Spanish by Choice/SpanishPod newbie lesson A0127

Flirting A0127 Liliana and JP talk about flirting in Latin America and Liliana demonstrates her most powerful weapons. As flirting requires continuous action, this is also the perfect opportunity to introduce the gerund, also known as the ing-form. The keyword is: coquetear – to flirt. A0001: Are you ready yet?, A0002: Birthday party, A0086: Are you single? Flirting A0127 A0127 dialogue {| |- |align="right"|mujer: || ¡Mírala! Está coqueteando.||align="right"|A0127 line 1 |- |align="right"|hombre: || ¿Por qué?||align="right"|A0127 line 2 |- |align="right"|mujer: || Te ve y te sonríe.||align="right"|A0127 line 3 |- |align="right"|hombre: || ¡Perfecto! Voy a hablar con ella.||align="right"|A0127 line 4 |- |} {| |- |align="right"|mujer: || ¡Mírala! || Está || coqueteando.||align="right" valign="top" rowspan="3"|A0127 line 1 |- |align="right"| || look at her || (she) is || flirting |- |align="right"|woman: ||colspan=3| Look at her! She is flirting. |- |} {| |- |align="right"|hombre: || ¿Por qué? ||align="right" valign="top" rowspan="3"|A0127 line 2 |- |align="right"| ||why |- |align="right"|man: ||colspan=1| Why? |- |} {| |- |align="right"|mujer: || Te || ve || y || te || sonríe.||align="right" valign="top" rowspan="3"|A0127 line 3 |- |align="right"| || you || (she) sees || and || (to) you || (she) smiles |- |align="right"|woman: ||colspan=5| She looks at you and she smiles. |- |} {| |- |align="right"|hombre: || ¡Perfecto! || Voy || a || hablar || con || ella. ||align="right" valign="top" rowspan="3"|A0127 line 4 |- |align="right"| ||perfect || (I) go || to || talk || with || her |- |align="right"|man: ||colspan=6| Perfect! I'm going to talk with her. |- |} thumb|right|está coqueteando – she is flirting|160px thumb|right|te ve y te sonríe – she looks at you and she smiles at you|160px thumb|right|hablar – to talk|120pxthumb|right|caminar – to walk|120px Vocabulary for Dialogue {| |- || la mujer || || the woman |- || el hombre || || the man |- || mirar || || to look |- || ¡(tú) mira! || || (you) look! (informal, singular) |- || la || || her |- || ¡(tú) mírala! || || (you) look at her! (informal, singular) |- || estar || || to be |- || (él/ella) está || || he/she(/it) is |- || coquetear || || to flirt |- || coqueteando || || flirting |- || está coqueteando || || he/she(/it) is flirting |- || ¿por qué? || || why? |- || te || || you |- || ver || || to see |- || (él/ella) ve || || he/she(/it) sees |- || y || || and |- || te || || (to) you |- || sonreír || || to smile |- || (él/ella) sonríe || || he/she(/it) smiles |- || perfecto/perfecta || || perfect |- || ir || || to go |- || (yo) voy || || I go |- || a || || to |- || hablar || || to talk |- || voy a hablar || || I'm going to talk |- || con || || with |- || él/ella || || him/her(/it) (after preposition) |- |} Vocabulary for Audio Lesson {| |- || hablando || || talking |- || caminar || || to walk |- || caminando || || walking |- || hasta luego || || see you later |- |} mirar to look ¡(tú) mira! (you) look! (informal, singular) ¡(usted) mire! (you) look! (formal, singular) ¡(nosotros/-as) miremos! (let's) look! (m./f.) ¡(vosotros/-as) mirad! (you) look! (informal, plural, m./f.) ¡(ustedes) miren! (you) look! (formal, plural)   me 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.)   