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Hosts: Liliana,  JP
ID: 0059
Difficulty: Elementary
Published: January 31, 2008
Topics: relationships
Functions: avoiding conflict
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Lesson Introduction

Can you believe that Veronica? Making eyes at Mauricio from across the bar, knowing full well it will only enrage her jealous boyfriend. What is Mauricio to do? In this lesson, we'll learn how to say "I think she's diggin' you," and we'll hear Mauricio try to negotiate this potentially difficult situation... in Spanish!

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estibalitz says
Si pudiesen tener una cita con alguien famoso, ¿quién elegirían? If you could have a date with a celebrity, who would you choose? Yo tendría una cita con Fernando Alonso, un piloto de Fórmula 1 español. I would have a date with Fernando Alonso, a spanish F1 driver.
January 30, 2008 from the Web.
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jpvillanueva says
¡Hola todos! So what do you think? Should Mauricio go for it? Is it worth the risk? I thought he had a good thing going with Alicia... and Alma, for goodness sakes, what about Alma? Check out our discussion on piropos, (pick-up lines).
January 30, 2008 from the Web.
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lilianamata says
Yo saldría con Marlon Brando cuando era joven, Cary Grant cuando vivía y con Daniel Craig. Me encantan! todos tienen clase y son muy varoniles. I would go out with Marlon Brando when he was young, Cary Grant when he was alive and with Daniel Craig. I love them, they are all classy and very masculine.
January 30, 2008 from the Web.
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tim777 says
I like the show spod is putting on.... both hosts spanish is great... could the female host tone down the 'I am annoyed by you ignorance attitude' a little though, I have lived in South America for long streches and out of Mexico all the time however the general attitude seems to take place. its the diva pose, ok its great and it part of the culture, in teaching though it can turn people way off.
January 31, 2008 from the Web.
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mharbus says
Hola, Could you help me understand the grammatical use of 'que sí' in the expansion section sentence '¿Crees que me dirá que sí?'?(Do you think she'll say yes to me?) saludos
January 31, 2008 from the Web.
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oolung says
A great lesson, as usual. I especially appreciate Lili's cultural comments :) One question: would it be okay to say: Ademas tiene UN novio? Would there be any difference?
January 31, 2008 from the Web.
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kikuyu says
yo tambien agradezco mucho el punto de vista cultural de Liliana. :)
January 31, 2008 from the Web.
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estibalitz says
oolung, it's not correct to say "tiene UN novio", unless you're living in a society where it's normal to have more than one so you have to specify how many boyfriends do you have, je.
January 31, 2008 from the Web.
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shep1582 says
¿Qué Tal, mis amigos? The verb gustar, I thought you only use "gusta" or "gustan" depending on if what you like is single or plural. ¿Por lo tanto, por qué no dice en la frase "Creo que le gusta" más que "le gusta[s]" o "a ella le te gusta". Estoy confundido un poco. ¡Gracias!
February 1, 2008 from the Web.
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keno says
I especially like Lilianamata. She has personality and I adore her accent: I'm in a good mood. Her 'good mood' rhyming with 'would should'.
February 1, 2008 from the Web.
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estibalitz says
shep1582, "Le gustas" means "tú le gustas a ella" "le gusta" means "A él le gusta ella " can you see the difference?
February 1, 2008 from the Web.
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lilianamata says
Keno Muchas gracias for your comment it gets me in a better mood!
February 1, 2008 from the Web.
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kikuyu says
"tú le gustas a ella" = she likes you and "A él le gusta ella" = he likes her es correcto ?
February 1, 2008 from the Web.
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lilianamata says
Kikuyu Si correcto!
February 1, 2008 from the Web.
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shep1582 says
Esti, thanks. If I explain any more I'll confuse everyone including me. I really do understand your examples. In the past, I was taught you should not conjugate gustar like normal "ar" verbs, but this lesson made me do some more research and there are certain instances where a regular conjugation (gusto, gustas) is grammatically correct. Gracias, mi amiga, aprendí algo nuevo. ¡Perfecto!
February 1, 2008 from the Web.
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shep1582 says
Lili, Keno es correcto. Su acento is increíble y su interacción con JP es tan divertido. No puedo esperar un nueva lección. Tenga un buen día.
February 1, 2008 from the Web.
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lilianamata says
Shep1582 Gracias por tu comentario, puedes escuchar nuestro nuevo show del Taco al Tango. Si tienes mas preguntas escríbeme.
February 1, 2008 from the Web.
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lailaash says
Si él fuera un poco más joven, saldría con el actor Mario López. Es muy guapo y sabe bailar! En esta lección, "pegue" es subjuntivo, no? Que es la mejor manera de aprender a usar el subjuntivo?
February 3, 2008 from the Web.
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shep1582 says
Lailaash, eres mas avanzada que mí. Pienso que es bueno para aprender de(?) otras personas. Por lo tanto, por qué usaste "fuera" (subjuntivo) en vez de "era" (indicativo). Curioso, gracias.
February 3, 2008 from the Web.
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oolung says
gracias, Esti, lo recordare. :) (Es interesante que tipo de cosas podemos sugerir por casualidad solo por hacer un pequenito error de gramatica, no? - isn't it interesting what kind of things we may inadvertently suggest simply by making a tiny grammatical mistake?)
February 4, 2008 from the Web.
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kaydeeay says
Es pegar mas comun usar que golpear? Por que no usa golpear en esto caso?
February 15, 2008 from the Web.
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jpvillanueva says
shep1582, "Gustar" means "to give pleasure to," and many teachers and textbooks don't want to mess with all the persons of that verb... partly because it's used in 3rd person 90% of the time, but also partly because in the other persons, it can be a little... well.... let's say "gustar" might also mean "to be a turn on." Which is language I just don't need in my classroom. However, I never lied to my students and said "you can't use "gustar" in first or second person....." lailaash, Learning the subjunctive takes some explicit instruction; I'm developing some new resources so that we can provide that specific instruction!
February 15, 2008 from the Web.
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pussycat says
Liliana, I have never been to South America and I really enjoy your comments at the end of each lesson. They paint the picture!!
February 24, 2008 from the Web.
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lilianamata says
Pussycat Thanks for your comment, maybe this will encourage you a nice trip to South America!
February 24, 2008 from the Web.
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elegantebriana says
Hi! I am a new menber . holla mi amigos.yo hablo espagnol pocito .
February 24, 2008 from the Web.
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elegantebriana says
Can you teach me Spanish.
February 24, 2008 from the Web.
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lilianamata says
eleganterbriana Bienvenida. I advise you to start with the Newbie level.
February 24, 2008 from the Web.
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tjhooker says
yay
March 13, 2008 from the Web.
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kathy09 says
I love Spanishpod I am learning a lot I am between the elementary and the intermediate level so they are the one's I am listening to the most. You guys make learning so much fun with all the humor I never get bored even hearing them over and over again. Kathy
April 2, 2008 from the Web.
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lilianamata says
Kathy Nice to have you in SpanishPod thanks for your comment, any lesson ideas let us know! Saludos!
April 3, 2008 from the Web.
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mistyq says

