Spanish by Choice/SpanishPod newbie lesson A0035

Is Anyone in There? A0035 You never know who is in a bathroom! Thus, better check before you enter. JP and Liliana talk about how to do this and all the other things that can happen in Mexican bathrooms ... The key sentence is: está ocupado – it's busy/someone's in here. A0013: Doing the laundry, A0062: At the bank, A0102: Where is the restroom? Is anyone in there? A0035 A0035 dialogue {| |- |align="right"|mujer: || Está ocupado.||align="right"|A0035 line 1 |- |align="right"|hombre: || Ah, disculpe.||align="right"|A0035 line 2 |- |align="right"|mujer: || No hay problema. Puede pasar.||align="right"|A0035 line 3 |- |} {| |- |align="right"|mujer: || Está || ocupado.||align="right" valign="top" rowspan="3"|A0035 line 1 |- |align="right"| || (it) is || busy |- |align="right"|woman: ||colspan=2| It's busy. |- |} {| |- |align="right"|hombre: || Ah, || disculpe. ||align="right" valign="top" rowspan="3"|A0035 line 2 |- |align="right"| ||oh || (you) pardon (me) |- |align="right"|man: ||colspan=2| Oh, sorry. |- |} {| |- |align="right"|mujer: || No || hay || problema. || Puede || pasar.||align="right" valign="top" rowspan="3"|A0035 line 3 |- |align="right"| || not || there is || problem || (you) can || pass |- |align="right"|woman: ||colspan=5| There's no problem. You can go in. |- |} thumb|ocupado/ocupada – busy|120px thumb|las damas – the ladies|80px thumb|los caballeros – the gentlemen|80px Vocabulary for Dialogue {| |- || la mujer || || the woman |- || el hombre || || the man |- || estar || || to be |- || ocupar || || to occupy |- || ocupado || || occupied |- || ocupado/ocupada || || busy, taken |- || ah || || oh |- || disculpar || || to pardon |- || ¡(usted) disculpe! || || you pardon! (formal, singular) |- || no || || not |- || hay || || there is, there are |- || el problema || || the problem |- || poder || || to be able |- || (usted) puede || || you can (formal, singular) |- || pasar || || to pass |- || (usted) puede pasar || || you can go ahead |- |} Vocabulary for Audio Lesson {| |- || el baño || || the bathroom |- || comer || || to eat |- || bailar || || to dance |- || vomitar || || to vomit |- || la dama || || the lady |- || las damas || || the ladies |- || el caballero || || the gentleman |- || los caballeros || || the gentlemen |- || ¿está ocupado? || || is it busy/taken? |- |} 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)   disculpar to pardon ¡(tú) disculpa! (you) pardon! (informal, singular) ¡(usted) disculpe! (you) pardon! (formal, singular) ¡(nosotros/-as) disculpemos! (let's) pardon! (m./f.) ¡(vosotros/-as) disculpad! (you) pardon! (informal, plural, m./f.) ¡(ustedes) disculpen! (you) pardon! (formal, plural)   poder to be able (yo) puedo I can (tú) puedes you can (informal, singular) (él/ella) puede he/she(/it) can (usted) puede you can (formal, singular) (nosotros/-as) podemos we can (m./f.) (vosotros/-as) podéis you can (informal, plural, m./f.) (ellos/ellas) pueden they can (m./f.) (ustedes) pueden you can (formal, plural) ====Dialogue Translation==== Translate from Spanish to English. Click each bar to check your answer. If possible, read the Spanish sentences aloud. Está ocupado. It's busy. Ah, disculpe. Oh, sorry. No hay problema. Puede pasar. There's no problem. You can go in.====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. Está ocupado. It's busy. Ah, disculpe. Oh, sorry. No hay problema. Puede pasar. There's no problem. You can go in. ====Dialogue Recall==== Now translate from English to Spanish. Remember to say the Spanish sentences aloud. It's busy. Está ocupado. Oh, sorry. (formal) Ah, disculpe. There's no problem. You can go in. (formal) No hay problema. Puede pasar.====Dialogue Recall==== Now translate from English to Spanish. Remember to say the Spanish sentences aloud. It's busy. Está ocupado. Oh, sorry. (formal) Ah, disculpe. There's no problem. You can go in. (formal) No hay problema. Puede pasar. ====Dialogue Remix==== Translate this variant of the dialogue from English to Spanish. Is the bathroom busy? ¿El baño está ocupado? It's busy! ¡Está ocupado! No problem. No hay problema. You cannot enter! (formal) ¡No puede pasar! Oh, sorry! (formal) Ah, disculpe.====Dialogue Remix==== Translate this variant of the dialogue from English to Spanish. Is the bathroom busy? ¿El baño está ocupado? It's busy! ¡Está ocupado! No problem. No hay problema. You cannot enter! (formal) ¡No puede pasar! Oh, sorry! (formal) Ah, disculpe. ====Dialogue Recast==== This translation exercise requires some of the words from the More Vocabulary section. It's busy. Está ocupado. Oh, sorry. (informal) Ah, disculpa. There's no problem. You can go in. (informal) No hay problema. Puedes pasar.====Dialogue Recast==== This translation exercise requires some of the words from the More Vocabulary section. It's busy. Está ocupado. Oh, sorry. (informal) Ah, disculpa. There's no problem. You can go in. (informal) No hay problema. Puedes pasar. ===Image Credits=== “Image:Door Knob with Lock USA.jpg” by Stilfehler (GNU Lesser General Public License) “Image:Toilet women.svg” by Lateiner (GNU Free Documentation License and Creative Commons Attribution 2.5 License) “Image:Aiga toiletsq men.svg” from the AIGA symbol signs collection (Public Domain) A0033 A0035 A0037