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Lesson Transcript

Do you know how to ask someone to do something in Spanish?
You'll learn how in just a moment.
Hi, my name is Efrain, and this is Three Step Spanish by SpanishPod101.com.
In this lesson, you'll learn how to ask someone to do something through a quick conversation.
Let's look at the dialogue.
As you listen, pay attention to how they ask about the topic and how the other person responds.
Bisabuela, enséñame a cocinar comida mexicana.
Está bien. Vamos a preparar pozole.
Primero, pon agua en una olla.
Listo.
Lava estos rábanos y córtalos.
No los metas a la olla todavía.
Listo.
¡Espera un momento!
Esos no son rábanos.
Let's break it down.
Bisabuela, enséñame a cocinar comida mexicana.
"Great-grandmother, teach me how to cook Mexican food."
The next short paragraph is the one we'll focus on. Let's take a closer look and break it down into its parts.
Está bien. Vamos a preparar pozole.
Primero, pon agua en una olla.
"Alright. We're going to make pozole.
First, put water in a pot."
First is the sentence, Está bien, or "Alright." Está bien.
This starts with the phrase, Está, meaning "It is." Está (enunciated). Está.
Next is the word bien, meaning "well" or "good." Bien (enunciated). Bien.
Together, it's Está bien. "Alright." Está bien.
Next is the sentence, Vamos a preparar pozole, or "We're going to make pozole." Vamos a preparar pozole.
First is the phrase, Vamos a, meaning "Let's" or "We're going to." Vamos a (enunciated). Vamos a.
Next is the verb, preparar, meaning "make" or "prepare." Preparar (enunciated). Preparar.
After this is the noun, pozole, which is the name of a traditional Mexican soup made with hominy and meat. Hominy is dried corn treated with lime to make it soft and puffy. Pozole (enunciated). Pozole.
All together, it's Vamos a preparar pozole. "We're going to make pozole." Vamos a preparar pozole.
And finally, let's break down the sentence:
Primero, pon agua en una olla.
"First, put water in a pot."
First is the word, Primero, meaning "First."
Primero (enunciated). Primero.
Next is the verb, pon, which is the command form of poner, meaning "to put."
Pon (enunciated). Pon.
After this is the noun, agua, meaning "water."
Agua (enunciated). Agua.
Then comes the phrase, en una olla, meaning "in a pot."
En una olla (enunciated). En una olla.
All together, it's Primero, pon agua en una olla.
"First, put water in a pot."
Primero, pon agua en una olla.
Listo.
"Done."
Lava estos rábanos y córtalos.
No los metas a la olla todavía.
"Wash these radishes and cut them.
Don't put them in the pot yet."
Listo.
"Done."
¡Espera un momento!
Esos no son rábanos.
"Wait a moment!
Those aren't radishes."

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