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Scene illustrating a Spain Spanish-language meeting the in laws again conversation

Key Phrases

¿Cómo te ha ido?

How have you been?

He empezado a correr por las mañanas.

I've started running in the mornings.

El yoga es muy bueno para relajarse.

Yoga is great for relaxing.

Skills You'll Learn

Engaging in small talk

Participar en conversaciones informales

Discussing exercise routines

Hablar sobre rutinas de ejercicio

Talking about cooking and health

Conversar sobre cocina y salud

Lesson Roleplay

Imagine a conversation between a Spanish language teacher and their student, where the teacher greets the student and inquires about their well-being since their last encounter. The student shares updates about their life, including their efforts to stay healthy through exercise, while the teacher responds positively, discussing their own recent experiences with healthy cooking. They express interest in spending time together in the future.

¡Hola, Emily Smith ! ¿Cómo estás?

Hello, Emily Smith! How are you?

Hola, estoy bien, gracias. ¿Y ustedes cómo están?

Hello, I'm fine, thank you. And how are you all?

Nosotros estamos muy bien, gracias. ¿Cómo te ha ido desde la última vez que nos vimos?

We are very well, thank you. How have you been since the last time we saw each other?

Todo bien. He estado trabajando mucho y también intentando hacer más ejercicio.

All good. I've been working a lot and also trying to exercise more.

Eso suena excelente. Es importante mantenerse activo. ¿Qué tipo de ejercicio has estado haciendo?

That sounds great. It's important to stay active. What kind of exercise have you been doing?

Lesson Vocabulary & Phrases

👋

Hola

OH-lah

Hello

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🤔

¿Cómo

KOH-moh

How

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👋

Estás?

ehs-TAHS

Are you?

💬 [estás] is the [tú] form of [estar]. Swap the person and the ending changes too: [estoy] = I am, [está] = he/she is or you are (formal).

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🤔

¿Cómo estás?

KOH-moh ehs-TAHS

How are you?

💬 Spanish often uses [estar] for how someone is feeling or doing right now, so [¿Cómo estás?] is about current state, not permanent identity. For a group in Spain, switch to [¿Cómo estáis?].

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😊

Estoy

ehs-TOY

I am

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👌

Bien,

bee-EN

Well,

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🙏

Gracias.

GRAH-syahs

Thank you.

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😌🙏

Estoy bien, gracias.

ehs-TOY bee-EN GRAH-syahs

I'm fine, thank you.

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👋🫂

¿Y ustedes,

EE oo-STEH-dehs

And you all,

🇪🇸 In Spain, [ustedes] is the normal 'you all' in formal situations; with friends and family, you'd usually hear [vosotros]. With in-laws, which one fits depends a lot on how close and relaxed the relationship already is.

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