Speaker 2: Escucha esta conversación. Escucha otra vez.
Speaker 3: Not much. Why
Speaker 2: Would you like to have dinner with me on Saturday?
Speaker 3: I'm sorry. Saturday night I'm going to the movies with
Speaker 3: some friends. Well, maybe on Sunday? On Sunday I have
Speaker 3: a lot to do. I
Speaker 2: want to write some letters and I have to go
Speaker 3: into town. Is Friday evening better? No. Maybe next weekend.
Speaker 3: Thanks a lot.¿ Se acuerda lo que se dice cuando
Speaker 3: saluda a alguien en la noche? Good evening.
Speaker 5: Good evening.
Speaker 4: Y qué diría cuando se va en la noche? Good night.
Speaker 6: Good night. Now you're in Boston at a friend's place.
Speaker 6: How does she ask if you'd like something to drink?
Speaker 6: Would you like something to drink? Say that, yes, you'd
Speaker 6: like some water, please.
Speaker 2: Yes, I'd like some water, please. Ask¿ Tiene agua mineral?
Speaker 2: Do you have any mineral water? Any
Speaker 4: Ella dice brevemente que no. Lo siento, no tengo. Literalmente,
Speaker 4: no tengo ninguno.
Speaker 3: Lo siento, no tengo ninguno.
Speaker 4: No tengo ahora mismo.
Speaker 3: I don't
Speaker 4: have any right now. Now she says, Vayamos al centro.
Speaker 4: Let's go into town. Ask,¿ Ahora mismo? Right now? She answers,¿
Speaker 4: Por qué no vamos a mediodía? Why
Speaker 3: don't we go at noon?
Speaker 4: O quizá unos minutos antes del mediodía.
Speaker 3: Or maybe a few minutes before noon? Before noon.
Speaker 4: Podemos almorzar. Y puedo comprar agua mineral. En camino a
Speaker 4: la ciudad, usted dice... El domingo.
Speaker 2: On Sunday. Voy a Nueva York. I'm going to New York.
Speaker 4: Para ver a algunos colegas.
Speaker 2: To see some colleagues.
Speaker 4: Tenemos reuniones el lunes y el martes. Literalmente, y martes.
Speaker 2: Your friend says... Antes de su viaje...
Speaker 7: Before your trip.
Speaker 4: Quizá podamos cenar juntos.
Speaker 3: Maybe we can have dinner together.
Speaker 4: Say, Lo siento.
Speaker 2: I'm sorry.
Speaker 4: Pero realmente no tengo tiempo. Tengo mucho que hacer.
Speaker 2: Antes del domingo. Antes del domingo.
Speaker 4: She asks, Pues, entonces,¿ puede venir el jueves en la tarde?
Speaker 3: Well then, can you come Thursday afternoon? Afternoon Can you
Speaker 3: come Thursday afternoon?
Speaker 4: Para un café?
Speaker 3: Say that yes, Thursday afternoon is fine. Yes, Thursday
Speaker 6: afternoon is fine.
Speaker 4: Now you arrive at the store. Try to say,¿ Por
Speaker 4: qué no compro yo el agua mineral?
Speaker 2: Why don't I buy the mineral water? Another day you're
Speaker 6: speaking with a colleague. She says, Por favor, discúlpeme.
Speaker 4: Me tengo que ir en unos minutos. A mediodía. Tengo
Speaker 4: que ir al banco.
Speaker 3: I have to go to the bank.
Speaker 4: Porque necesito dinero. Diga algo de dinero.
Speaker 3: Because I need some money.
Speaker 4: Para mi viaje a Filadelfia.
Speaker 3: For my trip to Philadelphia.
Speaker 4: Voy a Filadelfia este fin de semana.
Speaker 3: I'm going to Philadelphia this weekend. Weekend.
Speaker 4: Ask. Vuela
Speaker 2: ahí, ¿no? You're flying there, aren't you?
