Spanish by Choice/SpanishPod newbie lesson A0096
I Am Allergic
Introduction
Not only do we learn how to say that we are allergic, but JP also tells us about all the things that we could be allergic to. Although Liliana finds it hard to believe. The keyword is alérgico – allergic.
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Audio Lesson
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Dialogue
hombre: Quiero el pastel de chocolate. mujer: Está bien. hombre: ¿El pastel tiene nueces? mujer: No, no tiene. hombre: ¿Segura? Porque soy alérgico.
Dialogue with Translation
hombre: Quiero el pastel de chocolate. (I) want the cake of chocolate man: I want the chocolate cake.
mujer: Está bien. (it) is well woman: That's fine.
hombre: ¿El pastel tiene nueces? the cake (it) has nuts man: Does the cake have nuts?
mujer: No, no tiene. no not (it) has woman: No, it doesn't have any.
hombre: ¿Segura? Porque soy alérgico. sure because (I) am allergic man: Are you sure? Because I am allergic.
Vocabulary for Dialogue
el hombre noun (masculine) the man la mujer noun (feminine) the woman querer verb (infinitive) to want, to love (yo) quiero verb (present tense) I want el pastel noun (masculine) the cake los pasteles noun (plural, masculine) the cakes de preposition of el chocolate noun (masculine) the chocolate estar verb (infinitive) to be (él/ella) está verb (present tense) he/she(/it) is bien adverb well, good tener verb (infinitive) to have (él/ella) tiene verb (present tense) he/she(/it) has la nuez noun (feminine) the nut las nueces noun (plural, feminine) the nuts no adverb no, not seguro/segura adjective (m./f.) sure porque conjunction because ser verb (infinitive) to be (yo) soy verb (present tense) I am alérgico/alérgica adjective (m./f.) allergic
Vocabulary for Audio Lesson
la zanahoria noun (feminine) the carrot las zanahorias noun (plural, feminine) the carrots la manzana noun (feminine) the apple las manzanas noun (plural, feminine) the apples tres number three la leche noun (feminine) the milk las leches noun (plural, feminine) the milks el pastel de tres leches phrase the three cream cake suave adjective (m./f.) smooth, soft el perdón noun (masculine) the pardon hasta luego phrase see you later
More Vocabulary
This section includes grammatically related words. Some of them are required by the exercise Dialogue Recast.
| querer | infinitive | to want |
| (yo) quiero | present tense | I want |
| (tú) quieres | you want (informal, singular) | |
| (él/ella) quiere | he/she(/it) wants | |
| (usted) quiere | you want (formal, singular) | |
| (nosotros/-as) queremos | we want (m./f.) | |
| (vosotros/-as) queréis | you want (informal, plural, m./f.) | |
| (ellos/ellas) quieren | they want (m./f.) | |
| (ustedes) quieren | you want (formal, 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) | |
| 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) | |
| 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) |
Exercises
Dialogue Translation
Translate from Spanish to English. Click each bar to check your answer. If possible, read the Spanish sentences aloud.
Quiero el pastel de chocolate.
I want the chocolate cake.
Está bien.
That's fine.
¿El pastel tiene nueces?
Does the cake have nuts?
No, no tiene.
No, it doesn't have any.
¿Segura? Porque soy alérgico.
Are you sure? Because I am allergic.
Dialogue Recall
Now translate from English to Spanish. Remember to say the Spanish sentences aloud.
I want the chocolate cake.
Quiero el pastel de chocolate.
That's fine.
Está bien.
Does the cake have nuts?
¿El pastel tiene nueces?
No, it doesn't have any.
No, no tiene.
Are you sure? Because I am allergic.
¿Segura? Porque soy alérgico.
Dialogue Remix
Translate this variant of the dialogue from English to Spanish.
I want the three cream cake.
Quiero el pastel de tres leches.
That's fine.
Está bien.
Does the cake have carrot?
¿El pastel tiene zanahoria?
No, it doesn't have any. It has apple.
No, no tiene. Tiene manzana.
No! I'm allergic to (= a) the apples.
¡No! Soy alérgico a las manzanas.
The apple cake has no apple.
El pastel de manzana no tiene manzana.
Are you sure? The apple cake has no apple?
¿Segura? ¿El pastel de manzana no tiene manzana?
It has no apple. The three cream cake has apple.
No tiene manzana. El pastel de tres leches tiene manzana.
Fine.
Bien.
Dialogue Recast
This translation exercise requires some of the words from the More Vocabulary section.
We want the chocolate cake.
Queremos el pastel de chocolate.
That's fine.
Está bien.
Does the cake have nuts?
¿El pastel tiene nueces?
No, it doesn't have any.
No, no tiene.
Are you sure? (masculine) Because I am allergic. (feminine)
¿Seguro? Porque soy alérgica.
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