Spanish A1.6 Listening Practice: Try And Silent H
Spanish A1 listening practice with audio, transcript, key phrases, and a speaking challenge for try and silent h.
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Level
A1.6
Audio
1m 22s
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 intento plus infinitive and silent h to build an original spoken Spanish answer.
New pattern
intento plus infinitive and silent h
Practice aloud after listening
Intento hablar hoy.
A short Spanish listening chapter with transcript.
Unit 1: add intento plus infinitive and silent h 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
Intento hablar. I try to speak. Imagine seeing two languages on a sign during a trip in Spain.
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2. Álvaro · Native Speaker 1
I might assume one is a translation until I notice that both are used locally.
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3. Carmen · Teacher
Spanish is official nationwide; several regions also have co-official languages. One country doesn't mean one language on every sign.
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4. Álvaro · Native Speaker 1
Es diferente. I want to make an effort rather than guess that everyone uses the same words.
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5. Carmen · Teacher
Intento hablar hoy. I try to speak today. An attempt can start with something small.
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6. Álvaro · Native Speaker 1
And imagine another traveller needing a hand with a simple question: Intento ayudar.
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7. Carmen · Teacher
The h in hablar is silent. Start at the vowel. Ayudar , to help, has no written h to silence.
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8. Álvaro · Native Speaker 1
With intento , the next action stays whole: Intento hablar. Intento ayudar.
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9. Carmen · Teacher
Our imagined visitor can ask which language the local person prefers, then try a few words and listen.
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10. Álvaro · Native Speaker 1
Useful curiosity beats deciding that an unfamiliar sign must be a mistake.
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11. Carmen · Teacher
Describe your effort today: I try to speak today.
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12. Álvaro · Native Speaker 1
Intento hablar hoy.
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13. Carmen · Teacher
That sentence also works when the conversation doesn't go perfectly. It describes an effort, not a claim of fluency.
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14. Álvaro · Native Speaker 1
Es normal. Trying and knowing everything are two different goals.
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15. Carmen · Teacher
Someone needs a hand in a new situation. Say: I try to help.
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16. Álvaro · Native Speaker 1
Intento ayudar.
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