Speaker 4: No, no me gusta volar. Prefiero tomar el tren. Ahora,
Speaker 4: habla con una conocida norteamericana. Ella y su esposo quieren
Speaker 4: invitarlo a cenar. Ella pregunta,¿ Tiene tiempo este fin de semana?¿
Speaker 3: Tiene tiempo este
Speaker 4: fin de semana? Responda Desgraciadamente, no.
Speaker 2: Desgraciadamente, no. Desgraciadamente, no.
Speaker 4: Este fin de semana. Vamos a visitar a nuestros hijos.¿
Speaker 4: Y el fin de semana próximo? El fin de semana
Speaker 4: próximo está bien.
Speaker 2: She
Speaker 4: asks Quizás el domingo en la noche. Use la palabra
Speaker 4: menos específica.
Speaker 3: Maybe Sunday night. Maybe Sunday night.
Speaker 4: At seven
Speaker 3: o'clock? Maybe
Speaker 4: Sunday night at seven? Answer? Sí, está bien. Muchas gracias.
Speaker 2: Yes, that's fine. Thank you very much.
Speaker 4: Usted quiere saber cómo llegar. En inglés, usted dice literalmente,¿
Speaker 4: Cómo yo consigo a su casa? Escuche y repita la
Speaker 4: primera parte de la pregunta.
Speaker 2: Get. Get. How do I get? Try to ask
Speaker 4: Cómo llego a su casa?
Speaker 2: How do I get to your place? To your place.
Speaker 2: How do I get to your place?
Speaker 4: She says,¿ Viene en metro, no? Acuérdese que hablan del
Speaker 4: fin de semana próximo.
Speaker 3: You're coming by subway, aren't you? You're coming by subway,
Speaker 3: aren't you?
Speaker 4: Tome el metro
Speaker 3: Take the subway.
Speaker 4: A la Plaza Copley.
Speaker 3: To Copley Square.
Speaker 4: Go to Beacon
Speaker 3: Street. Beacon Street.
Speaker 4: Luego vaya a la izquierda.
Speaker 3: Then go to the left
Speaker 4: Vivimos en la calle Beacon.
Speaker 3: We live on Beacon Street.
Speaker 4: Nuestra dirección es el 157 de la calle Beacon. Nuestra dirección
Speaker 4: es 157 Beacon Street. 157
Speaker 3: Our address is 157 Beacon Street.
Speaker 4: Quizá escuche esto en forma más corta. Listen.
Speaker 3: Our address is 157 Beacon Street.
Speaker 4: Now ask,¿ Pero cómo llego a la calle Beacon?
Speaker 2: But how do I get to Beacon Street? How do
Speaker 2: I get to Beacon Street?
Speaker 6: She says Oh, lo siento.
Speaker 3: Oh, I'm sorry.
Speaker 4: Try to say Para llegar a la calle Beacon.
Speaker 3: To get to Beacon Street. To get to Beacon Street.
Speaker 4: Primero tome la calle Dartmouth. Dartmouth. First
Speaker 6: take
Speaker 4: Dartmouth
Speaker 6: Street.
Speaker 3: Dartmouth Street
Speaker 4: La calle Beacon está a todo derecho.
Speaker 3: Beacon Street is straight ahead.
Speaker 6: He aquí un mapa. Listen and repeat.
Speaker 3: Here's a map. Map. Map. Here's a map.
Speaker 4: Say. He aquí un mapa de Boston.
Speaker 6: Of Boston.
Speaker 3: Here's a map of Boston. Here's a map of Boston.
Speaker 6: Le puedo mostrar. Listen and repeat.
Speaker 3: I can show you. Show. Show. Show you. I can
Speaker 3: show you.
Speaker 4: Say. Mostrar.
Speaker 3: Show. To show.
Speaker 4: Say. Le puedo mostrar.
Speaker 3: I can show you. I can show you.
Speaker 6: En el mapa. Listen and repeat.
