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COMPLETE COURSE, REVISED & UPDATED EXPLANATIONS OF GRAMMAR SAGE EXTENSIVE CULTURAL | NFORMATION COMPREHENSIVE REPERENCE SECTION ~~ ‘This work was previously published under the tithe Léving Lamgieige Canver- sation Manual. Spanish Advanced Course, Living Language Advanced Conversational Spanish, and Living Language Spanivh 3 by Robert £. Ham- marstrand, Ph). ‘Copyright © 1968, 1985, 1996 by Living Language, A Random House Company | All rights reserved. No pan of this book may be mproduced or tranemited in any form or-by any means, electronic or mechanical, including photocopying. recording, of by any information storage and ncirieval system, without per. fhission in writing from the publisher, Random House, Inc. New York, Toronto, London, Sydney, Auckland www: livinglanguage com Published by Living Language, A Random House Company, 201 East $0ch Street, New York, New York 10022: Member of the Crows Publishing Group, Living Language is a registered trademark of Random House, fc. Printed in the United States of Anierica Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data is available on request. ISBN 0-609-80490.2 W98 76543521 1999 Updated Edition Living Language® publications sre available ai special discounts for bulk pur- ‘chases for sales promotions or premiums, as well ax for fund-raising oF edu- cational use Special editions can be created in large quantities for special needs. For mbte information, contact the Special Sales Manager, Living Lan- gunge, 201 East SOth Street, New York, NY 10022. CONTENTS INTRODUCTION INSTRUCTIONS: LESSON 1 UNA CITA EN UN CAFE (MEETING AT A CAFE) A. DIALOGUE BL NOTES (. GRAMMAR AND USAGE 2. TENER GANAS DE 3, PODER + INFINITIVE + COMPLEMENT 4, ADJECTIVE + DE EXERCISES LESSON 2 EL KIOSCO DE REVISTAS (THE. NEWSSTAND) 3, (QUET CUAL? ;OUIEMES) 4. HACER FALTA EXERCISES LESSON 3 AL TELEFONO (ON THE TELEPHONE) ‘a — & NOTES C. GRAMMAR AND USAGE: 1, HRA + INFINITIVE 2 MAS QUE (DE) 3. COMMAND OR REQUEST FORMS 4. QUERER + INFINITIVE EXERCISES 2 2 Haeedsuhe = SZe8asse be LESSON 4 TRANSPORTES URBANOS (CITY TRANSPORTATION) A. DIALOGUE 8, NOTES ©. GRAMMAR AND USAGE |. POR 2. PARA 3. TENER QUE + INFINTITVE 4. ESTAR + PRESENT PARTICIPLE EXERCISES LESSON 5 VAMOS A DAR UN PASEO (LET'S TAKE A WALK) A. DIALOGUE BL NOTES ©. GRAMMAR AND USAGE 1. HACER + TIME EXPRESSION + QUE 2 PERSONAL A + SINGULAR MASCULINE DEFINITE ARTICLE 3. IMPERSONAL SE 4. ACORDARSE DE EXERCISES LESSON 6 EN UNA TIENDA (IN A STORE) A. DIALOGUE B. NOTES C. GRAMMAR AND USAGE |. INDIRECT AND DIRECT OBJECT PRONOUNS 2. AQUI + DIRECT OBIECT PRONOUN 4 TEVER 3. THE USE OF THE VERB GUSTAR LESSON 7 UN CORTE DE PELO (4 HAIRCUT) A. DIALOGUE B. NOTES 4236 tsi & t *ee8euee & y S228 $8¢4aee ge C. GRAMMAR AND USAGE 1. FUTURE OF PROBABILITY 2. TENER RAZONW 3. PRESENT TENSE WITH FUTURE MEANING 4. AL + (INFINITIVE) EXERCISES LESSON & EN EL TEATRO (AT THE THEATER) A, DIALOGUE B. NOTES C. GRAMMAR AND USAGE LESSON 9 EN Et. MUSEO DEL PRADO (IN THE PRADO MUSEUM) 1: DEBER + INFINITIVE. 2. TANTO AND TAN 3, NO, NUNCA, NADIE, NINGUNO EXERCISES LESSON 10 LA ARTESANIA ESPANOLA (SPANISH HANDCRAFTS) A. DIALOGUE B. NOTES © GRAMMAR AND USAGE 1 TODQA(S) 2 OTHER EXPRESSIONS WITH TODO 3. EL AND LOS + DAYS OF THE WEEK 4. PENSAR+ EN EXERCISES 3423a8 BSSSSSee £ F SSSRETH SE PReteseas = = LESSON 11 15 SAQUEMOS FOTOGRAFIAS (LET'S TAKE PICTURES) 105 A, DIALOGUE: 105 8. NOTES 0 C. GRAMMAR AND USAGE Uy \. ESTE, ESE. AQUEL i 2 SPECIAL FORMS OF THE PERSONAL PRONOUN. WITH PREPOSITIONS Ha 3. HAY OE 414 4. HAY + NOUN 4 QUE + INFINITIVE 14 EXERCISES 4 LESSON 12 18 1A AGENCIA DE VIAJES (THE TRAVEL AGENCY) ne A. DIALOGUE 18 B, NOTES 123 C. GRAMMAR AND USAGE 124 |, ABIECTIVES WITH SHORTENED FORM BEFORE MASCULINE SINGULAR 124 2, GRAN ANID CUALQUIER 1s 3. SUBJUNCTIVE MOOD FOLLOWING VERBS. OF EMOTION . 126 4. VERBS OF VOLITION WITH THE SUBJUNCTIVE 126 EXERCISES: 17 LESSON 13 a0 ALQUILAR UN COCHE (RENTING A CAR) 130 A. DIALOGUE 130 5. NOTES: 133 C. GRAMMAR AND USAGE 134 1. A. EN CUANTO'A 134 2, CUANDO, “WHENEVER,” AND ‘THE SUBIUNCTIVE 4 3. FOR MEANS “PER™ 134 4, PARA QUE + SUBJUNCTIVE 135 EXERCISES 438 vill LESSON 14 EN LA ESTACION DE SERVICIO (AT THE SERVICE STATION) A. DIALOGUE B. NOTES €. GRAMMAR AND USAGE 1. UNOS, UNAS. ALGUN 2. NINGUNG IN NEGATIVE SENTENCES 3. UNOS CUANTOS 4. LO+ ADIECTIVE = ABSTRACT NOUN EXERCISES LESSON 15 LA FRONTERA (THE BORDER) A. DIALOGUE B. NOTES C. GRAMMAR AND USAGE |. PRETERITE + HACE + TIME EXPRESSION = AGO 2. DECIR + QUE + SUBIUNCTIVE FOR INDIRECT COMMANDS 3. ADDING -MENTE TO-A FEMININE ADJECTIVE TO FORM AN ADVERB 4. FORMING NOUNS FROM ADJECTIVES BY USING THE PROPER FORM OF THE ARTICLE EXERCISES: LESSON 16 EN EL BANCO (AT THE BANK) A. DIALOGUE B. NOTES. . GRAMMAR AND USAGE 1. SUBIUNCTIVE USED AFTER VERBS OF DISBELIEF, DOUBT. DENIAL, OR IMPOSSIBILITY 2. SUBIUNCTIVE USED IN ADIECTIVE CLAUSE ix ™ i 142 143, 144 44 148 145 148 151 Ix Ta 151 — INDETERMINATE TIME TAKE SUBSUNCTIVE 4, REFLEXIVE USED FOR RECIPROCAL ACTION EXERCISES. i LESSON 17 EN LA OFICINA DE CORREOS (AT THE POST OFFICE) A. DIALOGUE BL NOTES ©. GRAMMAR AND USAGE |. CONTRARY-TO-FACT CONDITIONS 2. “1F" WITH THE INDICATIVE 4. “LEVS" EXPRESSED BY VAMOS As THE INFINITIVE OR BY THE SUBJUNCTIVE 4. PRONOUN NOT ATTACHED TO VERB IN EXERCISES LESSON 18 LA LAVANDERIA DEL HOTEL, ¥ LA TINTORERIA (THE HOTEL LAUNDRY AND © GRAMMAR AND USAGE |. THE COMPARATIVE AND SUPERLATIVE WITH MAS OR MENOS 2, COMPARATIVES NOT FORMED WITH MAS OR MENOS ; 4. TO DISTINGUISH BETWEEN COMPARATIVE AND SUPERLATIVE 4. “THAN” TRANSLATED BY Dé IN COMPARISONS EXERCISES 170 170 4 V4 1m m6 7 iT 8 mg LESSON 19 1A DENTISTA, EL. MEDIC Y El. PARMACEUTICO (THE DENTIST, THE DOCTOR, AND ‘THE PHARMACIST) A. DIALOGUE RB. NOTES ©. GRAMMAR AND USAGE 1, BL MISMO QUE 2. TO MAKE THE POSSESSIVE PRONOUN 3, POCO, MUCHO, OTRO, ALGUNO, NINGUNO AS NOUNS: EXERCISES LESSON 20 EA RELIGION (RELIGION) A. DIALOGUE B. NOTES C, GRAMMAR AND USAGE |. THE PAST PARTICIPLE USED AS A NOUN 2 INDIRECT COMMANDS: QUE EL LO HAGA 3. SEQUENCE OF TENSES WITH SUBJUNCTIVE 4, QIALA + IMPERFECT SUBJUNCTIVE EXERCISES SUMMARY OF SPANISH GRAMMAR 1, THE ALPHABET 2. PRONUNCIATION 1. STRESS 4 PUNCTUATION 5. SOME ORTHOGRAPHIC SIGNS 6, THE DEFINITE ARTICLE 7, THE INDEFINITE ARTICLE & CONTRACTIONS 9. THE DAYS OF THE WEEK 10. THE NAMES OF THE MONTHS I). THE NAMES OF THE SEASONS 1% MASCULINE AND FEMININE GENDER {2 THE PLURAL 187 14, THE POSSESSIVE 15, ADJECTIVES: 16. POSITION OF ADIBCTIVES 17. COMPARISON Lk PRONOUNS 19 POSITION OF PRONOUNS 20, CONJUNCTIONS 21, QUESTION WORDS 22. ADVERBS 23, DIMINUTIVES AND AUGMENTATIVES 24. BEMONSTRATIVES 35, INDEFINITE. ADIECTIVES AND PRONOUNS 26, NEGATION 27. WORD ORDER 28. THE TENSES OF THE VERB 29. THE SUBJUNCTIVE 30. THE CONDITIONAL 31. COMMANDS AND REQUESTS (THE IMPERATIVE) 42. THE PARTICIPLE 33. PROGRESSIVE TENSES 44. PASSIVE VOICE 3S. TOBE THE FORMS OF THE REGULAR VERBS 1. GROUP 1: -AR AND - -ER VERBS ONLY 2 GROUP Il: -JR VERBS ONLY 2. GROUP MIE 7k VERBS ONLY © REGULAR VERBS WITH SPELLING CHANGES: 1, VERBS ENDING IN -CAR 2 VERBS ENDING IN -GAg 3. VERBS ENDING IN -GUAR- 4. VERBS ENDING IN -248 5. VERBS ENDING IN -GER 6, VERBS ENDING IN -GIR 7. VERBS ENDING IN -GUIR 10, VERBS ENDING IN -tR I, VERBS LIKE CREER xii SESSSSEREE BRE BE BERESEEEERERUREERee ese wo a 12. VERBS LIKE REIR 2 2 13. VERBS ENDING IN -LLER, -LUR, DER, AIR i4. VERBS ENDING IN -IAR, -UAR THE FORMS OF THE TRREGULAR VERBS LETTER WRITING ANSWERS INTRODUCTION Living Language* Advanced Spanish is a continuation of the beginner to intermediate level Spanish Complete Course. This program has been thoroughly revised and updated to reflect currect and idiomatic usage of Spanish. If you have already mastered the basics of Spanist in school, while travel- ing abroad, or with other Living Language courses, then Advanced Spanish is nght for you. The complete program includes this manual, along with four hours of recordings. However, if you are confident of your pronunciation, you can also use this manual on its own. With Advanced Spanish you'll continue to learn how to speak and understand idiomatie Spanish. The program follows a Mexican couple visiting friends in Spain, While participating in their adventures you'll improve your proficiency to.a level that allows you to take part in engaging conversations easily and comfortably. COURSE MATERIALS THE MANUAL Living Language Advanced Spunish consists of 20 lessons. Every lesson includes a dialogue, notes, a grammar and usage section, and exercises. biaLoGue: Each lesson begins with a dialogue in standard, idiomatic Spanish presenting a realistic situation frequently encountered when traveling abroad. The dislogues feature iberian and Latin American versions of Spanish, as they v follow the adventures of a Mexican and a Spanish couple in Spain. All dialogues are translated into colloquial English, NoTEs: The notes refer to specific expressions and phrases in the dialogue. They'll allow you to see the grammar rules and vocabulary ‘in action’, and comment on the cultural and historical background of the particular expression. The notes: are numbered according to the corresponding exchange in the dialogue, and the specific phrases covered are marked by the © symbol. SGHAMMAR AND USAGE; This section reviews and expands upon basic Spanish grammir, You'll lear how w express yourself more accurately using advanced grammutical struc- tures: idicmatically: EXERCISES: This section allows you to review the gnemmar and vocabulary covered in the lessons. With the answER kuy in the back of the book you can check your progress. Note that the answers to the first exercise in cach lesson do AOL appear in the ANSWEM KEY, an this is primarily an oral and written dnl. The clear and concise SUMMARY. OF SPANISH GHAMMAR, the fasy-t0-Use VERB CHARTS, and the LETTER-WRITING section make this manual o valuable reference for fue use. THE RECORDINGS The recordings include the complete dialogues of ul) 20 lessons in the manual plus 4 number of example sentences from the grammar and usage sections. The recorded mate- nial appears in boldface in your manual. Esch dialogue ix first read at normal conversational speed without interrup- Hon, and then a second time phrase by phrase with pauses for you to repeat after the native speakers, By listening to and imitating the hative speakers you'll improve your pro- nuncistion and comprehension while learning to use new phrases amd structures. avi INSTRUCTIONS 1. Look ot page |. The material in- boldface type will ap- and pay careful attention to the vocabulary and grammar points emphasized in the Notes and Grammar and Usage sections. Examples of grammatical stractores that appear on the recordings are in beldfuce italic wpe. 2. Then listen to the recordings as the dialogues are read. at normal conversational speed. When the dialogues are read more slowly a second time, repeat after the native speakers in the pauses provided. Don't worry if your pronunciation is-net perfect the fira time around. Prac- tice makes perfect. Study with the manual and listen to the recordings as often as-you wish. 3. The exercises at the end of the lessons will help you to review the material covered in each lesson and will help you check your progress toward proficiency. 4. TF you tke breaks between lessons, it is always good idea to review the previous lessons before you begin your studies again, 3. For future reference use the surimary of Spanish gram- mar and the verb charts at the end of the manual. ADVANCED SPANISH 1 LESSON 1 UNA CITA EN UN CAFE MEETING AT A CAFE A. DIALOGUE Se citan. They atrange to meet, |. Migael: gIMga?® Hello. 2, Catlos: Soy Carlos Andrade, de México. ‘This is Carlos Andrade, from Mexico. 3. Miguel: ;Qué gusto!® ;Dénde se encuentra? What a pleasure! Where are you’? 4. Carlos: Estoy em el Hotel Plaza. Acahamos de llegar,” mi expose y yo." At the Hote! Plaza, We have just arrived, my wife and 1. S. Miguel: {Tengo ganas de verles lo mis pronto posible! {Podemos vernos® esta tarde? ; Qué tal a jas dos? F'd like to see you as soon as possible! Can we get together this aftemoon? How about two o'clock? 6. Carlos: Claro que si. {Dénde podemos encontrar: nos? ‘Of course. Where can we mect? 7. Miguel: En ef Café Gijén.° Tome un taxi y vaya a la Castellana" cerca de la Cibeles.° ‘Ar the Café Gijon. Takeo taai and go to the Ca-- steilana near, Cibeles Square. ADVANCED SPANISH 8, Carlos: Muy blen.° ;Pero sera posible encoatrar una mesa a esa hora? All right. But will it be possible to get a table at that time? 9. Miguel; Sin duda, hombre. Hasta Inego, entonces, No doubt about it. (Of course.) See you ina tittle while, thea. 10. Carlos: Muy bien, Aditis." Se encuentran en el caié. They meet at the café. IL. Miguel: Bueno, Carlos, por fin esta usted aqui. }Bienvenide a Madrid! Well, Carlos, it's so good to'see you. Welcome to Madrid! 12. Carlos: Gracias, Miguel. Juana y yo estamos muy contentos de estar en Madrid finalmente. Thank you, Miguel. Juane and | are so happy to finally be in Madrid. 13. Miguel: Pero... gdonde esté Juana? But... where's Juana? \4. Carlos: Ella se quedé en el hotel para desem- pacar las maletas. Ademus, fue un viaje largo ¥ cansador. She stayed at the hotel to unpack. Besides, tt was a Jong_and tiring-trip. 1S. Miguel: Ya veo, ;Prefieresentarse’ adentroo afue- ra, al aire libre? see. Do you prefer to sit in bere:or outside in the fresh’ air? ADVANCED SPANISH 3 16. Curios: jAl aire fibre, claro! In the fresh air, of course! 17. Miguel: ;Ab! Alli hay una mesa fibre. Ah! There’s aa empty table. 18. Camarero: {Qué quieren tomar," sefores? Waiter; What would you like, gentlemen’? 19, Miguel; Una limonada, por favor, jHace tanto calor!? A lemonade, please. It's so hot! 20. Corios: ¥ para mi, una cerveza, ‘And for me, a beer. 2]. Camerero: En seguida,® sefiores. Right away, gentlemen. 22. Carlos: }Qué manera mas agradable de empezar ia estuncia en Madrid! jAb! Aqui esta ef camarero con las bebidas. ;Salud!* What a pleasant way to begin my stay in Madrid! Ab! Here's the waiter with our drinks. Cheers! 23. Miguel: jSnlud! 7¥Y que ustedes lo pasen bien’ en Madrid! Cheers! And | bope you'll have a good time in Madrid! 24. Carlos: Se estd® muy bien aqui. Tengo gonas de” quedarme aqui todo el dia.” It's really nice here. [feel like surying bere all day. 25. Miguel: Uno puede quedarse-en el café toda la tarde, si quiere. Yoo can stay at the café all afternoon, if you want. ADVANCED SPANISH 26. Carlos: ;¥ jamnis hacen marcharse a° fos clientes? at. Don't they ever ask the customers to: leave? Miguel: ;Jamds! Y, st quiere, puede leer ef peri- ddico, escribir cartas, chartar con los amigos, 0 solamente observar a ia gente que pasa. Never! And, if you want you cun read the newspa- per, write letters, chat with friends, or simply look ar the people passing by. . Carlos: En el mundo de los negocios, uno pierde ficilmente el arte de descansar. In the business world, one easily loses the art of relaxing. . Miguel: Es cierto. Espero que hayan* tenido un buen viaje. True, T hope you hada good trip. . Carlos: Si, el yuelo extuve bien. ‘Yes, the flight was fine. . Miguel: Bueno, si no tlenen planes para maiiana, tal vez podriumos pasear® un poco. Well, if you don’t have any plans for tomorrow, perhaps we could do a little sightseeing, What.a good idea! I'm sure Juana will wantto come with us. Thank you, . Miguel: Camarero, la cuenta, por favor, Pago ba cuenta, y nox marchontos. ... No, no, Carlos. Yo ie invito, hombre, que ex para celebrar su Negada a Madrid, Waiter! The check, please, I'm going to pay the bill, and we'll go. ... Ne, no, Carlos, [1's my. treat, to celebrate your arrival in Madrid. ADVANCED SPANISH 5 B. NOTES i. Diga: In Spain, Diga or Digame (imperative at de- cir) is the equivalent of the English “hello"’ when answering the telephone. There ix considerable va- hiety in other Spanixh-speaking countries: Buen in Mexico, A ver in Colombia, Giga or jQué hay? in Cuba. Hold in Argentina, and Ald) in most other countries. . (Qué gested: Note the use of gue before nouns. to express ‘“What-a..."° in exclamations. . acabamos de legur: Note the use of acabar de plus the infinitive to express “‘to have just."~ ami esposa y yo: In Latin America, the possessive ix preferred to the anicle. However in Spain, the article is more commonly used: fo expose (or la mujer) ¥ Yo. . vernod: Note the use of the reflexive pronoun to indicate mutual action: **to see euch other or “to meet one another" Compare encontramos, used Inter. |. Café Gijdn: Popular rendezvous for writers, dires- tors, and actors on the long and beautiful, tree-lined boulevard Avenida de fa Castellana, near the lovely fountain and statue of Cibeles im front of Madrid’s main post office, ef Correa, &. AMfuy bien: Alright. OK; used to express agreement. 10. 15: Adidx: Good-bye. Adiéy is wed in Mexico while Hasta fuego is more commen in Spain. venterse: to. sit down. Note the use of the reflexive prowoun, attached here to the infinitive, and in sen- tence 14 placed before the form. of the main verb in Ellis se queds. 1B. 19, a. ADVANCED SPANISH fomar: to. take; used in the sense of *‘to cat” or “1 drink.“ Hace tanto calor!; The verb hacer is generally used with expressions concerning weather condi- tions, Compure hace frio (it's cold): Adce fresco (it's cool); hace bien tiempo (the weather is fine}, hace viento (it's. windy). En seguide: Right away. Equivalents: inmediata- mente, ahora nlsme, jSalue!: Cheers! lit., health." In toasting one an- other, Spanish-speaking people generally exchange this single word. . Vique uxtedes Jo paxen bien: In expressing a wish or desire. the ver “to hope" (esperar) ix fre- quently omitted and the statement begins with the intodectory que, with the following verb in the subjunctive. Equivalent to the English “(May you) have a good time.” Compare jQue vivan mil afias! (May they live a thousand years!"") and ;Que tiga usted bien! (“May you continue in good health!