Spanish A2.9 Listening Practice: Stay And Attach
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Unit 3: add reflexive infinitive attachment 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 episode! I'm Carmen, and today we're learning how to attach pronouns directly to infinitives in Spanish.
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2. Diego · Student
Hi everyone, I'm Diego! So today we're practicing adding pronouns to the end of verbs, like in quedarme, verte, and ayudarme?
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3. Carmen · Teacher
Spot on, Diego! Let's listen to Álvaro and Lucía in a quick daily conversation.
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4. Lucía · Native Speaker 2
¡Hola Álvaro! Me alegro mucho de verte hoy.
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5. Álvaro · Native Speaker 1
¡Hola Lucía! Voy a quedarme aquí esta tarde.
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6. Lucía · Native Speaker 2
¡Qué bien! ¿Puedes ayudarme con esta caja?
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7. Álvaro · Native Speaker 1
Sí, claro, me encantaría ayudarte.
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8. Lucía · Native Speaker 2
Muchísimas gracias, Álvaro.
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9. Carmen · Teacher
Let's look at Lucía's first line: Me alegro mucho de verte hoy. This means, 'I'm very glad to see you today.' Notice how te attaches to the infinitive ver to form verte.
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10. Diego · Student
Does the pronoun always attach to the infinitive after a preposition like de?
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11. Carmen · Teacher
Yes, after prepositions, attaching object pronouns directly to the end of the infinitive verb is the standard rule.
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12. Carmen · Teacher
Next, Álvaro said: Voy a quedarme aquí esta tarde. That means, 'I'm going to stay here this afternoon.'
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13. Diego · Student
Is saying 'Voy a quedarme' different from saying 'Me voy a quedar'?
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14. Carmen · Teacher
Both mean the exact same thing, but attaching me to the infinitive in 'Voy a quedarme' makes your speech flow very naturally.
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15. Carmen · Teacher
Finally, Lucía asked: ¿Puedes ayudarme con esta caja? This means, 'Can you help me with this box?' Here, me attaches to ayudar.
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16. Diego · Student
So whenever we have a verb combination like puedes ayudar, we can just hook me right onto the end?
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17. Carmen · Teacher
Exactly! Practice attaching pronouns like quedarme, verte, and ayudarme to build smooth, original Spanish sentences.
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