How do people greet each other and introduce themselves in Spanish? How do they talk about their lives or their everyday activities? This second edition of Portales: beginners' Spanish contains a variety of short conversations covering topics ranging from ordering a meal to discussing holiday plans.…
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Transcript -- Formal and informal introductions
Transcript -- Four people introducing themselves
Transcript -- Saying where you live and giving your address
A person talking about her family, who they are and what they do for a living
Transcript -- A person talking about her family, who they are and what they do for a living
Transcript -- A person describing a typical day in their life
Three people saying what they do in their spare time
Transcript -- Three people saying what they do in their spare time
Short dialogues with 4 people accepting or declining an invitation
Transcript -- Short dialogues with 4 people accepting or declining an invitation
Three dialogues between a hotel receptionist and a guest
Transcript -- Three dialogues between a hotel receptionist and a guest
Receptionist directs guests to hotel facilities
Transcript -- Receptionist directs guests to hotel facilities
Transcript -- A young man buying some shoes
Four people giving directions to different places
Transcript -- Four people giving directions to different places
A group discussing the food they want to order
Transcript -- A group discussing the food they want to order
Transcript -- Two women discussing their holidays
Transcript -- A woman talking about her life in the past
Transcript -- Asking for various remedies at the chemist’s
A man talking about what he has done so far in the day
Transcript -- A man talking about what he has done so far in the day
A conversation at the check in counter of an airport
Transcript -- A conversation at the check in counter of an airport
A man talking about what he is going to do in his next holidays
Transcript -- A man talking about what he is going to do in his next holidays
Five people talking about important moments in recent Spanish history
Transcript -- Five people talking about important moments in recent Spanish history
A woman talking about her grandmother in the past
Transcript -- A woman talking about her grandmother in the past
Four people describing the house they used to live to live in when they were children
Transcript -- Four people describing the house they used to live to live in when they were children
A young man talking about where he lived when he was a child
Transcript -- A young man talking about where he lived when he was a child
Four people describing what they looked like when they were younger
Transcript -- Four people describing what they looked like when they were younger
Three people describing important people in their lives -personal characteristics
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