About This Lesson
Use Canceling a Picnic Because of Strong Wind to practice Spanish conversation, pronunciation, vocabulary, grammar, and quizzes.
Dialogue
A
El viento es mucho más fuerte que ayer.
el VYEN-toh ess MOO-choh mahs FWER-teh keh ah-YER. The wind is much stronger than yesterday.
B
Hacer un picnic quizá no sea cómodo hoy.
ah-SER oon PEEK-neek kee-SAH noh SEH-ah KOH-moh-doh oy. A picnic might not be comfortable today.
A
La manta seguiría saliendo volando.
lah MAN-tah seh-gee-REE-ah sah-LYEN-doh boh-LAN-doh. The blanket would keep blowing away.
B
Además, comer afuera podría ser difícil.
ah-deh-MAHS, koh-MER ah-FWEH-rah poh-DREE-ah ser dee-FEE-seel. Also, eating outside could be difficult.
A
¿Deberíamos cancelar y reunirnos dentro?
deh-beh-REE-ah-mohs kahn-seh-LAR ee reh-oo-NEER-nohs DEN-troh? Should we cancel and meet indoors instead?
B
Eso sería más seguro y fácil.
EH-soh seh-REE-ah mahs seh-GOO-roh ee fah-SEEL. That would be safer and easier.
A
Déjame avisar a todos en el chat del grupo.
DEH-hah-meh ah-bee-SAR ah TOH-dohs en el CHAT del GROO-poh. Let me tell everyone in the group chat.
B
Una cafetería cerca del parque sería una buena opción.
OO-nah kah-feh-teh-REE-ah SER-kah del PAR-keh seh-REE-ah OO-nah BWEH-nah op-see-OWN. A cafe near the park would be a good choice.Word by Word
El
In this dialogue, El means “the” before viento. It is the masculine singular article in El viento; reuse El + noun when referring to a specific masculine noun, such as a weather condition.
viento
In this dialogue, viento means “wind” in El viento. It names the weather condition being compared with yesterday; reuse it when describing outdoor weather.
es
In this dialogue, es says that the wind is strong. It is a form of ser, used in El viento es mucho más fuerte to link the wind with its description; reuse es to describe what something is like.
mucho
In this dialogue, mucho greatly strengthens the comparison mucho más fuerte, meaning “much stronger.” Reuse mucho before a comparative expression when the difference is large, for example in a weather comparison.
más
In this dialogue, más marks the higher degree in más fuerte que ayer, meaning “stronger than yesterday.” Reuse the pattern más + adjective + que when comparing two things.
fuerte
In this dialogue, fuerte describes the wind as strong in más fuerte. Reuse fuerte with ser to describe the intensity or strength of weather or another thing.
que
In this dialogue, que introduces the comparison reference in más fuerte que ayer, meaning “stronger than yesterday.” Reuse adjective + que + reference when comparing one thing with another.
ayer
In this dialogue, ayer means “yesterday” and gives the earlier time used for comparison. Reuse it with a description when comparing today’s conditions with the previous day.
Hacer
In this dialogue, Hacer means “to do” or “to have” as part of the activity Hacer un picnic. It is the form of hacer used to name the planned activity; reuse Hacer + activity when talking about doing that activity.
un
In this dialogue, un means “a” in un picnic and introduces one picnic. Reuse un before a singular noun when referring to one item or activity.
picnic
In this dialogue, picnic means “picnic,” the planned outdoor meal. Reuse it when discussing a picnic as an activity or event.
quizá
In this dialogue, quizá means “perhaps” and shows that the speaker is uncertain whether the picnic will be comfortable. Reuse quizá before a clause when presenting a possibility rather than a certainty.
no
In this dialogue, no negates the idea that the picnic is comfortable in quizá no sea cómodo. Reuse no directly before the word or phrase being denied.
sea
In this dialogue, sea means “be” in the possibility quizá no sea cómodo. It is a form of ser used in an uncertain clause after quizá; reuse quizá + clause when discussing a possible situation.
cómodo
In this dialogue, cómodo describes the picnic activity as comfortable or not comfortable. Reuse ser cómodo to say that an activity or situation feels comfortable.
hoy
In this dialogue, hoy means “today” and identifies the day on which the picnic may be uncomfortable. Reuse it as a time word for the current day.
La
In this dialogue, La means “the” before manta. It is the feminine singular article in La manta; reuse La + noun when referring to a specific feminine noun.
manta
In this dialogue, manta means “blanket,” the item that would keep flying away. Reuse it when talking about a blanket used outdoors or for sitting on.
seguiría
In this dialogue, seguiría says that the blanket would keep or continue doing something in seguiría saliendo volando. It is a form of seguir describing a continuing hypothetical result; reuse seguiría + action when saying what would continue under a condition.
saliendo volando
In this dialogue, saliendo volando means “flying away” or “blowing away” as a whole. Saliendo contributes the idea of leaving or moving away, while volando describes the movement through the air; together they describe the blanket being carried away by the wind. Reuse this kind of expression for something moving away through the air.