Lilianamata, don't change! You and JP work very well together. The insights you provide into Latino culture is quite refreshing. 

May 15, 2008 from the Web.
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lilianamata says

mistyq

I am glad to hear you enjoy our lessons because sometimes it can be difficult to pick what cultural issues are the best to discuss. Any ideas for a show or any other questions, please feel free to ask anything! It’s is pretty hard for me to feel offended when you are trying to explain stereotypes or clichés they are part of every culture! :)

May 15, 2008 from the Web.
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dtang says

I was wondering if JP & Lili plan the conversation... the cultural insight is great!

 

Es muy chistoso!

May 17, 2008 from the Web.
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bonito23 says

No, no puede tener una cita con Alicia por que ella he alguien.

No, He cannot go with Alicia because she has somebody.

Yo tendria una cita con Niccola Ciccone por que me gustaria que Niccola cantare con la guitarra y a mi me gustaria cantar con el.

June 29, 2009 from the Web.
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martinillo says

bonito23: Algunas correciones:

No, no puedo tener una cita con Alicia porque ella tiene a alguien. ("why?" is "¿por qué?" but "because" is "porque" (one word); "haber" is almost exclusively used as a auxiliary verb to form the composite tenses; if the object is a person you need the preposition "a").

Yo tendría una cita con Niccola Ciccone porque me gustaría que Niccola cantaría con la guitarra y a mí me gustaría cantar con él.

 

June 29, 2009 from the Web.
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lilianamata says

One more correction martinillo and bonito

Yo tendría una cita con Niccola Ciccone porque me gustaría que Niccola cantarA con la guitarra y a mí me gustaría cantar con él.