**) . Se end: Note the use of the reflexive here for the impersonal “one focls;"* fengo ganas de; me gustarfa: 1 feel like,” I'd like 19, foo el diaz all day. Note the use of the article in such expressions: as todo ef ava (all year), wea ta tarde (all afternoon), toda la semana (all week), todo ei verana (all summer), ete. . Aacen marcharse a: lit., “make go away,’ Note the use of the personal a before clientes. Compare observar a. la gente in sentence 27. ADVANCED SPANISH 7 24, hayun tenido: Note the vse of the subjunctive after the verb of emotion, “to hope." 31. pasear: w stroll, to walk around, to go sightseeing. ‘This verb can also be used with pasear en coche (to drive around im a car), pesear a caballo (to nde around on horseback}. 32, jMte parece bien! "Whit a good idea" ap **That sounds gdod."" C. GRAMMAR AND USAGE |, Acabar de: to have just a I feel like cating ice cream, b, Marta feels like leaving. c, They will feel like going to bed, Note: * For forms of tener, see Summary of Grammar. 8 ADVANCED SPANISH ADVANCED SPANISH 9 3, Poder + infinitive + complement: to be able to ®© Poder generally implies physical ability to do some- i thing. When knowledge or learned skills are implied, suber ts. penerally used. Compare: Puedo leerio, ("1 can read it” in the sense of having the ability to read it; i.é., in Spite of the darkness, fog, bad script, ete.) 4é leerio. (“1 .can read it" in the sense-of knowing a. Pcan do the work. how 10. a8 a language, a-code, etc.) bh. Juan can study the lesson tomerrow, ¢, We can spend gur yacution there. 4 ae d. They can sce Marla next week, Se Note: © The @ is used before nouns or pronouns referring to persons. He vista .@ papd, I have seen my dad. a. I'm happy to know it, b. He wits surprised to see me. : , They will be happy 10 haye us. & m Note: © Adjectives agree with the preceding subject. 4, He was-able to do it, Maria este Waited : b. ‘They will be ableito eat it aloo cer tndlo Ps ¢ She can send it, ® Subject pronoutis are generully omitted, asthe vert form and the context clarify the subject. Note: * The object. pronoun may also precede the form nf. EXERCISES poder a. La pevditn hacer. A. Substinte each of the words or expressions in paren- theses for the underlined word or expression in. the. nes ENT et Ee moxie! sentence, Write cach mew sentence and say it c. Ella lo puede mandar. aloud. 10 ADVANCED SPANISH — 2. El nifio tiene ganas de comer. |. Juan, acwba de comer, (estadiar, entrar, salir. aca starse, favarse) 2, Los Aombres acaoban de Hear. (verlo, escu- chario, hablar, telefonar) 3. Tenge ganas de ir al cite. (al concierto, a fa biblic- teca, al museo, al porque, al restaurante) 4. Tienen ganas de bailar. (cuntar, leer, mirar la tele- virion, escuchar la adic, ir al cine) 5. Puedo heeer to. (comer, beber, comprar, estudiar, ganar, aprender) 6. Los nifios extdn contentos de estar aqui, {Los padres, Las hombres, Juan y José, Lov profesores, Maria y Rafael) Convert these sentences to the plural. Write the com- plete seatence and translate. |. Acabe de Hegar, 3. Listed puede hacerla. 4. La muchacha est conrenta de verlos, 3. Lo puede hacer ahora. ‘Trinslate the following sentences int: Spanish, then say them aloud. 1. He: bus just come in. 2. She has jut eaten. 3, We-feel like going 10 the movies. 4. | feel like dancing. 5.1 can do it now, 6. We can-see her tomorrow, ‘7. They'll be able to go there. §. Tam happy to see you. 9. We are surprised to hear it. 10. They are pleased to know it. ©. From smong the three choices given, choose the best equivalent of the English given al the beginning of cach sentence, Write the complete sentence and translaie. 1. (Who) go hata? (a) Que (b) Cucit (c) Quidn 2, (Whata} | — guia (a) Qué (b) Cudi fe) Cudl un » Oway) (Qué el lia! (a) wie {b) manera 4. Chad) Espero que hayan (a) abide (b) tenido {c) hecho wa mds agradable de empezar uw > ADVANCED SPANISH ABVANCED SPANISH. OB » (al) Vimos a Miguel — el Café Gijon. LESSON 2 ta) al : (b) en EL. KIOSCO DE REVISTAS” Snes THE NEWSSTAND (all) Extdbamos aqui el fa, ip irs A. DIALOGUE (b) toda Me |. Carlos: (Al vendedur de periédicos) Acabamas de (There are) muchos monumentox llegar de México, seiior, y no comogeo” lox peri- en Madrid, édicos de Espafia. jPedria usted ayudarme? (a) Extdn (To the news vendor) We've just arrived from Mcx- (b) ALK son ico, sir, and I'm not familiar with Spanish newspa- (ce) Hay pers. Could you help me? . (sit down) {Quiere usted aqui? 2 Vendedor: Con mucho gusto, sefor. Pars infor- (a) sentarte machin politica y noticias en general, te- (b) senrdrse nemos varlos periddicos en Madrid, Por ejemplo, (ec) sentar aqui tenemos El pais, que es muy bueno, Tam- , bién hay pubticaciones literarias como. Indice,” pe gl i Rome aes ait Insula,® La estafeta literaria®,. (b) -tuntas With pleasure, st For polities nd pene mews. we (c) tanto have several papers in Madrid. For example, here we have El pais, which is very good. Also, there are . (atrived) Acabamor, de i eg i ada uaa aoe (a) He peter sri : (b) Hepar (c) Mepames 3, Juana: Todas ésas son iterarias, jverdad? jHay ung revista dedicada al teatro? ‘Those ure all literary, aren’! they? Is there a maga- zine devoted to the theater? 4. Vendedor: Si, sefiora. Hoy una muy buena que se Mama Primer acto. tea ‘Yes, ma'am. There's 4 very good one called Primer ach. $. Carlos: Si no me equiveco, aqui veo unos siete o i ocho® periédicas populares. 14 ADVANCED SPANISH 1£ I'm not mistaken, | see about seven or eight popular papers here. 6. Juana: Si, pero cudi de ellos es el mejor y el mis 10. extensamente leido? Yes, but which one is the best and the most widely read? . Vendedor. Eso, sefiora, no es dificil contestarlo.” Ese A BC, sin duda alguna. Tenga. ;Quiere usted mirarlo? Thar, ma‘am, is not difficuls to answer. It's A BC, without any doubt. Here, would you like to look at H Carlos: jPero parece una revista con este grabado en la portada! ¥ luego un articulo sobre la novela del siglo dlecinaeve. But it looks like a magazine with this picture on the cover! And then an article on the nineteenth-century novel. . Vendedor: Pere, sefior, aqui dentro hay todo lo que le hace falta: noticias, teatro, programas de radio y televisién, modas, noticias de sociedad, deportes, hasta comentan las carreras de caballos y las corridas de toros. Bot, sir, there is everything here that you need: news, theater, radio and television programs, fashicn, so- ciety news, sports .... they even comment on horse racing and bollfights, Carlos: De todas formas, no parece nury serio «+. hay mochas fotos. ;No tendria usted* algin otro con menos fotos, y un aspecto muis serio? Sull, it doesn't look very serious... there are a lot of pictures, Don't you have another with fewer pic- tures that is more serious? @ B. 1s. ADVANCED SPANISH 15 Vendedor: Bueno, entonces compre usted Jnjor- maciones 0 Ya. Well, then tnke /ajormaciones or Ya. Carios: Bien, voy a empezar con Jnformaciones, (OK.1 will start with Informacianes. Juana: Veo que usted tiene revistas de todo el mundo—francesas, italianas, alemanas, Inglesas, americanas, ¥ japonesas. I see-you have magazines from all over-the world— French, ltalian, German, English, American, and Japanese. . Vendedor: Si, seiors, y de todas clases. Hay re- vistas semanales y mensuales y hasta hay otras que son quincenales. Yes, ma’am, and of all kinds. There are weekly and monthly magazines, and even some others that come outevery other week. Juana: Aquellas son de interés general, jverdad? Bianco y negro y Gaceta Hustrada. Those over there are of general interest, aren't they’) Blanco y negro and Gaceta thistracda. . Vendedor: Si, y aqui en este lado tenemos revistas de mocias, de cocinu, y jHola! y Arte y hogar.... That's right, and on this-side we have fashion and cooking magazines, and ;Hola! and Arte y hogar. . . . . Juana: ~Me permife hajear® un poco este aiimero de ;Hola!? May I look through this ixtwe of jHolaf for 4 moment? Vendedor: Por supwesto, sefora, Es una buena revista. OF course, ‘ma'am. It's a good magurine. 16 19, 20. Zi. re ADVANCED SPANISH Carlos; {Tienes revistas sobre computadoras? Do you have any computer magazines? Vendedor: Claro que si. Aqui tenemos Informd- fica plus o-el Gltimo nimero de Mundo PC. O si popular, que también habla de computadoras. Of course. Here we have Informdtica plus or the fatest issue of Mundo PC Or if you want something less wehrical, here is Ciencia popular. whieh also discusses computers. Carlos: {Qué mas necexitumos? A. ver. What else do we necd? Let's see. Vendedor jPodria también recomendarles esta pequefia revista, Le Semana en Madrid? Les da informachin sobre todos los especticulos, May I also recommend this little magazine, La Se- mane én Madrid? | gives you information about all the shows, . Carlos: Es exactamente lo que nos hace falta, se- for. ;Tiene también una guia de Madrid que in- dique los sitios de interés turistico? It's exactly what we need, sir. Would you also have a map of Madrid with all the points of interest marked? Vendedor: Claro. Esta ex mny buena. OF course. This one is very good. Juana: Tenemos una guia de toda Espaia, pero no tenemos una guia detallada de Madrid, We have a guidebook of all of Spain, but we don't hove a detwiled guide 1 Mudrid. ADVANCED SPANISH 7 26. Vendedor: Este Hhrito es exactamente bo que necesitan. ‘This little book is exactly what you need. 27, Carlos: Usted ha sido amable, sefior. ;Podria de- cirnos una tienda cerca de aqui donde vendan CDs y cintas magnetofinicas? You have been very kind, sir. Could you tell us if there's a store near here where they sell CDs and tapes? 28, Vendedor: Hay una a cuntro pasos de aqui, en la esquina. Hasta luego, sefiores, y que les vaya bien. ‘There's one nearly, ut the comer, Good-bye, and all the best. B. NOTES Title: kioxco de revinas: newsstand, There are kiercoy on ‘street comers in Madrid, where one can buy news- papers, magazines, maps, guidebooks, etc, . no conozco: 1 don’t know, in the sexise “to not be familiar with from conecer. 2. Jndice, Jntula, La estafeta lireraria: literary maga- zines whieh include reviews of films, theater, art, television, as well as articles on political and eco- nomic topics. §. siete w ocho: Note that o(‘‘or") changes to u before a word beginning with @. | contestarid: Notice that ‘“it'’ is expressed in Span- ish even though it is frequently omitted in similar English expressions. |. fo quie le hace falta: from hacer falta, to be lacking {to someone). Compare Me hace falta un libro: | need a book, Nos hace falta mex dinero? We need more money. 18 ADVANCED SPANISH 10. no tendric: usted: The conditional is sometimes used in polite expressions. See sentence 27, 17. Aojear: from Aaja (leaf), to “leaf throwgh’* or “glance over’ the pages, C. GRAMMAR AND USAGE |. Conacerfsaber: to know conocer: to know, to be vequainted (familiar) with ‘something Or someone; 10 meet (a person) saber: to know as a fact, to know how to oomacer 8. Conozco @ fos sefiores a. | know Mr. and Mrs. Herndndez. Hermandez. b. No conecemas:el b. We do not know (aire norte de Esparia. not familiar with) the ‘ north of Spain. ¢. Ellos conocen bien ef ec, They know the system aisteme. well. dd. Conoct a Marfa-en dT imet Maria in France Francia, (ie., we met for the first time, became ac- ‘quainved). saber a. Sé que lox sefiares a. Pknow that Mr. and Hernindez extn Mrs, Hernandez are aqui, here. b. Toes xabemas la b, We all know the truth. verdad. 6. Ella lo sabre matiana: ¢. She will know it (ie., same fact) Iomorrow, d. He knows how to cook. d. El sabe cocinar: ADVANCED SPANISH 19 2. Hay: these are, there are a. Hay muchos libros so- a. There are many books’ bre la mesa, on the table. b. Habrd un desfile b. There will be a parade mariand., tomorrow. ¢. Habia mucha gente c. There were many peo- 3. gQué?> What? 2Cudl?: Which? ¢Quiénfes)?: Who? a (Qué sabe usted dela a. What do you know familia? about the family? b. gCudl de los mifios ex b. Which of the children amigo tuyo? is a friend of yours? ©. ¢Quién ex aquel mito? —c. Who is that child? 4. Hover falta: to need (to lack) a [need more money. b. You need three pesetas. c He will need a lot of experience. EXERCISES A. Substitute each of the words or expressions in parenthe- ses for the underlined word of expression in the model sentence. Write each new sentence and say it aloud. |. Acuba de conocer a Marfa (a tm hermano, @ lox seflores La Torre, ala sefiora de Aguirre, a la sefio- rita Domenech, a lox amigos de mi padre) 20 ADVANCED SPANISH 2 Elloy conocen a Juan. (Maria y yo, yo. Pepe, Fran- cisco y Miguel, iodo el mundo) 3. Elios deben saber el mimero. (la direceidn, la verdad, e/ piecio, ta fecha, ¢! nombre, ja palabra) 4. Hay muchas persodax en el hotel. (una peluqueria, varies safones, un Comeddr, algunas reuniones, un eungerje) 5. Me hace(n} fata un libro. (unos discas, mis infor- macidn, wn corte de pein, mds tiempo, lox nombres) 6. Quidnies) es (san) aguel_ muchacho™ (tw amigo, Maria Velarde, estos sefiares, ef profesor, ley alum- nels) . Convert these sentences to the plural. Write the com- plete sentence ond transfate. 1. El sabe bailar. 2. Usted conacert a los sefiares Pérer. 3. Hay wa clase por la tarde, 4, Me hace falta una peseta. 5. jQuidn ese! médica? . Translate the following sentences into Spanish, then say them aloud. L. Do you knew the number? 2. They know how ww dance. 2. There were many parades, ADVANCED SPANISH 21 4. Which of these boaks do you want? 5; Who are the men on the comer? 6. What do you need? 7. Do they know the address’? & Who knows Maria? 9. They need many classes, 10. We need more time. D.-From among the three choices given, choose the best equivalent of the English given.at the beginning of each sentence, Write the complete sentence and translate. » know) Estoy segue de gue elles a Maria, (a) separ (b) conecer fc) conecen . (knew) Me dijeran que ellos a nities det libro, (a) mabian (b) comocerdn (e) conezce . (need) Me hace sin fibro nueva, (a) necesity (b) falta tc} faltas . (good) Hay wea revista muy —___ que sale ¢! deenes. (8) Iueno (b) buenas (c) buena 22 ADVANCED SPANISH ADVANCED SPANISH 23 5. (which one) No me dija de ettas novelas es mejor. LESSON 3 (a) qué AL TELEFONO Ay quee ON THE TELEPHONE (¢) cunt (G. (there are) En ene jade ss mutchos, perid- dicos extranjeras. A. DIALOGUE a) doy © estartin Una Hamada de larga distancia. A long-distance call. (c) habian ane i 1, Carlos (@ una empleade en ef mastrador del horely: 7. (German) Esta revista es interesante. jPuedo hacer una Hamada de larga distancia” (a) alemanes ’ desde aqui, sefiorita? AD eee (to an employee at the hotel desk) Muy | make a (2), ated long-distance call from here, miss? 8. (should be) Ese dibrite —__-_._ ln. que quieren ustedes, 2. Empleada: 5A qué ciudad, sefior? (a) debe ser To what city, sir? (b) tiene que estar fe) son ' 3, Carlos: A Barcelona, pero no sé el niimero. Barcelona, but | don’t know the number, 9. (feel like) Elfes . de ir a tofieste ecm «cla Ye pita Pte tins seguirto del servicio de informacién. eee ‘That's no problem, sir. I can get it from Information. 10. (you) Exe libre — __ da. usted muchos: in- formes, 5. Carlos: Nose moleste. Lo buscar€ en la telefénica. (a) le Dan’: bother. I'll look it up in the telephone book. {b) os (c) les 6, Empleada: May bien, sefior. Encontrard la guia alli, ¢ ta derechn. Very well, sir. You'll find the directory over thene, 6 the night. 7. Carlos: Grackas, sefiorita. Vamoy a. ver ... ,Ab! Huerta, Felipe. . .cuarenta y ocho, sesenta y des. cincuenta y siete. 10. 45; ADVANCED SPANISH Thank you, miss, Let's see ... Ah! Huerta, Felipe ... forty-eight, sixty-two, filty-seven. . Empleada: (Qué bueno que lo haya encontrado! Son cienfo cincuenta pesetas por tres minutes. ‘That's gremt-—you found it. It's a hundred and fifty pesetus for three minutes, |. Carlos: Ses mis de tres minutos, pago mis, jmo? And if it's more than three minutes, I pay mote, don't 17 Empieada: Si, sehior. ¢Puede usted esperar en la cabing mimero ocho? Le bare una sefial en cuanto tenga su Hamada, (fff llama a la telefo- mista} That's night, sir. Please wait in booth number cight. Pi signal you as soon as | have your call, (She calls the operator.) , Telefoniste Ndmero, por favor. Number, please. _ Empleada: Seftorita, péngame con el cuatro coarenta y ocho, sesenta y dos, cincuenta y siete, en Barcelona, por favor. Operator, connect me with four forty-eight, sixty- two, fifty-seven in Barcelona. please. . ‘Telefonista: Un momento, por favor. Aqui esté la Hamada. Just ‘2 minute, please. Here's your party. . Empleada: Gracias, sefiorite. (Fila le hace una sefel a Carles.) Thank you, miss, (She motions to Cariox. ) Carlos: (En ia cabina nimero acho) Bueno, ~Po- dria hablar con el Sr, Huerta, por favor? 18. 24. ADVANCED SPANISH. 25 (in booth number eight) Hello. May T speak to, Mr. Huerta, please? Criada: {De parte de quién, por favor? Who's calling, please’? . Carlos: Mi nombre es Carlos Andrade y llamo desde Madrid. ‘This is Carlos Andrade, and T'm calling from Madrid. Crisda: Voy a ver si el sefor esté_ ... No, sefior, acaba de marcharse. zQuiere usted dejar un re- cada? : Til see if he's here. . . . No, sit, he's just left. Do you want to leave a message’? . Carlos: Digale que le Hamaré esta noche, por fa- vor. fell him that 1° call him this evening, . Criada: Muy bien, sefior, Le daré el recado. Very well, sir. (fl give him your message. Carlos: Gracias. Adids. Thank you, Good-bye. Una llamada local. A local call. 22. Carlos: (£0 (a ventaniila®) Stento molestarla otra a. 24, (Ar the service window) I'm sory to bother you again, miss, but... Empleada: Ne es molestia, seftor, en absoluto. I's no wouble at all, sir. Carlos: Es que no estoy scostumbrado a los telé- fones automiticos de aqui. 2s. ADVANCED SPANISH It's just that ['m still not used to your dial phones. Empleads: No. es. muy complicade, sefior. ;Sabe usted el mimera? It's not very complicated, sir. Do you know the number? 