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<v Speaker 1>Ser o star to be or wait to be again.

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<v Speaker 1>Why are there two verbs that mean to be in Spanish? Well,

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<v Speaker 1>let's find out in this new episode of Speaking Spanish

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<v Speaker 1>four Beginners, bamos get my dear listener, comstas do vien

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<v Speaker 1>I really hope so Welcome to a new episode of

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<v Speaker 1>Speaking Spanish four Beginners. Mayamo marco so cry at this podcast,

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<v Speaker 1>and in this episode you learn some of the uses

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<v Speaker 1>of the verbs there and a star. Have you heard

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<v Speaker 1>about these two verbs before?

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<v Speaker 2>Yes, they are a pain in the act.

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<v Speaker 1>They seems to be a headache for many students. But

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<v Speaker 1>here I will give you some explanation on how they

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<v Speaker 1>work and also a listening exercise so you can practice

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<v Speaker 1>this verve and learn how to use them. List tos bamos.

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<v Speaker 1>In order to learn about ser and start, we will

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<v Speaker 1>first listen to a dialogue between two friends who run

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<v Speaker 1>into each other on the street. They haven't seen each

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<v Speaker 1>other for a long time, and they ask questions about

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<v Speaker 1>how they are doing. They talk about a mutual person

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<v Speaker 1>they know well, basically catching up, and after we listen,

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<v Speaker 1>we will analyze what it's involved in sert and start

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<v Speaker 1>in the dialogue. Ready, bamos alla Patricia coast tempo.

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<v Speaker 2>Ola marco to.

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<v Speaker 1>Bien stoy moi felis for quevajo and nova presa miss

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<v Speaker 1>collet on mui sympaticos it doo kiases la.

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<v Speaker 2>Vida jenn l is moya maritos.

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<v Speaker 1>Posa jessica yesta vien he just professora elon vers lava

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<v Speaker 1>gultard stastra gasa Jessica sta mui contenta lafa gultad bheno

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<v Speaker 1>mamas aver. Let's learn more about cer and a star.

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<v Speaker 1>Let's start with the uses of the verb in the dialogue.

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<v Speaker 1>This verb is used to describe what people are like.

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<v Speaker 1>In the dialogue. For example, I describe my colleagues collegas,

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<v Speaker 1>say oh l a a hey ah s collegas, I say,

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<v Speaker 1>miss college so moi sympaticos. Sympathico means likable, agreeable, sympaticos.

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<v Speaker 1>And to describe my colleagues, I say so on sympaticos

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<v Speaker 1>using the verb ser Patricia also describes a person. She

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<v Speaker 1>describes her boss hefe hotel a fe a hefe hey yeah,

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<v Speaker 1>discreve as so hefe She says eli's mooi a mavele

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<v Speaker 1>a mavely means kind and nice a mavely ah amy

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<v Speaker 1>ah b l a a a mavele, and she says,

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<v Speaker 1>is mooei a maveley, he's very nice. So that's the

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<v Speaker 1>first use of the verb ser to describe a person.

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<v Speaker 1>It can be a physical description, or it can also

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<v Speaker 1>be about the personality, to describe a person as they

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<v Speaker 1>normally are. That's a key aspect to understand the verb

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<v Speaker 1>seir the features we normally associate with a person. The

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<v Speaker 1>second use of the verb set in the dialogue is

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<v Speaker 1>for describing the occupation of people. When you talk about

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<v Speaker 1>another person in the dialogue, Jessica, who is me esposa?

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<v Speaker 1>I say, A yeah is puro fasoda, She's a professor

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<v Speaker 1>at the university. A yeah is professsda e lon Niversida.

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<v Speaker 1>Using sert plus occupation is profes soda. So, my friends,

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<v Speaker 1>to reck up this section. The first use of ser

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<v Speaker 1>is to describe a person or something, and the second

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<v Speaker 1>use is to talk about a person's occupation. Let's continue

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<v Speaker 1>now with the verb start. This is using the dialogue

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<v Speaker 1>to describe the mood of the people talking. When Patricia

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<v Speaker 1>asked me, how are you, I say, bien a stoy

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<v Speaker 1>moi Phelie, I'm very happy. Stoy mouei felice porque bajo

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<v Speaker 1>and una nueva compania. I'm very happy because I work

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<v Speaker 1>at a new company. So stoy Phelie. That's my mood.

