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Communicating Smoothly in Spanish

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what's covered
In this lesson, you will learn some additional expressions that will help you communicate more easily when using the Spanish language. Specifically, this lesson will cover:
  1. Al Comunicarse Sin Problemas en Español (Communicating Smoothly in Spanish)
    1. Asking Questions
    2. Answering Questions
    3. Making a Statement Negative

1. Al Comunicarse Sin Problemas en Español (Communicating Smoothly in Spanish)

Video Transcript

Learning expressions to use in the following contexts will be extremely helpful when having conversations in Spanish:

  • Asking questions
  • Answering questions
  • Making a statement negative
1a. Asking Questions

Asking a question in Spanish is accomplished by intonation and/or simply reversing the order of the subject and verb.

Example Sentence English Translation
Usted habla español. You speak Spanish.
¿Habla usted español? Do you speak Spanish?

1b. Answering Questions

You can answer a question with a simple or no. You could also begin the sentence with "sí" or "no" and follow it with the answer.

Example Sentence English Translation
Sí, hablo español. Yes, I speak Spanish.
No, no hablo español. No, I do not speak Spanish.

1c. Making a Statement Negative

To make a statement negative, simply put the word no before the verb.

Example Sentence English Translation
Hablo español. I speak Spanish
No hablo español. I do not speak Spanish.
Yo tomo la medicina. I take the medicine
Yo no tomo la medicina. I do not take the medicine.

summary
In this lesson, you learned that to communicate smoothly in Spanish, it is important to know how to form expressions that you will use frequently in conversation. You now know how to ask questions, answer questions, and make a statement negative.

¡Buena suerte!

Support

If you are struggling with a concept or terminology in the course, you may contact PharmacySpanishSupport@capella.edu for assistance.

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Source: This content has been adapted from "Pharmacy Spanish" by Stephanie Langston.