26. Carlos: Si, esta vez es uma Itomatla focal, treinta y a. ocho, veinte y clneo, quince. Yes, this time it's a local call, thirty-eight, twenty- five, fifteen. euelgue, meta la moneda, expere ba sefial, y marque el nimero. You peed a coin, sit. Pick up the receiver, put the Carlos; Bien ... pero jqué son estos botones? Okay . .. but what are these buttons? Empleada: Bueno, usted olri la sefial, y cuando contesten, apriete el botdm A. Well, you will hear the ring, and when they answer, press button A. Carlos: Pere, gy si no contestan? ;O si Ia linea esté ocupada? {0-31 me equivoco de nimero? ‘Bat what if they don't answer? Or if the line is busy? Or if | get 2 wrong number? Emplcada; Pues entonces, cuelgue. Espere un rato y vuelve @ marcar. Well then, just hang up. Wait a while and dial again. 32. Carlos: Gracias, senorita. Thank you, miss, ADVANCED SPANISH 8, NOTES 27 1. Large distencia: used in Mexico and other countries of Latin America t mean ‘long distance.” 22. ventanilie: a small service-window such as ix found in banks, post offices, and theaters. © GRAMMAR AND USAGE 1, fra + infinitive: going + infinitive a. ['m going to-study the jesson, b. We're going to 20 te the store. c. They're going-to make a phone call. a . Max que (des) more than ids de (used with numbers} & El vendié mas de cien libros, b. Ellas compraron mas de cuatro casas. c. Ustedes tienen mdy de ines horas. a. Juan has more books than Maria. bof study more than Juan, c. They travel more. than anyone. a. He sold more than a b. They bought more than four houses. ¢. You have more than three hours. @ Ss AVANCED SPANISH Note: © In the negative, no mds que usually means ‘only’ and gue is used even before numbers. No tengo mis que cien pesetas. 3. Commuind or request forms: POLITE FORMS: a. Ponge usted el libro alli. b. Venger ustedes ma- Fanaa. c. Vaya usted a verlo. d. No furmen ustedes. ©. Entre usted. f. No comen ustedes fartic. Note 1 have only (1 have no more thar) a hundred pesetas. . Put the book there, b, Come tomormrew. c. Go (sing.) to see it. a@ Don't smoke. ¢. Come in (Enter). f Don’t eat 30 much. © The polite forms-are the thind person singular (for usted) and the third person plural (for ustedes) of the present subjunctive. FAMILIAR SINGULAR a. Mira. No mires. b. Esucha. No escuches. c, Come #! helado. No comas el helado. d. Ven aguiien seguida. Ne vengar aqui. ¢. Ponte ol sombrero. No fe pongay el sombrero fF. Vete. No te- vaya. a. Look. Don't look. b, Listen. Don't listen. c, Eat the ice cream. Don’t cat the ioe cream. id. Come here at once. Dan*t come here. ce. Put on your hat, Don't puton your hut f. Go away. Don't go away, ADVANCED SPANISH Note: 25 © The familiar singular affirmative command (49) ts usi- ally the same as the third person singular of the present indicative. There are some irregular forms: ten, pon, wert, ive, cal, © The negative uses the second person singular of the * The object pronouns (reflexive, indirect, and direct) fire attached fo both polite and familiar affirmative commmancis: Dimeta, (Give it-to- me. Pantelo, Put it an. Triimeto, Bring it to me. but not to negative commands; No me lo dew, Don't give it to me. Note lo pongas. Don't put it on, No me lo traigas. Don"t bring it to. me, EAMILTAR PLURAL (VOSOTROS) a. Hablad més alte.No a. Speak louder. Don't bh. Excuchad. Noes b. Listen. Don't listen. cucheis, c. Venid, No vengulis, ¢. Caine. Don't come. d. Compradia. Ne le d@. Buy it, Don't buy it. comprdix. ce. Troddmelo. No me lo ¢. Bring it to me. Don't Ihaigedis, bring it to me, f. Dadnosto, Ne nox lo f. Give it to us. Don't dets. give it $0 us. Niobe: © The affirmative familiar pliral imperative is formed by changing the fina! r of the infinitive to @ The negative i4 the decond person plural form of the present subjunctive. Note the positian of pronouns 30 ADVANCED SPANISH — * Vesorros forms, including these commands. are only used in Spain. 4. querer + infinitive: L want it. Quiero Hamarle a. J want to call him ahora. now, b. No queremos ir al b. We don’t want to go cine, to the movies. ©. Querton hablar con c. They wanted to speak Pablo. with Pablo, EXERCISES A. Substitute each of the words or expressions in the pa- rentheses for the underlined word or expression in the model sentence, Write eiich mew sentence and say it aloud. 1, Van atcomprer la casa. (los libres, eldiseo, un coche, dos entradas, ef sombrero} 2. Voy a extndiar maituna, (escribir, comprarto, salir, lamar. descansar) 3. Tengo mds de tres clases. (libros, problemas, billetes, programias, pesetas) 4, Juan y Maria viajar més que yo. (el profesor, nadie, ja Sra, Andrade, ella, nosotros) 5, No-eteuthes ta radio, (et programa, la milsica, fas neviciex, ta broma, el cuenter) 6, Ellos quieren contar. {bailer, comer, comprarto, irse, verla} ADVANCED SPANISH eit 8. Chinge these commands to the negative, Write the com- plete sentence and translate, Example: Ddmelo.—No me io des. 1. Digameto. 2, Vere. 3. Peirigesieto, 4, Quitatelo. 5. Cémprameto, C. Translate the following semences into Spanish, then say them aloud. 1. J work more than Juan. 2. They will travel more than three hours today. 3. We have more than ten pages to-read (que-deer). 4. They are going to buy a new car. 5. He is going-to rest tomorrow, 6. We were going to sell the house, 7. Bo you want ti-see the doctor? &. He wants to give me the book. % Don’t send it to hime 10. They don’t want to leave. 32 ADVANCED SPANISH - 1D. From among the three choices given, choose the best equivalent of the English given at the beginning of each sentence. Write the complete sentence and translate. 1. (the telephone book) Usted encomtrund alli, (a) Ja guia telefinica (b) ef fibro de teléfonas (c) de telefiniea 2. (than) Tenens mds dinero —__ ellos. (a) de (b) que fe) ef gue 3. (send to him) Quieren, —____. #1 libra. (a) mandarmos (bh) mandarse (ec) mandarle 4. (go into) Tenia que —____ lu cabina. (a) ira (b) entrar por {c) entrar en 5. (Tell him) —_ que’ extoy en Macfrid. (a) Date: (b) Dégate (c) Dicele 6. (make) Puede tancia a Madrid. ia) dar (b) poner (c) Aacer una llamada de large dis~ 7. tkhnow) ¢ ——— usted el miimero? (ay Se {b} Sate {e) Conazeo ADVANCED'SPANISH 33 § Don't tell it tw him. (a) Ne digasela, tb) No le lo diga. (c) No se to'diva. 9. (gend it to us) ested mariana, (a) Mdndetemas (b) Maimdenosie (ce) Mandenestox 10. (tosend them) Ellox quieren er Seegida. (a) mandarle (b) mandariax {e) mandarin 3 ADVANCED SPANISH LESSON 4 TRANSPORTES URBANOS CITY TRANSPORTATION A. DIALOGUE Ef metro.” The subway. 1. Carlos: Cémo es que terminamos tan lejos del hotel? Tenemas bastante camino para regresur- Tal vez deberiamos pedir un taxi. How did we etd up so far from the hotel? We have quite a trip abend of us to get back. Maybe we should take a taxi. ‘2. Juana: z'Te has vuelto loco? Un taxi nos costard un ojo de fa cara.” Have you gone crazy? A taxi will cost us a fortune, 4. Carlos: {Desde cudndo® piensas en ahorrar? Since when did you start thinking of saving? 4. Juana; Es que prefiero gastar el dinero en otras cosas. it’s just that | prefer to spend the money on other things. §, Carlos: Bueno, creo que podemos tomar el metro y luego ef antoids por el resto del camino, Nece- sitaremos un taxi para el iltimo trecho, Podre- mas Iegar al hotel por poco dinero. Well, I think we can take the subway and then the bas the rest of the way. We'll just need a taxi for the fast part. We'll be able to get to the hotel for very little money. ADVANCED SPANISH 35 6. Juana: Muy bien, Compremes tos boletos par eb metro. Espero que ¢s0 no sea dificil. All right. Let's get our tickets for the subway. | hope it's not too difficul. 7. Carios: }Cémo hacemos para ir a Correos? How do we get wo Correos (the Post Office)? 8. Empleada: Es muy féeil. Es la comrta parada en esta misma linea. I's-very easy. It's the foonh stop on this very line. 9. Carlos: jLo ves, Juana? Es facilisimo, ¥ tan ri- pido, Estaremos alli en pocos minutos. You see, Juana? It's very:casy. And so fast, We'll be there in a few minutes, 10. Juana: Si, ya veo... pero hay tanta gente y con el Yes, Isee... but there-are so many people and with the heat... \|. Carlos: Bueno, Piensa en ef dinero que estamos ahorrando, ¥ podemos bajarnos’ dentro de poco, Well, think of the money we're saving, And we can get off in a little while, 12. Juana: Gracias a Dios, Espero que los autobuses ne yayan” tan Ilenos de gente. Thank God, 1 hope the buses aren't so crowded. &l autotvis. The bus. 13. Joana: (G0 Gr parueda det autotix) 7Mira la gente que hay! (Ar the bux step) Look at all the people! ADVANCED SPANISH i4. Carlos: Si, desgraciadamente es Ja hora en que salen todos del trabajo, Tendremos que hacer cola. Yes, unfortunately it's the hour when everyone gets. off work. We'll have to-stand in line. 15. Juana: ;Qué hacemos si no podemos subir? What do we do if we can't get on? 16, Carlos: Hay muchos que van por La Caste- Hana. Nevesitamos un ndimero veintidds, ‘There wre many that go up The Castellana. We need a number twenty-two (bus). 17. June; Ya" viene uno, {Y estd casi vaciol A ver si podemos subir. Here comes one already. And it's almost empty! Let's see if we can get on. 18, Carlos: ; Estas contenta? Vames sentudos, cimo- dos, con une vista magnifice. Are you happy? We are seated, comfortable, and we have o magnificent view. 19. Juana: Desde tnego es muchisimo mis comodo que el metro, y La Castellana es preciosa . . . los @rboles, Ia sombra, Me gusta ver a los nifos jugando por aqui. Of course, it's much more comfortable than the sub- way, and The Castellana ix beautiful ... the wees, the shade. I like to see the children playing along here. 20. Carlos: Estamos cast en le parada de Colin. Vamos # bajar alli, We're almost at the Coldn stop, Let's get aff there. ADVANCED SPANISH 37 21. Juana: j;Ab! jQué dia més hermoso! Podremos sentarnos” alli en ta terraza, a la sombru, y tomar un refresco. Ab! What o beautiful day! We could sit down ar the sidewalk café, in the shade, and have something 10 drink, 22, Carlos: Claro, no estamos muy lejos del hotel ahora. Luego podemos tomar un taxi al hotel, echar una siesta... Sure, we're not far from the hotel now. Then we can fake a taxi tothe hotel, take a nap... 24, Juana: jEsa si es une idea magnificat Estoy un ee en café, | Now that isa wonderful idea! I'm a litle tired, (They get off the bus and go to the videwalk café.) 24, Carlos: jCamarero! Traiganox un café helado y una limonada, por favor. Waiter! Bring us an iced coffee and a lemonade, please. 25. Camarero: En seguida, sefiores. Right away. 26. Jusna: jAh, qué delicia! ;Verdad que Madrid es Ah, what « delight! Iso" Madrid pleasant, Carlos’? 27. Curlos: 7¥a lo creo! It certainly ist EY peext. The’ tuxi_ 28. Carlos: (Taxi! ;Taxit Taxi! Taxi! a8 ADVANCED SPANISH 29. Juana: Ese esta ocupado. Ex mejor que vayamos al otro Lado de Ia calle. Alli estd In parada de taxis. That one.is taken. Let's go to the other side of the Street, The taxi stand ix there. 30, Carlos: (En el mixi) ,Cudnto cuesta ir al Hotel Emperatriz? Hn the tect) How much is it tothe Hotel Empera- triz? 31. Taxista: Aproximadamente unas quienientas pe- stias, pero depends del taximetro. Approximately five hundred peseins, but it depends ‘on the taxl meter. 32. Carlos: Muy bien, Tomemos el taxi de represo. Very well. Let's take the taxi back. 33, Juana: Perfecto, Ya me empezaban a doler los pies, Perfect. My feet were: beginning to hurt. 34, Carlos 7¥a, ya! Cuando Neguemss al hotel, po- dremos descansar un rato, porque luego tenemos que arreglarnos para salir a cenar ... y tal vex fr auna sala de fiestas” « bailar. OK, OK, When we get to the hotel, we'll nest awhile, because then we have to get ready to go out to dinner... and perhaps go to a nightclub and dance. NOTES First subtitle: Ef metro: Abbrevinted form of Ef metrapoli- tan, the name of the city subway system. 2. gTe-hay vuelto loce?: volverse lace = Vo Bo crazy. ut ajo de la care: a fortune (lit. ‘an eyetrom your face"). ADVANCED SPANISH 39 3, {Desde cudndo?= ti, “since when.’ Notice pensar of 4. Correos; The Post Office. The central post office in Madrid is sometimes affectionmely called Nuestra Sefora de Correos (“Our Lady of the Mail) be- cause of its Gothic, churchlike architecture. 11. pademos bajarnic: we can get off. Subir and bajar are used to express the iden of “getting into’ and “getting out of any vehicle. 12. no vayan; Note the use of the subjunctive after ex- perdr, “to hope.” 17. yee already. Often used to preface an expression of pleasant surprise, the sense is often difficult 1 trans- late, as in Ya lo creo! (“I geally do believe it!") Often equivulent to positive agreement: “*You bet!" 21. Note the use of sentarse (to sit down), Compare: sentirse (40 feel), M4. sala de fiextas: mghtciuh, in Spain. This expression’ is not used in Latin America, where the equivalents are cabaret, club nocturne (lit. nightclub’), the French word “‘boite,”’ or the English “*nightclub,”’ C. GRAMMAR AND USAGE |. Par; in exchange for, in place of, per a. Ell me dio diez délares 4. He gave me ten dol- por el libro. lars forthe book, b. Elllos ganan tres mil b, They make (earn) peretas por hora. three thousand pesetas an hour. c. Carlos vendié-et eoehe —c. Carlos sold the car for por muy poco dinera very litle money. 40 ADVANCED SPANISH ADVANCED SPANISH 41 2. Para: to, in onder to, for (directed toward) EXERCISES ae oe eS A. Substitute each of the wortls or expressions in the pa- f rentheses for the underlined word ‘or expression in the b. Trabajan mucho pare tepals saitial’ ahennise= Wiis each bow ik aah gonarse la vida. order to make (eam) a aioud. living. c. El regalo es para mites-~ ¢. The gift is for our 1. Juan ta comprd por quintentas pesetas, (poco dinera, tro vecino. neighbor. diez délares, mas de cien pexeias, un precio muy d. Entraron aque pare a. They entered here to bajo, mucho menos diner) buxear a Juan. look for Juan . Tener que + infinitive: to have to a, Tenemos gue ir tem- a We have to go carly. prane, b. Bilos tendrdn que b. They'll have to buy comprar el libra, the book. c. Tengo que quedarme c. | have to stay here. aqui, . Estar + present participle: denotes action in progress a. Extoy experando el a. | am waiting for the autobis. bus. b. Exaban durmiende b. They were sleeping cuando ond ef timbre. when ihe bell rang. c. Estamos aprendienda ©, We are learning a lot. aminancheer, 2. Juan to compré. para ddrselo a su padie, (regalar, wiay, despackar. mandar, ensefar,) 3. Teéndremoy que estudiar mucho. (aprender, trabajar, escribir, practicur, andar ) 4. Extardn comiends cuando Hepnemos, (batlando, es- tidiando, leyenda, durmiendo, hablande} 5. Juan estaba leyendo ef periédico exanda entré. (el libre, la teecidn, lax noticias, la comedic, el primer acto} 6, Maria y Juana tienen que hacer ef irabaja. (Lox chi- cos, José ) su hermano, Ellas, Todos, Los ulwnnos) . Change these sentences to the plural. Write the complete sentence and translate it. |. Ef dene que yerlo mafiana. 2, Vo tendré que levantarme temprano. 3. Eller est tavande los plates. 4, Tid tienes que leer la novela. 5, Usted me dig dos mil pesetas por ef libra, ADVANCED SPANISH C. Translate the following sentences into Spanish, then say them aloud. 1. Foun bought the: car for his wife, 2. They pitid two thousand pesetas for the tickets. 3. We have to leave at once. 4. They une -wniting jetters now. 5. How much do you want for the suit? 6, You have ti go through the park in order to get to the museum. 7. They gave him two hundred thousand pesctas in onder to pay for the trip.. &. They were listening to the radio when | arrived. 9. In orderto see well, you have to be in the front row. 10. Miguel has to buy a new book, ; From among the three choices given, choose the best equivalent of the English given atthe beginning of each sentence. Write the complete sentence and translate. . (to) Juan cree que tenemos — ir al Banco. (a) a (b) que (c} . (for) Pace pagé —___ et biillete. (ay (b) por Ac) pare ADVANCED SPANISH 43 3. (per) Hace cuarenta kildmunres _. ara. (a) pare (b) (per (c) ef 4 (walking) Loy vimes ——__._ por la cntle, (a) andandea (b) andadas (ce) andanidos 5. (sitting) Nasetros estamos! __¢n la terrazd. (a) sentodes (b) sentando (c) sentades 6, (reading) Jim est el periddica. (a). lee (b) fevered {c) leider 7. (for) Esta prapina es — _____¢ camarern. (i) de (bh) para te) @ 8. (She has to) — comprar el traje. (a) Ella hey que (b) Ella tiene que. (c) Bll ha que 9. (they want) Mod do que (a) quieren (b) querer (c) queremas 10. (we) Elles yan a das mismoy sitios que : (a) Aesatros (b) (c) van ADVANCED SPANISH — LESSON 5 VAMOS A DAR UN PASEO LET’S TAKE A WALK A. DIALOGUE Antes del paseo, Before the walk. |. Juana: 7 Vamos a dar un paseo!” ;Qué te parece? Los dos solos. Podriamos ir por La Castellana hasta el Museo del Prado.” ;No tienes ganas de verlo? Yo, si. Let's take a walk! What dor you think (of that)? Just the two of us. We could walk down The Castellana to the Prado Museum. Don't you feel like seeing it? T do. 2. Carlos; ;Dar un paseo Ios dos? No sabria donde ir. Hace tanta tiempo.que no salgo solo en Madrid. Take-a walk, the two of us? | wouldn't know where to go. It's such a tong time since I've been out in Madrid by myself. 3. Juana: Podemos preguntar al hombre en la recep- cién. El nos diré donde debemos ir. ¥ si nos per- demos, podemos volver aqui en taxi. We can ask the man at the reception desk. He will tell us where we should go. And if we get lost we can get hack by’ taxi, 4. Carlos: Bueno, jyamonos! Pero ... como es un din tan espléndido, vamos a visitar Ia Pinza Mayor" y_ la parte antigua de lo cludad, OK, let's go! But... since it's such a beautiful day, let's visit the Plaza Mayor and the old part of the city. ADVANCED SPANISH 45 En la recepeidn. At the reception desk. Carlos; Digame, senor, yoimo se puede ir a la Plaza Mayor? ‘Tell me, sir, how dies one get to the Plaza Mayor’ Empicado: Pues, ustedes pueden tomar aqui en la esquing ef autobiis ntimero ... Well, here on the comer you ean get bus number . . . . Carlos: No, perdone. Yo queria decir a ple. No, I'm sorry. 