We  use the subjonctive, because is something you wish for, you would like. So it would be porque me gustaría que Niccola cantara or cantarASE.

June 30, 2009 from the Web.
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marcobestgen says
Yo saldria con Charlotte Rampling. Porque su voz y mirada.
October 30, 2009 from the Web.
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rodneyp says

I recently learned about "Tener pegue", which means something to the effect of having sex appeal, or good luck with the ladies. 

Although I'm not sure if this phrase is used exclusively for men, or if it can refer to someone who has luck with the opposite sex in general.

Also, here's a couple of links that might help you get a better understanding of the verb Gustar...

http://myspanishnotes.blogspot.com/2009/10/gustar.html

http://myspanishnotes.blogspot.com/2009/10/gustar-part-2.html

 

 

November 1, 2009 from the Web.
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evandar says

Oh, yes, Liliana, I completely agree with you regarding Cary Grant! He had that look in his eyes where it seemed he found life endlessly amusing. What about James Stewart? He also had that classy look. If you don't know who he is, he starred in Rear Window, Vertigo, Rope and many others. Both were brilliant actors, really. The only living actor that I feel has the same class as the stars of the 50's and 60's is George Clooney.

December 7, 2009 from the Web.
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lilianamata says

evandar

I know who James Stewart is , I really like him! That is one thing that I miss now in movies. There was so much elegance and they lookes so masculine back then. This is why I enjoy MAD MEN, specially John Hamm...I agree Clooney is handsome, but a bit overrated.

December 7, 2009 from the Web.
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evandar says

Hehe, it's cool that you know who he is. I agree Clooney is a little overrated as an actor, but he's still way above the norm today. I've tried to like "Mad Men", I love the style, but I have a hard time caring about any of the characters. They all seem to have this shallow and egotistical streak about them. Products of their role in society at the time, I suppose. ¿Debemos hablar español, no? Jeje.

December 8, 2009 from the Web.
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lilianamata says

Evandar

Si habla en español, más bien escribe. A mi me gusta ver como se desarrollaba el consumismo en los Estados Unidos. Tienes razón es difícil que te gusten los personajes. No soporto a Peggy y a Betty. Pero me gusta mucho Don Draper y su asociado, el de pelo blanco! me hace reír.

 

December 9, 2009 from the Web.
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poopers22 says

Si pudiesen tener una cita con alguien famoso, ¿quién elegirían?

yo saldria con "judy Dench" (tiene la papel de "M" en las peliculas de Bond) se que ella esta considerada vieja para mi, pero me gusta su actitud, es buen sexy

December 9, 2009 from the Web.
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poopers22 says

Si pudiesen tener una cita con alguien famoso, ¿quién elegirían?

se me olvido mencionar que tambien saldria con liliana mata, me gusta mucho las mujeres con inteligencia como tu  ;-) y tan guapa tambien ,lol, yo no se como se dice ,keep up the good work,all of you, que dios les bendigan , gracias a todos ustedes,

 

P.s- Como se dice " crush" as in he/she has a crush on someone, is there a different way than, "esta enamorado"

P.S.S Como se dice "p.s" lol

December 9, 2009 from the Web.
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donperigo says

poopers22

toma un numero, hay una cola para salir con lilliana :-)

todos los hombres estamos chiflados por ella

P.D.

p.s. = p.d.

December 9, 2009 from the Web.
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lilianamata says

poopers22

Muchas gracias!!! Me encantaría conocer a mis usuarios ! Lástima que vivo tan lejos! 

Keep up the good work, se dice sigan haciendo un buen trabajo!

Crush en español se dice ...me gusta, me tiene loco, algo enamorado.

poopers22 y Cobre

Muchas gracias por los bellos comentarios!

December 10, 2009 from the Web.
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sarahhong says

Hi.  In this lesson you said that the opposite of "Creo que si" is "No creo".  I was just wondering why it wouldn't be "Creo que no".  Would it be wrong to say that?

April 13, 2011 from the Web.
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lilianamata says

It can be both. CREO QUE NO and NO CREO both are correct.

April 18, 2011 from the Web.
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sarahhong in reply to lilianamata

Thanks. I appreciate the fact that you are still here to answer questions. I listen to your podcasts every day!

April 18, 2011 from the Web.
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lilianamata in reply to sarahhong

Glad to hear!!! If you have questions me or the community can help you out. Sigue estudiando! Saludos.

April 18, 2011 from the Web.
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