Spanish A2.1 Listening Practice: We Ending Switchboard
Spanish A2 listening practice with audio, transcript, key phrases, and a speaking challenge for we ending switchboard.
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Level
A2.1
Audio
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Transcript
17 segments
What to notice while you listen
What you'll understand
Control familiar sentence patterns while adding people, objects, time, and description.
Use present we endings to build an original spoken Spanish answer.
New pattern
present we endings
Practice aloud after listening
Vivimos aqui y hablamos espanol.
A short Spanish listening chapter with transcript.
Unit 3: add present we 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 to today's lesson! I'm Carmen, and today we're practicing present tense 'we' endings in Spanish with verbs like hablamos, comemos, and vivimos.
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2. Diego · Student
Hi Carmen! I always mix up when to use -amos, -emos, or -imos.
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3. Carmen · Teacher
No worries, Diego! Let's listen to Álvaro and Lucía talk about their daily life in Madrid. Pay close attention to the verb endings.
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4. Álvaro · Native Speaker 1
Lucía, ahora vivimos cerca del mercado central.
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5. Lucía · Native Speaker 2
Sí, comemos allí a menudo con nuestros amigos.
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6. Álvaro · Native Speaker 1
Siempre hablamos con la gente del barrio.
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7. Lucía · Native Speaker 2
Vivimos aquí y hablamos español todos los días.
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8. Álvaro · Native Speaker 1
¡Y comemos muy bien juntos!
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9. Carmen · Teacher
Let me break down these key sentences for you.
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10. Carmen · Teacher
First, Álvaro said: 'Ahora vivimos cerca del mercado central,' which means 'Now we live near the central market.' The verb vivimos comes from vivir, an -ir verb that takes the -imos ending for 'we'.
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11. Diego · Student
So all regular -ir verbs end in -imos when we talk about 'we'?
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12. Carmen · Teacher
Exactly! Now, Lucía said: 'Comemos allí a menudo,' which means 'We eat there often.' Comemos comes from comer, an -er verb using the -emos ending.
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13. Diego · Student
Is -emos used for all -er verbs with 'we'?
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14. Carmen · Teacher
Yes, regular -er verbs always take -emos for 'we'.
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15. Carmen · Teacher
Finally, Lucía said our challenge line: 'Vivimos aquí y hablamos español,' meaning 'We live here and speak Spanish.' Hablamos comes from hablar, taking the -amos ending.
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16. Diego · Student
So -ar verbs take -amos, -er verbs take -emos, and -ir verbs take -imos?
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17. Carmen · Teacher
Spot on, Diego! That's the complete pattern for 'we' in the present tense. Excellent work today!
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