1 meant on foot . Empleado: jAb! Bueno, pues, es bastante Jejos para ir andando. Pero si ustedes quieren... Miren este plano dé ta cludad. Nosotros estamos aqui, y gven la Pinza Mayor, alli? (Oh! Well, then, it's quite a distance to walk. Bur if you want to. ..Lonk at this map of the city, We are here, and... Do you see the Plaza Mayor there? |. Juuna: Si que ex lejos. Pero tenemos muchas ga- nas de andar. Nos gusta mucho, itis a long way, But we really feel like walking. We enjoy it yery much. |. Empleado: Bueno ... Ustedes tendran que seguir La Castellana hasta [egar a la Cibeles. 7S¢ ae- werdan? Es to fuente frente a Correos. Alli, hay que doblar a la derecha y subir por la calle de Alcala. Sigan hasta la Puerta del Sol... Well, you'll have to walk down The Castellana, to. Cibeles, You remember? It’s the fountain in front of the Post Office. There, you must tum right and go up Aicalé to the Puerta del Sol. -- : . Juana’ Ab, si, la Puerta del Sol. Me acuerdo de haber visto muchas fotos de ella. Oh yes, the Puerta del Sol. | remember having secn many pictores of in. 46 ADVANCED SPANISH. 12. Empleado: Si, sefiora. Bueno, como iba dicien- Un cuarta de hora mds tarde... ae do... Doblen # Ia izquierda alli y suban por ba ealle de Carretas. La ven ustedes? (indicanda ef plano) Al ver el Teatro Calderén en ta esquina, doblen a ta derecha otra vez y verdin Jos arcos de ta Plazy Mayor, Yes, ma'am, Well, as T was saying ... Turn left there and go up Carretas Street. Do you see it (pednt- ing tothe map)? When you see the Teatro Caldenin on the comer, turn to the right again and you will see the arches of the Phim Mayor. . Carlos: Gracias, sefior. Parece muy claro y bustante fiicil. ‘Thank you, sir. Tt seems very clear and quite exsy. | Empleado: De nada, sefiores. Que io pasen bien. You're-welcome. I hope you enjoy it. . Juana: { Ves? Va te lo habia dicho ... Es facili- simo. You sex? Itold you ... it's very easy. . Carlos: Pero sera una caminota de media hora, Por fo menos. ;No te parece demasiado? But it will probably be a half-hour’s walk, at least. Don't you think it's too much? . Juana: Claro que no, querido. Ya verds. jQué gusto! Of course nat, darting. You'll see, What a pleasure! Fifteen minutes later... Carlos: Nos falta muy poco para llegar a Cibeles. No ves el Correo alli, con las torres? We have just a little way to go to Cibelés, Don't you see the Post Office there, with the towers? ADVANCED SPANISH 47 19. Zk 23, 25. Juana: Si, ya lo veo, Es donde hay que doblar a la derecha y subir por la calle de Aleaki, yverdad? ¥es, bean see it, That’s where we have to turn right and go up Alcala, isn’t it? . Carlos; Eso es. Y si fe parece, podemos sentarnos an rato en aquelia terraza tan agraduble y des- cunsar un poco antes de seguir. That's right. And if you want to, we can sit down for a while at that nice sidewalk café and rest a bit before going on. Junna: Si, pero, me parece que eres ti el que quiere descansar. Yes, bot it seems to me that you're the one who wants LO Fest, . Carles: (Despuds del descanso} Creo que nos be- mos equivocado. jSeri ésta In calle de Alcala? iTienes la guia de la clodad? (After resting) | think we've made a mistake. Can this be Aleald? Do you have the map of the city? Juana: ;Ay! La dejé sobre ln mesa en-aguella te- rraze. No vale fa pena volver a buscarla ahora. Pregintale a esn sefiora si vamos bien. Obl Heft it on the table at the café, It's not worth the trouble to go hack to look for it mow. Ask that woman if we're on the right track. Carine: Perdone, sefiora. ; Varnes bien para llegar a in Puerta del Sol? Pardon me, maam. Are we going the right way to get to the Puerta del Sol? Una Sefipra: 7A la Puerta del Sol? No, no. Esta ey ja Gran Via.” Ustedes tienen que volver atras hasta el punto donde se separan la Gran Via y la 48 ADVANCED SPANISH calle de Alcula. Alcala es Ia que sube a mano izqulerda. 2 Ven aque! edificio grande, frente a ta ighesia? Pues, es alli donde tienen que subir a ta inquierds. To the Puerta del Sol? No, no, This is the Gran Via. You have to po back to the point where the Gran Via and Alcald separate. Alcald it the one that goes up to the loft, Bo you see that big building opposite the church? Well, that's where you have to go up to the left. 26. Carlos: Muchisimas gracias, sefiora. Vamos, Juana, o no Hegames munca o la Plaza Mayor. Thank-you very much, ma'am. Come on, Juana, or we'll never get to the Plaza Mayor. 27. Juana: No me importa tanto. El paseo es agra- dable de todas mancras y estamos viendo cosas muy interesantes. las tiendas por agui son muy elegantes. it doesn't matter much to me. The waik ls pleasant anyway and we're secing imeresting things. The shops along here are very elegant. De vuelte en el hotel Back at the hotel. 28, Empleado: Buenas tardes, sefiores. jLes ha gus- tado fa Plaza Mayor? Good afternoan. Did you like the Plaza Mayor? 29. Carios: No egamos a verla. Nos equivecames de camino varias veces y perdimos tanto tiempo con los escaparates de la Gran Via que se hino dema- siado tarde para eso. We didn’t even get to. see it. We lost our way several times. and wasted so much: time withthe shop win- dows of the Gran Via that it got to be too late. for that. ADVANCED SPANISH 49 3). Juana; Pero mafiana iremos de compres," y por la tarde iremos a la Plaza Mayor, Buf, tomorrow we'll go shopping, and in the after- noon we'll go to the Plaza Mayor. 8. NOTES |. dar un paseo: to take a wilk. Masdo del Prade; The famous Madrid museum that has one of the richest collections in the warld. 4. Plate Mayor: The old ‘Main Square’’ of Madrid. The center of the city's life in the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries. 25. ia Gram Via: The popular name for the Avenida de José Antonio Primo de Rivera, the main commercial artery in Madrid, which goes up from the Post Of- fice to the Plaza de Espatin. 30. Ur de compras: vo go shopping. C GRAMMAR AND USAGE |. Hacer + time expression + gue: for + time expression a, Hace una semana que a. | have been here for a estoy aqui. week. b, Have dos horas que b. We have been waiting esperamos, for two hours. ¢. Hace un afo ¢, Carlo has been study- Carlo extudia expartol, ing Spanish for a year, Note: ® Hace (without que) may go at the end-of the sentence, asin Estey aqui hoce ung semana. ADVANCED SPANISH © ‘The present tense is wsed in this constraction to indi- cate thatan action has been, and still is, wking place. 2 Personal a + singular masculine definite article (el): al a. Vamox a preguntar al hombre. b. Tengo que ver al den- tista. i. EMos amaron at médica. bat: d. Hay que preguatar a fos hombres. e. Tengo que ver a le costurera. f. Veo a Maria. 3. Impersonal se a, gS¢ puede fumar? b, Se tiene que ir de prisa, «, Se-come bien aqui. a. Let's-ask the man. b. { have to see the den- ist. ¢. They called the doctor. but: do You must ask the men. c. | have to see the dressmaker, f. I see Maria. a. Is smoking permitted? (May one smoke?) hy One has to go fast (hurry). ‘You (imper- sonal) must go fast. c, One eats well here. The food is good here. 4. Acordarse de: to remember a. Me acuerdo muy bier de elia. b. (Se acuendia usted det eccidente? c. Nex avordamos fre- cuentemente de aguel viaje. a. | remember her very well b. Do you remember the accident? c. We frequently remem- ber that trip. ADVANCED SPANISH 5t EXERCISES A. Substitute each of the words or expressions in-parenthe- ses for the underlined word or expression in the model sentence. Write each new sentence and aay it aloud, |. Hace wna semana que vivwen Madrid. (un afte, dos meses, mucho tiempo, varias semanas, muy pore [tiempo}) 2, Hace tres horas que Juan trabajo. (vioja, extedia, dwerme, escribe, fee} 3. Usted tiene que Hamar al médica, (al dentista, al sereno, al oficial, at camarero, al agente) 4. Se come bien en Madrid. (duerme, bebe, estd, habla, canta) 5. Nox acordames mucho de Expat, (del viaje, de Madrid. de Teresa, de ustedes, del médice) 6. No me acuerdo de-nada. (ella, Marfa, Juan y Fran- cisco, effos, é) Change these sentences to the negative. Write the com- plete sentence and translate. |, Usted se acuerda de Maria, 2. Hace unc semana que Juan exid aqui, 4. Teresa tiene que tiamer al uidico. 4. Se come bier eri este restaurante. 5. Ellas s¢ acuerdan del viaje. 52 ADVANCED SPANISH ADVANCED SPANISH 33 C. Translute the following sentences into Spanish, then say 3. (hove you been) ¢Cudnte tempo hace que ——__ them aloud. aaguel? (a) ha estade usted L. They've been here for a month, (b) estd usted (e) usted extuve 2. ‘You have to-call the doctor. ! 4, (is spoken) Aguf _ _‘rusei. (a) hablemers. 3. Lremember you very well. tb) se habia {c) esd hablando 4. T have been sleeping for two hours. 3. (One finds) 2 mies ction ante! periddico. 5, You eat well in this restaurant. (a) Se encuentran (b) Se encuentra 6) I don't-see Maria: (c) Encontrar 6. (remember) Crea gue ellos —___ fia fecha. 7. We can sit down to rest awhile; | (a) se acuerda (b) se acuerdan de 8. We feel like walking. (c) acordarse dscegeaa ; 9. You have to turn to the right, ee . (a) ae comece 10, Let's visit the museum, (b) se conocen (c) se encuentran D. From among the three choices given, choose: the: best f 8. (my friend) ;Conoce usted’ —___? equivalent of the English given af the beginning of (a) amigo mio each sentence, Write the complete sentence and truns- (b) a mi amiga late. {c) mi amige 1. (Uhave been) —_____ ayia hace das aifos. x Rate wee ee “g (u) Extuve (a) son tb). He estado (b) extn (c) Estoy (c) habion estado 2 (for three months) Elias viven en’ Madrid ; 10. (for an hour) Hace ____ que: espero. (a) en irey meses (a) por ana hora (b) hace tres meses (b) wna hora tc) de tres mesex (c) we hora ADVANCED SPANISH LESSON 6 EN UNA TIENDA IN A STORE A. DIALOGUE En la-seccidn de bolsax, In the handbag department. Vendedon: ;Puedo servirle en algo, sefiora? Can 1 helo you with something, ma'am? . Juana: Si, por favor, Me gustaria una bolsa para uso corriente, como in mia pero de plel.” Yes, pléuse. I'd like a handbag for everyday use, like mine but leather. . Vendedora: Las tenemos de todas clases y colores. Aquf tiene usted unas preciogas, de gamuzs. We have ull kinds and colors: Here are some beau- tiful ones in suede. . Juana: Si, son muy bonitas. ;Las tiene en negro? Yes, they're very pretty. Do you have them in black? . Vendedora: No estin aqui, pero tal vez Joy tene- mos en el interior. Un momento, por favor. They're not here, but maybe we have them in the back room. Just a minute, please. . Joana; Gracias, Thanks. » Mendedor: Agui la tiene usted. Es ia ditima. Here you are. [t's the last one. ADVANCED SPANISH 55 8, Juana: ;Qué suerte! ;Cudnto cnesta? 10. How lucky! How much is ir? . Vendedora: Son cince mil pesetas, sefiorm It's five thousand pesetas. ma"am. Juana: Esta bien. ;Me [a puede envolver? That's fine. Will you wrap it, please? . Vendedora: Con mucho gusto, sefiora. Agui la ene usted. Muchas gracias. With pleasure, ma‘am. Here you are. ‘Thank you very much. En la seccidn de vestidos de sefiorns. In the women's dress department. 12, Vendedora; jNecesita nyuda, senora? 3, 14: May [help you? Juana: Si, estoy buscando un vestido de seda, verde claro, con mangas cortas. Yes. I'm looking fora light green silk dress, with short sleeves, Vendedora: Este vestido, sefiora, es de dltima moda, y una verdadera gangs a quince mil pese- tas. This. dress is the latest style and a neal bargain ot fifteen thousand pesetas, 15, Juana: jAh! Es demasiado. ;No tendria usted otro, 16, menos caro? Oh, it's too much. Don’t you have another, less: expensive? Vendedora: Hay este otro a ocho mil pesetas. Vea que es un corte muy elegante. {Qué talla® eva usted, sefiora? ak, Ze, ADVANCED SPANISH There's this-one at eight thousand pesetas. Notice that it’s a very degant cat, What size do you wear, ma"am? » Juana: Creo que trienta y seis. Lihink a thirty-six. | Vendedera: Este vestido fe va divinamente, se- fora. Se fo puede probar aili, This. dress.is perfect for you. You can try it on in there. . Juana: Yo lo encuentro un poco ancho de espalda, y demasiado largo. T find it s litthe wide in the shoulders and too long. . Vendedora: Desde luego, lo-es. Probemos con una talla mas pequefa entonces. ;Ab! Ese te slenta a maravilla, sefiora. ¢Qué le parece? Of course, it is, Let's try a smaller size, then, Ah! I fits you marvelously. What do you think? Juana: Me gusta mechisimo, ! like it very mach, Vendedora: Venga por aqui. La acompaiio a la caja. Come this way. I"ll accompany you to the cashier. }. Juang: (Ea fe caja) jAceptan Usd. cheques de vi- ajero? ; (At the cash register) Do you accept traveler's checks? - Cajero: Clare que si, sefiora. Por favor, firmelos. Certainly, ma‘am. Please sign them, ADVANCED SPANISH ST Enel mastrador de corbatas. At the tie counter, 23. Vendedor jLe puedo ayudar, sefior? May Phelp you, sir? 26. Carlos: Si. Buseo una corhate para un amigo. 27, Yes. 'm looking fora tie for a friend. Vendedor: Tenemos ona seleccién muy grande, iVe usted algo que le guste? We have a very lange selection, Do you see-some- thing you_like? 28. Carlos: Si, pero es dificil comprar para otra per- a a3. -sona, No se sabe fo que le gusta. Yes, but it's difficult to shop for another person. You don’t know what they like. |. Vendedor: Es cierto. Pero, siempre puede devol- verla. That's truc. But, he can always rewrn it, . Carlos: Estas de seda son muy elegantes. These sitk ones are very elegant. Vendedor: Si, pero son un poco mis caras. Yes. but they're a litte more expensive. Carlos: Mi amigo vale la pena, Estoy visitando de México y 4l ha sido moy amable. ;Cuanto cuesta la roja? My friend is worth it. I"m visiting from Mexico and he has been very kind. How much js the red one? Vendedor: Son cuatro mil pesetas. It's four thousand pesetas_ Carlos: Esta bien, That's fine. 58 ADVANCED SPANISH B. NOTES 2. piel: (iL, ~skin'") used for all kinds of cured and worked light leathers such as would be used in ploves, etc. cutero is the word for heavier varieties of leather. 16. Jolla, tamafin: used to refer to sizes of articles of clothing. Talla is generally used for suits and dresses (ef. talle: waist measurement), Niimero ("number") is frequently used for articles that are sized according fo number. 2Q@ué ndmera Ueva usted? will be heard in reference to gloves and shoes. C. GRAMMAR AND USAGE 1. Indirect and direct object pronouns may be: attached to the complementary infinitive Tndirect/Direct Infinitive + Object pronoun of placed before the main verb adi. to him, b. Maria me lo va a b. Maria is going to send mandar. it to me. ©. Ellos nas ie tienen que c. They have to pay us Pagar, for it, ADVANCED SPANISH 59 Note: * Indirect le and tes change tse before-the third person (lo, ta, ete.) direct object, pronouns. 2, Agul + (third person) direct object pronoun + tener a, 28 libra? Aqui fo a. The book: Here it is. tiene usted. (Lit; “Here you have in”) b. zbos libros? Aqui lox —_b. The books? Here they tiene usted. are, c. jlo novela? Agui id c. The novel? Here it is.- Hene usted, d. ghey novelas? Aqui d. The novels? Here they las tiene tested. are, a, 1 like the dress. b. | like the dresses. ¢. We like the hotel. i We like the hotels. EXERCISES A. Substitute each of the words or expressions in the pa- rentheses for the underlined word or expression in the model sentence, Write cach new sentence and say it aloud. |. Mi padre quiere ddrselo a é2 (regatar, mandar, vender, pedir, pregunsar) 60 ADVANCED SPANISH 2. Ellos me lo quieren comprar. (pueden, van a, desear, Henen gite, powdrean ) 3, Me:gusta comer. (bailar, cantar, beber, dormir, tra- tujar) 4. Nas gustan los viajes. (Te. Me, be) Os, Les) 5.A-é/ le gustan tos vestidos. (lax trdjes, tax libros, lax peliculas, ios barcos, las cdckes) 6, Aqui fo tiene usted. (fienes, fienen, tendéis. lenemox, jenga) » Change the nouns to pronouns. Write the complete sen- tence and translate. |. Maria.vwa comprar el libro para Juan. 2, Filos quieren mandarle el coche al sear Herndndez 9. Nosotros predemos regalarte los westides a nw madre, A. Til prefieres pedirle el dinero a su padre. 3. Tenéis qae enwarle el paquete a mis padres. . Translate the following semtences into Spanish, then say 1. They want to give it (the gift) to me. 2. You will have to ask him for it. 3. We want to send it to them. 4. He will have to put it on, 5. We like to travel in Spain, ADVANCED SPANISH 61 6. Here they (the books) ane. 7. You (familiar singular) like ice cream. 8. I'm going to look for it (the hat) for you, \S Do you want to carry the package? 10. We can send it to you, if you prefer, D. From among the three choices given, choose the best equivalent of the English given at the beginning of each sentence. Write the complete sentence and translate. 1. (they are) Agué —___ tested. (a) fo dene (b) fos tiene (c) Ja tiene 2 (them to me) Quiere dip ahora. (a) -tosnee (b) -melos (e) ellos me 3. (Give it fel Hbro] to me) (a) Daimelia (b) Me fo das (c) Diamela 4, (We have them /guomter/) de todas 3. (it fel poseporte)) Agué — ___ tiene usted. fa) low (b) fe te) ef 6 (for you) Voy a buscar —___- ef pagquete. . (silk dress) Quiero comprar un — _- . (its) Es demasiado caro? Creo gue sf — ___- . (Here it is—Here you are.) |, {send them flax curtas) to me) 2 Quiere weted — _? (a) le (b) =r (c) -lox (a) vestide seda f(b) sede vestide (c) vestidy de sede fa) estd fb) lo ew fe) ef ex (a) Agi lo tiene uxted: (6) Aqui lo esti. {c) Aqui extamers. (a) manddrlasme {b) me las rnendar (ce) mandirmelas ADVANCED SPANISH 63 LESSON 7 UN CORTE DE PELO A HAIRCUT A. DIALOGUE En la barberia. In the barbershop, Good moming, sir. What can 1 do for you? 2. Carlos: Un corte de pelo, para empezar, Me parece que el pelo me crece como nunca en estos dias. A haircut, to begin with, It seems to me that my hair is growing more than ever these days. 3. Barbero: Serd la buena vida que Neva usted, se- for. {Se lo corte del mismo mode? Tt must be the good life you live, sir Should 1 curir in the same style? 