A0086: Are You Single?

Introduction

Liliana and JP teach us the basics of flirting — Latino style! Well, or maybe the girl is just practising Spanish... who knows? In any case, our keyword is: soltero — single (for “dudes”).

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Dialogue

mujer:	¿Eres soltero?
hombre:	Sí. ¿Y tú?
mujer:	No, tengo novio.
hombre:	¡Qué lástima!

Dialogue with Translation

mujer:	¿Eres	soltero?
	(you) are	single
woman:	Are you single?

hombre:	Sí.	¿Y	tú?
	yes	and	you
man:	Yes. How about you?

mujer:	No,	tengo	novio.
	no	(I) have	boyfriend
woman:	No, I have a boyfriend.

hombre:	¡Qué	lástima!
	what	pity
man:	What a pity!

Vocabulary for Dialogue

la mujer	noun (feminine)	the woman
el hombre	noun (masculine)	the man
ser	verb (infinitive)	to be
(tú) eres	verb (present tense)	you are (informal, singular)
soltero/soltera	adjective (m./f.)	single
sí	adverb	yes
y	conjunction	and
tú	subject pronoun	you (informal, singular)
no	adverb	no
tener	verb (infinitive)	to have
(yo) tengo	verb (present tense)	I have
el novio	noun (masculine)	the boyfriend
la novia	noun (feminine)	the girlfriend
¿qué?	interrogative pronoun	what?, how?
la lástima	noun (feminine)	the pity, the shame

Vocabulary for Audio Lesson

hasta	preposition	until
luego	adverb	then
hasta luego	phrase	see you later
mañana	adverb	tomorrow
hasta mañana	phrase	see you tomorrow

More Vocabulary

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

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)

tener	infinitive	to have
(yo) tengo	present tense	I have
(tú) tienes		you have (informal, singular)
(él/ella) tiene		he/she(/it) has
(usted) tiene		you have (formal, singular)
(nosotros/-as) tenemos		we have (m./f.)
(vosotros/-as) tenéis		you have (informal, plural, m./f.)
(ellos/ellas) tienen		they have (m./f.)
(ustedes) tienen		you have (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.

¿Eres soltero?	Are you single?
Sí. ¿Y tú?	Yes. How about you?
No, tengo novio.	No, I have a boyfriend.
¡Qué lástima!	What a pity!

Dialogue Recall

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

Are you single?	¿Eres soltero?
Yes. How about you?	Sí. ¿Y tú?
No, I have a boyfriend.	No, tengo novio.
What a pity!	¡Qué lástima!

Dialogue Remix

Translate this variant of the dialogue from English to Spanish.

Are you single? (masculine!)	¿Eres soltero?
No. I have a boyfriend.	No, tengo novio.
What? — What a pity!	¿Qué? — ¡Qué lástima!
And you? Are you single? (feminine)	¿Y tú? ¿Eres soltera?
Yes.	Sí.
A pity...	Lástima...

Dialogue Recast

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

Are you single? (formal)	¿Es soltero?
Yes. How about you? (formal)	Sí. ¿Y usted?
No, I have a boyfriend.	No, tengo novio.
What a pity!	¡Qué lástima!

Image Credits

“Image:Charles Thomson. I Feel Bad When I Reject Your Love.jpg” by Charles Thomson (GNU Free Documentation License)
“Image:Goya-Guerra (48).jpg” by Francisco Goya (Public Domain)