Learning Spanish Like Crazy FINAL VERSION

Spoken Spanish Leccin Tres.

Listen to the following conversation.

Ren: Es tu perro?

Mara: No, no es mi perro. Es su perro.

Ren: Es tu gato?

Mara: S, es mi gato.

Ren: Es tu gato?

Mara: S, el gato es mo. Pero el perro no es mo.

Ren: De quin es el perro?

Mara: Es su perro.

Ren: De quin es?

Mara: El perro es de ella.

Instructor: Escucha otra vez. Listen again.

Ren: Es tu perro?

Mara: No, no es mi perro. Es su perro.

Ren: Es tu gato?

Mara: S, es mi gato.

Ren: Es tu gato?

Mara: S, s, el gato es mo. Pero el perro no es mo.

Ren: De quin es el perro?

Mara: Es su perro.

Ren: De quin es?

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Mara: El perro es de ella.

Instructor: In this lesson we will cover possessive adjectives and possessive pronouns
in Spanish. Here are some examples of possessive adjectives in English:

My
Your
His
Her
Our
Their

When the noun is plural you would use Mis as in Mis perros Sus as in Sus perros.
Or Nuestros as in Nuestros perros.

Instructor: As in English, Spanish possessive adjectives always come before a noun.

However, unlike in English, if the noun is plural, the Spanish possessive adjective must
also be plural.

Instructor: Listen to the Spanish speaker say my cat.

Mara: Mi gato. Gato. Mi gato.

Instructor: Guess which word means cat?

Mara: Gato. El gato.

Instructor: And guess which word means my?

Mara: Mi. Mi.

Instructor: Cmo se dice: my cat?

Mara: Mi gato. Mi gato.

Instructor: Listen to the Spanish speaker say the word dog.

Ren: Perro. El perro. Perro.

Instructor: Try to say: my dog

Ren: Mi perro. Mi perro.

Instructor: Are you imitating the Speakers accent? It is very important that you try to
sound exactly like the Spanish speaker.

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Instructor: Cmo se dice my dog?

Ren: Mi perro. Mi perro.

Instructor: Listen and repeat the word and

Ren: Y. Y. Y.

Instructor: Cmo se dice and?

Ren: Y. Y.

Instructor: Y cmo se dice my cat?

Mara: Mi gato. Mi gato.

Instructor: Now listen to the Spanish speaker say my cats.

Mara: Mis gatos. Gatos. Gatos. Mis. Mis. Mis gatos. Mis gatos.

Instructor: Cmo se dice my cats?

Mara: Mis gatos. Mis gatos.

Instructor: Did you notice that the word mi becomes mis when referring to a plural
noun?

Instructor: Cmo se dice my dog?

Ren: Mi perro. Mi perro.

Instructor: Now try to say my dogs?

Ren: Mis perros. Mis. Mis perros.

Instructor: Cmo se dice my dogs?

Ren: Mis perros. Mis perros.

Instructor: Listen and repeat the following sentence.

Mara: Es mi gato. Es mi gato.

Instructor: She just said its my cat. Otra vez Again Listen and repeat.

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Mara: Es mi gato. Es mi gato.

Instructor: Guess which word means is.

Mara: Es. Es.

Instructor: Now try to say Its my dog.

Ren: Es mi perro.

Mara: Es tu perro?

Instructor: She just asked Is it your dog? Listen and repeat.

Mara: Es tu perro? Es tu perro?

Instructor: Guess which word means your.

Ren: Tu. Tu.

Instructor: Cmo se pregunta Is it your dog?

Mara: Es tu perro? Es tu perro?

Instructor: Reply: Yes, its my dog

Ren: S, es mi perro. S, es mi perro.

Instructor: Y cmo se dice No, its not my dog?

Ren: No, no es mi perro. No, no es mi perro.

Instructor: Ask her Is it your cat?

Ren: Es tu gato? Es tu gato?

Instructor: How does she reply: Yes, its my cat.

Mara: S, es mi gato. S, es mi gato.

Instructor: Its my house. Listen and repeat.

Ren: Es mi casa. Casa. Es mi casa.

Instructor: Cmo se dice: Its my house?

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Ren: Es mi casa. Es mi casa.

Instructor: Cmo se pregunta Is it your house??

Mara: Es tu casa? Es tu casa?

Instructor: Reply: Yes, its my house.

Ren: S, es mi casa.

Instructor: Tell her: My house is your house.

Ren: Mi casa es tu casa.

Instructor: Otra vez, cmo se dice: My house is your house?

Ren: Mi casa es tu casa.

Instructor: Now listen to the following:

Ren: Son mis casas.

Instructor: He just said they are my houses. Listen and repeat

Mara: Son mis casas.

Instructor: Guess which word means they are?

Mara: Son. Son. Son.

Instructor: Cmo se dice they are?

Mara: Son. Son.

Instructor: There is another way to say they are in Spanish when referring to a
temporary condition or location. But for this lesson, use the word son when saying
they are.

Instructor: Now try to say they are my dogs.