4. Carlos: Si, por favor. Pero déjelo bastante Nenito a los lados y detris. Cuidado con Ia maquinilla. No quiero verme “pelado.”” Yes, please. But leave: the sides: and back fairly full, Careful with the clippers. | don"t want to look “skinned.” 5. Barbero: Muy bien, sefior. Tendré mucho cuida- do, ... jListo! {Qué le parece, sefior? Very well. sir. Pll be very careful... . [k's done: What do-you think of it, sir? 6. Carlos; Muy bien. {Me permite usted ef peine, un momento? Very good. Will you let me use the comb a minute? 7. Barbero: gDesea alguna otra cosa, sefior? Would you like anything else, sir? Let's see... My wife is right next door, at the: beauty shop, While I'm waiting for her... Well, a shave then. But my beard is rather tough. 9. Barbero: No se préocupe, sefior, Don't worry, sir. 10. Carlos: }Qué flujo! Es muy agradable hacerse afei- tar de vez en cuando. What a luxury! It's really nice-to get a shave from time to time. 11. Barbero: Bien, sefior, gLe veremvos otra vez? OK. sir. Will we see you another time? 12. Carlos: Espero que sf. Depende si tengo tiempo. I hope.so. It depends if { have time. (3. Barbero: Usted puede tomar una tarjeta a! pagar fa cuenta, sefior. You can tke-a business card when you pay the bill, sir. 14. Carlos: Muy bien, Muchas gracias, Tome usted (ddndole una propina). Vety weil, Thank you: Here you are (giving Aim a aip). 15. Harbero: Gracias, sefior. Thank you, sir. En la caffe. In the street. 16. Carlos: |Holat 7Ya estas!® Iho-a buscarie, Hi! You're ready. | was.going to get you. ADVANCED SPANISH 65 17. Joana: Si, jya estoy! Parece que ti has tardado tanto como yo esta vez. ‘Yes, T'm ready! ft seems you took as long’ as | did this-time. 18. Carlos: [Clare que td has empezado antes que yo! Of course yOu began before | did! 19. Jimiaa: Pero, jqué guape estas! ;Fe hacia falta un corte de pelo! Y jqué bien afcitado vast ‘But how handsome you look! You needed a haircut. And how nicely shaved: you are! 20, (Carles: ¥ ta. 2Qué te has hecho? And you. What have you done? 21. Juuna: Un champé,* y un nuevo peinado. Es un poco mas corte que de costumbre. A shampoo. and a new hairstyle. It's litle shorter ‘than usa. 22. Carlos: ; Vamos! Hay alge mas. No me lo has con- tado todo, Come on! There's something else. ‘You haven't told me everything. 23. Juana: Bueno, tienes reqin- Me he hecho aclarar un poce ef pelo. {Te gusta? Well, you're right. | had my hair lightened a little. Bo you like it? M4. Carlos: (Chiro que sil Es precioso. ;Y ba mani- cura? Of course! It’s beautiful. And the manicure? 25. Juana: Por supuesto, Me han pintado las wins. {Te gusta ef color? Va con el lapiz de iabins. Of course. 1 had my nails dome. Do you like the color? It goes with: my lipstick, 26. Carlos: ;Una maravilla! ;Qué? Vamos « algo especial esta noche. Marvelous! What do you say? Let's do somet special tonight. 27. Juana: Buena idea. ;Qué podemas hacer? Good idea. What should we do? 28. Carlos: Cenemos esta noche en el Pabellén.” ‘Quiero que todo el mundo nos admire. 4 Let's dine at the Pabellén tonight. | want : fo admire as. 8. NOTES: 8. Barberia = barbershop. Pelugueria = beauty shop. 16. /Yo extdef: A word such as disto, fis (**ready'*), is understood in these expressions, See /Ya estoy! in sentence 17, 21. Un chumpie like the English ‘shampoo.’ One ean also say Javarse el pelo (‘to wash one's hair’’). Me he hecho lavar el pelo = bad my hair washed. 28. ¢l Pabetlén: A club for dinner and dancing in Madrid. C. GRAMMAR AND USAGE \. Future of probability a gQuién sera? a. Who can it be? b. Blox hobrin ido al b. They must have gone cine, (they probably went) to the movies. ¢. Extandn aguien al- c They must be (they Runa parte. probably are) bere somewhere: ADVANCED SPANISH 2, Tener race: be right a, Usted tiene razin, b. Ellas siempre creen tener razdn. c, Tenemos razcm, come Siempre. 67 a. You're right. b, They always think they are right. c. We ure right, as usual. 3. Present tense with future meaning a. gSe lo corto def mismo modo? b. Qué hacey esta tarde? ce. Vuelvo en segnida. a, Shall f cot it in the same way? bb. Whar are you dong (will you do) this af- fermoon’? ec. Tl come back right away. 4. Al+ (intinitive: on, upon, when (doing something) a. Usted lo puede hacer al pagar la cwenta, b. Al volver a casa, te amo, ¢, Me saludé al entrar. a. You can do it when you pay (on paying) the bill. b. Upon returting home (when | return- home), Pilcall you, ¢. He greeted me on-en- tering (when he en- tered). EXERCISES A, Substitute each of the words or expressions in the pa~ retitheses for the underlined word or expression in the model sentence. Write each new sentence and Say it aloud, 1. gDdinde extard el libro? (et hdpiz. la novela, Miguel, el profesar, el lapiz de tabiox) 2 (Qué le habrd pasado a Teresa? (al Sefior a Miguel, a! libro, a mis amigos, al profesor) 3. Los libros extardn en alguna parte. (Los seflores, Jucn y José, Maria Juana, Ellas, Los jévenes) 4, (Se lo hago manana? (digo, pregunto, pido, mando, page) 5. Las chicos siempre tienen razin, (Las chicas, Lox, Profesores, Juan y Francisco, Mis padres, Los her— meters) 6. Puedes hacerio al entrar. (salir, pagar, acostarte, llegar. despertarte ) . Change these sentences to the present tense. Write the |, Se do diré al volver. 2. Juan me lo dard. 3. Usted tended ratin 4, Vendré por la maitina. 3. Ellas podriin ddrtela, Translate the following sentences into Spanish, then say them aloud. 1, Where can the tickets be? (furure of probability) 2. They must have gone home. ADVANCED SPANISH 69 3. When he came in, he greeted us. 4, You can pay it when you leave. 5. 1 think he's right. 6. I'll give it (the book) to you tamonow. 7. How handsome you are! 8. You need a haireut 9. 7 wits poing to get you. 10. Do you like the color? D. From among the three choices given, choose the bent equivalent of the English given at the beginning of cach sentence, Write the complete sentence and translate. dificil. «(tt will, be) (a) Send (bh) Es (c) Seria . (when you leave) Usted puede ddnneio (a) cuando! xalir (B) al salir te) en salir (you-are right) Creo que siempre (a) esta derecho (b) tienes razon (e) es nazein (ean it be) 7Quién (8) ler paiede ser th) sera (c) sea i i - 0 ADVANCED SPANISH §. (next door) La sefiora extd aqui ____ en Ja petuguerta. (a) proxima puerta (b) lado. (ce) al tado 6, (I'm going) Cree gue — ___ auiiana, (a) va (b) vey (e) estoy vendo 7. (before) Claro que usted empezd yo. (a) antes que (b) antes de (c) delanre 8. (0 be right) Le gusta ______ siempre. (a) ser derecho (b) tener razdn (c) exter rain 9. (upon arriving) Mes saludamos al heel. (a) af Nepar 1 (b) en Degande (c) sobre llegar 10. (else) gay algo ______? (a) afro (b) demas (e) mais ADVANCED SPANISH 1 LESSON 8 EN EL TEATRO AT THE THEATER A. DIALOGUE En to taquilia, At the ticket window, noche? Prefiero butacas” de patio, si es posible. Do you have four seats for this evening? 1 prefer orchestra seats, if it's possible. 2 Empleada: Vamos « ver ... Podria darke unas localidades muy buenas, pero separadis. Me quedan cuatro juntas pero se encwentran bastante al costado. Tengo cuatro localidades excelentes en el centro de Ia primera fila del balcén, si le interesan. Let's see... Fcould give you some very good seats, but they're scparated. 1 still have four together, but they are rather far over to the side. | have four ex- cellent seats in the center of the first row of the balcony, if you're jnterested. 3. Carlos: Esta bien, Démelas, por favor. Fine, Give them to me, please. 4, Empleada: Son diez mil pesetas, sedior. That's ten thousknd pesetas, sir. 5. Carlos: 7A qué hora empiera ta funcién, por favor? What time does the performance begin, please? 6. Empleada: A las once,” sefior. At eleven o'clock. sir, R ADVANCED SPANISH En el Teatro Espaiel. In the Teatro Espafiol, 7. Carlos: Mira, alli estan Teresa y Miguel. Teresa, 1G, Tl, Miguel, jqué gusto verlos otra ver! Look, there are Teresa and Miguel. Teresa, Miguel, what a pleasure to see you again! . Miguel: Ustedes han sido muy amables al invitar- nos esta noche. Es un verdadero placer para no- sotros, Vamos al teatro muy de vez en cuando, You were so kind to invite us this evening, It’s a real pleasure for ux, We go to the theater very rarely . Teresa: {¥ e¢ tan agradable! And it's so pleasant! Juana: Si, es verdad! Yes that's right. Miguel: Bueno, vamos, ya que dentro de muy poco sube el telin, OK, let's go, the curtain will be going up ina little while, 12 Vendédora de programas: ;Programas? ;Progra- mas, seiores? Programs? Programs, ludies and gentlenien? . Miguel: Permiteme, Carlos. Dos programas, por favor. Allow me, Carlos, Two programs, please. . Juana: Me gusta tener estos programms especiales. Tienen tanta informacidn, y los guardo como re- cuerdo de ia noche, Tike: to have these special programs. They have so much information, and | keep them.ay 4 souvenir of the evening. ADVANCED SPANISH 3 1. Th, 18. Acomodador: Las entradas, sefores. Por aqui, por favor. Primera fila, las cuntro primeras butacas. Usher Tickets, ladies and gentlemen. This way, please. First row, the first four seats. Miguel: jEstas localidades son excelentes! Has tenido suerte, Carlos, porque al entrar esta no- che, noté que habian puesto el anuncie “No hay localidades:”” ‘These seats ure excellent! You were lucky, Carlos. because when | came in this evening, I noticed that they had put up the-sign “No seats available." . Teresa: }Qué Ileno esta! ;No veo ni un sitio vacto! It’s so Fullf 1 don't see # single empty seat! Migucl: Estdn bajando lay luces. Ya va a em- ‘The lights are going down. It’s going to begin. Durante el descanso. During intermission: 19. 20, ais Teresa: Por los aplauses, parece ser un gran éxito, Ami me ha gustado enormemente. El Espafol tam buenos actores. ;No les parece? Judging by the applause, it seems ty be a great suc- cess. | liked it very much. The Espafiol always-has very good companies. They are all such good actors. Don't you think 90? Juana: Es muy dramatica y tiene unos efectos es- It's very dramatic and has some weil done effects in the scenery. Carlos: La interpretacién es estupenda. Se nota que la direccién es de primera calidad. The acting is terrific, You can see that the direction was: the best. 74 22 Miguel: No hay nadie como Carlos Sura.” 2% 28. 29. Teresa; jLes gusta In carguela?® Hay wna obra . Carlos: ¥ zqué dices de lu sala? Es un griblico < Teresa: Si, es verdad. . Miguel; Oye, Carlos, gviste el programa cimico . Carlos: (Cual? Vi una pelicula que fue moy di critica. ADVANCED SPANISI There's no one like Carlos Saura. The sets are very well done,-and the lights and the muy elegante, zverdnd? And what do you say wbout the house? I's. very” elegant audience, isn't it? Yes, it's true, que pusieron anoche en television? Listen, Carlos, did you ‘see the funny program on- television [nat might? vertida. Creo que se Iamaha Los secretos de Su- sana o algo parecido. Which one? I saw a movie that was really funny. 1 think it was called Lov secretus de Susana or some- thing like that, Miguel: Si. Me gusti macho. Ves. [liked it a. lot, bucnisima ubora en el Teatro de Ia Zarzucla. No me acuerdo del titulo, pero tuvo muy buena Deo -you like zarzuela? There's a very good one now at the Teatro de la Zarauela.1 can't remember the title, but it’s gotten very good teviews. ADVANCED SPANISH 75 30, Juana: Se llama La verbena de la paloma, Es pre- cosa. Una amiga mia fue a verla la semana pas- ada, y dice que la impresioné mucho. Tenemos que ir a verla. It's called La verbena de la paloma, It is beautiful. A. friend of mine went to see it last week, and she says that it really impressed her, We should go see it, 31. Carlos: Suenan tas campanas. Va a empezar el segundo acto. Entremos. ‘The bells are ringing, The second act is about to begin. Let’s go in. B. NOTES 1. butaca: lit., “armchair.” Butaca de patio = Orches- tra seat. 6. A las once: Spanish theater begins late by Ameri- ¢an standards, There is a ‘‘matinée’’ that begins at 7:30 pam, and the evening performance begins at 145 ev. oc 11 p.m, The carly show is called the funcidn de tarde and the later one the flaneicls de mache. Third subtitle: descanso: intermission. In Latin America it is more commen to say istermedia, 22. Carlos Saura: Director of films-and plnys:such as Bodas de sangre. 29. Zarcuela: A kind of short musical comedy, similar to the operetta, cultivated preeminently im the nine- teenth century. ‘The name comes from the Palace of the Zarzuela near Madrid, where these works were first performed. La.verbena die la paloma (1893) by Tomas Bretén is one of the most besutiful and pop- ular, The earliest varieties of the genre were written Calderdn de ta ADVANCED SPANISH By the Gohden Ae playwrights Love de Veen and . GRAMMAR AND USAGE 1, Por and para por; along. through, during (approximate time) a. Le encontré andande por el pariiee. b. Vengam ustedes por aqui, ©. Espero verle por la wreaaiiate. d. Nos guste andar par fas calles céntricas, a. | met him walking through the park. ens Kas ee the morning (anytime during the morning), d. We like to walk along the streety downtown. Para: hy (a certain time timit) for (a definite purpose) a. Usted fo tendré para fas ocho. b. Le necesito para lay imice. c.f Pard qué necesita usted el dinero? Para ‘pager la cuenta a. You'll have it by eight ofelack, by, need it by cleven o'clock. ©, For what do you need the money? To pay the bill. ADVANCED SPANISH 2. Stem-chunging verbs one a. No encuentro ef mii- mero, b. A ver of fo encwentras aqui. c. Ella siempre to en- chenira, a Ellas lo encuentran facilmente, ce. Ne lo encontramos annCO. Vosoirex to encontrdis alle. Note: a. | can’t find the num- ber. b, Let's see if you (f- tmiliar singular) find it here. ¢. She always fines it, d. They find it ensily. e. We never find it. f. You (fan.-pl) find it there. © In this type of stem-changing verb, the o of the stem changes to we when it is stressed (that is, in the frat, ‘second, and third persons singular and the third person plural). (Similar o verbs—ewe are: poder, mover, con- far, deostar, costar, acordar; probar, almorzar) e— sie a. Lo entienda. b. gla entiendes td? c, Ella lo entiende. d. Elles lo evitiencen. ¢. Nasotros lo enten- demos. f. Vaxotres to entendéis. a. | understand it. b. Bo you (familiar sin- gulor) understand it? «. She understands it, d. They understand it. e. We understand it. f You (fam. pl.) under- stand it. * ‘Weer the chase trees a ae ation: the eof the stem changes to fe under stress in the first, second, third persons singular, and the third person p if forms. These changes occur in the: present i and the present subjunctive. Like eritender in this JSPeCl ane: sentar, cerrar, comenzer, despertar, pezar, pensar, perder, defender, querer. 3. ;Qué + Noun! =Whata — st jQué + Adjective! = How —___} a, jQud dia! a. What a day! bo (Qué mujer! b. What « woman! c. (Qué gave! c. What 2 pleasure! a__jQué bonito! a. How pretty! b. (Qué deficit! b. How difficult! . ;Qué tonto! ¢. How silly! Note: * Some words may be used as either a noun or an ad jective, depending on. whether ser or estar is (Qué tonte eres! Whit a Tol yout (Qtwé tonto estds! How silly you are! 4. Ser; to be (permanent, fixed state; existence) Ester: to be (in 4 place, in a transitory or varying” a. Soy profesor. a. fam a teacher. b. Juan es estudiante, b. Juan is a student. ¢. La puerta ex grande. ¢. The door is large. a, Estoy en clase, a. | amin class. b. Juan esid cansado. be Juan is tired. c. La puerta estd abierta, ¢. The door is open, ADVANCED SPANISH rE) Note: © Some ailjectives may be used with yer wo denote o permanent, unchanging state or condition. Es viejo. He’s old (ie., an old man). Es aburride. He's dull (i-2., tiresome, » bore). Ex joven. He's young. Contrasted with: Exté viejo. He poke okt. (He may neq really be old.) Estd aburride. He's bored. ; Estd joven. He looks young. (He could actually be old.) EXERCISES A. Substitute cach of the words or expressions in parcathe- ses. for the underlined word or expression in the model sentence. Write the new sentence and say it- aloud, |. Le wi andando por la calle. (el centro, el parque. ef pasille, el campo, la carretera) 1 No tengo nada que hacer por ja mafiane, (la wrde, le noche, el dia, esta semana, el verano) 3. Me io tiene que emregar para las acho. (el fin de semana, esta noche, esta tarde, mediodia, la semana que viene) 4, (Qué hermosa ewd tw hermana hoy! (cansads, vieja. fea, bonita, ocupada) 5, ;Qué placer! (gusto, pena, kistima, horror, pro- blema) 6, (Cdime va tw hermano? (estd, xe siente, se encuentra} ADVANCED SPANISH 81 D. From among the three choices given, choose the best equivalent of the English given at the beginning of cach sentence. Write the complete sentence and translate it. B. Change these sentences to the plural, Write the sentence and translate. \. Yo. soy aetar, 1. (How) j —____ hermosa. es ta vida! 2. Ei estd en lox Estados Unidos, fa) Came (h) Que 3. Usted es de México. (c) Camo 2. (find) Usted — ___._ fas cosas. stempre. 4, cansado, oom i (a) encentra (b) encuentras 5. Ella esta ent Ia gales, wa C. Translate the following sentences into Spanish, then say 3. (can) Ellas dicen que —______ ir mafuna. them aloud. (a) pueden (b} poden 1, What time does the performance begin’? (c) puden 4, (What a); _____-_ dla mix. agradable! 2 What pleasure to see you again! (0) Qué un ; : (b) Cémo 3, 1 just bought this dress. (c) Qué 4. It’s a very amusing comedy, 5. (is) Parece que él — __ wt. hombre macy im- portante. 5. Lsawa movie last Wednesday. (a). ex (b) esnd 6, I don’t remember the title, {c) ser ie = 6. (understand) Yo fo —__ todo, 7. W's going to begin again. 6) Fanaa {b) entiende &._A friend of mine went to see the comedy, ©) i 9. She liked it, 7, (tells) Juana tex —___ una historia todos Los dias. 10. Let's go in right away. ta) coma fb) cuentas (ce) cent ADVANCED SPANISH 83 LESSON 9 oo EN EL MUSEO DEL PRADO 9. (was) El herman de Juan elke {a) extueve (b) estaba A. DIALOGUE fe) 4 ee i. Empleada: Ceatrocientas pesetas, por favor. ae | ater ie i rks au Four hundred pesetas, please. 