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Coffee Time

Introduction

Finally! JP and Liliana reveal the secret of Leo's coffee: a little bit of leche – milk, which is also our keyword. Moreover, we learn about Mexican coffee culture. Mmm!

Audio Lesson


Dialogue

mujer:¡Oye! ¿Te apetece un café?align="right"|
hombre:Claro que sí.align="right"|
mujer:¿Solo o con leche?align="right"|
hombre:Con un poco de leche, por favor.align="right"|

Dialogue with Translation

mujer:¡Oye!¿Teapeteceuncafé?align="right" valign="top" rowspan="3"|
hear(to) you(it) appetizesacoffee
woman:Hey! Do you want a coffee?
hombre:Claroquesí.align="right" valign="top" rowspan="3"|
clearlythatyes
man:Of course yes.
mujer:¿Solooconleche?align="right" valign="top" rowspan="3"|
aloneorwithmilk
woman:Black or with milk?
hombre:Conunpocodeleche,por favor.align="right" valign="top" rowspan="3"|
withalittle bitofmilkplease
man:With a little bit of milk, please.
el café – the cup of coffee
la leche – the milk
mujer en Chiapas – woman in Chiapas (Mexico)

Vocabulary for Dialogue

la mujernoun (feminine)the woman
el hombrenoun (masculine)the man
oírverb (infinitive)to hear
¡(tú) oye!verb (imperative)(you) listen! (informal, singular)
teindirect object pronoun(to) you (informal, singular)
apetecerverb (infinitive)to appetize
(él/ella) apeteceverb (present tense)he/she(/it) appetizes
un/unaarticle (m./f.)a
el cafénoun (masculine)the (cup of) coffee
claroadverbclearly
queconjunctionthat
adverbyes
solo/solaadjective (m./f.)alone
oconjunctionor
conprepositionwith
la lechenoun (feminine)the milk
un pocophrasea little bit
deprepositionof
un poco de lechephrasea little bit of milk
por favorphraseplease

Vocabulary for Audio Lesson

negro/negraadjective (m./f.)black
café negrophraseblack coffee
café solophraseblack coffee
quererverb (infinitive)to want
(él/ella) quiereverb (present tense)he/she(/it) wants
Colombianoun (feminine)Colombia
café suavephrasesmooth coffee
México/Méjiconoun (masculine)Mexico
Chiapasnoun (plural, masculine)Chiapas (a Mexican state)
Antiguanoun (feminine)Antigua (city in Guatemala)
Guatemalanoun (feminine)Guatemala
la parroquianoun (feminine)the parish (church)
café de la parroquiaphrasecoffee of the parish
Veracruznoun (feminine)Veracruz (city in Mexico)
hasta luegophrasesee you later

 

More Vocabulary

This section includes grammatically related words. Some of them are required by the exercise Dialogue Recast.

oírinfinitiveto hear
¡(tú) oye!imperative(you) hear! (informal, singular)
¡(usted) oiga!(you) hear! (formal, singular)
¡(nosotros/-as) oigamos!(let's) hear! (m./f.)
¡(vosotros/-as) oíd!(you) hear! (informal, plural, m./f.)
¡(ustedes) oigan!(you) hear! (formal, plural)
 
meindirect object pronoun(to) me
te(to) you (informal, singular)
le(to) him/her(/it)
le(to) you (formal, singular)
nos(to) us
os(to) you (informal, plural)
les(to) them
les(to) you (formal, plural)
 
apetecerinfinitiveto appetize
(yo) apetezcopresent tenseI appetize
(tú) apetecesyou appetize (informal, singular)
(él/ella) apetecehe/she(/it) appetizes
(usted) apeteceyou appetize (formal, singular)
(nosotros/-as) apetecemoswe appetize (m./f.)
(vosotros/-as) apetecéisyou appetize (informal, plural, m./f.)
(ellos/ellas) apetecenthey appetize (m./f.)
(ustedes) apetecenyou appetize (formal, plural)
 
quererinfinitiveto want
(yo) quieropresent tenseI want
(tú) quieresyou want (informal, singular)
(él/ella) quierehe/she(/it) wants
(usted) quiereyou want (formal, singular)
(nosotros/-as) queremoswe want (m./f.)
(vosotros/-as) queréisyou want (informal, plural, m./f.)
(ellos/ellas) quierenthey want (m./f.)
(ustedes) quierenyou want (formal, plural)

Exercises

Dialogue Translation

Translate from Spanish to English. Click each bar to check your answer. If possible, read the Spanish sentences aloud.

¡Oye! ¿Te apetece un café?
Hey! Do you want a coffee?
Claro que sí.
Of course yes.
¿Solo o con leche?
Black or with milk?
Con un poco de leche, por favor.
With a little bit of milk, please.

Dialogue Recall

Now translate from English to Spanish. Remember to say the Spanish sentences aloud.

Hey! Do you want a coffee?
¡Oye! ¿Te apetece un café?
Of course yes.
Claro que sí.
Black or with milk?
¿Solo o con leche?
With a little bit of milk, please.
Con un poco de leche, por favor.

Dialogue Remix

Translate this variant of the dialogue from English to Spanish.

Would you like a little bit of milk?
¿Te apetece un poco de leche?
Coffee with milk?
¿Café con leche?
Of course. One coffee with milk.
Claro. Un café con leche.
Hey!
¡Oye!
Yes?
¿Sí?
A black coffee, please.
Un café solo, por favor.
You would like a black coffee?
¿Te apetece un café solo?
Of course yes.
Claro que sí.
Of course.
Claro.

Dialogue Recast

This translation exercise requires some of the words from the More Vocabulary section.

Hey! Do you want a coffee? (formal)
¡Oiga! ¿Le apetece un café?
Of course yes.
Claro que sí.
Black or with milk?
¿Solo o con leche?
With a little bit of milk, please.
Con un poco de leche, por favor.
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