Learning Spanish Like Crazy FINAL VERSION

Spoken Spanish Leccin Cuatro.

Listen to the following conversation.

Ren: De quin es el carro?

Mara: El carro es mo. Yo manejo.

Ren: Y el sombrero? El sombrero es tuyo?

Mara: El sombrero no es mo.

Ren: De quin es el sombrero?

Mara: El sombrero es suyo.

Ren: De quin es?

Mara: Es el sombrero de Juan

Ren: Y las tazas? Son suyas?

Mara: Si, las tazas son nuestras.

Instructor: We will now continue the topic of possessive pronouns and possessive
adjectives.

Instructor: Do you remember how to say its mine?

Ren: Es mo. Mo. Es mo.

Instructor: How do you ask? Or -Cmo se pregunta- Is it your dog?

Mara: Es tu perro? Es tu perro?

Instructor: Say its not mine

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

Instructor: Say the dog is not mine

Ren: El perro no es mo. El perro no es mo.

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Instructor: Y cmo se dice its not my dog.?

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

Instructor: Y cmo se pregunta are they your cats??

Ren: Son tus gatos? Son tus gatos?

Instructor: Say they are not mine.

Ren: No son mos. Mos. No son mos.

Instructor: Y cmo se dice they are not my cats?

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

Instructor: Y cmo se dice the cats are not mine?

Ren: Los gatos no son mos. Los gatos no son mos.

Instructor: And if referring to one cat, how do you say it is not mine?

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

Instructor: Cmo se dice the coat?

Ren: El abrigo. Abrigo. El abrigo.

Instructor: Cmo se dice the coats?

Ren: Los abrigos. Los abrigos.

Instructor: Cmo se pregunta is it your coat??

Ren: Es tu abrigo?

Instructor: Respond: Its my coat.

Mara: Es mi abrigo.

Instructor: Now respond: Its mine.

Mara: Es mo. Es mo.

Instructor: Say: the coat is mine.

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Mara: El abrigo es mo. El abrigo es mo.

Instructor: Cmo se pregunta are they your coats??

Ren: Son tus abrigos?

Instructor: Respond: They are my coats

Mara: Son mis abrigos.

Instructor: Now respond: They are mine

Mara: Son mos. Mos. Son mos.

Instructor: Say: The coats are mine

Mara: Los abrigos son mos. Los abrigos son mos.

Instructor: Escucha y repite. Listen and repeat the word car.

Ren: Carro. Carro.

Instructor: Now say the car.

Ren: El carro. El carro.

Instructor: Y cmo se dice the cars?

Ren: Los carros. Los carros.

Instructor: Cmo se pregunta is it your car??

Ren: Es tu carro?

Instructor: Respond: No, its not my car.

Mara: No, no es mi carro.

Instructor: Say: Its not mine.

Mara: No es mo. No es mo.

Instructor: Tell him its his car.

Mara: Es su carro.

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Mara: Es suyo.

Instructor: She just said its his. Listen and repeat.

Mara: Suyo. Suyo.

Instructor: Cmo se dice his?

Mara: Suyo. Suyo.

Instructor: Now say its his.

Mara: Es suyo. Es suyo.

Instructor: Instructor: Note that suyo can mean his, hers, or its. Suyo can
also mean theirs. If speaking to more than one person, suyo can also mean yours.

Instructor: Cmo se pregunta are they your cars??

Ren: Son tus carros? Son tus carros?

Instructor: Respond: No, they are not my cars.

Mara: No, no son mis carros.

Instructor: Say: They are his cars.

Mara: Son sus carros. Son sus carros.

Instructor: Referring to several cars, try to say they are his.

Mara: Son suyos. Suyos. Son suyos.

Instructor: Did you notice that suyo becomes suyos when referring to a plural
noun?

Instructor: Cmo se dice they are his?

Mara: Son suyos. Son suyos.

Instructor: Referring to just one car, say its his.

Mara: Es suyo. Es suyo.

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Instructor: Now imagine that you are speaking to a group of people. Cmo se pregunta
are they your cars?

Ren: Son sus carros? Son sus carros?

Instructor: Respond: No, no they are not our cars.

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

Instructor: Pointing to another group of people, tell him They are their cars.

Mara: Son sus carros. Son sus carros.

Mara: No son nuestros.

Instructor: She just said they are not ours. Listen and repeat.

Mara: No son nuestros. Nuestros. Son nuestros. No son nuestros.

Instructor: Cmo se dice they are not ours.

Mara: No son nuestros. No son nuestros.

Instructor: Now try to say they ARE ours

Mara: Son nuestros. Son nuestros.

Instructor: Referring to just one car, try to say its ours.

Mara: Es nuestro. Nuestro. Es nuestro.

Instructor: Do you remember how so say the table?