4a (b) Que un 2. Carlos: Aqui tiene usted. Ochoclentas por dos en- (tc) Come tradas. (A Juuna) Debimos haber yenido ef mar- tes. No cobran [a entrada. Here you are, Eight hundred for two tickers. (To duane) We should have come on Tuesday. They don’t charge admission. 3. Juana: Si, pero hay fanta gente que no se puede ver nada, ‘Yes, but there are so many people that you can’t see anything. 4, Carlos: Tienes razim. Quiero verio todo con del mundo, : You're night. | want to sce it all, taking my time. It's one of the most fabulous. collections in the world. |. Guia: ;Quieren una guia, sefiores? Yo tes puedo dar detalles sobre todas tas obras, y ayudaries a encontrar las que les interesan. Do you want a guide? I can give you details about all the works, and help you find the ones that interest yeu, é, Jdana: No, gracias, pero tenemos unas preguntas. No, thank you, but we have a few questions. 84 ADVANCED SPANISH 7. i, 13. Carlos; Si. Quiero aprender un poco porque me gusta pintar. Yes. I'd Hike to learn a little because I Jike to paint, Gufa: Usted encontrara Inspiracién aqui. Hay obras de todas las époeas, de todos fos estilos, de antiguos a modernes. ‘You'll find inspitation here. There are works from every period, of every style, from ancient to modern, . Juana: {Donde est In Dama de Elche?” Quiero verla primero. Se dice que ex impresionante. Where is the Dama de Elche? | want to see her first. They sny shes impressive. Guia: El hermoso busto de la Dama de Elche no se encuentra aqui en este museo, sefiora. Esté en el Museo Arqueoligien Nacional. ;Sabe usted que dicen que es una falsificacién? ‘The beautiful bust of the Dama de Elche isn't here in this museum, ma'am. [t's inthe Museo Arguco- \dgico Nacional. Do you know that they say it's-a forgery? Juana: ;No! {De veras? No lo sabia, No, really? F didnt know that. Carlos; Interesante, Gracias, sefiora. Tenemos un plano del museo y sabemos lo que queremos ver hoy. Vamos, Juana, Interesting. Thank you, ma'am, We have a map of the museum, and we know what we want to nee today. Let's go, Juana Carlos: Vamos a subir aqui, por esta exca- tera, a Jos salones de la pintera espaiola, Es lo que me interesa més. i4. 16, 17. 18. ADVANCED SPANISH 85 Let*s go up this stairway here to the rooms with Spanish paintings. That"s what interests me most. Juans: ;Ah! Aqui estan las obras maesiras de Ei Greco,” Velazquez,” Murillo,’ Goya® ... Quiere ver “Las: Meninas,” y “Las Lanaas,” y “Los Borrachos" y..+ Oh! Here are the masterworks. of El Greco, Veldzquez, Murillo, Goya . =~) want tw see “The Meninas,"” “The Lances,"" “The Drunkards’’ and... » Carlos: [Despacio! Espera un momento, No po- demos yerlo todo de un golpe. Vamos a empezar con este salén de las pinturas de El Greco. Slow down! Wait a minute. We can't see. everything all at once, Let's begin with this room of paintings by El Greco. Juana: jAy si! Mira, alli delante esti “*La Adora- cién de los Pastores.”’ ;Qué hermosa es la figura de la Virgen! ; Verdad que todo en este euadro es Juminoso y espiritual? Qh, yes! Look, there in front of us is “The Adora- tion of the Shepherds.”* How beautiful the figure of the Virgin is! Isn't everything luminous and spiri- tual in, this. picture? Carlos: Fijate qué alargadas parecen todas Ins figuras. Es como si se las mirase desde abajo. Todo tiende a subir. Notice how elongated the figures look. It's as if we were looking at them from beliw. Everything seems to be rising. Juana: jEs yerdaderamente una maravilia! Quiero ver ef famoso cuadro “El Entierro del Conde Orgne.”* {Dénde esta? No lo veo por ain- guna parte. 19. ai. ADVANCED SPANISH It'sreally marvelous! | want to see the famous paint- ing ‘The Burial of Count Orgaz"" Where is it’). don't see:it around here anywhere. Carles: Es que no esta aqui, Juana. Para eso ten- dremos que hacer un viaje a Toledo, Se encuen- tra en la iglesia de Santo Tomé. That's: because: it's net here, Juana, For that, we'll have to ke # trip to Foledo. It's in the Iglesia Santo Tomé. . Juana: A ver si podemos ir a Toledo a verlo. Se dice que es una ciudad encantadora, Alli-po- demos visitar ef muse de El Greco. Es la casa en que Vivi el pintor. Ent restaurada y s¢ encuen- tra ahora en las mismas condiciones del sipto diecisiete, ;Cudindo podremos hacerlo? ;Me en- tusinsma lu idea! Let's see if we can go to Toledo tw see tt. They say that it's a charming city, We cun-visit the El Greco Museum there, It's the house that the painier lived in. it’s restored and is in the same condition asin the seventeenth century. When can we do it? I'm en- thusinetic about the idea! Carlos; A mi también me gusta Ia idea, Mi- Taremos nuestros planes para la semana que vie- ne @ ver si podemos organizarlo para algin dia. | like the idea, too. We'll look at our plans for next week tO see if We can arrange it for some doy. Juana: (Qué bien! Vamos a ver los cumdros de Vekizquez. Quiero ver lox famosos retratos del rey Felipe Cuarto y el del principe Don Baltasar Cartos. { How wonderful! Let's see the paintings. of Veliz- quez. | want to see the famous ponraits-of King Felipe (V andthe one of Prince Balter Carlos. ADVANCED SPANISH 87 23. (Carlos: Mira alli esté ‘Las Meninas™ con el fa- moso autorretrate. ;Ves que el pintor esta alli, a ta fzquierda, con el pincel en ia mano como si estuviese pintando lo que-tiene delante? Fijaic en la inocenia y belleza del retrato de ta princesita. Look, there's “The Meninas" with the famous scif- portrait. Do you see that the painter is there, on the left, with his brush in his hand.as if he were painting what i before him? Notice the innocence and beauty of the portrait of the little princess. . Ivana: Velizquex era un maestro prodigioso, }Qué variedad de temas y estilos! No sé cual de estos pintores me gusta mas. {Todas me gustan tanto! Velizquer was a prodigiows master, What-a variety ‘of themes and styles. | don't know which of these painters I like best. 4 like all of them sq much. 25. Carlos: Pues tendremos que volver para ver lo demas. Es casi la hora de cerrar, y todavia no hemos visto nada de Zorbardn,” ni de Maritio, ni de Goya, que te intereiaba tanto. Las tres horas han pasado volando. We'll have to come back to’see the rest: It's almost closing time, and we still haven't seen anything by Zurbardn, or Munilte; or Goya, that interested you so much. The three hours flew by. 26. Juana: }Qué ldstima! ;Cuando uno estd pasindolo bien el tiempo si que vuelal What a pity! Times flies when you're having fun! B. NOTES 9. ia Dama de Elche: A polychrome bust of an idol or goddess, so-called because it was found in Elche, a 88 ADVANCED SPANISH small town on the Mediterranean coast south of Ali- cante. I dates from the fifth centary ac. and is considered one of the most important, as well as the mest beautiful, of early tberian artworks. 14. BL Green: Domenico Thentocopaulis, born in Crete, lived in’ Spain from approximately 1S77 until his death in 1614. He is generally known by the name El Greco (""The-Greek™). Veldzquez: Painter, born.in Seville in 1599; court painter for Felipe 1'V. He left a rich gullery of por- traits of the royal family and retainers..ns.well as a justly famed variety of paintings:of mythological and historical subjects. Murillo: Painter, also from Seville (1617-1682), knows ag “the Spanish Correggio."* Gova: Born in a small town in Aragdn, Puendew- dos, in 1746; died in Bordeaux in 1828. One of the giants: of Spanish art, his influence is felt to the present day. He is considered a precursor to Expres- 23. Zurbardn: Born in Fuentes de Cantos, Extremadura, in 1598. Studied and painted in Seville. Known for his monochromatic portraits of monks and nuns, he war a master of peripective and effects of light. C, GRAMMAR AND USAGE |. Deber + infinitive: must, should, buphi to a, Juan debe tener tax a. Juan must have the entradas. tickets. b. Deber estar por agué, — b, They must be around here. ©. Debes estudiar la lec ¢. You ought wo study chitin. the lesson. 2. Tanto and tan Tanto + noun: so much (sing.), so many (pL) a, Hay tanta gente en el ~~ a. There are so many thatce: people in the: theater. bo Nunca he visto tantas ~—-b. | have never seen 50 Jovas.- many jewels. ©. No sabla que tenia e. E didn't know that he sano dinero. had so much money. Tan + adjective (or adverb): $0 a. Teresa esti tan ocu- a. Teresa is so busy. pala. b. Estaban tan enfermos — b. They were so sick que mo proxdian ir. they couldn't go. c. Me parece tan ficil. & Itseems. so easy to me. a. Me habid tan lenta- a. He spoke to me 50 mente que lo entendt siowly that f under- todo. stood everything. b. Ella to explicd san b. She explained it s0 Jo entendieron. understood it. «. No debex hacerio sane. You shouldn't -do it so de prisa, quickly. Tanto is used by itself adverbially. a: jas obras de a. J like the works of Veldzguer me gustan Velazquez so (very) tanto! much! b. jTodo me interes b. Everything interests tanto! me so (very) much! c. (He comide sani! c. Late so much! 90 3: ADVANCED SPANISH — No, nunca, nadie, ninguna These double and triple negatives can express nepa- tive ideas. a. No veo a adie. a. [don’t see anyune, boNoveo anodic nunce. b. | never seo anyone. c. No voy munca a ce. L never go anywhere. ninguna parte. A negative word may be placed before the verb, replacing ‘no. A Compare: a. No veo munca a nadie. Nunca veo a 8. T never see anyone. nadie, b. No one speaks to me. b. No me habla nadie. Nadie me habla. c. I never go anywhere. &. Ne vay munca a nin- sana parte. Nunca wv a ningun porte. EXERCISES Substitute each of the words or expressions in parenthe- ses for the underlined word or expression in the model sentence. Write each new sentence and say it aloud. |; Juan debe estar en ja biblioteca. (el musen, ia cosa, da sala, el parque, ef centre) 2, Elox deben haber estwdiado. (deseansado, comida, ido, salido, terminada) 3. Juana y yo debemos empezar. (terminar, leer, prae- 4. Bay tanta gente en ef mused. (tantos cundroy, tants pintures, tonite reide, tantex nines, tants sefioras) ADVANCED SPANISH ot §. El lo hizo ton claramente. |lertamente, rdpidamente, de prise, Facilmente, bien} 6, Nunca he estado tan ocupade, (cansade, enfermo, perezoso, contento, equlvocado} 8, Rephrase the following sentences, placing no before the verb, Write the complete sentence and translate. 1. Nunca eserite: a nadie. 2. Nadie me escribe. 3. Nunca compramos nada, 4. Juan ¥ José nunca van a ninguna parte, 5. Nunca he visto a tanta gente en el museo. C. Tronslate the following sentences into Spanish, then say them aloud. |. There are so-many people here. 2, He explained it so clearly that [ understood every- thing. 3. [have never been so busy. 4, You must be tired. 5. Juan and Marie ought to study more. 6. Dnever want to see her. 7. How elongated all the figures look! 2 ADVANCED SPANISH 8. We have to take-a trip to Toledo. 4%. When can we do it? 10. | want to see the famous painting. D. From amony the three choices given, choose the best equivalent of the English given at the beginning of each | sentence. Write the complete sentence and translate. ‘1. (so) Es diféeil comprenderto. (a) tanto (b) tanta le) fan 2. (ever) No lo vee (a) nunca (b) alge (c) algunas veces 3. (everything that) Creo (a) fede lo que (b) todos que (c) fodas fas 4. (all the) Jvan ha comprado queria, (a) rados (b) toder ef (e) todas lax 5, (80 much) /Roberto tiene (a) fan mucio (b) santo fc) tanto que 6. (anything) No quiero ___._ ahora, (a) alguna cosa (b) nade (c) alge ime dice Jaca. libros que temper litre! ADVANCED SPANISH 93 =i es . (such) Nunca he leide libros (ought to) Me parece qiie yer levantarme ahora, (a) alebe {b) tenge que (c) Aay que (eo many) No he tenido nunca prablemay (a) fan. muchos (b) tantos {c) tantas (anything) No. te debo’ (a) algo (b) alguna cose te) nada dificites. (a) tan (b) tanto. te} tamios ADVANCED SPANISH 95 LESSON 10 today. Since they know it already, they can help us =: little. LA ARTESANIA ESPANOLA . SPANISH HANDCRAFTS 6. Carlos: (en ef reléfono’) zMiguel? Hola, jedmo es- hw? Bien, bien, me alegro. Juana y yo estabamos hablando, y penséhamos ir al Rastro esta ma- fiana, Como Juana me ha dicho que ustedes ha- bian hablado de ir, Namo a-versi quieren venir. Nos gustaria muchisimo. ;Ah, si! [Estupende! En- ‘A. DIALOGUE Una visite al Rastre de Madrid, A visit to the Rastro (Plea Market) in Madnd. 1 |. Juana: Nos han hablado® tanto del Rastro” que deberiamos visitarlo, Tiene que ser interesante. — No sé exactamente lo que es. People have talked lo us so much about the Rastra that we should go to see it. ft must be interesting. 1 don't know exactly what it is. 2, Carlos: Seguramente es una seccién de calles donde hay muchas tiendas de antigiedades, y vendedores de toda clase de cosas. Ir must be a section of streets where there aré many antique shops and vendors of-all kinds of things, 3. Juana: Seguro que es mis divertido los domingos? por la maiiana, T bet it's more fun on Sunday mornings. 4, Carlos: Es cuando todo el mundo va. :Quieres ir hoy, cuando hay menos gente? It's when everyone goes. Do you want 10 go today, when there are fewer peopte? 5. Juana: Si, vamos. Miguel y Teresa me dijeron que querian ir también. Vamos a ver si pueden acom- pafarnos hoy, Como ellos lo conocen ya, pueden ayudarnes un poco. Yeu, let's go. Miguel and Teresa tale me that they wanted to go, tou. Lat’s see if they can come with us tonces, pasuremos a buscaries,” ya que estin de camino. ;Cudnto tiempo necesitan? ;Una hora? Bien, Miguel, Hlegamos dentro de una hora. jHas- ta pronto! (on the relephone’) Miguel? Hello, how ore you? Fine, fine, I'm glad. Juana and | were-talking, and we were thinking of going to the Rastro this morn- ing. Juana told me that you had-spoken of going, so T'm calling to find out if you want to.come, We would like that very much. Ob, yes! Terrific! Then, we'll come. by to pick you up, it's on the way. How much time do you need? An hour’? Alright, Miguel, we'll be there in an hour, See you soon! . Juana: }Qué bien! Ellos yendrin con nosotros. Me alegro tanto. Teresa dice que hay que suber re- gutear, y ella ha prometido ensefiarme la manera de hacerlo. How nice! They're coming with us. I'm sso pleased. Teresa says that you have to know how to bargain, and she promised t show me how to do it . Curios: Eso es, hay que saber regatear. ¥ no debes dar in impresion de tener mucho dinero, Thar’s right, you have to know how to bargain. And you shouldn't give the impression of having a lot of money. 96 ADVANCED SPANISH En el Rasiro, At the Rastro. 9. 1S ¥. Carlos: Vamos a entrar en esta tienda. {Hay tan- tos articulos de loza! Vean aquellos phates y ta- tas. {Todo lo que hay aqui es hermoso! Digame, sefiora, jdGnde hacen esos platos? Let's go into this. store. There is so much. china! ‘Look at those plas: and cups. Everything that is here is beautiful! Tell me, ma‘am, where are those plates: made? Vendedora: Sen de Valencia, sefor, de una de tas fibricas mis conocidas. Se puede reconocer la prodaccién de esa fitbrica por la extraordinaria fineza del trabajo. Estos platos son todos del siglo ‘pasado. They're from Valencia, sir, from one of the best- known factories. You can recognize the products of that factory by the extraordinary quality of the work. These plates are all from the last century, . Juana: Son preciosos. Me imagine que serén ca- risimos, Me gustaria tener algunos de los mas grandes para colgar en la pared del comedor. They're beautiful. 1 imagine they must be very ex- pensive. would like to have some of the larger ones to hang on the wall in the dining mom. Carlos: ;Cudnto valen los grandes, seforu? Espe- cialmente estos, en azel y amarillo, con el diseio de pajaros. How much are the large ones, ma'am? Especially these in blue and yellow, with the bird design. Vendedor: Esos son precisamvente los mis caros. Estin pintados a mano y son de un estilo que no se encuentra muy a menudo, 5, ADVANCED SPANISH. 97 Those are precisely the most expensive. They're painted by hand and in o style that ign’t found very often. . Carlos: Bueno, de acuerdo, Pero, zcuanto valen? Well, agreed, But how much do they cost? Vendedora: ;Cuilntos quieren ustedes? Se los pueda dejar a muy buen precio. How many do you want? I could let you have them for a very good price, 16. Carlos: Depende de lo que quiere decir “muy 8, 18: 20. buen precio."* Queremos cuatro o cinco, jno te parece, Juann? That depends on what ‘a very pood price’? means. We want four or five. don't you think, Juana? . Juana: Si éstos son los que me gustan mis. 4.Cudnto quiere usted por ellos? Yes. And these are the ones that I like best. How fuch do you! want for them? Vendedon: Bueno, para ustedes, les hago precio especial. Les dejo cinco en veinticinco mil pese- tas. Well, for you ["l] make a:-special price, 1°It tet you have. the five of them for twenty-five thousand pe- Seta, Carlos: Es demasiado. Por veinte mil, me tos tlevo. T's too much, For twenty thousand, 11! take them, Vendedora: Lo siento, Ya les he dado el mejor precio posible. I'm sorry. t've already given you the best-possible price. a. 2 24. a. . Carlos: . Juana: }Qué comedor! Mira esos sillones tan re- Juana: jAy, ¥ me gustan tanto! ;Qué fe parece veintidés mil? Oh, and 1 like them so much! What do you think twenty-two thousand’? Vendedora: Bueno, como ustedes me son muy sim- piiticos, se los dejo a ese precio, Weil, since I like you, TT let you have them for that Price. Bien, tome usted. Envuélvalos com cuidado y volveremos 3 buscarlos dentro de poco, — Fine, here you are. Wrap them carefully and we'll come back for them in a litle while, Teresa: Wamos a esa thenda de muebles antiguas. — Tienen muchos arcones de madera labrads. Let's go to that antique furniture store. They have lots of chests of carved wood. gins, ;No los encuentras estupendos, Carlos? What a dining room set! Look at those big regal- looking chairs. Don't you think they're terrific, Car- los? Carlos: Desde nego. Pero ten en cuenta que no pedemos cargar con cosas tan pesadas. Costuria una fortuna embalarlos y mandarlos. ‘Of course. But bear in mind that we can’t load our- selves down with such heavy things, It would cost a fortune to pack and send them. Juana: No te preocupes. Yo no estaba pensando en comprarlo. Don't worry. T wasn") thinking of buying it. ADVANCED SPANISH 9 28. Teresa: jQué les parece in idea de tomer algdin refresco? Estoy cansada de andar.” What do you think of the idea of having something to drink? | am tired of walking. 