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<v Speaker 1>That's how I feel. When she asked me how are you?

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<v Speaker 1>That's not so? Why the question to us about how

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<v Speaker 1>are you? In Spanish is como. Stars are not como.

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<v Speaker 1>It is so we ask como is tas. I also

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<v Speaker 1>use a start in the dialogue. When I describe how

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<v Speaker 1>my wife feels at university. I say, hey, yeah, start

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<v Speaker 1>MOI contenta elon Universai that mean and she's very glad

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<v Speaker 1>with her job at the faculty. A yesta my contenta

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<v Speaker 1>la faculta. Another use of a start in the dialogue

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<v Speaker 1>is to talk about location. I mentioned that university when

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<v Speaker 1>my wife works, is close to her house. Laugh facultat

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<v Speaker 1>ista circa the faculty is close. So to talk about

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<v Speaker 1>the locations of people and things, we use a start.

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<v Speaker 1>And here I want to clarify something I said. We

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<v Speaker 1>use a start with location, not origin. What do I

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<v Speaker 1>mean by that? If somebody asked me, they don't there,

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<v Speaker 1>it is where are you from? They don't there it is.

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<v Speaker 1>I would say so the tile, using the verb sair

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<v Speaker 1>to talk about my origin. But if somebody asks me

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<v Speaker 1>where are you, don't they is stars asking about my location?

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<v Speaker 1>I would reply a stoy e mi casa using the

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<v Speaker 1>verb star, because that's where I am at this moment.

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<v Speaker 1>So to recap this section about a star, we use

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<v Speaker 1>this verb to talk about the mood of somebody or

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<v Speaker 1>how a person feels, and also to talk about locations

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<v Speaker 1>of people and objects. It all starts to make sense now, easy,

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<v Speaker 1>psy nice. So let's listen to the dialogue one more

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<v Speaker 1>time so you can practice more now that you know.

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<v Speaker 1>Explanations of what is involved with ser and a star

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<v Speaker 1>listos bamus ola Patricia coast tempo ola Marco to bien

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<v Speaker 1>stoy moi felis forquevajo presa miss colegas on mui sympaticos

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<v Speaker 1>it doo chiass la vida.

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<v Speaker 2>J elis moya mariposa, Jessica yesta vien he just profesora e.

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<v Speaker 1>La statra casa Jessica sta mui contenta. Was it easier

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<v Speaker 1>this time? I really hope. So remember that you can

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<v Speaker 1>always go back to that section in this podcast, and

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<v Speaker 1>you may be thinking Marco h only four rules? Is

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<v Speaker 1>that all about Said and a Star? Well, actually no,

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<v Speaker 1>but this is what's relevant for you at this level.

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<v Speaker 1>Some of my students have bought books about SI and

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<v Speaker 1>a Star more than one hundred pages, but they normally

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<v Speaker 1>end up more confused. So my advice is the following

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<v Speaker 1>study what's relevant at your level. You don't want to

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<v Speaker 1>generate any additional frustration on yourself at this point. Knowing

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<v Speaker 1>these basic rules is a good start, and it's better

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<v Speaker 1>than learning all the rules at once, So go at

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<v Speaker 1>your own pace. There is no need to rush, and

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<v Speaker 1>a good tutor can help you with that. Okay, miss

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<v Speaker 1>a Egos, it's time to practice. Now. I will ask

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<v Speaker 1>you two questions, and when you hear this sound, you

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<v Speaker 1>have to reply with your own information. I will ask

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<v Speaker 1>you about your occupation and where you are right now.

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<v Speaker 1>List those they wonta or no qual less to go

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<v Speaker 1>passion but they wonta does don't they?

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<v Speaker 2>Is?

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<v Speaker 1>That's aura? If you were paying attention, you must know

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<v Speaker 1>that for question one you had to use se plus occupation,

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<v Speaker 1>and in the second question, as that one was about location,

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<v Speaker 1>you needed to use a start. Remember, you can always

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<v Speaker 1>go back and listen again and that's all for today. Yes,

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