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How to Ask for Clarification in Spanish – European Spanish Beginner (Free Lesson for Adults)

CEFR Level:

  • A2 Level (Advanced Beginner)

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How to Ask for Clarification in Spanish (w/ FREE Script and Audio)

Título: Cómo pedir aclaraciones Personajes: Roberto (pasajero) y María (trabajadora de la estación)

Escenario: Roberto no entiende algunas palabras ni el horario de su tren y le pide ayuda a María en la estación.

Title: How to Ask for Clarification Characters: Roberto (passenger) and María (station worker)

Setting: Roberto doesn’t understand a few words or his train schedule and asks María for help at the station.

Roberto:
¡Oiga! Perdón. Es que tengo una pregunta.
NM: Excuse me! Pardon. The thing is, I have a question. LT: Hey! Pardon. It is that I have a question.
María:
¿Qué quieres preguntar?
NM: What do you want to ask? LT: What you want to ask?
Roberto:
¿Cómo se dice esta palabra? (la palabra: trayecto)
NM: How do you say this word? LT: How one says this word?
María:
Ah, es trayecto.
NM: Ah, it’s route. LT: Ah, it’s route.
Roberto:
¿Cómo? Perdón, no entiendo. Más despacio, porfa.
NM: How? Pardon, I don’t understand. Slower, please. LT: How? Pardon, not I understand. More slow, please.
¿Cómo se pronuncia esta palabra? NM: How is this word pronounced? LT: How one pronounces this word?
María:
Tra-yec-to. Trayecto. ¿Entiendes español?
NM: Route. Route. Do you understand Spanish? LT: Route. Route. You understand Spanish?
Roberto:
Entiendo poco. ¿Y qué significa esta palabra?
NM: I understand a little. And what does this word mean? LT: I understand little. And what means this word?
María:
Trayecto significa “route” en inglés. Esa es la traducción.
NM: Trayecto means “route” in English. That is the translation. LT: Trayecto means “route” in English. That is the translation.
Puedes usar un traductor también en tu móvil. NM: You can also use a translator on your phone. LT: You can to use a translator also in your mobile.
Roberto:
Entiendo. Gracias. ¿Cuál es tu nombre?
NM: I understand. Thank you. What is your name? LT: I understand. Thanks. Which is your name?
María:
De nada. Mi nombre es María.
NM: You’re welcome. My name is María. LT: Of nothing. My name is María.
Roberto:
¿Y cómo se escribe tu nombre?
NM: And how do you spell your name? LT: And how one writes your name?
María:
M-A-R-Í-A, María.
NM: M-A-R-Í-A, María. LT: M-A-R-Í-A, María.
Roberto:
¿María se escribe con acento?
NM: Is María written with an accent mark? LT: María one writes with accent?
María:
Sí, tiene acento en la i.
NM: Yes, it has an accent mark on the i. LT: Yes, it has accent in the i.
Roberto:
Vale. ¿Y cuál es tu apellido?
NM: Okay. And what is your last name? LT: Okay. And which is your last name?
María:
Mi apellido es Álvarez.
NM: My last name is Álvarez. LT: My last name is Álvarez.
Roberto:
Tu nombre completo es María Álvarez.
NM: Your full name is María Álvarez. LT: Your name complete is María Álvarez.
Perdón, quiero preguntar otra cosa. ¿Trabajas aquí, verdad? NM: Pardon, I want to ask something else. You work here, right? LT: Pardon, I want to ask another thing. You work here, truth?
María:
Claro, ¿cuál es el problema?
NM: Sure, what’s the problem? LT: Clear, which is the problem?
Roberto:
¿Puedes comprobar la hora de salida del tren?
NM: Can you check the train’s departure time? LT: Can you to check the hour of departure of the train?
María:
Perdón, ¿puedes repetir la pregunta?
NM: Pardon, can you repeat the question? LT: Pardon, you can to repeat the question?
Roberto:
¿Puedes comprobar la hora de salida del tren?
NM: Can you check the train’s departure time? LT: Can you to check the hour of departure of the train?
María:
Sí, la hora de salida del tren es a las catorce.
NM: Yes, the departure time of the train is at two o’clock (14:00). LT: Yes, the hour of departure of the train is at the fourteen.
Roberto:
¿Qué? Más alto, por favor…
NM: What? Louder, please… LT: What? More high, please…
María:
Sí, la hora de salida del tren es a las catorce. El tren ya salió.
NM: Yes, the departure time of the train is at two o’clock (14:00). The train already left. LT: Yes, the hour of departure of the train is at the fourteen. The train already left.
Roberto:
¿Qué quiere decir? No entiendo.
NM: What does that mean? I don’t understand. LT: What wants to say? Not I understand.
María:
Que el tren ya salió y son las quince. ¿Entiendes?
NM: That the train already left and it’s three o’clock (15:00). Do you understand? LT: That the train already left and are the fifteen. You understand?

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