Ren: Son mis perros.

Instructor: Now try to say they are my cats.

Mara: Son mis gatos.

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Ren: Son tus gatos?

Instructor: He just asked Are they your cats? Listen and repeat.

Ren: Son tus gatos? Tus. Tus. Son tus gatos?.

Instructor: Say your cats.

Ren: Tus gatos. Tus gatos.

Instructor: Did you notice that the word tu becomes tus when referring to a plural
noun?

Instructor: Try to say: my houses are your houses

Ren: Mis casas son tus casas. Mis casas son tus casas.

Instructor: Cmo se pregunta Are they your cats??

Ren: Son tus gatos? Tus. Tus. Son tus gatos?

Instructor: Reply: Yes, they are my cats.

Mara: S, son mis gatos. S, son mis gatos.

Instructor: Cmo se pregunta Are they your dogs??

Ren: Son tus perros? Son tus perros?

Instructor: Reply No, they are not my dogs.

Mara: No, no son mis perros. No, no son mis perros.

Instructor: Listen and repeat the word table.

Ren: Mesa. La mesa. Mesa

Instructor: Cmo se dice the table?

Ren: La mesa. La mesa.

Instructor: Y cmo se dice the tables?

Ren: Las mesas. Mesas. Las mesas.

Instructor: Cmo se pregunta Is it your table??

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Ren: Es tu mesa? Es tu mesa?

Instructor: Respond No, its not my table.

Mara: No, no es mi mesa. No, no es mi mesa.

Instructor: Y cmo se pregunta Are they your tables??

Ren: Son tus mesas? Son tus mesas?

Instructor: Respond Yes, they are my tables.

Mara: S, son mis mesas. S, son mis mesas.

Ren: Es tu silla?

Instructor: Listen and repeat the word chair.

Ren: Silla. La Silla. Silla

Instructor: Cmo se dice the chair?

Ren: La silla. La silla.

Instructor: Y cmo se dice the table?

Mara: La mesa. La mesa.

Instructor: Now try to say the chairs

Ren: Las sillas. Las Sillas.

Instructor: Is it his chair? Listen and repeat.

Ren: Es su silla? Su. Su. Su silla? Es su silla?

Instructor: Which word do you think means his.

Mara: Su. Su.

Instructor: Note that su silla can mean either his chair or her chair. Su silla can
also mean your chair if speaking to someone who you normally address by Mr. or Mrs.
And su silla can also mean their chair and your chair if speaking to a group of
people.

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Instructor: Otra vez, cmo se pregunta: Is it his chair??

Ren: Es su silla? Su. Es su silla?

Instructor: Now try to ask Are they his chairs?

Ren: Son sus sillas? Sus. Son sus sillas?

Instructor: Respond No, they are not his chairs.

Mara: No, no son sus sillas. No, no son sus sillas.

Instructor: Say they are my chairs.

Mara: Son mis sillas. Son mis sillas.

Instructor: Now try to ask Are they her chairs?

Ren: Son sus sillas? Son sus sillas?

Instructor: Respond No, they are not her chairs.

Mara: No, no son sus sillas. No, no son sus sillas.

Instructor: Did you remember that her chairs is said the same way as his chairs?

Instructor: Now try to ask Are they their chairs?

Ren: Son sus sillas? Son sus sillas?

Instructor: Respond Yes, they are their chairs.

Mara: S, son sus sillas.

Instructor: Remember that their chairs is said the same way as his chairs?

Instructor: Now imagine that you are speaking to a group of people, pointing to several
tables, ask Are they your tables?

Ren: Son sus mesas? Son sus mesas?

Instructor: Imagine that you are speaking to a couple, pointing to a cat, ask Is it your
cat?

Ren: Es su gato? Es su gato?

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Mara: S, es nuestro gato.

Instructor: She just said Yes, its our cat.

Instructor: Listen and repeat the word our.

Mara: Nuestro. Nuestro.

Instructor: Cmo se dice our?

Mara: Nuestro. Nuestro.

Instructor: Y cmo se dice its our dog?

Mara: Es nuestro perro. Es nuestro perro.

Instructor: Cmo se pregunta Are they your dogs??

Ren: Son sus perros? Sus. Son sus perros?

Instructor: Try to respond No, they are not our dogs.

Mara: No, no son nuestros perros. Nuestros. No, no son nuestros perros.

Instructor: Remember, if a noun is plural, the possessive adjective must also be plural.
Say our dog.

Ren: Nuestro perro. Nuestro. Nuestro perro.

Instructor: Say our dogs.

Ren: Nuestros perros. Nuestros. Nuestros perros.

Instructor: Try to say our houses.

Ren: Nuestras casas. Nuestras. Nuestras casas.

Instructor: When referring to our houses you must say nuestras instead of
nuestros because possessive adjectives must match the nouns gender and casas is a
feminine word.

Instructor: Again, say our houses.

Ren: Nuestras casas. Nuestras. Nuestras casas.

Instructor: Now listen and repeat the word coat.

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Ren: Abrigo. El abrigo. Abrigo.