29, Carlos: {Me parece muy bien! ;Por qué no se sientan ustedes en la terruza de alli enfrente? Yo iré a buscar los platos. Los debe tener envueltos ya Sounds good. Why don't you sit down in that side- walk café across the street’ I'll go per the pintes. She ‘ought to have them wrapped by now. 30. Juans: ,Qué quieres tomar, Carlos? Te lo pido mientras tanto, What are you having, Carlas? I'll order it in the meuntime. 31. Carlos; Me gustaria una cerveza bien fria. Tengo mucha sed. 1 would like a cold beer. I'm very thirsty. B. NOTES |. nos Ran hablade: Note the third person plural (they) used impersonally. 2 Rawre: an open-air market located im the old section of Madrid, There are restaurants and shops among the medieval-looking buildings of the neigh- barhood. 3. lax damingos: “‘on Sundays'’; the article is used with days of the week. 6, buscartes: buscar, wo look for. This may also be used in the sense of *'to stop by for someone,’ “to pick them up." See also sentence 23, volberemas a buscartos. 28. andar: Notice the use of the infinitive as a noun here, 100 ADVANCED SPANISH 29. ya: Here, “already"’ means “by now"! or "by this time."* In this. final position ya-often has this mean- ing. C GRAMMAR AND USAGE L. Tadorafs) Todos (ar) + article: every, all a, Temenos todos los a, We have every style extifos. (all the styles). b. Hay pintiras de todas b. There are puintings las épocas. from every period (all the periods). © Quiero ver Joday lax | want id see all the muchles, furniture. Tade (a) + asticte: the whole, the entire a. Me gusta toda la a. | like the whole city, ciudad, b. Ela viajade par tedo bh. He has traveled el pair. throwgh the entire country, ©, Tady el mundo estaba ~~ c, Everybody was there. alli, Note: * Tado el dia—all day (the entire day) * Todos lox diax—every duy (ull the days) ADVANCED SPANISH 2. Other expressions with fade Tade lo que; everything (that) a. Ella quiere comprar todo lo gue ve, b, Todo le que hemor visto nes ha gurtada, c. Jucin cemniid todes ler que le puxiercn delante. Lo + todo: everything 6. Quiero verlo todo, b. Me lo explied: todo. ¢. Ellas querfan com- prarke toda, 101 a. She wants to buy ev- erything (that) she sees. b. We have liked every- thing (that) we have em ¢, Juan ate everything (that) they put in front of him. 4. 1 want tw see every- thing. b. He explained every- thing to: me. ¢. They wanted to buy everything. 3.-E} and fox + days of the week b. Voy @ verte el lunes. c. Hay conridas (de toras) lox domingas por la tarde. a, Jam less busy (not $0 busy) on Saturdays. b. Tam going to see him: ¢. There are bullfights on Sundays in the after- nOoR, 4. Pensar + en: to think of, to think about a. ZEn qué piensa usted? bo Exraia pensande-en todo lo que tengo: que hacer, c. Ellos piensan en las dificultades que tlenen: a. What are you thinking atbout? b. 7 was thinking about everything | have to do, , They think about the difficulties they have. gy ____—____APYANCHD SPANISEE ADVANCED SPANISH 103 BRORES C. Transiate the following sentences into Spanish. then say them alowed. A. Substitute each of the words or expressions in the pa- rentheses for the underlined word or expression in the 1. ‘They have spoken to us so much about the museum. model sentence. Write cach new sentence and say It aloud. 2. It i said (se dice) that it's more amusing on Sun- days. 1. Juan gulere comprar todos lon muebles. (libros, 2a- pans, coches, cuadres, cenigerox) 7 3. We can go with you tomorow, 2. Bla ha virto todas tax pinturas. (blusas, casas, obras 4. You have to know how to bargain. ide teatro, bolsas, medias) , 5. You shouldn't give the impression of being rich. 3. Effos han visto toda ef pals. (museq, puetilo, centre, mercado, barre) 6 (One can recognize all of tht work of that factory by the style. 4, Ler vieron el martes. (comprdron, vendieron, visi- faron, hicieron, terminaron) 7. Lean Tet you have it all at a very good price. 5. Me gusta dexcansar ios domingos, (pasear, iral cine, 8, That depends on what you mean. deer, dormir hastata tarde, jugar) 9, All the pictures are expensive. 6. Exuba pensando en el trabaje. (el viaje, ef tempo, la : comedia, el musen, fa mubcica) 10, He ought to have them (the plitex) wrapped now. B. Change these sentences: to the negative. Write the com- D. From among the three choices gtiven, choose the best plete sentence and translate. equivalent of the English given at the beginning of each sentence. Write the complete sentence and trunslate, ey! 2 pte. viaje. |, Siempre piensa en ef viaje. fs eet dae a Vi al niuseo el Lunes. (a) todas fax ra (b) todo ef 3. Le gusta comprar todo lo gute ve, (c) todos tos 2. (all) Me pasado tarde en la piscina. 4. Lex-nifles comizron nido el helado. fa) todo el (b) toda la 5. Es dificil: comprenderlo. (e) toda 104 ADVANCED SPANISH 3. (all day) Juan estuve leyenda (a) redo:el dia (b) todo dia (ec) toda la dia 4.(on) Voy a verle —__ domingo, (a) ent (by ef (=) por 5. (everything) Usted cree ___ éF le alice. (a) teefos: dex quit (b) todo el que (e) todo fo que- 6. (every) Normalmente voy a vitiario i bados. (a) cada (b) todas tox (e) algunas 7. fon} nif varios a ir de compras. (a) En (by Et te) La & (about her) Nunca pienso, ahora. (a) -en-efla (hb) sobre ella (ce). de elias 9. (all the news) Siempre oigo (2) tode la noticia (b) todiis los -notinies {c) todas noticias 10. (of) Yoo estab pensando (a) en (b) sobre tc) a por radio, comprarta, ADVANCED SPANISH 105 LESSON 11 SAQUEMOS FOTOGRAFIAS LET’S TAKE PICTURES A. DIALOGUE Enel harel, At the hotel. Carlos; GRecuerdas que hoy habiamos decidido volver a algunos de los sitios que nos gustaron mils para sacar fotos? Do you remember that today we had decided to go back to some of the places we liked best to take pictures? . Ivana: Claro que si, ;Has comprado pelicula? para fas ciimeras? Of course. Did you buy film for the cameras? me gustaria ir a una tienda fotogréfica a comprar mas, ¥ a hacer unas preguntas. ‘Yes, | have two rolls. for each ane, but I'd like to go toa phot shop to buy more and to ask some ques- tions. |. Juana: Recuerda que queremos hacer algunas transparencias’ y que nos hacen falta casetes para Ia camara de video, Remember that we want to-make some stides and that we need tapes for'the vidéo camera. . Carlos: zPrefieres las peliculas en color o en blanco y negro? Bo you prefer color film or black and white? . Juana: Deberiamns comprar por lo menos dos en color, Con el cielo tan claro que tenemos en Madrid estos ufas, las fotos en color deben salir preciosas. 106 ADVANCED SPANISH We ought to buy at least two in color. With the clear skies that we have in Madrid these days, the color photos ought to tum out beautiful. 7. Carlos; Tienes razin. Quiero recuerdos de todo el colorido de algunos barrios de Madrid. You're nght. | want memories of all the color of some districts of Madrid. 8, Juana: Y a mi me gostaria tener un video y din- positivas de las plazas mas hermosas, del Palacio Nacional y de muchos otros sitios, And-T would like to have 9 video and slides of the prettiest squares, of the National Palace and of many other places. En ia tienda. In the shop. % Carlos; {Tene usted pelicula para esta cimara? Do you have film for this camera? 10. Empleado:; Permitame verla, por favor. jEn blanco y negro 9 en color? Let me peé it, please, In black and white or color? lt, Carlos: Dos rolios de cada una, por favor. Two rolls of cach, please. 12. Empleado; Aqui les tiene. Esa que tiene usted es una camara muy buena. Here you are, That's 2 very good camera thit you have. 13. Carlos: Gracias. He tenido bastante suerte con ella, aunque nosoy experto, ;Qulere usted darme dos rollos para esta otra chmidra, por favor? Thanks. 1 have bad good luck with it although I'm ADVANCED SPANISH 107 no expert, Will you give me two rofls for this other camera, please? |4. Empleado: ;De veinticuatre o de treinta y seis? ‘Twenty-four or thirty-six? 15. Carlos: De treinta y sels, por Favor. ;Quiere usted revisar esta camara, por favor? Hay algo que no funciona bien. Thirty-six, please, Do you want to take a look at this camera? There's something that's not working well. 16. Empleado: ;Qué es lo que no funciona? What ix it that isn’t working? 17, Carlos: A veces, cuando aprieto exe botén, se queda enganchado. \ Sometimes, when | press this button, it sticks. 18. Empleado: Conozco bien ene modelo. Hay que apretarlo répidamente, sin dejario demasiado tiempo. Una presién ripida y ligera, bevantando el diedo en seguida. 1 know this mode! well. You must press it-apidly, without leaving it too long. -Acrapid and. light pres- sure, lifting the finger irmmediately, 19, Carlos: Muchas gracias. Quiero también unas pi- las, Thank you very much. I also want some batteries. 20. Empleado: Muy bien, sefior. ;Desean ustedes algo més? Entonces yoy a envolver todo esto, Buena suerte. Very well, sit, Do you want anything else? Then Pl wap all this. Good Tock! 108 ADVANCED SPANISH En la Plaza de Expat. Av ihe Plaza de Espaia. 21. Juana: Ab, la Plaza de Espafia.” Me gustaria tener una vista panoramica de toda in Plaza. Hay tan- fas cosay que ver. No te olvides de quitar la tapa del lente. Ab, the Plaza de Espaiia. I'd like to have a pan- oramic view of the square, There are so many things to see. Don't forget to take off the lens cap. 22. Carlos: No te preocupes. Ponte delante de la es- tatua de Don Quijote. Asi estards en la foto. Don't worry, Stand in front of the statue of Dom (Quixote. That way: you'll be in the picture. ; Juana: Pero si vas a sacarla de tan lejos, nadie podra reconocerme. But if you're going to take it from so far away, no- ‘one will be able to recognize me. . Carlos: Pero nosotros sabremos que estiis alli, y se Jo podremos decir a todes: “*;No ves aquel Puntito azul al pie de ln estatun de Don (Quijote? Pues ese puntito es Juana."* But we'll know that you're there, and we can tell everyone; “Don't you see that tine blue coe at the foot of the statue of Don Quixowe? Well, that litle dot is Juana,” Juana: ;Qué chistoso eres! ~No quieres sa- car alguna otra vista de la Torre de Madrid y del Edificlo Espafia? How funny you are! Don't you want to tke some of another view of the Tower of Madrid and the Espafa Building? . Carlos: Sf, y luego vamos al otro lado de ln plaza para sacar algunas de fo Gran Via.” A esta hora de la tarde es impresionante com todes Jos coches, ADVANCED SPANISH 109 Zz}. el bullicio de la gente, las terrazas Henas y lo le fan fuerte. ‘Yes, and then let's go to the other side of the square tw take some of the Gran Via. At this time of the afternoon it's impressive with all the cars, the hub- bub of people, the crowded sidewalk cafés and such strong light. Juana: Quiero sacarte una foto sentado en nuestra terraza preferida. | want to take a picture of you, sitting in our favorite café. En la Plaza de Neptuno® At the Plaza de Neptuno. 28. od Carlos: Desde aqui podemos sacar unas fotos de Ja fuente con el Museo del Prado al fondo, From here we can take some shots of the fountain with the Prado Museum in the background. . Juana: Deberiamos tener algunas de la Castel lana, con los dirboles, We should have some of the Castellana, with the trees: Carlos: Espero que todas salgan bien. Tendremos una coleccién de fotos. muy bonitas como re- cuerdo de nuestra visita a Madrid, Thope they all tum gut well. We'll have-a collection of very prety pictures asa souvenir of our visit to Madrid, Joana: Saquemos unas de la Puerta de Alcala” y del Retiro. Let's ake some of the Gate of Alcala and of Retiro Park. 110 ADVANCED SPANISH 32. Carlos: Claro que si. Vamos, y alld nos podremas. sentar un rato a la sombra, cerca del estanque. Of course. Let's go and we can sit down there for a while in the shade, near the pool. 33. Juana: Tenemos que sacar copias de las mejores: para mandar a nuestros amigos, We'll have to make copies of the best ones to send 19 our friends. 34, Carlos: Si es que salen bien. If they come out well, 35, Junna: Td eres buen fotégrafo, Carlos. Siempre te saien bien. You're # good photographer, Carlos. They always come out well for you. B. NOTES 2. peticula: film. This word is also used for ‘“movie"* 21. or “motion picture." Mujeres al horde de un araque de_nervios es una buena pelicula: Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown is a good movie. transparencia: slide. Notice in sentence & that di- apositiva is another Spanish word for the same. Plaza de Exparia: This square, at the foot of the Gran Via, has statues of Don Quixote and Sancho Panza in the center. Madrid's “‘skyscrapers."” the Tower of Madrid and the Espafia Building, are also there. . La Gran Via: Officially, the Avenida de José Anto- nio Promo de Rivera, but known fo everyone ws “The Gran Via."" It is a broud and beautiful com- mercial street in the center of Madrid that curves up 3, ADVANCED SPANISH from the Post Office and ends at the Plaza de Es- pala. Many of Madrid’s most elegant shops, movie theaters, and restaurants are found here. Fourth subtitle: La Plaza de Neptuno: On Recoletos Street, it has s beautiful fountain of Nepune. It is between nvo of Madrid's finest hotels, The Ritz and the Palace. Puerta de Alcald: One of the beautiful baroque en- trance gates 0 the city, just above the Post Office, C. GRAMMAR AND USAGE 1. The demonstrative adjectives, este, ese, and aguel in their various forms have a written accent to denote their use as pronouns. éstefésta( x): this (near the speaker) a. gE libro? No me a. The book? I don’t like b. ghos cuadros? Me b. The pictures’ I like ¢. ¢La mdquina fo- ¢, The camera? | want to fogréfica? Quiera ver —_ee this one. ésta. d ztas pintwras? Podria The paintings? I could venderle éxtax, ‘well you these. 12 ADVANCED SPANISH — ADVANCED SPANISH ésefésu(s}: that (near the person spoken wo) Note: i. Me gusta este libro af like this. book but 1 pero mo me gusta éxe don’t Tike that one que estds leyenda. you're reading. b. Voy a llevar estos pa- —b. I'm going to carry for emphasis or clarification quetes, y usted puede these packages and mandar ésos al hotel. you can send those to a. A mf me gusta este the hotel. helado, ¢¥ ati? c. Esta fote es preciosa c. This photograph is b A mi también me pero ésa que mires ne beautiful bot that one gusta, salid bien. you're looking ar cA al no le gusta. g¥ 4 didn’t tum out well. d. These blouses-are pretty bur Tt don’t like those. aquélaguéllat 5); that (removed from both speaker and per- son spoken to) a Ese disco que tiene ella? d, Estas blusas son pre- dA ella le gusta mucho. ciosas pero dsas no me gustan. Note a. That record (you have 113 * The accent is not usually written on capital loteni, 2. Special forms of the personal pronoun with prepositions a. 1 (ike this ice cream. Do you? b. TE tike ir ton, © He doesn't like iL Does she? d. She likes it very much, © These forms are used with all prepositions with the exception of the forms conmive and contigo. usted en la mano es in your hand) is very regalo . “This gift ix for me. muy card, pero es expensive but it's bet- ses —— . : . mejor que aguél que ter thin that one we Pablo hecho b. Pable did it for escuchamos ayer, lisioned to yesterday. ps tcahliad ae b. Esos cuadernos son b. Those: notebooks are Ouieres venir con- c. Do you want to come muy buenos, pero no meee ri Sich with me? ton buenos coma mot as as those ri wi : : pod Juan hablaré dd Ht with aquitlos de la otra in the ogher store., le re wana a Hlenda, : ; Stabe e. She says she was ¢. Esq mesa ex dema- c. That table is too large us ad hadag of oe siado grande, pero but that one in the Siempre pienso f. | always think of you. aguélla en el rincdn comer is too small. i ns as = i es demasiada pequeiia. Bui fy yor between you und me d. Esas kimparas son d@) Those lamps are very ee muy prdcticas pera practical but those that aguellas que vimes on we saw in Segovia are tas, Lid ADVANCED SPANISH 3. Hay que: one must, you must (impersonal) ao. Al Degor a la esquina = a, When you reach the hay que doblar a la comer, you must turn derecha, right. b. Hay que estudiar mu- — b. Onc must study a jot che para compren- to understand. it, derlo, c. Hay que comprar tax c. You must buy the entradas en la togui~ tickets at the box of- la. fice. 4, Hey + noun + que + infinitive: There are co) a. Hay muchos libros a There ate many books que leer. to read. b. Hay unas peliculas b. There are some inter- interesantes que ver. esting movies 10 see. c. Hay muchas cosas c. There are many things que comprar. to buy. Compare; Hay que comprar muchas (One) You must buy cosax. many things. Hay muchos cosas que ‘There are many things to comprar, bay. EXERCISES A. Substitute cach of the words or expressions. in parenthe- sea for the underlined word or expression in the model sentence. Write cach new sentence and say it aloud. lL. Este cuadro es muicy boniin pero no me gusta aquel. fedificio, mueble, libro, calor, cenicero) ADVANCED SPANISH 1S 2 Aquellas pinturas que vimos ayer me gusturon, (obras, blusas, ldmparas, meses, ‘comisas) 3. ¢Dénde ‘compraste esa camisa? (mdquina, pluma, silla, papelera, chaqueta | 4. Hay que comprar el libre, (vender, leer, escribir, mandar, estudiar) 5. Se dice que hay muchas cosay que ver. (muchos cuadros, muchas extatuas, muchas fuentes, muchos monunentos, muchas pintiuras ) 6 Juan lo ha escrito para ti (El poeta, El Serior Her- ndndez, Maria, Mi-amigo, Aquel sefor) |. Change these sentences to the present tense, Write the complete sentence and translate. 