Unit Warm-Up
Listen carefully as you watch this conversation between two Spanish speakers. Push the play button to advance the conversation.
Now that you have listened to the conversation a couple of times, go back to the conversation and repeat after the speaker as each line is said. Try to imitate the speech of the speaker as closely as you can. Listening to Spanish and repeating Spanish are excellent ways of becoming proficient at your new language. The more comfortable you feel with pronouncing Spanish words, the easier it will be for you to learn and experience greater success with your new skills! You should get to a point where you feel very comfortable speaking the new words you are learning out loud. Another excellent way to practice Spanish is to record yourself speaking Spanish and then listen to yourself. This will help you compare your own pronunciation with that of the speakers on the recordings in the course.
Based on what you heard and perhaps on your existing knowledge of Spanish, try to determine what the phrases below might mean. Click on the phrase to reveal the answer.
| Saludos | |
| Hola | |
| Hasta luego. | |
| Nos vemos. | |
| ¿Cómo estás? | |
| ¿De dónde eres? | |
| ¿Cómo te llamas? | |
| Muy bien. | |
| Soy de.... | |
| Me llamo.... | |
| Mucho gusto. | |
| ¿Y tú? | |
| Gracias. |
