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The Neighbor A0027
Yes, there is something for everyone: Here comes the anti-social dialogue! On the other hand, talking about neighbors is a pretty social activity, isn't it? In any case, the keyword is: tampoco – not either.
A0004: She's not Mexican, A0030: Call back later, A0072: Here is my card
The Neighbor A0027 A0027 dialogue
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|align="right"|mujer: || Ahí viene el vecino.||align="right"|A0027 line 1
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|align="right"|hombre: || ¿Lo conoces?||align="right"|A0027 line 2
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|align="right"|mujer: || No, no lo conozco. ¿Y tú?||align="right"|A0027 line 3
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|align="right"|hombre: || Tampoco.||align="right"|A0027 line 4
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|align="right"|mujer: || Ahí || viene || el || vecino.||align="right" valign="top" rowspan="3"|A0027 line 1
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|align="right"| || there || (he) comes || the || neighbor
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|align="right"|woman: ||colspan=4| Here comes the neighbor.
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|align="right"|hombre: || ¿Lo || conoces? ||align="right" valign="top" rowspan="3"|A0027 line 2
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|align="right"| ||him || (you) know
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|align="right"|man: ||colspan=2| Do you know him?
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|align="right"|mujer: || No, || no || lo || conozco. || ¿Y || tú?||align="right" valign="top" rowspan="3"|A0027 line 3
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|align="right"| || no || not || him || (I) know || and || you
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|align="right"|woman: ||colspan=6| No, I don't know him. How about you?
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|align="right"|hombre: || Tampoco. ||align="right" valign="top" rowspan="3"|A0027 line 4
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|align="right"| ||not either
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|align="right"|man: ||colspan=1| Me neither.
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vecino
thumb|los vecinos – the neighbors|160px
Vocabulary for Dialogue
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|| la mujer || || the woman
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|| el hombre || || the man
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|| ahí || || there
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|| venir || || to come
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|| (él/ella) viene || || he/she(/it) comes
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|| el vecino || || the (male) neighbor
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|| lo || || him
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|| conocer || || to know
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|| (tú) conoces || || you know (informal, singular)
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|| no || || no, not
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|| (yo) conozco || || I know
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|| y || || and
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|| tú || || you
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|| tampoco || || not either
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vecindad
Vocabulary for Audio Lesson
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|| la vecina || || the (female) neighbor
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|| la || || her
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|| yo tampoco || || me neither
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|| tener || || to have
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|| (yo) tengo || || I have
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|| el dinero || || the money
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|| no tengo dinero || || I don't have money
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|| el fraccionamiento || || residential area
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|| la vecindad || || neighborhood sharing a court yard
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venir to come (yo) vengo I come (tú) vienes you come (informal, singular) (él/ella) viene he/she(/it) comes (usted) viene you come (formal, singular) (nosotros/-as) venimos we come (m./f.) (vosotros/-as) venís you come (informal, plural, m./f.) (ellos/ellas) vienen they come (m./f.) (ustedes) vienen you come (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.) conocer to know (a person) (yo) conozco I know (tú) conoces you know (informal, singular) (él/ella) conoce he/she(/it) knows (usted) conoce you know (formal, singular) (nosotros/-as) conocemos we know (m./f.) (vosotros/-as) conocéis you know (informal, plural, m./f.) (ellos/ellas) conocen they know (m./f.) (ustedes) conocen you know (formal, plural)
====Dialogue Translation====
Translate from Spanish to English. Click each bar to check your answer. If possible, read the Spanish sentences aloud.
Ahí viene el vecino. Here comes the neighbor. ¿Lo conoces? Do you know him? No, no lo conozco. ¿Y tú? No, I don't know him. How about you? Tampoco. Me neither.====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.
Ahí viene el vecino. Here comes the neighbor. ¿Lo conoces? Do you know him? No, no lo conozco. ¿Y tú? No, I don't know him. How about you? Tampoco. Me neither.
====Dialogue Recall====
Now translate from English to Spanish. Remember to say the Spanish sentences aloud.
Here comes the neighbor. Ahí viene el vecino. Do you know him? ¿Lo conoces? No, I don't know him. How about you? No, no lo conozco. ¿Y tú? Me neither. (Yo) tampoco.====Dialogue Recall====
Now translate from English to Spanish. Remember to say the Spanish sentences aloud.
Here comes the neighbor. Ahí viene el vecino. Do you know him? ¿Lo conoces? No, I don't know him. How about you? No, no lo conozco. ¿Y tú? Me neither. (Yo) tampoco.
====Dialogue Remix====
Translate this variant of the dialogue from English to Spanish.
There the neighbor comes. Ahí el vecino viene. I don't know him. Do you know him? No lo conozco. ¿Lo conoces? I don't know him either. No lo conozco tampoco. And the (female) neighbor? ¿Y la vecina? I don't know her. What about you? No la conozco. ¿Y tú? Neither do I know her. Yo tampoco la conozco. ====Dialogue Remix====
Translate this variant of the dialogue from English to Spanish.
There the neighbor comes. Ahí el vecino viene. I don't know him. Do you know him? No lo conozco. ¿Lo conoces? I don't know him either. No lo conozco tampoco. And the (female) neighbor? ¿Y la vecina? I don't know her. What about you? No la conozco. ¿Y tú? Neither do I know her. Yo tampoco la conozco.
====Dialogue Recast====
This translation exercise requires some of the words from the More Vocabulary section.
Here comes the neighbor. Ahí viene el vecino. Do you know him? (formal) ¿Lo conoce? No, I don't know him. How about you? (formal) No, no lo conozco. ¿Y usted? Me neither. (Yo) tampoco.====Dialogue Recast====
This translation exercise requires some of the words from the More Vocabulary section.
Here comes the neighbor. Ahí viene el vecino. Do you know him? (formal) ¿Lo conoce? No, I don't know him. How about you? (formal) No, no lo conozco. ¿Y usted? Me neither. (Yo) tampoco.
===Image Credits===
“Image:HombresIlustresStreetLosReyesMexico.JPG” by Thelmadatter (Public Domain)
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