Ren: La mesa. La mesa.

Instructor: Cmo se dice the tables

Ren: Las mesas. Las mesas.

Instructor: Cmo se pregunta is it your table?

Ren: Es tu mesa?

Instructor: Respond: Its my table.

Mara: Es mi mesa.

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Instructor: Keep in mind that Spanish possessive pronouns agree with the object owned
in number and gender. Referring to a table, try to say Its mine.

Mara: Es ma. Ma. Ma. Es ma.

Instructor: Again, referring to a table, say Its mine

Mara: Es ma. Es ma.

Instructor: And if you are referring to a gato, how do you say: Its mine.

Mara: Es mo. Es mo.

Instructor: Since Spanish possessive pronouns must agree with the object owned both
in gender and number, referring to more than one mesa try to say they are mine.

Mara: Son mas. Mas. Mas. Son mas.

Instructor: Again, referring to several tables, say they are mine

Mara: Son mas. Mas. Son mas.

Instructor: And if you are referring to a several perros dogs, how do you say:
They are mine?

Ren: Son mos. Mos. Son mos.

Instructor: Cmo se pregunta are they your tables??

Ren: Son tus mesas?

Instructor: Respond: They are my tables.

Mara: Son mis mesas.

Instructor: Now respond: They are mine.

Mara: Son mas. Son mas.

Instructor: On second thought, you decide they are not yours. Now say they are not
mine.

Mara: No son mas. No son mas.

Instructor: Escucha y repite. Listen and repeat the word hat

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Ren: Sombrero. Sombrero. Brero. Sombrero.

Instructor: Cmo se dice the hat?

Ren: El sombrero. El sombrero. El sombero.

Instructor: Y cmo se dice the hats?

Ren: Los sombreros. Los sombreros.

Instructor: Cmo se pregunta is it your hat??

Ren: Es tu sombrero?

Ren: Es tuyo?

Instructor: He just asked is it yours? Escucha y repite

Ren: Es tuyo? Tuyo? Es tuyo?

Instructor: Cmo se pregunta is it yours??

Ren: Es tuyo? Es tuyo?

Instructor: Reply: Its not mine.

Mara: No es mo. No es mo.

Instructor: Say: No, its not my hat.

Mara: No, no es mi sombrero.

Instructor: Say: the hat is not mine

Mara: El sombrero no es mo. El sombrero no es mo.

Instructor: Say: No, its not my hat and its not my coat

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

abrigo.

Instructor: Say: Theyre not mine.

Mara: No son mos. No son mos.

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Instructor: Referring to un sombrero y un abrigo, try to ask are they yours?

Ren: Son tuyos?

Instructor: Did you remember that the possessive pronouns must match the object
owned both in number and gender?

Instructor: Again referring to un sombrero y un abrigo ask are they yours?

Ren: Son tuyos? Tuyos. Tuyos. Son tuyos?

Instructor: Respond: No, theyre not mine.

Mara: No, no son mos. No, no son mos.

Instructor: Do you remember how to say pillow case?

Ren: Funda. La funda.

Instructor: Referring to a pillow case, ask is it yours?

Ren: Es tuya? Tuya. Es tuya?

Instructor: Did you remember that tuyo must become tuya when talking about a
feminine noun such as la funda?

Instructor: Again, referring to a pillow case, ask is it yours?

Ren: Es tuya? Tuya. Es tuya?

Instructor: Respond: Its not my pillow case.

Mara: No es mi funda.

Instructor: Say: Its not mine

Mara: No es ma.

Instructor: Say: The pillow case is not mine

Mara: La funda no es ma.

Instructor: Do you remember how to say the sheets?

Ren: Las sbanas. Sbanas. Las sbanas.

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Instructor: Referring to sheets, ask are they yours?

Ren: Son tuyas? Tuyas. Son tuyas?

Instructor: Did you remember that tuya must become tuyas when talking about a
plural noun such as las sbanas?

Instructor: Again, referring to sheets, ask are they yours?

Ren: Son tuyas? Son tuyas?

Instructor: Respond: They are my sheets.

Mara: Son mis sbanas. Son mis sbanas.

Instructor: Say: They are mine

Mara: Son mas. Son mas.

Mara: Las sbanas son mas pero la funda no es ma.

Instructor: She just said the the sheets are mine but the pillow case is not mine.

Instructor: Listen and repeat the word but.

Ren: Pero. Pero.

Instructor: Cmo se dice but?

Mara: Pero. Pero.

Instructor: Say the cat is mine.

Mara: El gato es mo.

Instructor: Say but the dog is not mine.

Mara: Pero el perro no es mo. Pero el perro no es mo.

Instructor: Now say it all at once the cat is mine but the dog is not mine

Mara: El gato es mo pero el perro no es mo. El gato es mo pero el perro no es mo.

