Spanish → Dialogues
Here are three different monologues in Spanish to help you practice the greetings and concepts introduced in the lesson. Each monologue includes various greetings and phrases in different contexts.
Part 1
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Click on the green "audio" button to listen to the audio.
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Follow the written dialogue in Spanish while the audio plays.
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Click on the button to open the IPA transcription and the English translation of the Spanish phrase.
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Refer to the IPA transcription to become familiar with the correct pronunciation of each word in the sentence.
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Once you are familiar with the dialogue (by listening to the audio multiple times while following the written dialogue), proceed to the first flashcard exercise to start memorizing the sentences.
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There is no need to memorize the phrases at this time. Just focus on becoming familiar with them.
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To make the most of the IPA transcriptions of the sentences, please refer to the links below. The first link will take you to the IPA symbol chart, and the second link explains how to use the International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA) system to improve your pronunciation:
Monologue 1: Morning Greetings
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- IPA: /ˈbwenos ˈdi.as a ˈto.ðos/
- Good morning everyone!
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- IPA: /oj boj a aˈβlaɾ.les ˈso.bɾe los saˈlu.ðos ðe la maˈɲa.na en esˈpaɲol/
- Today I'm going to talk to you about morning greetings in Spanish.
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- IPA: /poɾ la maˈɲa.na xe.neɾalˈmen.te ðeˈsi.mos ˈbwenos ˈdi.as pa.ɾa sa.luˈðaɾ a ˈal.ɣjen/
- In the morning, we usually say "Good morning!" to greet someone.
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- IPA: /es ˈu.na ˈfoɾ.mu.la koˈmun i eðuˈka.ða ʝa ˈse.a en un konˈtekst̪o foɾˈmal o infoɾˈmal/
- It's a common and polite phrase, whether in a formal or informal context.
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- IPA: /poɾ eˈxem.plo ˈkwan.do me enˈkwen.tɾo kon mis koˈle.ɣas en la oˈfi.si.na les ˈdi.ɣo ˈbwenos ˈdi.as kon ˈu.na sonˈri.sa/
- For example, when I meet my colleagues at the office, I say "Good morning!" with a smile.
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- IPA: /si ˈkje.ɾo saˈβeɾ ˈko.mo esˈtan ˈpwe.ðo pɾeɣunˈtaɾ ˈko.mo esˈtas o mas foɾˈmal.men.te ˈko.mo esˈta usˈteð/
- If I want to know how they are, I can ask "How are you?" or, more formally, "How are you (formal)?"
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- IPA: /en resˈpwes.ta poˈðɾi.an ðeˈsiɾ esˈtoj ˈbjen ˈɡɾa.sjas i tu o i usˈteð/
- In response, they might say "I'm fine, thank you. And you?" or "And you (formal)?"
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- IPA: /ˈes.tas eks.pɾeˈsjo.nes son ˈmuj ˈu.t̪les pa.ɾa ko.me̞nˈsaɾ una kon.be̞r.saˈsjo̞n ðe maˈne.ra po.siˈt̪i.βa/
- These expressions are very useful for starting a conversation in a positive way.
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- IPA: /no olˈβi.ðen son.reˈiɾ ˈsjempɾe al ðeˈsiɾ ˈbwenos ˈdi.as ˈe.so ˈa.se ke el saˈlu.ðo se.a ˈa.un mas ˈka.li.ðo/
- Don't forget to always smile when saying good morning, it makes the greeting even warmer!
Part 2
Monologue 2: Meeting and Farewell
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- IPA: /ˈo.la a ˈto.ðos/
- Hello everyone!
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- IPA: /ˈkwan.do ko.neˈse.mos a ˈal.ɣjen poɾ pɾiˈme.ra ˈbes poˈðe.mos ðeˈsiɾ ˈmu.tʃo ˈɡus.to/
- When we meet someone for the first time, we can say "Nice to meet you".
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- IPA: /es ˈu.na maˈne.ɾa eðuˈka.ða ðe mosˈtɾaɾ ke esˈta.mos konˈten.tos ðe ko.noˈseɾ a la peɾˈso.na/
- It's a polite way to show that we are happy to meet the person.
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- IPA: /poɾ eˈxem.plo si esˈtoj en ˈu.na ˈfjes.ta i me pɾeˈsen.tan a un ˈnwe.βo aˈmi.ɣo ðiˈɾe ˈmu.tʃo ˈɡus.to ˈko.mo esˈtas/
- For example, if I'm at a party and they introduce me to a new friend, I'll say "Nice to meet you, how are you?"
