A0131: I Miss Them

Introduction

In this lesson, JP and Liliana teach us how to ask what's wrong, how to express homesickness, how to give an advice, and how to approve of an idea. Well, not all possibilities but enough to get us started. The keyword is extraño – I miss.

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Dialogue

hombre:	¿Qué te pasa?
mujer:	Extraño a mi familia.
hombre:	¡Llámalos!
mujer:	Buena idea.

Dialogue with Translation

hombre:	¿Qué	te	pasa?
	what	(to) you	(it) happens
man:	What's happening to you?

mujer:	Extraño	a	mi	familia.
	(I) miss	to	my	family
woman:	I miss my family.

hombre:	¡Llámalos!
	call them
man:	Call them!

mujer:	Buena	idea.
	good	idea
woman:	Good idea.

Vocabulary for Dialogue

el hombre	noun (masculine)	the man
la mujer	noun (feminine)	the woman
¿qué?	interrogative pronoun	what?, how?
te	indirect object pronoun	(to) you (informal, singular)
pasar	verb (infinitive)	to happen
(él/ella) pasa	verb (present tense)	he/she(/it) happens
extrañar	verb (infinitive)	to miss
(yo) extraño	verb (present tense)	I miss
a	preposition	to
mi	possessive adjective	my
la familia	noun (feminine)	the family
llamar	verb (infinitive)	to call
¡(tú) llama!	verb (imperative)	(you) call! (informal, singular)
los	direct object pronoun	them
¡(tú) llámalos!	phrase	(you) call them! (informal, singular)
bueno/buena	adjective (m./f.)	good
la idea	noun (feminine)	the idea

Vocabulary for Audio Lesson

la comida	noun (feminine)	the food
(yo) extraño la comida	phrase	I miss the food
el país	noun (masculine)	the country
(yo) extraño mi país	phrase	I'm homesick
(yo) extraño Méjico/México	phrase	I miss Mexico
enfermo/enferma	adjective (m./f.)	sick
de	preposition	of
la casa	noun (feminine)	the house
estar	verb (infinitive)	to be
(yo) estoy homesick	phrase	I'm homesick

More Vocabulary

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

me	indirect object pronoun	(to) me
te		(to) you (informal, singular)
le		(to) him/her(/it)
le		(to) you (formal, singular)
nos		(to) us
os		(to) you (informal, plural)
les		(to) them
les		(to) you (formal, plural)

pasar	infinitive	to happen
(yo) paso	present tense	I happen
(tú) pasas		you happen (informal, singular)
(él/ella) pasa		he/she(/it) happens
(usted) pasa		you happen (formal, singular)
(nosotros/-as) pasamos		we happen (m./f.)
(vosotros/-as) pasáis		you happen (informal, plural, m./f.)
(ellos/ellas) pasan		they happen (m./f.)
(ustedes) pasan		you happen (formal, plural)

extrañar	infinitive	to miss
(yo) extraño	present tense	I miss
(tú) extrañas		you miss (informal, singular)
(él/ella) extraña		he/she(/it) misses
(usted) extraña		you miss (formal, singular)
(nosotros/-as) extrañamos		we miss (m./f.)
(vosotros/-as) extrañáis		you miss (informal, plural, m./f.)
(ellos/ellas) extrañan		they miss (m./f.)
(ustedes) extrañan		you miss (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)

llamar	infinitive	to call
¡(tú) llama!	imperative	(you) call! (informal, singular)
¡(usted) llame!		(you) call! (formal, singular)
¡(nosotros/-as) llamemos!		(let's) call! (m./f.)
¡(vosotros/-as) llamad!		(you) call! (informal, plural, m./f.)
¡(ustedes) llamen!		(you) call! (formal, plural)

me	direct object pronoun	me
te		you (informal, singular)
lo/la		him/her(/it)
lo/la		you (formal, singular, m./f.)
nos		us
os		you (informal, plural)
los/las		them (m./f.)
los/las		you (formal, plural, m./f.)

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.

¿Qué te pasa?	What's happening to you?
Extraño a mi familia.	I miss my family.
¡Llámalos!	Call them!
Buena idea.	Good idea.

Dialogue Recall

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

What's happening to you?	¿Qué te pasa?
I miss my family.	Extraño a mi familia.
Call them!	¡Llámalos!
Good idea.	Buena idea.

Dialogue Remix

Translate this variant of the dialogue from English to Spanish.

What's happening to you?	¿Qué te pasa?
Well (= good) ...	Bueno ...
What?	¿Qué?
I miss my country and (= y) the food.	Extraño mi país y la comida.
Well ...	Bueno ...
¡And I miss my family!	¡Y extraño a mi familia!
Call them!	¡Llámalos!
Good idea.	Buena idea.

Dialogue Recast

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

What's happening to you? (formal)	¿Qué le pasa?
I miss my family.	Extraño a mi familia.
Call them! (formal)	¡Llámelos!
Good idea.	Buena idea.

Image Credits

“La familia del infante don Luis.jpg” by Francisco de Goya (Public Domain)
“Image:1876 Bell Speaking into Telephone.jpg” by Early Office Museum (Public Domain)
“Image:CornmealProducts.jpg” by Scott Bauer (Public Domain)