Coming to the United States

Learn new Spanish words about how to talk to a native Spanish speaker. Review with audio flash cards, then view the new Spanish words in a conversation.

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	Spanish	English
Word(s)	¿qué tal?	how are you doing?
Phrase(s)	Hola, ¿qué tal? Buenos días.	Hello, how are you doing? Good morning.

Word(s)	disculpe	excuse me
Phrase(s)	Y disculpe, ¿cómo se llama Ud.?	And excuse me, what's your name?

Word(s)	me llamo	my name is
Phrase(s)	Oh, yo me llamo Alfonso.	Oh, my name is Alfonso
	Oh, yo me llamo Alan.	Oh, my name is Alan

Word(s)	¿de dónde viene?	where are you from?
Phrase(s)	Oh, y ¿de dónde viene?	Oh, and where are you from?

Word(s)	vengo de	I am from
Phrase(s)	Vengo de México,	I am (come) from Mexico,
	Yo vengo de aquí,	I come from here,

Word(s)	vivir	to live
Phrase(s)	¿Y ya se acostumbró Ud. a vivir aquí?	And did you get used to living here yet?

Word(s)	un poco tiempo	a little while / a short time
Phrase(s)	Bueno, tengo un poco tiempo, en realidad	Well, I have been (here) a little while, actually

Word(s)	quince días	two weeks (15 days)
Phrase(s)	son como quince días que estoy aquí, ¿no?	it's about fifteen days (2 weeks) that I've been here, right?

Word(s)	este país	this country
Phrase(s)	Y ¿qué tal le gusta este país?	And how do you like this country?
	Bueno, sí me gusta este país	Well, yes I like this country

Word(s)	moderno	modern
Phrase(s)	Es un país muy moderno, muy avanzado, ahm,	It's a very modern country, very advanced, um,

Word(s)	avanzado	advanced
Phrase(s)	Es un país muy moderno, muy avanzado, ahm,	It's a very modern country, very advanced, um,

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