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- IPA: /es ˈsjempɾe aɣɾaˈðable uˈsaɾ ˈes.ta eks.pɾeˈsjon ʝa ke ˈmwes.tɾa koɾ.teˈsi.a/
- It's always nice to use this expression as it shows politeness.
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- IPA: /ˈpa.ɾa ðeˈsiɾ aˈðjos aj ˈba.ɾjas opˈsjo.nes seˈɣun el konˈteks.to/
- To say goodbye, there are several options depending on the context.
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- IPA: /aˈðjos se ˈu.sa ˈtan.to ðe maˈne.ɾa foɾˈmal ko.mo in.foɾˈmal/
- "Goodbye" is used both formally and informally.
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- IPA: /si esˈtoj kon aˈmi.ɣos poˈðɾi.a sim.pleˈmen.te ðeˈsiɾ ˈtʃao o ˈas.ta ˈlwe.ɣo pa.ɾa in.ðiˈkaɾ ke los beˈɾe ˈpɾon.to/
- If I'm with friends, I might simply say "Bye!" or "See you later!" to indicate that I'll see them soon.
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- IPA: /ˈpa.ɾa koˈle.ɣas o sitwaˈsjones mas foɾˈma.les ˈas.ta ˈpɾon.to o ˈas.ta maˈɲa.na son apɾoˈpja.ðos/
- For colleagues or more formal situations, "See you soon" or "See you tomorrow" are appropriate.
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- IPA: /ˈes.tas eks.pɾeˈsjo.nes ˈmwes.tɾan ke es.peˈɾa.mos beɾ a la peɾˈso.na ˈnwe.βa.men.te ˈpɾon.to/
- These expressions show that we expect to see the person again soon.
Part 3
Monologue 3: Evening and Night Greetings
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- IPA: /ˈbwenas ˈnotʃes aˈmi.ɣos/
- Good evening, friends!
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- IPA: /en es.paˈɲol ˈpa.ɾa sa.luˈðar a ˈal.ɣjen poɾ la ˈnotʃe uˈsa.mos ˈbwenas ˈnotʃes ʝa ˈse.a ðe maˈne.ɾa foɾˈmal o in.foɾˈmal/
- In Spanish, to greet someone at night, we use "Good evening!" whether formally or informally.
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- IPA: /poɾ eˈxem.plo ˈkwan.do boj a seˈnaɾ kon aˈmi.ɣos los saˈlu.ðo kon un ˈbwenas ˈnotʃes ˈka.li.ðo/
- For example, when I go to dinner with friends, I greet them with a warm "Good evening!"
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- IPA: /desˈpwes ðe la ˈse.na ˈkwan.do es ˈoɾa ðe ˈiɾ.me ˈpwe.ðo ðeˈsiɾ ˈbwenas ˈnotʃes ˈpa.ra deˈse.aɾ ˈu.na ˈbwe.na ˈnotʃe ðe desˈkan.so/
- After dinner, when it's time to leave, I can say "Good night!" to wish a good night's rest.
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- IPA: /ˈes.ta eks.pɾeˈsjon se ˈu.sa paɾ.ti.kuˈlar.men.te en.tɾe aˈmi.ɣos seɾˈka.nos o en faˈmi.lja/
- This expression is particularly used among close friends or family.
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- IPA: /si me boj saˈβjen.do ke beˈɾe a mis aˈmi.ɣos ˈpɾon.to tamˈbjen ˈpwe.ðo ðeˈsiɾ ˈas.ta ˈpɾon.to o ˈas.ta ˈlwe.ɣo si es en la ˈmiz.ma ˈnotʃe/
- If I'm leaving knowing I'll see my friends soon, I can also say "See you soon!" or "See you later!" if it's the same night.
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- IPA: /ˈes.tas eks.pɾeˈsjo.nes son koˈmu.nes i ˈmwes.tɾan koɾ.teˈsi.a i kon.si.ðe.raˈsjon poɾ los ðeˈmas/
- These expressions are common and show politeness and consideration for others.
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- IPA: /es im.poɾˈtan.te ko.noˈseɾ ˈes.tos saˈlu.ðos ˈpa.ɾa in.teɾ.akˈtwaɾ ˈbjen en si.twaˈsjo.nes soˈsja.les/
- It's important to know these greetings to interact well in social situations.