estar to be (yo) estoy 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)   ver to see (yo) veo I see (tú) ves you see (informal, singular) (él/ella) ve he/she(/it) sees (usted) ve you see (formal, singular) (nosotros/-as) vemos we see (m./f.) (vosotros/-as) veis you see (informal, plural, m./f.) (ellos/ellas) ven they see (m./f.) (ustedes) ven you see (formal, plural)   me (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)   sonreír to smile (yo) sonrío I smile (tú) sonríes you smile (informal, singular) (él/ella) sonríe he/she(/it) smiles (usted) sonríe you smile (formal, singular) (nosotros/-as) sonreímos we smile (m./f.) (vosotros/-as) sonreís you smile (informal, plural, m./f.) (ellos/ellas) sonríen they smile (m./f.) (ustedes) sonríen you smile (formal, plural)   ir to go (yo) voy I go (tú) vas you go (informal, singular) (él/ella) va he/she(/it) goes (usted) va you go (formal, singular) (nosotros/-as) vamos we go (m./f.) (vosotros/-as) vais you go (informal, plural, m./f.) (ellos/ellas) van they go (m./f.) (ustedes) van you go (formal, plural)   conmigo with me contigo with you (singular, informal) con él/ella with him/her(/it) con usted with you (singular, formal) con nosotros/-as with us (m./f.) con vosotros/-as with you (plural, informal, m./f.) con ellos/ellas with them (m./f.) con ustedes with you (plural, formal) ====Dialogue Translation==== Translate from Spanish to English. Click each bar to check your answer. If possible, read the Spanish sentences aloud. ¡Mírala! Está coqueteando. Look at her! She is flirting. ¿Por qué? Why? Te ve y te sonríe. She looks at you and she smiles. ¡Perfecto! Voy a hablar con ella. Perfect! I'm going to talk with her.====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. ¡Mírala! Está coqueteando. Look at her! She is flirting. ¿Por qué? Why? Te ve y te sonríe. She looks at you and she smiles. ¡Perfecto! Voy a hablar con ella. Perfect! I'm going to talk with her. ====Dialogue Recall==== Now translate from English to Spanish. Remember to say the Spanish sentences aloud. Look at her! She is flirting. ¡Mírala! Está coqueteando. Why? ¿Por qué? She looks at you and she smiles. Te ve y te sonríe. Perfect! I'm going to talk with her. ¡Perfecto! Voy a hablar con ella.====Dialogue Recall==== Now translate from English to Spanish. Remember to say the Spanish sentences aloud. Look at her! She is flirting. ¡Mírala! Está coqueteando. Why? ¿Por qué? She looks at you and she smiles. Te ve y te sonríe. Perfect! I'm going to talk with her. ¡Perfecto! Voy a hablar con ella. ====Dialogue Remix==== Translate this variant of the dialogue from English to Spanish. Look at her! She smiles at you. ¡Mírala! Te sonríe. Why? ¿Por qué? She looks at you and she smiles at you. Te ve y te sonríe. So what? ( and what?) ¿Y qué? ¡She is flirting! ¡Está coqueteando! Perfect! I'm going to talk with her. ¡Perfecto! Voy a hablar con ella.====Dialogue Remix==== Translate this variant of the dialogue from English to Spanish. Look at her! She smiles at you. ¡Mírala! Te sonríe. Why? ¿Por qué? She looks at you and she smiles at you. Te ve y te sonríe. So what? ( and what?) ¿Y qué? ¡She is flirting! ¡Está coqueteando! Perfect! I'm going to talk with her. ¡Perfecto! Voy a hablar con ella. ====Dialogue Recast==== This translation exercise requires some of the words from the More Vocabulary section. Look at him! He is flirting. ¡Miralo! Está coqueteando. Why? ¿Por qué? He looks at you and he smiles. Te ve y te sonríe. Perfect! I'm going to talk with him. ¡Perfecto! Voy a hablar con él.====Dialogue Recast==== This translation exercise requires some of the words from the More Vocabulary section. Look at him! He is flirting. ¡Miralo! Está coqueteando. Why? ¿Por qué? He looks at you and he smiles. Te ve y te sonríe. Perfect! I'm going to talk with him. ¡Perfecto! Voy a hablar con él. ===Image Credits=== “Image:Raquel Nunes-3.jpg” by Sergio *Savaman* Savarese (Creative Commons Attribution 2.0) “Image:Goya Maja ubrana2.jpg” by Francisco de Goya (Public Domain) “Image:Talk face.svg” by Linuxerist and Wiggy! (GNU Free Documentation License) “Image:Learning to walk by pushing wheeled toy.jpg” Shaun MItchem (Creative Commons Attribution 2.0) A0122 A0127 A0131