Además
In this dialogue, Además means “also” or “in addition” and introduces another reason not to picnic outside. Reuse it at the beginning of a sentence when adding a related point or reason.
comer
In this dialogue, comer means “to eat” in comer afuera. It names eating as the activity that could be difficult; reuse comer with a place expression when talking about where someone eats.
afuera
In this dialogue, afuera means “outside” in comer afuera. It gives the location of the eating activity; reuse it to describe an activity taking place outdoors.
podría
In this dialogue, podría means “could” or “might” in podría ser difícil and presents difficulty as a possibility. It is a form of poder; reuse podría + infinitive when discussing what may happen.
ser
In this dialogue, ser means “be” after podría in podría ser difícil. It is the infinitive form used to connect the possible situation with the description difícil; reuse podría ser + adjective for a possible assessment.
difícil
In this dialogue, difícil describes eating outside as difficult. Reuse ser difícil to say that an activity or situation is hard to do.
Deberíamos
In this dialogue, Deberíamos means “should we” and proposes canceling the picnic and meeting indoors. It is a form of deber; reuse Deberíamos + infinitive when making a suggestion to a group.
cancelar
In this dialogue, cancelar means “to cancel” the planned picnic. It is the infinitive after Deberíamos; reuse it with a plan, event, or appointment that will not take place.
y
In this dialogue, y means “and” and joins the two proposed actions cancelar and reunirnos. Reuse it to connect related actions or ideas.
reunirnos
In this dialogue, reunirnos means “to meet together,” with nos referring to the people speaking. It is the form of reunirse with nos attached; reuse it when proposing that people meet at a place or time.
dentro
In this dialogue, dentro means “indoors” or “inside” and gives the alternative location for meeting. Reuse it as a location word when contrasting an indoor place with being outside.
Eso
In this dialogue, Eso means “that” and refers to the suggested plan of canceling the picnic and meeting indoors. Reuse Eso to refer back to an idea or proposal that has just been mentioned.
sería
In this dialogue, sería means “would be” in sería más seguro y fácil and describes the expected result of the proposal. It is a form of ser used for a hypothetical assessment; reuse sería + adjective when evaluating a possible plan.
seguro
In this dialogue, seguro means “safe” in más seguro and describes the indoor plan. Reuse ser más seguro when comparing the safety of two options.
fácil
In this dialogue, fácil means “easy” and describes the proposed indoor plan as easier. Reuse ser fácil to assess how easy an activity or plan is.
Déjame
In this dialogue, Déjame means “let me” and asks for permission to do the next action. It is dejar with me attached; reuse Déjame + infinitive when offering to do something yourself.
avisar
In this dialogue, avisar means “to tell” or “to notify” the people in the group. It is the infinitive after Déjame; reuse avisar a + person or group when saying whom you will notify.
a
In this dialogue, a marks the people who will be notified in avisar a todos. Reuse avisar a before the person or group receiving the information.
todos
In this dialogue, todos means “everyone” or “all” in a todos, referring to everyone in the group chat. Reuse it after a when notifying all the relevant people.
en
In this dialogue, en means “in” and locates the message in en el chat del grupo. Reuse en + place or channel when saying where something happens or is located.
chat
In this dialogue, chat means “chat” in el chat del grupo, the online conversation where the group communicates. Reuse it when referring to a digital messaging conversation.
del
In this dialogue, del means “of the” in del grupo and connects chat with the group it belongs to. It combines de and el; reuse noun + del + noun to express a relationship such as belonging or association.
grupo
In this dialogue, grupo means “group” in el chat del grupo. It identifies the people connected by the chat; reuse it when referring to a group of people or a group communication channel.
Una
In this dialogue, Una means “a” in Una cafetería and introduces one cafe as a possible choice. It is the feminine singular article; reuse Una before a singular feminine noun.
cafetería
In this dialogue, cafetería means “cafe” or “coffee shop,” the suggested indoor meeting place. Reuse it when suggesting or describing a place where people can meet for drinks or food.
cerca
In this dialogue, cerca means “near” in cerca del parque and describes the cafe’s location. Reuse cerca de + place when saying that one place is close to another.
parque
In this dialogue, parque means “park” in del parque, the place used as the location reference. Reuse it when describing a park or giving directions around one.
buena
In this dialogue, buena means “good” and describes opción as a good choice. It is the feminine form related to bueno and agrees with opción; reuse buena opción when recommending a suitable choice.
opción
In this dialogue, opción means “choice” or “option” in una buena opción. It identifies the cafe as one possible plan; reuse buena opción when recommending a practical alternative.
Grammar Points
sería + adjetivo
Sería más seguro reunirnos dentro.
seh-REE-ah mahs seh-GOO-roh reh-oo-NEER-nohs DEN-troh.It would be safer to meet indoors.
The conditional form sería expresses a hypothetical or suggested situation. Spanish uses the infinitive stem plus -ía.
Spanish Vocabulary
ayer
adv
ah-YER
yesterday
cómodo
adj
KOH-moh-doh
comfortable
hacer
verb
ah-SER
to do; to make
hoy
adv
oy
today
manta
noun
MAN-tah
blanket
más fuerte
adj
mahs FWER-teh
stronger
picnic
noun
PEEK-neek
picnic
quizá
adv
kee-SAH
perhaps; maybe
saliendo
verb
sah-LYEN-doh
going out; flying away
seguiría
verb
seh-gee-REE-ah
would keep; would continue
viento
noun
VYEN-toh
wind
volando
verb
boh-LAN-doh
flying
Quiz
Word Order
Arrange the words in the correct order.
The blanket would keep blowing away.
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La manta seguiría saliendo volando.Also, eating outside could be difficult.
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Además, comer afuera podría ser difícil.Should we cancel and meet indoors instead?
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¿Deberíamos cancelar y reunirnos dentro?Spelling
Tap the letters to spell the word.
wind
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vientoperhaps; maybe
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quizáblanket
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mantapicnic