Spanish A1.4 Listening Practice: Meet Want With -cion Words
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A1.4
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1m 18s
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A short Spanish listening chapter with transcript.
Unit 1: add -tion to -cion nouns and quiero to what you already control, then say one short answer that reuses earlier Spanish instead of starting from a memorized phrase.
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1. Teacher
Welcome to ChickyTutor. Today, we are exploring how English words ending in '-tion' easily convert to Spanish '-ción' words, using 'quiero' to express what you want. Let's listen to a quick conversation.
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2. Native Speaker 1
Tengo una decisión.
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3. Native Speaker 2
¿Qué decisión?
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4. Native Speaker 1
Quiero una opinión.
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5. Native Speaker 2
Mi opinión es buena.
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6. Native Speaker 1
Gracias por la opinión.
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7. Teacher
Let's break that down. First, we heard: 'Tengo una decisión.' This means 'I have a decision.' In Spanish, many '-tion' words become '-ción'.
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8. Student
Is the pronunciation of '-ción' very different from English?
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9. Teacher
Yes, it sounds like 'see-OHN', with a strong emphasis on the last syllable.
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10. Teacher
Next, we heard: 'Quiero una opinión.' This means 'I want an opinion.' It uses 'quiero' for 'I want'.
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11. Student
Why is it 'una opinión' and not 'un opinión'?
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12. Teacher
Almost all Spanish nouns ending in '-ción' or '-ión' are feminine, so we use 'una'.
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13. Teacher
Finally, we heard: 'Mi opinión es buena.' This means 'My opinion is good.'
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14. Student
Does 'buena' also change because 'opinión' is feminine?
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15. Teacher
Yes, exactly! Adjectives like 'buena' must agree with feminine nouns. Great listening today!
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