Spanish A2.10 Listening Practice: Description After Noun
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A short Spanish listening chapter with transcript.
Unit 3: add basic adjective 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 to Spanish with Carmen! Today, we're practicing word order with adjectives. In Spanish, descriptive adjectives almost always come after the noun they describe.
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2. Carmen · Teacher
Let's listen to Álvaro and Lucía talk about looking for a new place to live.
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3. Álvaro · Native Speaker 1
Hola Lucía, busco piso porque tengo un problema grande.
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4. Lucía · Native Speaker 2
¿Un problema grande? ¿Tu casa es muy vieja?
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5. Álvaro · Native Speaker 1
Sí, por eso ahora quiero una casa pequeña.
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6. Lucía · Native Speaker 2
Ah, claro, una casa pequeña es mucho más fácil de limpiar.
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7. Álvaro · Native Speaker 1
Exacto, no necesito un espacio enorme.
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8. Carmen · Teacher
Let me break down what Álvaro and Lucía said. First, Álvaro says: 'Hola Lucía, busco piso porque tengo un problema grande.' This means 'Hello Lucía, I'm looking for a flat because I have a big problem.'
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9. Diego · Student
Wait, is 'problema' masculine even though it ends with the letter 'a'?
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10. Carmen · Teacher
Great catch, Diego! Yes, 'problema' is a masculine noun, so Álvaro uses 'un problema grande' with the adjective 'grande' placed right after 'problema'.
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11. Carmen · Teacher
Next, Lucía responds: '¿Un problema grande? ¿Tu casa es muy vieja?' She asks if his house is very old.
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12. Diego · Student
And 'vieja' ends in 'a' because 'casa' is feminine?
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13. Carmen · Teacher
Spot on! The feminine noun 'casa' takes the feminine adjective 'vieja', placed directly after it.
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14. Carmen · Teacher
Then Álvaro says our key phrase: 'Sí, por eso ahora quiero una casa pequeña.' He says 'I want a small house.'
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15. Diego · Student
So while in English we say 'small house', in Spanish we put the noun first to get 'casa pequeña'?
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16. Carmen · Teacher
Exactly, Diego. Spanish names the object first and then describes it.
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17. Carmen · Teacher
Lucía agrees: 'Ah, claro, una casa pequeña es mucho más fácil de limpiar.' She notes that a small house is much easier to clean.
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18. Diego · Student
What does 'fácil de limpiar' mean?
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19. Carmen · Teacher
It means 'easy to clean'. 'Fácil' means easy, and 'limpiar' is the verb to clean.
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20. Carmen · Teacher
Finally, Álvaro says: 'Exacto, no necesito un espacio enorme.' He says he doesn't need a huge space.
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21. Diego · Student
Does 'enorme' change gender depending on the noun?
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22. Carmen · Teacher
No, adjectives ending in 'e', like 'enorme' and 'grande', keep the same form for both masculine and feminine nouns.
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23. Carmen · Teacher
That wraps up our focus on putting descriptions after nouns. Keep listening out for this pattern as you practice your Spanish!
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