Where do you live?

IN THIS LESSON:

In this lesson, we return to our conversation between Lieutenant Gomez, Sargent Bob Miller, and Bob's wife Gloria.

Objectives:

Ask and respond to questions about someone's place of employment.
Ask and respond to questions like "Where do you live?", "Do you have children?"
Excuse yourself, saying that you have to leave.
Use typical parting expressions such as "see you later" and "good-bye."

Study Dialogue:

Instructions

FIRST: Play the audio below while following along with the written dialogue. Try to repeat each sentence aloud in Spanish after each line.
SECOND: Study the written dialogue until you learn the meaning of each sentence, paying close attention to any new vocabulary.
THIRD: Verify your knowledge of the material using the "Learn It" and "Hear It" sections below. Repeat these steps until you are able to correctly answer each of the prompts.

Teniente Gómez:

tienen (tener) you (plural) have (to have)

ustedes you (plural, formal)

el hijo the child

Señora de Miller:

niño boy

niña girl

Teniente Gómez:

trabaja (trabajar) work (to work)

Sargento Miller:

Teniente Gómez:

dónde where

Sargento Miller:

Teniente Gómez:

lo it (subject)

siento (sentar) I feel (to feel)

lo siento I'm sorry (lit: I feel it)

amigos (amigo) friends (friend)

tengo (tener) I have (to have)

tengo que irme I have to go

hasta until

vista view, sight

hasta la vista see ya!

Sargento Miller:

luego later

Señora de Miller:

adíos goodbye

Learn It:

Instructions

This section is designed to test how well you understand the material presented in the Study Dialogue. Try to enter the English translation for each phrase below without looking at the previous section (no peeking!). After you have entered your response, click "Show Answer" to see the correct phrase and compare your results.

Hear It:

Instructions

This section is designed to test your ability to recognize and understand what you hear on the audio. Click the playback icon to hear a phrase from the previous dialogue. Type what you hear, in Spanish, into the input field below. Click "Show Answer" to see the correct phrase and compare your results. TIP: Be sure you have learned the meaning of all of the phrases in the dialogue using the "Learn It" section before completing this section.

Review:

How do you say each of the following:

Where do you (plural) live?
We have three children.
I have to leave.