\/","title":{"rendered":"Learning with dialogues: What do you like?"},"content":{"rendered":"<div style=\"width: 524px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/www-mindfullivingnetwork-com.zippykid.netdna-cdn.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/two-guys-on-couch-talking.jpg\" width=\"514\" height=\"387\" \/><p class=\"wp-caption-text\">http:\/\/goo.gl\/9CZWlF<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Hello, there!<\/p>\n<p>Let&#8217;s kick off this week with a sample dialogue between Ram\u00f3n and Juan.<\/p>\n<p><audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-7770-1\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/spanish\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2014\/02\/what-do-you-like-01.mp3?_=1\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/spanish\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2014\/02\/what-do-you-like-01.mp3\">https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/spanish\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2014\/02\/what-do-you-like-01.mp3<\/a><\/audio><br \/>\n<strong>Ram\u00f3n<\/strong>: \u00bfQu\u00e9 te gustar\u00eda ser si no fueras webdesigner? <em>[What would you like to be if you weren&#8217;t a webdesigner?]<\/em><br \/>\n<strong>Juan<\/strong>: No lo s\u00e9. No me veo haciendo otra cosa. Aunque tal vez hubiera sido veterinario, me gustan los animales. <em>[I don&#8217;t know. I can&#8217;t imagine muyself doing anything else. Even though I could have been a vet, I like animals.]<\/em><br \/>\n<strong>Ram\u00f3n<\/strong>: \u00bfEn serio? \u00bfTienes alguno? <em>[Really? Do you have any?]<\/em><br \/>\n<strong>Juan<\/strong>: S\u00ed, tengo dos perros y un gato. <em>[Yes, I have two dogs and one cat.]<\/em><br \/>\n<strong>Ram\u00f3n<\/strong>: \u00bfY eres t\u00fa el que los cuida? <em>[And are you the one who takes care of them?]<\/em><br \/>\n<strong>Juan<\/strong>: S\u00ed. A mi esposa no le gustan demasiado, as\u00ed que yo los alimento y los cuido. <em>[Yes. My wife is not really into pets, so I feed them and take care of them.]<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>Useful expressions<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-7770-2\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/spanish\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2014\/02\/what-do-you-like-02.mp3?_=2\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/spanish\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2014\/02\/what-do-you-like-02.mp3\">https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/spanish\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2014\/02\/what-do-you-like-02.mp3<\/a><\/audio><br \/>\nme gustar\u00eda = I would like<br \/>\nte gustar\u00eda = you would like<br \/>\nsi no fueras = if you weren&#8217;t<br \/>\naunque = even though<br \/>\ntal vez = maybe<br \/>\n\u00bfEn serio? = Really?<br \/>\nel que = the one<br \/>\ncuidar = to take care<br \/>\ndemasiado = a lot<br \/>\nalimentar = to feed<\/p>\n<p>So you&#8217;ve just read a dialogue in which the two speakers talk about likes and dislikes. Let&#8217;s learn some more expressions related to this topic.<\/p>\n<p><audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-7770-3\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/spanish\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2014\/02\/what-do-you-like-03.mp3?_=3\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/spanish\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2014\/02\/what-do-you-like-03.mp3\">https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/spanish\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2014\/02\/what-do-you-like-03.mp3<\/a><\/audio><br \/>\nMe gusta = I like<br \/>\n&#8230; viajar = to travel<br \/>\n&#8230; ver documentales = to watch documentaries<br \/>\n&#8230; leer = to read<br \/>\n&#8230; escuchar m\u00fasica = to listen to music<br \/>\n&#8230; cuidar animales de estimaci\u00f3n = to take care of pets<\/p>\n<p>Me encanta = I love<br \/>\n&#8230; despertarme m\u00e1s tarde = to sleep in<br \/>\n&#8230; la comida vegetariana = vegetarian food<br \/>\n&#8230; hacer una siesta = to take a nap<br \/>\n&#8230; dar una vuelta = to take a walk<\/p>\n<p>Me aburre = I find it boring<br \/>\n&#8230; hacer cola = to stand in line<\/p>\n<p>No me gusta = I don&#8217;t like<br \/>\n&#8230; levantarme temprano por\/a la ma\u00f1ana = to get up early in the morning<br \/>\n&#8230; lidear con personas mandonas = to deal with bossy people<\/p>\n<p>Odio = I hate<br \/>\nMe revienta = It ticks me off<br \/>\n&#8230; esperar a personas que llegan tarde = to wait for people who are late<\/p>\n<p>Some more examples:<\/p>\n<p>Siempre me divierto viendo comedias. = I always have a good time watching comedies.<br \/>\nLas pel\u00edculas de ciencia ficci\u00f3n me parecen muy interesantes. = I find sci-fi movies very interesting.<\/p>\n<p>No soy un fan\u00e1tico de los deportes. = I&#8217;m not into sports.<br \/>\nNo me gust\u00f3 ese livro. Encontr\u00e9 la lectura dif\u00edcil. = I didn&#8217;t like that book. I found it hard to read.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Want more free resources to\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.transparent.com\/learn-spanish\/\">learn Spanish<\/a>? Check out the other goodies we offer to help make your language learning efforts a daily habit.<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Hello, there! Let&#8217;s kick off this week with a sample dialogue between Ram\u00f3n and Juan. Ram\u00f3n: \u00bfQu\u00e9 te gustar\u00eda ser si no fueras webdesigner? [What would you like to be if you weren&#8217;t a webdesigner?] Juan: No lo s\u00e9. No me veo haciendo otra cosa. 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