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Spanish from zero with Recursio Lesson 54 of 100 · Module 11

Lesson 54. Open your books: abrid

Step 1 · New words

10 words in this lesson

Tap 🔊 and repeat out loud. These words come back in the dialogue and the exercises below.

repetir
to repeat
sentarse
to sit down
la página
page
el ejercicio
exercise
la palabra
word
la frase
sentence
el grupo
group
en voz alta
out loud
juntos / juntas
together
la pizarra
board (in a classroom)
Step 2 · Grammar

imperative: vosotros

Asking several people

When you speak to a group as vosotros, the form is very simple: replace the final -r of the infinitive with -d:

InfinitiveCommand
abrirabrid
escucharescuchad
leerleed
repetirrepetid
hacerhaced
venirvenid

There are no special forms: haced, venid, poned follow the same rule. Even ir gives id.

Sentaos

With reflexive verbs (lesson 36) the -d drops before os: sentad + os → sentaos, levantad + os → levantaos.

Ustedes — for recognition

In Latin America vosotros is usually not used; people address a group as ustedes: abran, escuchen, repitan. In Spain these forms are polite, for example a teacher speaking to adults. For now, just recognize them.

Words in this lesson

Repetir changes its vowel: repito, repites. Juntos agrees: juntos (men or a mixed group), juntas (only women). En voz alta means “out loud.”

Abrid el libro, por favor. — Open your books, please.

Escuchad y repetid. — Listen and repeat.

Sentaos aquí. — Sit here.

Leed la frase en voz alta. — Read the sentence out loud.

Trabajad juntos. — Work together.

Step 3 · Dialogue

Dialogue

Listen to each line and repeat it. Try to understand it before you look at the translation.

Lucía Buenos días. Sentaos, por favor. Good morning. Sit down, please.

Daniel Profesora, ¿abrimos el libro? Miss, shall we open the book?

Lucía Sí. Abrid el libro en la página diez. Yes. Open your books at page ten.

Daniel ¿Hacemos el ejercicio uno? Shall we do exercise one?

Lucía Sí, en grupos. Trabajad juntos. Yes, in groups. Work together.

Daniel ¿Leemos las frases en voz alta? Shall we read the sentences out loud?

Lucía Sí. Mirad la pizarra. Escuchad y repetid. Yes. Look at the board. Listen and repeat.

Daniel Sí, profesora. Yes, Miss.

Step 4 · Exercises

Check yourself

Listen. What did you hear?

1. A teacher speaks to the whole class: “Open your books.” How does she say it?

2. How do you tell a group “Listen and repeat”?

3. You point your friends to some chairs. How do you say “Sit here”?

4. How do you tell a group “Read out loud”?

Match each word with its translation

Build the sentence: “Open your books, please”

Build the sentence: “Listen and repeat”

Lesson summary

What you can do now

  • Ask a group: Abrid el libro, por favor.
  • Give a task: Escuchad y repetid.
  • Invite people to sit: Sentaos aquí.
  • Understand class instructions: la página, el ejercicio, en voz alta

Key phrases of the lesson:

Abrid el libro, por favor.

Escuchad y repetid.

Sentaos aquí.

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