Spanish B2.8 Listening Practice: Nobody Else
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A short Spanish listening chapter with transcript.
Unit 7: add nada, nadie, ninguno with no 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 back to ChickyTutor! I'm Carmen, your host. Today, we're diving into Spanish double negatives using words like nada, nadie, and ninguno combined with no.
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2. Diego · Student
Hi everyone, I'm Diego! Double negatives always throw me off in Spanish, especially phrases like no veo nada or nadie más.
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3. Carmen · Teacher
In Spanish, if a negative word like nada or nadie comes after the verb, you must put no before the verb. Let's listen to Álvaro and Lucía in a quick workplace conversation.
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4. Álvaro · Native Speaker 1
¿Sabes si queda alguien en la sala de reuniones o ya no hay nadie?
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5. Lucía · Native Speaker 2
He mirado hace un momento y no veo nada de movimiento allí dentro.
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6. Álvaro · Native Speaker 1
Qué raro, esperaba a varios compañeros, pero parece que no vino nadie más.
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7. Lucía · Native Speaker 2
Es verdad, y de los informes que pediste, no queda ninguno sobre la mesa.
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8. Álvaro · Native Speaker 1
Madre mía, entonces me temo que ya no nos queda nada más por hacer aquí hoy.
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9. Carmen · Teacher
Let's break down the dialogue! In sentence one, Álvaro asks: ¿Sabes si queda alguien en la sala de reuniones o ya no hay nadie? This means 'Do you know if anyone is left in the meeting room, or is there nobody anymore?' Notice the structure 'no hay nadie'—'no' precedes the verb 'hay', and 'nadie' follows it.
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10. Diego · Student
So whenever 'nadie' comes after the verb, I always need 'no' before the verb?
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11. Carmen · Teacher
Exactly! If the negative word is placed after the verb, 'no' must be placed right before the verb.
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12. Carmen · Teacher
In sentence two, Lucía says: He mirado hace un momento y no veo nada de movimiento allí dentro. This translates to 'I checked a moment ago and I don't see any movement in there.' Here we hear 'no veo nada', literally 'I don't see nothing'.
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13. Diego · Student
Does 'no veo nada' work the same way when talking about seeing anything at all?
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14. Carmen · Teacher
Yes! Where English says 'I don't see anything', Spanish requires the double negative 'no veo nada'.
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15. Carmen · Teacher
In sentence three, Álvaro remarks: Qué raro, esperaba a varios compañeros, pero parece que no vino nadie más. This means 'How strange, I was expecting several colleagues, but it seems nobody else came.'
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16. Diego · Student
How does 'más' change the meaning when attached to 'nadie'?
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17. Carmen · Teacher
Adding 'más' after 'nadie' gives us 'nadie más', which specifically translates to 'nobody else' or 'no one else'.
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18. Carmen · Teacher
In sentence four, Lucía adds: Es verdad, y de los informes que pediste, no queda ninguno sobre la mesa. This means 'That's true, and of the reports you requested, not one is left on the table.' Here, 'ninguno' replaces the noun 'informes'.
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19. Diego · Student
Would 'ninguno' change form if we were talking about a feminine noun?
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20. Carmen · Teacher
Great question, Diego! Yes, it changes to 'ninguna' for feminine nouns, like 'de las carpetas, no queda ninguna'.
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21. Carmen · Teacher
Finally, in sentence five, Álvaro concludes: Madre mía, entonces me temo que ya no nos queda nada más por hacer aquí hoy. That means 'Goodness, then I'm afraid we have nothing else left to do here today.'
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22. Diego · Student
So 'nada más' works for 'nothing else' just like 'nadie más' works for 'nobody else'?
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23. Carmen · Teacher
Precisely! Use 'nadie más' for people and 'nada más' for things or actions. Thank you for listening, and keep practicing these negative structures!
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