Instructor: Cmo se dice the coat?

Ren: El abrigo. El abrigo.

Instructor: Now try to say the coats.

Ren: Los abrigos. Abrigos. Los abrigos.

Instructor: Now imagine that your friend is looking for her coat at a crowded fiesta or
party. She picks up a coat. Ask her if its her coat.

Ren: Es tu abrigo? Es tu abrigo?

Instructor: How does she respond, Yes, its my coat.

Mara: S, es mi abrigo. S, es mi abrigo.

Instructor: How does she say No, its not my coat.

Mara: No, no es mi abrigo. No, no es mi abrigo.

Instructor: Pointing to another woman at the party, how does your friend say Its her
coat.

Mara: Es su abrigo. Es su abrigo.

Instructor: The host of the party then looks at two coats. How does he ask you and your
friend are they your coats?

Ren: Son sus abrigos? Sus. Son sus abrigos?

Instructor: Respond, No, they are not our coats

Mara: No, no son nuestros abrigos. No, no son nuestros abrigos.

Instructor: Now imagine that you are at the lavandera (laundry mat). Listen and
repeat the word pillow case.

Mara: Funda. Funda. La funda. La funda.

Instructor: Cmo se dice pillow case?

Mara: Funda. Funda. La funda. La funda.

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Instructor: Now imagine that a woman next to you wants to remove a pillow case from
on top of a secadora (dryer). Speaking informally, how does she ask you Is it your
pillow case?

Mara: Es tu funda? Es tu funda?

Instructor: Listen and repeat the word whose is it

Ren: De quin es? Quin? De quin es?

Instructor: Cmo se pregunta whose is it ??

Ren: De quin es? De quin es?

Mara: Es tuya?

Instructor: She just asked Es tuya? which means Is it yours?

Instructor: Reply Its not my pillow case.

Ren: No es mi funda. No es mi funda.

Instructor: Pointing to another man say Its his pillow case.

Ren: Es su funda. Funda. Es su funda.

Instructor: Now imagine that you are still at the lavandera (laundry mat). The same
woman now wants to remove some sheets from on top of a secadora (dryer).

Instructor: Listen and repeat the word sheets.

Mara: Sbanas. Sbanas. Las sbanas. Las sbanas.

Instructor: Cmo se dice sheets?

Mara: Sbanas. Sbanas.

Instructor: Y cmo se dice the sheets?

Mara: Las sbanas. Las sbanas.

Instructor: How does she ask you Are they your sheets?

Mara: Son tus sbanas? Son tus sbanas?

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Instructor: How does she ask Are they your sheets?

Mara: Son tus sbanas? Tus. Son tus sbanas?

Instructor: Ask whose are they?

Ren: De quin son? De. De quin son?

Instructor: Say They are not my sheets.

Ren: No son mis sbanas. No son mis sbanas.

Instructor: Now say And it is not my pillow case.

Ren: Y no es mi funda. Y no es mi funda.

Instructor: Pointing to another man say They are his sheets.

Ren: Son sus sbanas. Son sus sbanas.

Instructor: Now say And its his pillow case

Ren: Y es su funda. Y es su funda.

Instructor: The same woman now picks up a coat from on top of a secadora.

Instructor: How does she ask you Is it his coat??

Mara: Es su abrigo? Es su abrigo? Abrigo. Es su abrigo?

Instructor: Respond, No, its not his coat

Ren: No, no es su abrigo. No, no es su abrigo.

Instructor: Say Its my coat.

Ren: Es mi abrigo. Es mi abrigo.

Instructor: How do you ask Is it your coat??

Mara: Es tu abrigo? Es tu abrigo?

Instructor: Listen and repeat the phrase: Its mine.

Ren: Es mo. Mo. Es mo.

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Instructor: Cmo se dice Its mine?

Ren: Es mo. Mo. Es mo.

Instructor: Cmo se pregunta Is it your dog??

Mara: Es tu perro? Es tu perro?

Instructor: Y cmo se dice Its not my dog?

Ren: No es mi perro. No es mi perro.

Instructor: Try to say Its not mine

Ren: No es mo. Mo. No es mo.

Instructor: Cmo se pregunta Are they your cats??

Ren: Son tus gatos? Son tus gatos?

Instructor: Try to say They are not mine.

Ren: No son mos.

Instructor: Try to say They are not mine.

Mara: No son mos. Mos. No son mos.

Instructor: Y cmo se dice They are not my cats.?

Mara: No son mis gatos. No son mis gatos.

Instructor: Again say They are not mine.

Ren: No son mos. No son mos.

Instructor: If talking about only one cat how do you say It is not mine.?

Mara: No es mo. Mo. No es mo.

Instructor: And if talking about more than one cat, how do you say theyre mine?

Mara: Son mos. Mos. Son mos.

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This is the end of leccin tres. If you were able to get 80% or more of the responses
correct in this lesson, then you are ready to move on to leccin cuatro. If not, listen to
this lesson until you are able to get 80% or more of the responses correct.

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