Spanish by Choice/SpanishPod newbie lesson A0086

Are You Single? A0086 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”). A0006: How's it going?, A0011: Call me, A0127: Flirting Are you single? A0086 A0086 dialogue {| |- |align="right"|mujer: || ¿Eres soltero?||align="right"|A0086 line 1 |- |align="right"|hombre: || Sí. ¿Y tú?||align="right"|A0086 line 2 |- |align="right"|mujer: || No, tengo novio.||align="right"|A0086 line 3 |- |align="right"|hombre: || ¡Qué lástima!||align="right"|A0086 line 4 |- |} {| |- |align="right"|mujer: || ¿Eres || soltero?||align="right" valign="top" rowspan="3"|A0086 line 1 |- |align="right"| || (you) are || single |- |align="right"|woman: ||colspan=2| Are you single? |- |} {| |- |align="right"|hombre: || Sí. || ¿Y || tú? ||align="right" valign="top" rowspan="3"|A0086 line 2 |- |align="right"| ||yes || and || you |- |align="right"|man: ||colspan=3| Yes. How about you? |- |} {| |- |align="right"|mujer: || No, || tengo || novio.||align="right" valign="top" rowspan="3"|A0086 line 3 |- |align="right"| || no || (I) have || boyfriend |- |align="right"|woman: ||colspan=3| No, I have a boyfriend. |- |} {| |- |align="right"|hombre: || ¡Qué || lástima! ||align="right" valign="top" rowspan="3"|A0086 line 4 |- |align="right"| ||what || pity |- |align="right"|man: ||colspan=2| What a pity! |- |} thumb|soltero/soltera – single|160px thumb|¡Cruel lástima! – Cruel shame!|160px Vocabulary for Dialogue {| |- || la mujer || || the woman |- || el hombre || || the man |- || ser || || to be |- || (tú) eres || || you are (informal, singular) |- || soltero/soltera || || single |- || sí || || yes |- || y || || and |- || tú || || you (informal, singular) |- || no || || no |- || tener || || to have |- || (yo) tengo || || I have |- || el novio || || the boyfriend |- || la novia || || the girlfriend |- || ¿qué? || || what?, how? |- || la lástima || || the pity, the shame |- |} Vocabulary for Audio Lesson {| |- || hasta || || until |- || luego || || then |- || hasta luego || || see you later |- || mañana || || tomorrow |- || hasta mañana || || see you tomorrow |- |} ser to be (yo) soy 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 to have (yo) tengo 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) ====Dialogue Translation==== Translate from Spanish to English. Click each bar to check your answer. 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 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 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 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!====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) A0082 A0086 A0092