Instructor: Cmo se pregunta whose is it?

Ren: De quin es? De quin es?

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Instructor: Ask Whose dog is it?

Ren: De quin es el perro? De quin es el perro?

Instructor: Otra vez, again ask Whose dog is it?

Ren: De quin es el perro? De quin es el perro?

Instructor: Respond, its his dog.

Mara: Es su perro. Es su perro.

Instructor: Now respond, its his.

Mara: Es suyo. Es suyo.

Instructor: Now respond, its hers.

Mara: Es suyo. Es suyo.

Instructor: Did you remember that its his is said the same way as its hers?

Instructor: Talking about the same perro, how do you say its their dog?

Mara: Es su perro.

Instructor: Now try to say its theirs.

Mara: Es suyo. Es suyo.

Instructor: Did you remember that its theirs is said the same way as its hers and
its his?

Instructor: Referring to several dogs say they are theirs.

Mara: Son suyos. Son suyos.

Instructor: Do you remember how to say the chair?

Mara: La silla. La silla.

Instructor: Ask is it your chair?

Ren: Es tu silla? Es tu silla?

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Instructor: Respond no its not my chair.

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

Instructor: Referring to the chair ask is it yours?

Ren: Es tuya? Es tuya?

Instructor: Ask whose chair is it?

Ren: De quin es la silla? De quin es? De quin es la silla?

Instructor: Now, try to say yes, its mine.

Mara: Si, es ma. Si, es ma.

Instructor: On second thought, you think that the chair belongs to Carmen and Juan. Try
to say its theirs.

Mara: Es suya. Es suya.

Instructor: Did you remember that suyo must become suya when talking about a
feminine noun such as la silla?

Instructor: Agains, referring to la silla, say its theirs.

Mara: Es suya. Es suya.

Instructor: Now say the chairs.

Mara: Las sillas. La sillas.

Instructor: Ask are they your chairs?

Ren: Son tus sillas? Tus sillas. Son tus sillas?

Instructor: Respond no, they are not my chairs?

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

Instructor: Referring to the chairs ask are they yours?

Ren: Son tuyas? Son tuyas?

Instructor: Respond, No, they are not mine.

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Mara: No, no son mas. No, no son mas.

Instructor: Ask whose chairs are they?

Ren: De quin son las sillas? De quin son? De quin son las sillas?

Instructor: Do you remember how to say then?

Mara: Entonces. Entonces.

Instructor: Ask then, whose chairs are they

Ren: Entonces, de quin son las sillas? Entonces, de quin son las sillas?

Instructor: These chairs also belong to Carmen and Juan. Cmo se dice they are
theirs.?

Mara: Son suyas. Son suyas.

Instructor: Did you remember that suya must become suyas when talking about a
plural noun such as las sillas?

Instructor: Cmo se dice the chairs are theirs.?

Mara: Las sillas son suyas. Las sillas son suyas.

Instructor: Say: But the tables are mine.

Mara: Pero las mesas son mas. Pero. Pero las mesas son mas.

Ren: Entonces, de quin son las tazas?

Instructor: He just said then, whose cups are they?

Instructor: Listen and repeat the word cup.

Mara: Taza. Taza. Taza

Instructor: Cmo se dice cup ?

Ren: Taza. Taza.

Instructor: Cmo se dice the cup.?

Mara: La taza. La taza.

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Instructor: Now imagine that you are speaking to a group of people. Cmo se pregunta
are they your cups??

Ren: Son sus tazas? Son sus tazas?

Instructor: Cmo se pregunta whose are they?

Mara: De quin son? De quin son?

Instructor: Speaking to the group, ask are they yours?

Ren: Son suyas? Son suyas?

Instructor: Respond they are our cups.

Mara: Son nuestras tazas. Nuestras. Son nuestras tazas.

Instructor: Now say they are ours.

Mara: Son nuestras. Son nuestras.

Instructor: Did you remember that nuestros must become nuestras when talking
about a feminine noun such as las tazas?

Instructor: Otra vez, cmo se dice they are ours.?

Mara: Son nuestras. Son nuestras.

Instructor: Referring to only one cup or una taza, ask the group of people is it
yours?

Ren: Es suya? Es suya?

Instructor: Respond its ours.

Mara: Es nuestra. Nuestra. Es nuestra.

Instructor: You see your friend Mara, ask Mara is it yours?

Ren: Es tuya? Es tuya?

Instructor: Respond its mine.

Mara: Es ma.

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Instructor: Say its my cup.

Mara: Es mi taza

Instructor: But its not my hat.

Mara: Pero no es mi sombrero. Pero no es mi sombrero.

Instructor: Say: The hats not mine.

Mara: El sombrero no es mo.

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

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