What they'll say
What your partner's family says in Spanish
What your partner's family says in Spanish: questions, food, a lot of warmth – what you hear when you meet the family.
¿Cómo te llamas?
What's your name?
Also heard: Argentina & Uruguay: ¿Cómo te llamás?
¿Hace cuánto que estás acá?
How long have you been here?
Also heard: Spain: ¿Cuánto tiempo llevas aquí?
¿Te gusta?
Do you like it?
¿Quieres más?
Do you want more?
Also heard: Argentina & Uruguay: ¿Querés más?
Sírvete.
Help yourself.
Also heard: Argentina & Uruguay: Servite.
Siéntate.
Have a seat.
Also heard: Argentina & Uruguay: Sentate.
Pasa, pasa.
Come in.
Also heard: Argentina & Uruguay: Pasá, pasá.
¿Ya comiste?
Have you eaten?
Also heard: Spain: ¿Ya has comido?
Qué bueno.
That's great.
Igualmente.
Same to you.
Cuéntame de ti.
Tell me about yourself.
Also heard: Argentina & Uruguay: Contame de vos.
Estás en tu casa.
Make yourself at home.
¿Y tu familia?
And your family?
Vuelve cuando quieras.
Come back any time.
Also heard: Argentina & Uruguay: Volvé cuando quieras.
¿Quieres un poco más?
Would you like a bit more?
Also heard: Argentina & Uruguay: ¿Querés un poco más?
¿Seguro?
Are you sure?
Bueno. Y después hay postre.
Okay. And there's dessert after.
Flan con Dulce de Leche. Muy típico de Argentina.
Flan with dulce de leche. Very typical of Argentina.
¿Así que tú eres de Alemania?
So you're the one from Germany?
Also heard: Argentina & Uruguay: ¿Así que vos sos de Alemania?
¿Y hace cuánto que estás acá?
And how long have you been here?
Also heard: Spain: ¿Y cuánto tiempo llevas aquí?
¡Qué bueno! ¿Te gusta Argentina?
That's great! Do you like Argentina?
¿Y te gusta?
And do you like it?
¿Y qué es lo que más te gusta?
And what do you like most?
¿Cuántos años tienes?
How old are you?
Also heard: Argentina & Uruguay: ¿Cuántos años tenés?
¿En qué trabajas?
What do you do for work?
Also heard: Argentina & Uruguay: ¿En qué trabajás?
¿Qué vas a hacer esta noche?
What are you doing tonight?
¿Tienes hijos?
Do you have children?
Also heard: Argentina & Uruguay: ¿Tenés hijos?
If you didn't understand
Say one of these – it keeps the conversation in Spanish.
¿Me lo repites?
Can you repeat that?
Also heard: Argentina & Uruguay: ¿Me lo repetís?
¿Puedes hablar más lento?
Can you speak more slowly?
Also heard: Argentina & Uruguay: ¿Podés hablar más lento? · Spain: ¿Puedes hablar más despacio?
No entendí.
I didn't understand.
Also heard: Spain: No lo he entendido.
¿Qué significa eso?
What does that mean?
Perdón, no te escuché bien.
Sorry, I didn't hear you well.
Also heard: Spain: Perdón, no te he escuchado bien.
In Carpi you practise exactly these sentences – in the other direction too.
Get the app →How it works
Every sentence comes from the Carpi app, in three varieties. Pick the Spanish you want to understand; where another variety says it differently, you see that below the sentence – as information, not as a correction.
Questions
Where do these sentences come from?
From the Carpi app. They are the sentences the app uses for listening practice, in the Spanish of Argentina, Latin America and Spain.
Why learn what others say?
In real conversations you speak less than you listen. If you know the typical questions of a waiter or a shop assistant, you understand them the first time.
What if I still don't understand?
Use one of the sentences under "If you didn't understand". Asking again is normal and keeps the conversation in Spanish.
Is this free?
Yes. The pages are free to use, without an account.