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Practice Traer, Comprar, and Vender

Let’s practice the verbs Traer, Comprar, Vender, and Abrir, as well as everything else we’ve learned this week, using a big quiz. Try to predict the Spanish, and make sure to practice out loud!

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Yo lo traigo.

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Let’s use a big quiz to practice Traer, Vender, Comprar, Abrir, and everything else we’ve learned this week. Try to predict the Spanish, and make sure to speak out loud to make this effective.

Open it. He doesn’t open it, so you have to do it.

Ábrelo. Él no lo abre, así que tú tienes que hacerlo.

What you’re saying is false.

Lo que dices es falso.

Please bring(plural) those things because we need them.

Por favor traigan esas cosas porque las necesitamos.

They want me to buy those things because they didn’t bring them.

Quieren que yo compre esas cosas porque ellos no las trajeron.

Don’t open the church door! It’s dangerous.

¡No abras la puerta de la iglesia! Es peligroso.

They sell those things, but I don’t want him to sell anything.

Ellos venden esas cosas, pero no quiero que él venda nada.

He’s very kind, but he’s busy, so he’s not going to be able to bring you that.

Es muy amable, pero está ocupado, así que no va a poder traerte eso.

He’s very busy, he hasn’t even opened the front door.

Está muy ocupado, ni siquiera ha abierto la puerta del frente.

She’s very smart and that’s why we’re bringing that to her.

Es muy inteligente y por eso le traemos eso.

Banks open early, but not as early as markets.

Los bancos abren temprano, pero no tan temprano como los mercados.

Bring it! And I want him also to bring what he bought at the store.

¡Tráelo! Y quiero que él también traiga lo que compró en la tienda.

Why are you buying that now? University has not started.

¿Por qué compras eso ahora? La universidad no ha empezado.

Can you(singular) bring me what you all(plural) bought at the market?

¿Puedes traerme lo que compraron en el mercado?

It’s OK, he’ll bring it.

Está bien, él lo traerá.

This IS the wrong bank! You’re very kind for telling me that.

¡Este sí es el banco equivocado! Eres muy amable por decirme eso.

They want me to bring a game because they’re bored.

Quieren que traiga un juego porque están aburridos.

(formal) Bring that! We need it and nobody has brought it yet.

¡Traiga eso! Lo necesitamos y nadie lo ha traído todavía.

He’s very sweet, he has bought me a lot of presents at that store.

Es muy dulce, me ha comprado muchos regalos en esa tienda.

He’s not awake yet, so do you want me to open the door?

No está despierto todavía, así que, ¿quieres que abra la puerta?

The supermarket opened very late and we couldn’t bring anything home.

El supermercado abrió muy tarde y no pudimos traer nada a casa.

It’s the wrong church, and it’s necessary for us to go to the right one.

Es la iglesia equivocada, y es necesario que vayamos a la correcta.

Open the window! It’s dangerous for everything to be closed here.

¡Abre la ventana! Es peligroso que todo esté cerrado aquí.

I’m tired. Bring me that, please.

Estoy cansado. Tráeme eso, por favor.

The school is closed today, that’s why the kids are not awake.

El colegio está cerrado hoy, por eso los chicos no están despiertos.

We went to the library and they talked to us about that.

Fuimos a la biblioteca y nos hablaron de eso.

We want you(plural) to bring what we brought yesterday.

Queremos que traigan lo que nosotros trajimos ayer.

I want you to bring that because I didn’t buy anything and won’t bring anything.

Quiero que traigas eso porque yo no compré nada y no traeré nada.

Now he’s in jail; that’s why I brought you this.

Ahora está en la cárcel, por eso te traje esto.

She’s selling her club, and do you know who bought it?

Ella vende su club, ¿y sabes quién lo compró?

It’s horrible, but bring that if you don’t want to go to prison.

Es horrible, pero trae eso si no quieres ir a prisión.

He wants to buy me that because it’s very yummy.

Él quiere comprarme eso porque es muy rico.

Yes, that’s what I’m selling.

Sí, eso es lo que estoy vendiendo

He always brings those things from the supermarket, but you never bring anything.

Siempre trae esas cosas del supermercado, pero tú nunca traes nada.

It’s necessary; we have to sell what he already sold.

Es necesario, tenemos que vender lo que él ya vendió.

I always buy food at that restaurant because they bring it home.

Siempre compro comida en ese restaurante porque la traen a casa.

(plural) Open the door! If you don’t do it, I’m opening it.

¡Abran la puerta! Si no lo hacen, la abro yo.

I’ll buy food there when the restaurant opens.

Compraré comida ahí cuando el restaurante abra.

I sell what people want to buy, but now nobody is buying anything.

Vendo lo que la gente quiere comprar, pero ahora nadie está comprando nada.

That’s too sweet, why did you bring it?

Eso es demasiado dulce, ¿por qué lo trajiste? 

(formal) Sell that if you want to go to university!

¡Venda eso si quiere ir a la universidad!

I already opened what you bought, but I think it’s horrible.

Ya abrí lo que compraste, pero creo que es horrible.

I want her to buy that to go to the club.

Quiero que ella compre eso para ir al club.

No, it’s a very boring place.

No, es un lugar muy aburrido.

Buy that! You’re going to school, not to a bar.

¡Compra eso! Vas al colegio, no a un bar.

(formal) Buy that for the bar if you want me to sell it.

Compre eso para el bar si quiere que yo lo venda.

He’s in prison, but they’re going to bring him to this country soon.

Está en prisión, pero van a traerlo a este país pronto.

She’s very smart, she buys that in order not to go to jail.

Es muy inteligente, ella compra eso para no ir a la cárcel.

If we want to open this store soon, sell that!

Si queremos abrir esta tienda pronto, ¡vende eso!

I’m far from the station and that’s why he brought me this.

Estoy lejos de la estación y por eso me trajo esto.

Are YOU opening the door?

¿Abres la puerta tú?

My favorite library is near the station.

Mi biblioteca favorita está cerca de la estación.

Don’t bring that, I’m bringing it!

¡No traigas eso, yo lo traigo!

For more practice with all of this, go to LCSPodcast.com/240.

Next week, we’ll learn the verbs for “dream” and “forget”, as well as the words for the days of the week and the months of the year.

This show is brought to you by LearnCraftSpanish.com. The Spanish voice in this episode was our coach Ximena Lama-Rondón. Our music was performed by the Seattle Marimba Quartet, and I’m Timothy, encouraging you to do the hard work of learning Spanish. Acquiring a second language is one of the most fulfilling things you can do, so start your fluency journey today at LCSPodcast.com.

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