A0052: Smells Good

Introduction

If you are on a diet, you might want to skip this lesson. Seriously! Otherwise you are about to listen to the most sensual dialogue of this course. Our keywords are: qué rico – how delicious and cuidado – caution/be careful. Have the cookies ready!

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Dialogue

hombre:	Huele bien.
mujer:	Sí, son mis galletas.
hombre:	¡Qué rico!
mujer:	¡Cuidado, están calientes!

Dialogue with Translation

hombre:	Huele	bien.
	(it) smells	well
man:	It smells good.

mujer:	Sí,	son	mis	galletas.
	yes	(they) are	my	cookies
woman:	Yes, it's my cookies.

hombre:	¡Qué	rico!
	how	rich
man:	How delicious!

mujer:	¡Cuidado,	están	calientes!
	caution	(they) are	hot
woman:	Careful, they're hot!

Vocabulary for Dialogue

el hombre	noun (masculine)	the man
la mujer	noun (feminine)	the woman
oler	verb (infinitive)	to smell
(él/ella) huele	verb (present tense)	he/she(/it) smells
bien	adverb	well
sí	adverb	yes
ser	verb (infinitive)	to be (permanent nature)
(ellos/ellas) son	verb (present tense)	they are
mi	possessive adjective	my
mis	poss. adjective (plural)	my
la galleta	noun (feminine)	the cookie
las galletas	noun (plural, feminine)	the cookies
mi galleta	phrase	my cookie
mis galletas	phrase	my cookies
¿qué?	interrogative pronoun	what?, how?
rico/rica	adjective (m./f.)	rich, delicious
el cuidado	noun (masculine)	the caution
¡cuidado!	phrase	caution!, be careful!
estar	verb (infinitive)	to be (temporary state)
(ellos/ellas) están	verb (present tense)	they are
caliente	adjective (m./f.)	hot
calientes	adjective (plural, m./f.)	hot

Vocabulary for Audio Lesson

(él/ella) es	verb (present tense)	he/she(/it) is
(él) es rico	phrase	he is rich
(ella) es rica	phrase	she is rich
(él/ella) está	verb (present tense)	he/she(/it) is
(él) está rico	phrase	he(/it) is delicious
(ella) está rica	phrase	she(/it) is delicious
el masaje	noun (masculine)	the massage
¡qué rico masaje!	phrase	what a pleasant massage!
el beso	noun (masculine)	the kiss
¡qué rico beso!	phrase	what an awesome kiss!
hasta luego	phrase	see you later

More Vocabulary

This section includes grammatically related words. Some of them are required by the exercise Dialogue Recast.

oler	infinitive	to smell
(yo) huelo	present tense	I smell
(tú) hueles		you smell (informal, singular)
(él/ella) huele		he/she(/it) smells
(usted) huele		you smell (formal, singular)
(nosotros/-as) olemos		we smell (m./f.)
(vosotros/-as) oléis		you smell (informal, plural, m./f.)
(ellos/ellas) huelen		they smell (m./f.)
(ustedes) huelen		you smell (formal, plural)

ser	infinitive	to be
(yo) soy	present tense	I am
(tú) eres		you are (informal, singular)
(él/ella) es		he/she(/it) is
(usted) es		you are (formal, singular)
(nosotros/-as) somos		we are (m./f.)
(vosotros/-as) sois		you are (informal, plural, m./f.)
(ellos/ellas) son		they are (m./f.)
(ustedes) son		you are (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)

estar	infinitive	to be
(yo) estoy	present tense	I am
(tú) estás		you are (informal, singular)
(él/ella) está		he/she(/it) is
(usted) está		you are (formal, singular)
(nosotros/-as) estamos		we are (m./f.)
(vosotros/-as) estáis		you are (informal, plural, m./f.)
(ellos/ellas) están		they are (m./f.)
(ustedes) están		you are (formal, 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.

Huele bien.	It smells good.
Sí, son mis galletas.	Yes, it's my cookies.
¡Qué rico!	How delicious!
¡Cuidado, están calientes!	Careful, they're hot!

Dialogue Recall

Now translate from English to Spanish. Remember to say the Spanish sentences aloud.

It smells good.	Huele bien.
Yes, it's my cookies.	Sí, son mis galletas.
How delicious!	¡Qué rico!
Careful, they're hot!	¡Cuidado, están calientes!

Dialogue Remix

Translate this variant of the dialogue from English to Spanish.

It smells good. Is it cookies?	Huele bien. ¿Son galletas?
Yes, it's my hot cookies.	Sí, son mis galletas calientes.
Are they hot?	¿Están calientes?
Yes, they are hot. Careful!	Sí, están calientes. ¡Cuidado!
How hot!	¡Qué caliente!

Dialogue Recast

This translation exercise requires some of the words from the More Vocabulary section.

It smells good.	Huele bien.
Yes, it's my cookie.	Sí, es mi galleta.
How delicious!	¡Qué rico!
Careful, it's hot!	¡Cuidado, está caliente!

Image Credits

“Image:Choco chip cookie.jpg” by Bob Smith (Creative Commons Attribution 2.5 License)
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“Image:French Kiss.JPG” by KoS (Public Domain)