Spanish A1.8 Listening Practice: It And Her Before The Verb
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A short Spanish listening chapter with transcript.
Unit 2: add lo/la object placement 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! I'm Carmen, your host. Today we are learning how to use the Spanish words 'lo' and 'la' to mean 'it' or 'her' before a verb. Let's listen to Álvaro and Lucía.
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2. Álvaro · Native Speaker 1
¿Tienes el libro?
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3. Lucía · Native Speaker 2
Sí, lo quiero.
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4. Álvaro · Native Speaker 1
Quiero verlo.
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5. Lucía · Native Speaker 2
La revista, la quiero.
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6. Álvaro · Native Speaker 1
Lo quiero ver ahora.
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7. Carmen · Teacher
First, Álvaro asked: "¿Tienes el libro?", which means "Do you have the book?" Notice that "el libro" is a masculine noun.
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8. Diego · Student
Since "libro" is masculine, does that mean we replace it with "lo" when we want to say "it"?
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9. Carmen · Teacher
Exactly, Diego! "Lo" replaces masculine singular nouns.
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10. Carmen · Teacher
Next, Lucía said: "Sí, lo quiero," which means "Yes, I want it." In Spanish, short pronoun words like "lo" usually go right before the conjugated verb.
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11. Diego · Student
Can "lo" ever go after "quiero" when it's just one verb?
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12. Carmen · Teacher
No, with a single conjugated verb like "quiero," "lo" must come before it.
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13. Carmen · Teacher
Then Álvaro said: "Quiero verlo," which means "I want to see it." Here, "ver" is an infinitive, so "lo" attaches directly to the end of it.
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14. Diego · Student
So attached to the end of an infinitive verb, it becomes one word?
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15. Carmen · Teacher
Yes, "ver" plus "lo" becomes "verlo."
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16. Carmen · Teacher
After that, Lucía said: "La revista, la quiero," meaning "The magazine, I want it." She used "la" because "la revista" is feminine.
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17. Diego · Student
Does "la" follow the exact same placement rule as "lo"?
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18. Carmen · Teacher
Yes, "la" works the exact same way, but for feminine objects or "her."
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19. Carmen · Teacher
Finally, Álvaro said: "Lo quiero ver ahora," which means "I want to see it now."
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20. Diego · Student
So "Lo quiero ver" and "Quiero verlo" mean the exact same thing?
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21. Carmen · Teacher
Spot on! When you have two verbs together like "quiero ver," you can put "lo" in front or attach it to the end.
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22. Carmen · Teacher
That's all for today! Practice placing "lo" and "la" before your verbs, and you'll sound much more natural in Spanish.
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