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A0041: Cheers!
[edit source]Introduction
[edit source]Here is a true story: the first time I tried to say “cheers” in Spanish, I said “que aproveche,” which means “enjoy your meal” and is just wrong when everyone is drinking instead of eating. Well, it's from our mistakes that we learn. And from JP and Liliana, of course. The keyword of this lesson is: felicidades – congratulations.
- related SpanishPod lessons: A0001: Are you ready yet?, A0003: At the bar, A0015: Table for two
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Dialogue
[edit source]mujer: ¡Toma una copa! hombre: ¿Por qué brindamos? mujer: Por mi nuevo trabajo. hombre: ¡Felicidades! mujer: ¡Salud! hombre: ¡Salud!
Dialogue with Translation
[edit source]mujer: ¡Toma una copa! (you) take a drink woman: Take a drink!
hombre: ¿Por qué brindamos? why (we) toast man: What are we toasting to?
mujer: Por mi nuevo trabajo. to my new job woman: To my new job.
hombre: ¡Felicidades! congratulations man: Congratulations!
mujer: ¡Salud! health woman: Cheers!
hombre: ¡Salud! health man: Cheers!
Vocabulary for Dialogue
[edit | edit source]la mujer noun (feminine) the woman el hombre noun (masculine) the man tomar verb (infinitive) to take, drink (tú) toma verb (imperative) (you) take! (informal, singular) un/una article (m./f.) a la copa noun (feminine) the drink ¿por qué? adverb why? brindar verb (infinitive) to toast (nosotros/-as) brindamos verb (present tense) we toast por preposition to, for, because of mi adjective (m./f.) my nuevo/nueva adjective (m./f.) new el trabajo noun (masculine) the job, the work ¡felicidades! phrase congratulations! ¡salud! phrase cheers! la salud noun (feminine) the health
Vocabulary for Audio Lesson
[edit | edit source]querer verb (infinitive) to want (tú) quieres verb (present tense) you want (informal, singular) ¿Quieres una copa? phrase Do you want a drink? feliz adjective (m./f.) happy ¡arriba, abajo, al centro, pa' dentro! phrase up, down, to the center, inside! hasta luego phrase see you later
More Vocabulary
[edit source]This section includes grammatically related words. Some of them are required by the exercise Dialogue Recast.
| tomar | infinitive | to take |
| ¡(tú) toma! | imperative | (you) take! (informal, singular) |
| ¡(usted) tome! | (you) take! (formal, singular) | |
| ¡(nosotros/-as) tomemos! | (let's) take! (m./f.) | |
| ¡(vosotros/-as) tomad! | (you) take! (informal, plural, m./f.) | |
| ¡(ustedes) tomen! | (you) take! (formal, plural) | |
| brindar | infinitive | to toast |
| (yo) brindo | present tense | I toast |
| (tú) brindas | you toast (informal, singular) | |
| (él/ella) brinda | he/she(/it) toasts | |
| (usted) brinda | you toast (formal, singular) | |
| (nosotros/-as) brindamos | we toast (m./f.) | |
| (vosotros/-as) brindáis | you toast (informal, plural, m./f.) | |
| (ellos/ellas) brindan | they toast (m./f.) | |
| (ustedes) brindan | you toast (formal, plural) | |
| mi | possessive adjective | my |
| mis | poss. adjective (plural) | my |
| tu | possessive adjective | your (informal, singular) |
| tus | poss. adjective (plural) | your (informal, singular) |
| su | possessive adjective | his/her(/its)/their |
| sus | poss. adjective (plural) | his/her(/its)/their |
| su | possessive adjective | your (formal) |
| sus | poss. adjective (plural) | your (formal) |
| nuestro/nuestra | poss. adjective (m./f.) | our |
| nuestros/nuestras | poss. adj. (plural, m./f.) | our |
| vuestro/vuestra | poss. adjective (m./f.) | your (informal, plural) |
| vuestros/vuestras | poss. adj. (plural, m./f.) | your (informal, plural) |
Exercises
Dialogue Translation
Cover the right column, translate from Spanish to English and uncover the right column line by line to check your answers. If possible, read the Spanish sentences aloud.
¡Toma una copa! Take a drink! ¿Por qué brindamos? What are we toasting to? Por mi nuevo trabajo. To my new job. ¡Felicidades! Congratulations! ¡Salud! Cheers! ¡Salud! Cheers!
Dialogue Recall
Now translate from English to Spanish. Remember to say the Spanish sentences aloud.
Take a drink! ¡Toma una copa! What are we toasting to? ¿Por qué brindamos? To my new job. Por mi nuevo trabajo. Congratulations! ¡Felicidades! Cheers! ¡Salud! Cheers! ¡Salud!
Dialogue Remix
Translate this variant of the dialogue from English to Spanish.
Do you want a drink? Take (it)! ¿Quieres una copa? ¡Toma! Why? ¿Por qué? We drink to my new job. Brindamos por mi nuevo trabajo. Congratulations! ¡Felicidades! Cheers! ¡Salud!
Dialogue Recast
This translation exercise requires some of the words from the More Vocabulary section.
Take a drink! (formal) ¡Tome una copa (usted)! What are you toasting to? (formal) ¿Por qué brinda (usted)? To your new job. (formal) Por su nuevo trabajo. Congratulations! ¡Felicidades! Cheers! ¡Salud! Cheers! ¡Salud!
Image Credits
- “Image:Hipp hipp hurra! Konstnärsfest på Skagen - Peder Severin Krøyer.jpg” by Peder Severin Krøyer (Public Domain)
- “Image:Glass of champagne.jpg” by bgvjpe (Creative Commons Attribution 2.0 License)
- “Image:Asclepius staff.svg” by Lusanaherandraton (Public Domain)