About This Lesson
Use Getting to class to practice Spanish conversation, pronunciation, vocabulary, grammar, and quizzes.
Dialogue
A
¿Dónde vives?
DOHN-deh BEE-bes? Where do you live?
B
Vivo cerca.
BEE-boh SEHR-kah. I live nearby.
A
¿Cómo llegas aquí?
KOH-moh YEH-gahs ah-KEE? How do you get here?
B
Voy en bici los días soleados.
boy en BEE-see lohs DEE-ahs soh-leh-AH-dohs. I ride my bike on sunny days.
A
¿Y los días de lluvia?
ee lohs DEE-ahs deh YOO-byah? What about rainy days?
B
Tomo el autobús cuando llueve.
TOH-moh el ow-toh-BOOS KWAHN-doh YWEH-beh. I take the bus when it rains.Word by Word
Dónde
“Dónde” means “where” in the question “¿Dónde vives?”. Its accent marks it as an interrogative word. Use it in “¿Dónde vives?” when asking where someone lives.
vives
“Vives” means “you live” in “¿Dónde vives?”. It is the form of vivir used for the person being addressed here. The complete question “¿Dónde vives?” is useful when asking someone about their home.
Vivo
“Vivo” means “I live” in “Vivo cerca.” It is the first-person form of vivir used by the speaker to answer about their own home. Use “Vivo” before a place or location, as in “Vivo cerca.”
cerca
“Cerca” means “nearby” in “Vivo cerca.” It gives the location without naming a specific place. Use it after “Vivo” to say that your home is nearby.
Cómo
“Cómo” means “how” in “¿Cómo llegas aquí?”. Its accent marks it as an interrogative word. Use the question “¿Cómo llegas aquí?” to ask how someone gets to a place.
llegas
“Llegas” means “you get” or “you arrive” in “¿Cómo llegas aquí?”. It is the form of llegar used for the person being addressed. The pattern “¿Cómo llegas aquí?” asks about someone’s way of reaching a place.
aquí
“Aquí” means “here” in “¿Cómo llegas aquí?”. It points to the place where the speakers are. Use it after a verb of movement, as in “llegas aquí.”
Voy
“Voy” means “I go” or “I travel” in “Voy en bici”. It is the first-person form of ir and describes the speaker’s way of getting to class. Use “Voy en...” before a means of transport, as in “Voy en bici.”
en
“En” means “by” in “Voy en bici”, where it introduces the means of transport. The pattern “Voy en bici” says how the speaker travels. Use “en” with the transport expression in this dialogue.
bici
“Bici” means “bike” in “Voy en bici”. Together with “en”, it identifies the means of transport. Use the expression “en bici” when saying that you travel by bike.
los
“Los” means “the” before the plural expression “los días soleados”. It is the plural form related to the definite article el. Use it before “días” when referring to the sunny days in general.
días
“Días” means “days” in “los días soleados”. It is the plural form of día and names the time periods being discussed. Use it with an adjective in the pattern “los días soleados”.
soleados
“Soleados” means “sunny” in “los días soleados”. It describes the days mentioned in the sentence and agrees with “días”. Use it after “días” in the expression “los días soleados”.
Y
“Y” means “and”, and at the start of “¿Y los días de lluvia?” it introduces a follow-up about another type of day. It connects the new question to the previous mention of sunny days. Use “¿Y...?” to ask about an additional related case, as in “¿Y los días de lluvia?”.
de
“De” links “días” with “lluvia” in “los días de lluvia”. Here it marks the type of days being discussed: days associated with rain. Use “de” to connect a noun with a related noun in this expression.
lluvia
“Lluvia” means “rain” in “los días de lluvia”. It identifies the weather condition in the follow-up question. Use it after “de” in the expression “días de lluvia” when talking about rainy days.
Tomo
“Tomo” means “I take” in “Tomo el autobús”. It is the first-person form of tomar and describes the speaker’s choice of transport. Use “Tomo” before a vehicle, as in “Tomo el autobús.”
el
“El” means “the” before the singular masculine noun “autobús” in “el autobús”. It is the singular form related to the plural article los. Use it before “autobús” when referring to the bus.
autobús
“Autobús” means “bus” in “Tomo el autobús”. Together with “Tomo”, it expresses taking the bus. Use it in the transport expression “Tomo el autobús”.
cuando
“Cuando” means “when” in “cuando llueve”. It introduces the condition or time at which the speaker takes the bus. Use “cuando” before a clause describing when something happens, as in “cuando llueve”.
llueve
“Llueve” means “it rains” in “cuando llueve”. It is the impersonal form of llover used to describe rain as weather. Use it after “cuando” in the expression “cuando llueve” to talk about rainy conditions.
Grammar Points
¿Dónde + verbo?
¿Dónde vives?
DOHN-deh BEE-bes?Where do you live?
Spanish questions do not require subject–verb inversion. Question words like «dónde» carry an accent.
ir en + transporte
Voy en bici.
BOY en BEE-see.I go by bike.
Use «en» to express the means of transport, such as «en bici».
Spanish Vocabulary
aquí
adv
ah-KEE
here
¿Cómo llegas aquí?
bici
noun
BEE-see
bike
Voy en bici los días soleados.
cerca
adv
SEHR-kah
nearby
Vivo cerca.
cómo
adv
KOH-moh
how
¿Cómo llegas aquí?
días
noun
DEE-ahs
days
Voy en bici los días soleados.
dónde
adv
DOHN-deh
where
¿Dónde vives?
en
prep
en
by; on; in
Voy en bici los días soleados.
llegas
verb
YEH-gahs
you get here
¿Cómo llegas aquí?
soleados
adj
soh-leh-AH-dohs
sunny
los días soleados
vives
verb
BEE-bes
you live
¿Dónde vives?
vivo
verb
BEE-boh
I live
Vivo cerca.
voy
verb
boy
I go
Voy en bici los días soleados.
Quiz
Word Order
Arrange the words in the correct order.
Where do you live?
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¿Dónde vives?I live nearby.
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Vivo cerca.How do you get here?
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¿Cómo llegas aquí?Spelling
Tap the letters to spell the word.
nearby
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cercahow
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cómowhere
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dóndeyou live