Learn to describe something in Spanish
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| Do you know how to describe something in Spanish? |
| You'll learn how in just a moment. |
| Hi, my name is Caro, and this is Three Step Spanish by SpanishPod101.com. |
| In this lesson, you'll learn how to describe 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. |
| Disculpe, ¿qué computadora me recomienda? |
| Pues... esta es muy rápida. |
| Pero no es muy ligera. |
| ¿Qué le parece esta? No es muy rápida pero es ligera. Además, está en oferta. |
| Let's break it down. |
| The first sentence is |
| Disculpe, ¿qué computadora me recomienda? |
| "Excuse me, which computer do you recommend?" |
| After that is the focus statement. Let's take a look at its elements. |
| Pues... esta es muy rápida. |
| "Well... this one is very fast." |
| First is the word Pues, which means "Well..." |
| It is an informal interjection often used to introduce a statement or response, similar to "Well" in English. Pues (enunciated). Pues. |
| Next is esta, which means "this one." Esta is a demonstrative pronoun referring to the feminine noun computadora. Esta (enunciated). Esta. |
| After this is es, which means "is" in English. Es is the third-person singular form of the verb ser, meaning "to be." Es (enunciated). Es. |
| Muy means "very." It is an adverb used to intensify an adjective. Muy (enunciated). Muy. |
| And finally, rápida means "fast." This is the feminine form of the adjective rápido. It agrees with the feminine noun computadora. Rápida (enunciated). Rápida. |
| All together, it's Pues... esta es muy rápida. This translates as "Well... this one is very fast." |
| Pero no es muy ligera. |
| "But it's not very light." |
| ¿Qué le parece esta? No es muy rápida pero es ligera. Además, está en oferta. |
| "How about this one? It's not very fast, but it's light. Besides, it's on sale." |
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