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
1m 24s
Transcript
16 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.
Read while you listen.
1. Carmen · Teacher
Twelve grapes and a midnight clock? Quiero preparar. Imagine us getting ready for New Year's Eve in Spain.
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2. Álvaro · Native Speaker 1
I want to prepare too. Discovering the tradition while the clock is chiming seems a little late.
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3. Carmen · Teacher
The custom is to eat twelve grapes with the midnight chimes. It is associated with good luck; a tradition, not a promise.
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4. Álvaro · Native Speaker 1
Quiero celebrar. I want to celebrate, even if the grapes don't control the future.
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5. Carmen · Teacher
Es normal. And I want to confirm our plan before everyone arrives: Quiero confirmar.
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6. Álvaro · Native Speaker 1
One friend has the grapes; the other has the meeting place. Our imagined evening now has a plan.
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7. Carmen · Teacher
Preparation, celebration, confirmation: English bridge words point towards preparar , celebrar , confirmar .
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8. Álvaro · Native Speaker 1
After quiero , keep that second action whole. Quiero preparar. Quiero celebrar.
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9. Carmen · Teacher
The interesting part isn't a giant menu. A small piece of fruit can become a shared moment.
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10. Álvaro · Native Speaker 1
Es importante. Getting together is real; the promised luck is the story around it.
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11. Carmen · Teacher
A friend asks what you want to do before the guests arrive. Say: I want to prepare.
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12. Álvaro · Native Speaker 1
Quiero preparar.
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13. Carmen · Teacher
Later, a message arrives: are our plans agreed? A useful reason to check.
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14. Álvaro · Native Speaker 1
Quiero confirmar. I would rather ask now than greet the wrong group at midnight.
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15. Carmen · Teacher
For a different occasion, tell a friend your goal: I want to celebrate.
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16. Álvaro · Native Speaker 1
Quiero celebrar.
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