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Question 1

We are going to listen to the second episode and after the episode Mark will explain to us the language that we have been using.

Answer 1

Vamos a escuchar el segundo capítulo y tras el capítulo Mark nos explicará el lenguaje que hemos estado utilizando. (Progressive form of the perfect tense)

Question 2

They are trying to decide what they are going to do.

Answer 2

Están tratando de decidir lo que van a hacer.

Question 3

She says hello to Iona and Laura.

Answer 3

Les saluda a Iona y a Laura.

Question 4

You have to excuse me for last night.

Answer 4

Tenéis que disculparme por lo de anoche.

Question 5

I didn’t know that my son was going to have a party, and there were so many people, and I really am very sorry.

Answer 5

No sabía que mi hijo iba a dar una fiesta, y había tanta gente, y de verdad que lo siento mucho.

Question 6

Leaving me the house in a mess!

Answer 6

¡dejándome la casa hecha un desastre!

Question 7

What a bad first impression!

Answer 7

¡Qué mala primera impresión!

Question 8

It’s just that I knew Antonio when we were kids.

Answer 8

Es que yo conocía a Antonio cuando éramos niños.

Question 9

He is going to come in 2 or 3 weeks.

Answer 9

Va a venir dentro de dos o tres semanas

Question 10

Wait and I’ll call her.

Answer 10

Espera que la llame.

Question 11

Come here. I want you to meet someone.

Answer 11

Ven aquí. Quiero que conozcas a alguien.

Question 12

Laura and Estela have spent a lot of time together and now they know each other a little more.

Answer 12

Laura y Estela han pasado mucho tiempo juntas y ahora se conocen un poco más.

Question 13

Tranquility is over! (Peace and quiet is over!)

Answer 13

¡Se acabó la tranquilidad! (Acabar = to come to an end)

Question 14

If you knew my brother you wouldn’t say that!

Answer 14

¡Si conocieras a mi hermano no dirías eso!

Question 15

Almost without an accent.

Answer 15

Casi sin acento. (Note that there is no need for an article here.)

Question 16

I was wondering if you would want to come?

Answer 16

Me preguntaba si querrías venir. (Preguntarse = to ask oneself/ to wonder) (double r e.g. querría used for future and conditional tense)

Question 17

I will have to ask my mother.

Answer 17

Tendré que preguntarle a mi madre.

Question 18

I don’t know if she’s going to let me go.

Answer 18

No sé si va a dejarme ir.

Question 19

She always worries.

Answer 19

Siempre se preocupa.

Question 20

How is she getting on with her spanish?

Answer 20

¿Qué tal lleva el español?

Question 21

Yes, but it’s hard for her to understand people because they (people) always talk very quickly and she doesn’t understand anything.

Answer 21

Sí, pero le cuesta entender a la gente porque siempre habla muy de prisa y ella no se entera de nada. (enterarse de algo = to pick up on, to understand; le cuesta + infinitive = he/she finds it difficult to…)

Question 22

She doesn’t understand a thing.

Answer 22

Ella no se entera de nada. (enterarse de algo = to pick up on, to understand).

Question 23

I don’t speak any english.

Answer 23

No hablo nada de inglés

Question 24

I’m so ashamed to speak it, especially when I hear you speak Spanish!

Answer 24

Tengo tanta vergüenza de hablarlo, sobre todo cuando te oigo hablar castellano!

Question 25

Well, hey, as for the party, what do you think?

Answer 25

Bueno, oye, en cuanto a la fiesta, ¿qué te parece? (en cuanto… = as far as … is concerned)

Question 26

How would we go? And how much does it cost?

Answer 26

¿cómo iríamos? y ¿cuánto costaría?

Question 27

Don’t worry about that.

Answer 27

No te preocupes por eso.

Question 28

With regards to money.. look, don’t take it the wrong way, but I’m going to propose to you a thing.

Answer 28

Con respecto al dinero… mira, no te lo tomes mal, pero te voy a proponer una cosa.

Question 29

Do you want me to tell him that you’re interested?

Answer 29

¿Quieres que le diga que te interesa? (More specifically, “that it interests you”)

Question 30

She wants me to spend as much time as possible speaking Spanish.

Answer 30

Ella quiere que pase el mayor tiempo posible hablando español. (el mayor tiempo posible = as much time as possible)

Question 31

Goodness!

Answer 31

¡Vaya!

Question 32

I’ll definitely speak to my boss tomorrow.

Answer 32

Hablaré con mi jefe mañana mismo. (ahora mismo means “this very minute”, so it gives immediacy. Mañana mismo is the equivalent, but referring to tomorrow. It conveys determination for doing something as requested or expected)

Question 33

You’re so pretty!

Answer 33

¡qué guapa estás!