Free practice session · Spanish · A1 · Listening · 8–10 minutes
A party at doña Rosa's
Your first real Spanish conversation: who meets whom, tú or usted, and how people say goodbye.
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Before you listen
Saturday, eight in the evening. Doña Rosa, an older neighbor, has a party in her apartment. Alex goes. He doesn't know anybody there.
Real Spanish is fast from the first unit, because that is how people talk. You don't need every word: listen for the words you know, and let the rest go.
Help
- ¡Bienvenido!welcome (to a man)
- Él es… / Ella es…This is… (introducing someone)
- mi hijomy son
- ¿Nos hablamos de tú?shall we use tú?
Play the track once without stopping. Then answer the three questions. You can play it again for the details.
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Gist
Listen once. Don't stop the track. Then choose.
How many new people does Alex meet?
At the end, who is on tú terms with Alex?
How does the conversation end?
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Detail
Listen again. True or false?
Iván is doña Rosa's son.
Alex uses usted with Iván.
Beatriz's surname is Fuentes.
Alex suggests using tú with Beatriz.
Beatriz says Hasta luego at the end.
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Catch the chunks
You hear six lines from the party, slowly first, then at natural speed. Tap the missing words.
¡Buenas noches, Alex! ¡___!
Alex, él es ___, Iván.
Buenas noches, señora. ¿Cómo ___?
Me llamo Beatriz Fuentes. ¿Y usted? ¿Cómo se ___?
Beatriz, por favor. ¿Nos ___ de tú?
¡___, Alex!
Step 5 of 6
Another voice
Later at the party, Alex meets Natalia, a friend of Iván's. She is from Colombia.
Which greeting does Natalia use after ¡Hola!?
How does she ask Alex how he is?
Natalia uses… with Alex.
Alex says… to Natalia.
At the end, Natalia says:
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Listening Check
Five short clips, one after another. Choose the answer for each one.
1 · What time of day is it?
2 · Does the woman use tú or usted?
3 · What's the man's name?
4 · Is it hello or goodbye?
5 · Do the two people know each other?
Your score
This session is from
Learn Real Spanish A1–A2: Listening & Understanding
This session is Unit 1 of the book. The book has 24 units like this one, with 96 free audio tracks.
See the bookLearn Real Spanish A1–A2: Core Course — New to Spanish? The Core Course teaches the Spanish you hear here, from your first hola.
Read the transcript of Track 1A
Doña Rosa ¡Buenas noches, Alex! ¡Bienvenido!
Alex Buenas noches, doña Rosa. Muchas gracias.
Doña Rosa Alex, él es mi hijo, Iván.
Iván ¡Hola, Alex! Mucho gusto.
Alex Mucho gusto, Iván. ¿Cómo estás?
Iván Muy bien. ¿Y tú?
Alex Bien, bien, gracias.
Doña Rosa Y ella es la señora Fuentes.
Alex Buenas noches, señora. ¿Cómo está usted?
Beatriz Muy bien, gracias. Me llamo Beatriz Fuentes. ¿Y usted? ¿Cómo se llama?
Alex Me llamo Alex. Alex Morgan.
Beatriz Encantada, Alex. Beatriz, por favor. ¿Nos hablamos de tú?
Alex Sí, claro. Encantado, Beatriz.
Later.
Alex Bueno, doña Rosa, muchas gracias. Hasta luego.
Doña Rosa De nada, Alex. ¡Buenas noches!
Iván ¡Nos vemos, Alex!
Beatriz Hasta mañana, Alex.
