U3A Basic Spanish

Grupo Básico Español – lección veinticinco Buenos días a todos. Bienvenidos a la lección veinticinco de la clase de español. Hoy vamos a ir a un restaurante dónde nadie habla inglés. Vamos a aprender a pedir comida en un restaurante español. Let’s start with a video from Maria at Why Not Spanish? She’s having some difficulties with the local fast food cafetería. Link: https://youtu.be/MrUQPKLvmzw So let’s look at some verbs that we’ll need when eating out: Verbs: Comer – to eat         Cenar – to dine        Beber – to drink Querer – to want    Gustar – to like       Tomar – to take Tener – to have       Desear – to wish A meal – la comida   A drink - la bebida And now let’s get our brains working with some phrases: I am hungry I am not hungry I want something to drink I want something to eat When can we eat? I am hungry – Tengo hambre I am not hungry – No tengo hambre I want something to drink – Quiero beber algo I wa

In the summer term, we will be reading a new book: La profe de español by Juan Fernandez. Please make sure you get hold of the book by the time classes start (May 7). It's available on Amazon and (probably) eBay. Amazon price is £5.65 new.

Just a reminder, there is no basic class next Tuesday (Apr 2). We are back the following week (Apr 9) and then have a three-week break for Easter. The summer term kicks off on May 7.