Spanish B2.15 Listening Practice: Do Not Stay
Spanish B2 listening practice with audio, transcript, key phrases, and a speaking challenge for do not stay.
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Level
B2.15
Audio
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Transcript
18 segments
What to notice while you listen
What you'll understand
Handle past-event shape, commands, possession, and mood entry points with flexible repair.
Use negative informal commands to build an original spoken Spanish answer.
New pattern
negative informal commands
Practice aloud after listening
No te quedes aqui.
A short Spanish listening chapter with transcript.
Unit 8: add negative informal commands 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 Spanish lesson! I'm Carmen, and today we're exploring negative informal commands, focusing on key phrases like 'no te quedes' and 'no hables'.
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2. Diego · Student
Hi Carmen! I'm Diego. I often mix up the verb endings when turning positive commands into negative ones.
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3. Carmen · Teacher
That's completely normal, Diego. For negative informal 'tú' commands, we use the present subjunctive form. Let's listen to a brief five-sentence conversation between Álvaro and Lucía.
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4. Álvaro · Native Speaker 1
Lucía, si notas que el ambiente se vuelve tenso, no te quedes allí soportando la discusión.
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5. Lucía · Native Speaker 2
Tranquilo, Álvaro, pero no hables de ese tema delicado sin tener los datos claros.
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6. Álvaro · Native Speaker 1
Entendido, pero no te quedes aquí esperando si prefieres marcharte a casa.
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7. Lucía · Native Speaker 2
No hables como si me fuera a rendir tan fácilmente.
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8. Álvaro · Native Speaker 1
Está bien, ¡solo no te quedes con la duda si surge alguna pregunta!
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9. Carmen · Teacher
Let's break down some of those key lines. First, Álvaro said: 'Lucía, si notas que el ambiente se vuelve tenso, no te quedes allí soportando la discusión.' Here, 'no te quedes' is the negative command for the reflexive verb 'quedarse', meaning 'don't stay'.
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10. Diego · Student
Why is the pronoun 'te' placed before the verb instead of attached to the end?
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11. Carmen · Teacher
In negative Spanish commands, object pronouns must always come right before the conjugated verb, never attached to the end.
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12. Carmen · Teacher
Next, Lucía told Álvaro: 'pero no hables de ese tema delicado sin tener los datos claros.' Notice 'no hables' comes from 'hablar'.
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13. Diego · Student
Does every regular '-ar' verb take the '-es' ending in negative 'tú' commands?
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14. Carmen · Teacher
Yes, regular '-ar' verbs swap to '-es', while '-er' and '-ir' verbs swap to '-as'.
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15. Carmen · Teacher
Finally, Álvaro said: 'Entendido, pero no te quedes aquí esperando si prefieres marcharte a casa.' This features our challenge phrase, 'No te quedes aquí', meaning 'Don't stay here'.
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16. Diego · Student
Is 'quedarse' always reflexive when talking about remaining in a location?
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17. Carmen · Teacher
Yes, when expressing staying or remaining somewhere, Spanish uses the reflexive form 'quedarse'.
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18. Carmen · Teacher
That concludes today's breakdown. Keep listening for these subjunctive endings in natural conversations!
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