Spanish A1.5 Listening Practice: From Noun To -ar Verb
Spanish A1 listening practice with audio, transcript, key phrases, and a speaking challenge for from noun to -ar verb.
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Level
A1.5
Audio
Segmented audio
Transcript
21 segments
What to notice while you listen
What you'll understand
Build short guided Spanish sentences from one new pattern at a time.
Use -acion to -ar infinitives to build an original spoken Spanish answer.
New pattern
-acion to -ar infinitives
Practice aloud after listening
Quiero confirmar.
A short Spanish listening chapter with transcript.
Unit 1: add -acion to -ar infinitives 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. Carmen · Teacher
Welcome to ChickyTutor! I'm Carmen. Today we will learn how Spanish nouns ending in -ación turn into -ar verbs. Let me play a quick conversation between Álvaro and Lucía.
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2. Álvaro · Native Speaker 1
¿Qué vamos a preparar?
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3. Lucía · Native Speaker 2
Queremos celebrar la fiesta.
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4. Álvaro · Native Speaker 1
Quiero confirmar hoy.
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5. Lucía · Native Speaker 2
Necesitas confirmar ya.
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6. Álvaro · Native Speaker 1
Puedo preparar todo.
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7. Carmen · Teacher
Let's break down those five sentences. First, Álvaro said: '¿Qué vamos a preparar?' This means 'What are we going to prepare?' The noun 'preparación' gives us the verb 'preparar'.
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8. Diego · Student
So replacing -ación with -ar creates the verb?
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9. Carmen · Teacher
Exactly, Diego! It's an easy shortcut for many words.
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10. Carmen · Teacher
Second, Lucía said: 'Queremos celebrar la fiesta.' That means 'We want to celebrate the party.' Here, 'celebración' becomes 'celebrar'.
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11. Diego · Student
Does 'celebrar' mean 'to celebrate'?
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12. Carmen · Teacher
Yes, it directly translates to 'to celebrate'.
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13. Carmen · Teacher
Third, Álvaro used our challenge phrase: 'Quiero confirmar hoy.' That means 'I want to confirm today.'
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14. Diego · Student
Is 'confirmar' from 'confirmación'?
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15. Carmen · Teacher
That's right! 'Confirmación' becomes 'confirmar'.
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16. Carmen · Teacher
Fourth, Lucía answered: 'Necesitas confirmar ya.' That means 'You need to confirm now.'
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17. Diego · Student
What does 'ya' mean in this sentence?
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18. Carmen · Teacher
In this context, 'ya' means 'now' or 'right now'.
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19. Carmen · Teacher
Finally, Álvaro said: 'Puedo preparar todo.' This means 'I can prepare everything.'
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20. Diego · Student
Can I use 'preparar' for making food?
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21. Carmen · Teacher
Yes, you can say 'preparar la comida' to mean 'to prepare food'. Great job listening today!
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