Spanish A1.9 Listening Practice: Know And If
Spanish A1 listening practice with audio, transcript, key phrases, and a speaking challenge for know and if.
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Level
A1.9
Audio
1m 12s
Transcript
15 segments
What to notice while you listen
What you'll understand
Build short guided Spanish sentences from one new pattern at a time.
Use saber with si and por que to build an original spoken Spanish answer.
New pattern
saber with si and por que
Practice aloud after listening
Quiero saber por que no.
A short Spanish listening chapter with transcript.
Unit 2: add saber with si and por que 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
Quiero saber si es normal comer aquí. Imagine visiting a food market like La Boquería and trying to choose a lunch stop.
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2. Álvaro · Native Speaker 1
No sé si comer aquí. Quiero ver la comida.
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3. Carmen · Teacher
Some food markets combine shopping and eating. But a shopping stall isn't automatically somewhere that serves lunch.
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4. Álvaro · Native Speaker 1
Es diferente. Quiero saber si es normal. Quiero una opinión.
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5. Carmen · Teacher
Our imagined visitor has found ingredients, not a ready meal. A useful reason to ask rather than assume.
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6. Álvaro · Native Speaker 1
Sé por qué. Es para comprar, no para comer.
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7. Carmen · Teacher
Sé means I know, with an accent. Si means if in this question: Quiero saber si es normal.
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8. Álvaro · Native Speaker 1
No sé si es local. Quiero saber.
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9. Carmen · Teacher
Another stall in our imagined visit serves prepared food. Now the plan can be lunch, while the shopping waits.
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10. Álvaro · Native Speaker 1
Ahora sé: es normal comer aquí. Quiero comer aquí.
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11. Carmen · Teacher
Ask whether eating here is normal: I want to know if it is normal to eat here.
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12. Álvaro · Native Speaker 1
Quiero saber si es normal comer aquí.
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13. Carmen · Teacher
Lunch at the stall serving meals, then. The shopping can wait.
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14. Carmen · Teacher
In another place, admit uncertainty: I do not know if it is local.
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15. Álvaro · Native Speaker 1
No sé si es local.
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