1. Le compraste para él 2. Log sefores Andrade hicieron el viaje conmigo. 3. No te he visto jamds contiga, 4. Elles me lo regalaron a mi, 3. El cuaird era para usted. . Transiate the following sentences into Spanish, then say them aloud. 1. 1 prefer to buy that camera in the other shop. 2 We ought to buy at least two rolls of color film. 3. We can take some wonderful pictures of that park. DB. 116 ADVANCED SPANISH 4. Do you like the view with that building in the back~ ground? 5. They want to take a picture of you. 6, Bon’'t forget to take off the lens cap. 7. We have to make copies for our friends, 8. They wanted to 20 to that museum on Sunday. 9. We have to buy more black-and-white film. 10. De you think he likes that suir? From among the three choices given, choose the best equivalent of the English given at the beginning of cach sentence. Write the complete scatence and translate. . (with me) Van a ir (a) com mf (b) conmigo (c) con me (to him) Désela (a) a ella {b) ad (c) a ella (these) No me gustan aqueflay ldmparax Déme dos eS fa) éstox (b) xmas (c) estas (that one) La novela que mds me gusta es ADVANCED SPANISH U7 5. (that one) Esa alfombra ex muy bonita pero, zrecwer- das gue vimox aver? (a) aquet (b). agquélla (c) és 6 (one must) Dicen que (a) debes (b) hay que (c) ane tiene 7. (all these) Tenemos que llevar —______ paipeles a causa. (a) estos todos (b) todos estos (c) toda exto 8. (all that) La historia ¢s muy interesante. Pablo no me CS — estudiar mucho. (a) todo exp (b) todos esos (c) toda esa 9. (many things) May — Heer. (a) muchax cosas (b) muchas eokas que (c) mucha cosa 10, (the whole) Juan ne me explicd pre blema. (a) teen dea (b) toder ef (0) ef teeke ADVANCED SPANISH LESSON 12 LA AGENCIA DE VIAJES THE TRAVEL AGENCY A. DIALOGUE En ia ayencia. In the agency. |. Empleads: Buenos dias. ;2n qué puedo servirles? Good morming. How can | help you? 2. Carlos: Nes gustaria viajar un poco por Espaita, especialmente por los alrededores de Madrid. jPuede usted sugerirnos algunos itinerarios? We would like to travel a Hitt through Spain, ¢s- pecially the area around Madrid. Could you suggest some itineraries’? 3, Empleada: Desde luego. Tenemos muchos viajes de un din a sitios de interés cerca de Madrid: Toledo, al Escorial,* al Valle de los Caicos," a Segovia” y muchos otras lugares de gram interés turistico, Los viajes son en autobtis de lujo, con guia, a un precio fijo, con todos los gastos inclui- dos. Of course. We have many one-day trips to places of interest near Madrial: to Toledo, tothe Escorial, to the Valle de los Cafdos, to Segovia and many other pluces of great intérest to tounsts. The trips-are by luxury bus, with a guide, at a set price with all costs included. 4. Carlos: Queremos ver tantas cosas, jQué piensa usted de la idea de alquilar un coche? We want to see so many things. What do you think of the idea of renting a car? ADVANCED SPANISH 1g 5 Empleada: El coche les permite mucho mis liber- tad de movimiento, Este folleto les da detalles sobre gastos y servicios. A car gives you much greuter freedom of move- ment. This pamphlet gives you details on costs and services. Carlos: 2A qué bora salen los autobuses para Tp- jedo? What time do the buses leave for Toledo? . Empleada: Hay varias salidas todos los dias. A las ocho, a las diez, y a la una. ‘There are several departures every day. At cight, at ten, and al one o'clock. &. Jnana: Carlos, ,qué te parece la idea de ir ma- fanaa Toledo? Tengo tantas ganas de verlo. Ya que hemos visto algunas obras de El Greco, quicro ver donde vivia y trabajaba, Carlos, what do you think of the idea of going to Toledo tomorow? | really want to see it. Now that we've seen same of the works of El Greco, | want to see where he lived and worked. 9. Empleada: Yo podria srreglario todo ahora, si ustedes. Reservarbes asientos en el ati- tobds de las ocho. Chiro que la comida en Toledo va incluida en el precio. 1 could arrange it all now, if you want. Reserve seats for you on the eight o'clock bus. Of course, your meal in Toledo is included in the price. 10. Carlos: Bien. Eso es Jo que haremos mafiana. Ahora nos interesan también algunos informes sobre el sur de Espafia. Queremos ir a Sevilla,” a Cérdoba,” y a Jerez de la Frontera,” y tal ver podriamos hacer una breve visita a Gibraltar. 120 HH. ADVANCED SPANISH Fine. That's what we'll do tomorow. Now we're also interested in some information on the south of Spain, We want to go to Seville, Cordoba, Jerez de fa Frontera, and perhaps we could make-a brief visit to Gibraltar, Empleada: Tode ese es muy fliell de arreglar, Si quieren, les doy varios folletos, mapas, horarlos de tren y de autobuses, y algunas sugerencias sobre posibles itinerarios, All of that is very easy to arrange. If you wish, I ean’ give you several pamphlets, maps, train and bus timetables, and some suggestions on possible itin- eraries. Perfect. That way we can think about ita little to night and give you our decision tomorrow. ; Empleada: May bien. Ahora les prepare una lista de todo lo que necesitan. Permitanme recomen- daries ef aiquiler de un coche para visiter los sitios cerea de Madrid antes de hacer-el viaje por el sur. Very well. Now I'm going to prepare a list of ev- erything you need. Allow me to recommend renting @ car to visit the places near Madrid before. you make the trip through the south. . Carles; Me parece avy buena ides. Majiana po- dremos arreglarlo todo. A qué hora dijo usted que sale el autobis para Toledo? ‘That sounds Tike 4 very good idea to me. Tomorrow we can arminge everything. What time did you say the bus leaves for Toledo? Empleada: A las ocho en punto, sefiores, La agen- cin estand abierta a las siete y medina. ADVANCED SPANISH 121 At eight o'clock sharp. The agency will-be open at seven-thirty, . Carlos: Bien. Asi vendremos un poco antes de Ia hora de salida. Fine. So we'll come a litle before the departure time. Al dia siguiente. The following day. VW. Empleada: Muy buenos dias, sefores. {Qué han decidido ustedes? Good morning. What have you decided? 18. Carlos; Pensamos ir a Segovia mafana y quere- 8. mos Ir en fren. Nos han dicho que ¢s un viaje muy agradable. Asi podemos yer el acueducto y el Al- cdizar. We intend to go to Segovia tomorow and we want to go by train. We Have heard-it is-a very pleasant trip. That way we can see the aqueduct and the Alcazar, Empleada: Muy bien. Yo les prepararé lus billetes y los tendrdn ustedes aqui al volver de Toledo ¢sta tarde. ¥ les recomiendo que coman en el Mesén de Candido, el Segoviano. Es famoso por el “tostén,”* el cochinille asada, y tendran a la vista el ncueducto mientras estén comiemlo, '~Quicren que Mame para reservarles una mesa? Siempre esté Meno. Very well. Pil prepare the tickets for you and you will haye them here upon returning from Toledo this afternoon. And 1 recommend that you eat at ihe Mesén de Candida, ef Segoviano. It's famous for its roast suckling pix, and you will havea view of (he aqueduct while you're eating. Do you want me to call and reserve a table for you? [t's always full. 21. . Empieada: Esta bien. ;¥ Inego? . Empleada: Si, nuestra sucursal en Cadiz puede hoteles y otros detalles del viaje por el sur, tam bién. k Yes, please, We're going to have a wonderful day in Toledo, We'll have to talk about hotels other details of our trip through the south, too, Emplends: Desde nego. jHan decidido ustedes sf quieren Ir en tren, en autobds o en coche? Of course. Have you decided whether you want to go by train, by bus, or by car? Carios: Por el momento hebiamos pensado hacer el viaje de Madrid a Sevilla en tren, y luego ir en autobds de alli a Cérdoba y a Jerez de la Fron tera. For the moment we had thought about making the trip from Madrid to Seville by train, and then going by bus fron there 00 Cordoba and Jerez de ia Fron tera, That's fine. And then? Carlos: Queriamos saber si podemos alquilar un’ coche en Cadiz? para seguir el viaje por la costa: a Miilaga® y luego, en Motril,” tomar la carretera que va a Granada.” We wanted to know if we could rent a car in Cadiz, in order to continue the trip along the coast to Ma- Jaga and then, in Motril, take the highway that goet to Granada, ayudarles, Pero necesitan fijar las fechas en cada sitio para la reserva de babitaciones. Me imagino que también querran pasar unos dias en Mar- bella’ y Torremolinos,” gno? ADVANCED SPANISH 3 ‘Yes, our branch in Cadiz can help you. But you have fo fix the dates in each place for the room teserva- tions. | imagine that you'll want to spend a few days in Marbella and Torremolinos too, won't you? . Carlos: 7}Clare que si! Esa parte de la costa es muy bonita. Nos gustaria reservar habitaciones que dan a la playa en esos puchlos de la costa. By all means! That part of the coast is very pretty. We would tike (9 reserve rooms that open on the beach in those coustal towns. 27. Empleada: Podemos arreglarlo todo asu gusto. A su regreso podemos discutir el resto de los de- talles. Espero que sea un buen viaje. ‘We can arrange it all 10 your liking. Upon your return we can discuss the rest of the details. 1 hape it will be a good trip. B. NOTES 3. Bl Escorial: built by or- der of Felipe {1 in El Escorial, north of Madrid. It is the masterwork of the architect Juan de: Herrera, begun in 1563 and finished in 1584, It is an impor- tant treasury of art. Vaile de lox Caidos (Valley of the Patien). Grandi- ove and impressive monument to the dead in the” Spanish Civil War in the Guardarrama Mountains, north of Madrid. It was also designated the burial place of the Spanish Chief of Stare, Francisco Franco. Segovia: Capital of the province of Segovia, famed for its impressive Alcazar, one of the most beautiful of all of Spain's many castles, and the remains of a Roman aqueduct. 10. Sevilfa: Heart of southern Spain's Andalusia. Its ca- thedral with the Moorish tower of La Giralda, its 124 ADVANCED SPANISH | ADVANCED SPANISH 125 Alcazar, its many treasures of art and architecture, a Hace may buen a. The weather is-nice. its parks and statues, its Spring Fain (La Feria de tiempo. Sevilla), and its famed Holy Week processions make b, Hace mal tiempo. b. The weather is bad: it justly popular as @ tourist center, ¢. Ey ef primer libro. c. It's the first book. Cérdobu: Another of the gems of Andalssia, capital d. Es el tercer capitulo, It's the third chapter. ‘of the province of the same name, it was the seat of ¢. Ningiin bro lo dice. — e. No book says it. a powerful Arabic Caliphate and has the beautiful f, Algast amigo melo ha f, Some friend told it to Mezguita (Mosque) and other architectural souve- dicha, me. niré of the period of Arabic occupation of Spain. Jerez de la Frontera: The heart of Spanish wine and in other positions these adjectives agree in the repular way. olive country. From the earlier pronunciation of the = Se ee en bee: a He's a good man. name Jerez.we get the English word ‘‘sherry.”* Es un hombre muy He's a very good man. bueno, 24. Cédiz: Seaport on the southern coast, known as the th ee ew mal Bee, 'b. He's a bad man. He's taza de plata (“silver cup’*). Es un hombre muy a very bad man, Malaga: Another of southern Spain's beautiful Med- mai. iterranean ports, north on the coast from Cadiz. 5 buena p eo i'sa movie, Mortril:A small coastal town, sometimes called fa sar Ss peti aed playa.de Granada (*‘the beach of Granada’), 1 is d Las buenay novelas d. The good novels are on the const due east of that mountain-locked city. son pocas. very. few. Granada; The famed Moorish palace, the Atham- ¢ La primera novela que e: The first novel 1 read bra, is there, dlong with other artistic and historic let fue may male: was. very bail. monuments. 2. Gran and cualguier ate used before either a masculine or 25. Marbella: Another town, similar to Torremolinos, 4 femnbiige Singular tei on Spain's Costa det Sol—Sunny Coast—which at- tracts international residents and tourists. a. Se me ha ocurrido a I've had-a preat idea. Torremolinos: A resort town on the coast, south of See en Cae Miilaga, it has grown from a smull fishing. village i gran . i i i info an international tourist center, with enormous c. Cualguier libro es ¢. Any book is good. luxury hotels. buena. : a. Em cualquier tienda se =. ‘You find that in any C. GRAMMAR AND USAGE eRCUERITE e80, Salas Nowe: |. (Certain adjectives have a shortened form before a mas- © Gran before the noan usually has the figurative mean- culine singular noun: buen, mal, primer, tercer, aingiin, ing of ““preat.”” After the sour, it has its literal mean- algun. ing of “large.” 126, ADVANCED SPANISH ADVANCED SPANISH 127 Compare: EXERCISES Ex un gran hombre, He's a great man. ‘ ‘ heel ooh A. Substitute each of the words or expressions in parenthe- ek HESS ANG eee ta. ses for the underlined word or expression in the model ® Cualquier (used before either masculine or feminine Singular nouns) has the singular form cualquiera and the plural form citalesquiera when used elsewhere. a. No ex un hombre a. He's not just any man, cualguiera. b. No som mujeres b. They are not just any cualesquiera. women. c. No soa peliculas c. They're not just any cunlesquiera, movies, 3. The subjunctive mood following verbs of emotion (when there is a change of subject). 3, Espero que watedes a. T hope you have had a hayan tenide buen ‘good trip. viaje. b, Teme que se haya b, I'm afraid you've eguivocada. made a mistake. c. Me alegro de que te c. I'm happy that you gate la habitacién. ike the room. Verbs of volition also take the subjunctive. a. Quieren queto hege- a They want us to do it mox ahora. now, b. Juan prefiere que no 6. Juan prefers that we fo leamas, not read it. c. El recomienda que «. He recommends that vayaros hoy el mu- we go to the museum seo. today. sentence. Write cach new sentence and say # aloud. |. Es un buen fibro, (cuadro, hotel. hombre, parque, restourante } 2. No me ha dado ningiin regalo. (nilmera, pro- biema, horario, periddico, billete} 3: Me dijeron que ex uni a) gran hombre, (pocta, idea, escritor, amigo, novela) 4. Espero que ellos estudien, (escriban, vengan, salyan, coman, fleguen) 5. Se aleyran de que hayamox comido bien. (darmida, liegado, estudiado, ofda, esta } 6. Los sefiores Ferndndez quieren que estudiemes. (des- cansemos, comamos, bebamesx, mox vayamoy, €n- tremes } . Change the sentences to the plural, Write each complete sentence and translate, 1. Bi no quiere ningun coche. 2 Ella nd ke comprade ningiin regalo. 3, Expero que Juan tlegue-a tiempo. 4. Ella quiere que Teresa esnudiz exta noche. 4. Yo prefiero que uxied se vaya. 128 ADVANCED SPANISH C. Translate the following sentences into Spanish, then say them:-alowd. |. They want us to see the movie. 2 We hope you have a good trip, 3. Joan wanits you to buy color film. 4. There isn’t any money in this jacket 5. {tis said that it's a great hotel. 6. Hecwas a great poet. 7. Den't give me just any book. 8. Do you want them 6 do it? 9. He was 2 great friend. 10. T'm afraid you can't go now. D. From iimong the three choices given, choose the hest equivalent of the English given at the beginning of cach L. (nice) Me alegra de que haga. tan (a) bugne (b) buen (c) buena 2. (the first): ¢Ma terminado. usted) _____ eapitu- lo? (2) da primera (b) ef primer (c) tox primeros Hemp, ADVANCED SPANISH 129 3. (some) Expero.que nos veamox _____ iia. (a) alguien (b) Giguna’ (c) alge 4, (any) Jian no tlene ___ dinere.. (a) nada de (b) ninguna (c) ningdn 5. (good) Es un hombre muy (a) bueno (b) buen (c) bienamente 6. (any) No me dé usted un libra (b) gran (c) grandes 8. (like) Espero. que te (a) gustan tb) gusten (c) gute 9. (do) Prefieren' que nosotros fo __ ahora. {a} hacemos (b) Aagamos {¢) hacen 10. (us to go) Juan quiere — (a) que vayanios (b) que vamos (c) para nesotros ir fas habitaciones. ADVANCED SPANISH LESSON 13 ALQUILAR UN COCHE RENTING A CAR A. DIALOGUE 1. Empleado: Buenos dias, sefores. ;¥in qué puede ayudartes? (Good morning. How can T help you? 2. (Carlos: Estiibamos pensando en alquilar un co- che. ;Quiere usted decirme los precios -y gastos? Me imagino que varian bastante, ;verdad? We were thinking of renting « car. Would you ex- plain the prices and costs? L imagine that they vary # good deal, might? 3, Empleado: Asi es, sefor. Depende del modelo que excojan. ZEs para ustedes dos? That's right, sir; It depends on the model that you choose, Is it for the iwa of you? 4, Carlos: Si, pero tenemos bastante equipaje tam- bién. Yes, but we have quite a jot of bagguge, 00. §, Empleado: Me parece que el Seat 1500° seria ideal para ustedes. Hay sitio para custro para que estén cémodos, y tiene cuatro puertas, Ethink the Seat 1500 would be idea! for you. There's room for four so that you'd be comfortable und it has four doors. 6, Carlos: 2Se puede incluir un porta-equipajes sin cobrar extra? Can a luggage rick be included without an ext charge? ADVANCED SPANISH ict 7. Empleado: No, selior, pero mo cuestan mucho, ¥ en cuanto al alquiler, se necesite un depésito si no se usa unit tarjeta de crédito, No, sir, bur they don"t cost much, And_ as for the rates, a deposit is needed if you don't use a credit card. 8, Juana: ;Qué se inclaye en el precio? What's included in the price? ‘The oif and the lubrication, naturally. and the normal 10, Curlos: jEstim inclwides la gasolina y el kilo- metraje*? Are gas and mileage included? Hl. Empleado: No hay limite en el kilometraje, seilor. En cuanto a in gasolina, la Super sdlo cuesta dos- cientas noventa y cinco pesetas ef titre.” ‘There's: no limit on mileage, sir. As for gas, Super only. costs twe hundred and ninety-five pesetas a fiter. 12. Juana; z¥ cudnntos litros necesita este coche por cien kilémetros? And how many liters does this car need per hundred kilometers? 13, Empleado: Sélo siete, sefiora. Commo ve, este coche €s econémico. Only seven, ma'am. As you see, this Car is eeanom- ical, 14. Carios: ;Pagamos al devolver el coche? Do we pay when we return the car?

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