Speaker 3: On the map. On the map.
Speaker 4: Me puede mostrar la calle?
Speaker 2: En el mapa?¿ Me puede mostrar la calle
Speaker 4: en el
Speaker 2: mapa? Can you show me the street on the map?
Speaker 6: Say that this map is pretty small.
Speaker 2: This map is pretty small.
Speaker 4: She says, Solía tener uno más grande. Try to say this.
Speaker 4: I used to have a bigger
Speaker 3: one. I used
Speaker 4: to have a bigger one. Try to ask,¿ Cómo llegamos
Speaker 4: a su casa?
Speaker 2: How do we get to your place? How do we
Speaker 2: get to your place?
Speaker 4: Me puede mostrar en el mapa? Can
Speaker 2: you show me on the map?
Speaker 4: Try to ask¿ Me puede mostrar en el mapa dónde
Speaker 4: está su calle?
Speaker 2: Can you show me on the map where your street is?
Speaker 6: She says, Mire. Listen and repeat. Look.
Speaker 4: Look. Al señalar el mapa, ella dice, Mire, la Plaza
Speaker 4: Copley queda aquí.
Speaker 3: Look, Copley Square is here. Look, Copley Square is here.
Speaker 4: Y mire, vivimos aquí.
Speaker 7: Oh
Speaker 2: sí, la veo.
Speaker 4: Ahora, suponga que usted se llama Pedro Torres. Está en
Speaker 4: una reunión social y son más o menos las nueve
Speaker 4: de la noche. Usted se dirige a una mujer que
Speaker 4: no conoce.¿ Cómo la saludaría a esta hora del día?
Speaker 2: Good evening.
Speaker 6: Good evening. Say that your name is Pedro Torres.
Speaker 2: My name is Pedro Torres. Good evening, Mr
Speaker 3: Torres. I'm Nancy Johnson. Answer her. Answer her.
Speaker 2: Pleased to meet you, Ms. Johnson. Pleased to meet you, Ms. Johnson.
Speaker 4: Platican un rato y luego pregunta,¿ Cuánto tiempo se queda
Speaker 4: aquí en Boston?
Speaker 2: How long are you staying here in Boston?
Speaker 4: She says, Hasta el viernes próximo.
Speaker 3: Until next Friday
Speaker 4: Vuelo de regreso el viernes en la tarde.
Speaker 3: I'm flying back Friday afternoon.
Speaker 4: Antes del fin de semana.
Speaker 3: Before the weekend.
Speaker 4: Durante su conversación, usted se entera de que ella es
Speaker 4: muy aficionada al tenis. Pregunte, el domingo a la tarde,¿
Speaker 4: le gustaría jugar tenis?
Speaker 2: Sunday afternoon, would you like to play tennis?
Speaker 4: Con mi esposa y conmigo?
Speaker 2: Y un amigo nuestro? Y quizá más tarde podamos cenar.
Speaker 2: And maybe later we can have dinner. En la casa Parker.
Speaker 2: At the Parker house.
Speaker 4: Tienen una carta de vinos muy buena.
Speaker 2: They have a very good wine list.
Speaker 4: Ella acepta su invitación y ahora se tiene que ir.¿
Speaker 4: Cómo se puede despedir usted de ella en la
Speaker 2: noche
Speaker 4: Ahora es otro día y usted quiere comprar timbres. Pregunte
Speaker 4: a un transeúnte,¿ me puede ayudar?
Speaker 2: Can you help me?
Speaker 4: Cómo llego al correo desde aquí?
Speaker 2: How do I get to the post office from here?¿
Speaker 2: Me puede mostrar en este mapa?
Speaker 4: Me puede mostrar en este mapa?
Speaker 2: Can you show me on this map?
Speaker 4: Dónde está el correo?
Speaker 2: Can you show me on this map where the post
Speaker 2: office is?
Speaker 4: Mire, tome esta calle. Ella dijo, no puede equivocarse.