Spanish from zero with Recursio Lesson 90 of 100 · Module 18

Lesson 90. Module 18 review and test

Step 2 · Grammar

review: por / para, doler, quedar, ordering food

What module 18 covered

LessonTopicKey points
86Por and parapara ti, para trabajar; gracias por, por el parque; pasar por
87At the doctor’sme duele / me duelen; tengo fiebre; estoy resfriado
88In a clothes shopme queda grande; probarse; la talla, el número; con tarjeta, en efectivo
89At a restaurant¿Me pone…?; de primero, de segundo; para mí; reservar

How the test works

Below are 12 tasks: they cover every lesson of the module, and one goes back to module 17. 10 correct answers on the first try means you’ve passed the module. If you make more mistakes, go back to the lessons where they happened:

  • para Lucía, gracias por → lesson 86;
  • le duele, tengo fiebre → lesson 87;
  • probarme → lesson 88;
  • ¿Me pone un agua? → lesson 89;
  • el bar donde → lesson 84.

Gracias por la ayuda. — Thanks for the help.

Me duele la cabeza. — I've got a headache.

¿Me pone un café, por favor? — Can I have a coffee, please?

Step 3 · Dialogue

Dialogue

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

Javier ¡Hola, Nora! ¿Dónde está Lucía? Hi, Nora! Where's Lucía?

Nora Está en casa. Le duele la garganta otra vez. She's at home. Her throat hurts again.

Javier ¡Qué pena! Entonces, ¿qué te pongo? What a shame! So, what can I get you?

Nora El menú del día. De primero, ensalada; de segundo, paella. The set menu. Salad to start, then the paella.

Javier Muy bien. Y esta sopa es para Lucía. Very good. And this soup is for Lucía.

Nora ¡Gracias por todo, Javier! Oye, ¿qué tal mi chaqueta nueva? Thanks for everything, Javier! Hey, what do you think of my new jacket?

Javier Te queda muy bien. ¿Dónde la compraste? It really suits you. Where did you buy it?

Nora En una tienda del centro. Pagué en efectivo… ¡y ahora no tengo dinero para la propina! In a shop in the centre. I paid cash… and now I've got no money for the tip!

Step 4 · Exercises

Check yourself

Listen. What did you hear?

1. How do you say “This soup is for Lucía”?

2. How do you say “Thanks for the coffee”?

3. How do you say about a friend “Her throat hurts”?

4. How do you say “I've got a temperature”?

5. How do you ask in a shop “Can I try on these trousers?”

6. How do you ask a waiter in a bar for a water, addressing him as usted?

7. Module 17. How do you say “The bar where Javier works is nearby”?

Match each word with its translation

Match each word with its translation

Build the sentence: “This soup is for her”

Build the sentence: “This jacket fits me well”

Lesson summary

What you can do now

  • Thank someone: Gracias por la ayuda.
  • Say what hurts: Me duele la cabeza.
  • Say how clothes fit: Esta chaqueta me queda bien.
  • Order in a bar: ¿Me pone un café, por favor?

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