A0096: I Am Allergic

Introduction

Not only do we learn how to say that we are allergic, but JP also tells us about all the things that we could be allergic to. Although Liliana finds it hard to believe. The keyword is alérgico – allergic.

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Dialogue

hombre:	Quiero el pastel de chocolate.
mujer:	Está bien.
hombre:	¿El pastel tiene nueces?
mujer:	No, no tiene.
hombre:	¿Segura? Porque soy alérgico.

Dialogue with Translation

hombre:	Quiero	el	pastel	de	chocolate.
	(I) want	the	cake	of	chocolate
man:	I want the chocolate cake.

mujer:	Está	bien.
	(it) is	well
woman:	That's fine.

hombre:	¿El	pastel	tiene	nueces?
	the	cake	(it) has	nuts
man:	Does the cake have nuts?

mujer:	No,	no	tiene.
	no	not	(it) has
woman:	No, it doesn't have any.

hombre:	¿Segura?	Porque	soy	alérgico.
	sure	because	(I) am	allergic
man:	Are you sure? Because I am allergic.

Vocabulary for Dialogue

el hombre	noun (masculine)	the man
la mujer	noun (feminine)	the woman
querer	verb (infinitive)	to want, to love
(yo) quiero	verb (present tense)	I want
el pastel	noun (masculine)	the cake
los pasteles	noun (plural, masculine)	the cakes
de	preposition	of
el chocolate	noun (masculine)	the chocolate
estar	verb (infinitive)	to be
(él/ella) está	verb (present tense)	he/she(/it) is
bien	adverb	well, good
tener	verb (infinitive)	to have
(él/ella) tiene	verb (present tense)	he/she(/it) has
la nuez	noun (feminine)	the nut
las nueces	noun (plural, feminine)	the nuts
no	adverb	no, not
seguro/segura	adjective (m./f.)	sure
porque	conjunction	because
ser	verb (infinitive)	to be
(yo) soy	verb (present tense)	I am
alérgico/alérgica	adjective (m./f.)	allergic

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Vocabulary for Audio Lesson

la zanahoria	noun (feminine)	the carrot
las zanahorias	noun (plural, feminine)	the carrots
la manzana	noun (feminine)	the apple
las manzanas	noun (plural, feminine)	the apples
tres	number	three
la leche	noun (feminine)	the milk
las leches	noun (plural, feminine)	the milks
el pastel de tres leches	phrase	the three cream cake
suave	adjective (m./f.)	smooth, soft
el perdón	noun (masculine)	the pardon
hasta luego	phrase	see you later

More Vocabulary

This section includes grammatically related words. Some of them are required by the exercise Dialogue Recast.

querer	infinitive	to want
(yo) quiero	present tense	I want
(tú) quieres		you want (informal, singular)
(él/ella) quiere		he/she(/it) wants
(usted) quiere		you want (formal, singular)
(nosotros/-as) queremos		we want (m./f.)
(vosotros/-as) queréis		you want (informal, plural, m./f.)
(ellos/ellas) quieren		they want (m./f.)
(ustedes) quieren		you want (formal, plural)

estar	infinitive	to be
(yo) estoy	present tense	I am
(tú) estás		you are (informal, singular)
(él/ella) está		he/she(/it) is
(usted) está		you are (formal, singular)
(nosotros/-as) estamos		we are (m./f.)
(vosotros/-as) estáis		you are (informal, plural, m./f.)
(ellos/ellas) están		they are (m./f.)
(ustedes) están		you are (formal, plural)

tener	infinitive	to have
(yo) tengo	present tense	I have
(tú) tienes		you have (informal, singular)
(él/ella) tiene		he/she(/it) has
(usted) tiene		you have (formal, singular)
(nosotros/-as) tenemos		we have (m./f.)
(vosotros/-as) tenéis		you have (informal, plural, m./f.)
(ellos/ellas) tienen		they have (m./f.)
(ustedes) tienen		you have (formal, plural)

ser	infinitive	to be
(yo) soy	present tense	I am
(tú) eres		you are (informal, singular)
(él/ella) es		he/she(/it) is
(usted) es		you are (formal, singular)
(nosotros/-as) somos		we are (m./f.)
(vosotros/-as) sois		you are (informal, plural, m./f.)
(ellos/ellas) son		they are (m./f.)
(ustedes) son		you are (formal, plural)

Exercises

Dialogue Translation

Cover the right column, translate from Spanish to English and uncover the right column line by line to check your answers. If possible, read the Spanish sentences aloud.

Quiero el pastel de chocolate.	I want the chocolate cake.
Está bien.	That's fine.
¿El pastel tiene nueces?	Does the cake have nuts?
No, no tiene.	No, it doesn't have any.
¿Segura? Porque soy alérgico.	Are you sure? Because I am allergic.

Dialogue Recall

Now translate from English to Spanish. Remember to say the Spanish sentences aloud.

I want the chocolate cake.	Quiero el pastel de chocolate.
That's fine.	Está bien.
Does the cake have nuts?	¿El pastel tiene nueces?
No, it doesn't have any.	No, no tiene.
Are you sure? Because I am allergic.	¿Segura? Porque soy alérgico.

Dialogue Remix

Translate this variant of the dialogue from English to Spanish.

I want the three cream cake.	Quiero el pastel de tres leches.
That's fine.	Está bien.
Does the cake have carrot?	¿El pastel tiene zanahoria?
No, it doesn't have any. It has apple.	No, no tiene. Tiene manzana.
No! I'm allergic to (= a) the apples.	¡No! Soy alérgico a las manzanas.
The apple cake has no apple.	El pastel de manzana no tiene manzana.
Are you sure? The apple cake has no apple?	¿Segura? ¿El pastel de manzana no tiene manzana?
It has no apple. The three cream cake has apple.	No tiene manzana. El pastel de tres leches tiene manzana.
Fine.	Bien.

Dialogue Recast

This translation exercise requires some of the words from the More Vocabulary section.

We want the chocolate cake.	Queremos el pastel de chocolate.
That's fine.	Está bien.
Does the cake have nuts?	¿El pastel tiene nueces?
No, it doesn't have any.	No, no tiene.
Are you sure? (masculine) Because I am allergic. (feminine)	¿Seguro? Porque soy alérgica.

Image Credits

“File:Walnut02.jpg” by Fir0002 (GNU Free Documentation License)
“Image:Carrots.JPG” by Kander (Public Domain)
“Image:Froita mazás 005.jpg” by Luis Miguel Bugallo Sánchez (Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 2.5 Spain Licence)
“IImage:Tres Leches.jpg” by User:AndonicO (GNU Free Documentation License)