Spanish A1.12 Listening Practice: Add You And They
Spanish A1 listening practice with audio, transcript, key phrases, and a speaking challenge for add you and they.
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A1.12
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23 segments
What to notice while you listen
What you'll understand
Build short guided Spanish sentences from one new pattern at a time.
Use -s and -n endings to build an original spoken Spanish answer.
New pattern
-s and -n endings
Practice aloud after listening
Hablas bien y ellos comen tarde.
A short Spanish listening chapter with transcript.
Unit 2: add -s and -n endings 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. Today we are exploring how Spanish verb endings change depending on who is doing the action. We'll focus on adding '-s' for 'you' and '-n' for 'they'.
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2. Diego · Student
So '-s' points to 'you' and '-n' points to 'they'?
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3. Carmen · Teacher
Exactly! Let's listen to Álvaro and Lucía in a quick conversation.
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4. Álvaro · Native Speaker 1
Tú hablas español.
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5. Lucía · Native Speaker 2
Ellos hablan inglés.
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6. Álvaro · Native Speaker 1
¿Comes ahora?
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7. Lucía · Native Speaker 2
No, ellos comen tarde.
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8. Álvaro · Native Speaker 1
Hablas bien y ellos comen tarde.
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9. Carmen · Teacher
Let's break that down! First, Álvaro said: 'Tú hablas español.' The ending '-s' on 'hablas' means 'you speak'.
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10. Diego · Student
Is the '-s' ending always used when talking to 'you' in the present tense?
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11. Carmen · Teacher
Yes, when addressing 'tú', you add an '-s' to the verb.
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12. Carmen · Teacher
Next, Lucía said: 'Ellos hablan inglés.' Here, 'hablan' ends with '-n'.
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13. Diego · Student
So the '-n' tells us that 'they' are speaking?
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14. Carmen · Teacher
Precisely. The '-n' indicates the plural subject 'they'.
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15. Carmen · Teacher
Then Álvaro asked: '¿Comes ahora?' 'Comes' comes from 'comer', meaning 'to eat'.
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16. Diego · Student
Because 'comer' is an -ER verb, 'you eat' becomes 'comes' with '-es'?
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17. Carmen · Teacher
That's right! The key is that '-s' remains the marker for 'you'.
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18. Carmen · Teacher
Lucía replied: 'No, ellos comen tarde.' The word 'comen' means 'they eat'.
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19. Diego · Student
So 'comen' uses '-n' just like 'hablan'?
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20. Carmen · Teacher
Correct! Both -AR and -ER verbs take '-n' for 'they'.
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21. Carmen · Teacher
Finally, Álvaro said: 'Hablas bien y ellos comen tarde.'
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22. Diego · Student
Does that translate to 'You speak well and they eat late'?
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23. Carmen · Teacher
Spot on! You've mastered using '-s' for 'you' and '-n' for 'they'.
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