# A0027: The Neighbor
### Introduction

Yes, there is something for everyone: Here comes the anti-social dialogue! On the other hand, talking about neighbors is a pretty social activity, isn't it? In any case, the keyword is: tampoco – not either.
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### Dialogue

    mujer:Ahí viene el vecino. hombre:¿Lo conoces? mujer:No, no lo conozco. ¿Y tú? hombre:Tampoco.

### Dialogue with Translation

    mujer:Ahívieneelvecino. there(he) comestheneighbor woman:Here comes the neighbor.
    hombre:¿Loconoces? him(you) know man:Do you know him?
    mujer:No,noloconozco.¿Ytú? nonothim(I) knowandyou woman:No, I don't know him. How about you?
    hombre:Tampoco. not either man:Me neither.

### Vocabulary for Dialogue

    la mujernoun (feminine)the woman el hombrenoun (masculine)the man ahíadverbthere venirverb (infinitive)to come (él/ella) vieneverb (present tense)he/she(/it) comes el vecinonoun (masculine)the (male) neighbor lodirect object pronounhim conocerverb (infinitive)to know (tú) conocesverb (present tense)you know (informal, singular) noadverbno, not (yo) conozcoverb (present tense)I know yconjunctionand túsubject pronounyou tampocoadverbnot either

### Vocabulary for Audio Lesson

    la vecinanoun (feminine)the (female) neighbor ladirect object pronounher yo tampocophraseme neither tenerverb (infinitive)to have (yo) tengoverb (present tense)I have el dineronoun (masculine)the money no tengo dinerophraseI don't have money el fraccionamientonoun (masculine)residential area la vecindadnoun (masculine)neighborhood sharing a court yard

### More Vocabulary

This section includes grammatically related words. Some of them are required by the exercise Dialogue Recast.
| venir | infinitive | to come |
| (yo) vengo | present tense | I come |
| (tú) vienes | | you come (informal, singular) |
| (él/ella) viene | | he/she(/it) comes |
| (usted) viene | | you come (formal, singular) |
| (nosotros/-as) venimos | | we come (m./f.) |
| (vosotros/-as) venís | | you come (informal, plural, m./f.) |
| (ellos/ellas) vienen | | they come (m./f.) |
| (ustedes) vienen | | you come (formal, plural) |
| me | direct object pronoun | me |
| te | | you (informal, singular) |
| lo/la | | him/her(/it) |
| lo/la | | you (formal, singular, m./f.) |
| nos | | us |
| os | | you (informal, plural) |
| los/las | | them (m./f.) |
| los/las | | you (formal, plural, m./f.) |
| conocer | infinitive | to know (a person) |
| (yo) conozco | present tense | I know |
| (tú) conoces | | you know (informal, singular) |
| (él/ella) conoce | | he/she(/it) knows |
| (usted) conoce | | you know (formal, singular) |
| (nosotros/-as) conocemos | | we know (m./f.) |
| (vosotros/-as) conocéis | | you know (informal, plural, m./f.) |
| (ellos/ellas) conocen | | they know (m./f.) |
| (ustedes) conocen | | you know (formal, plural) |

### Exercises
#### Dialogue Translation

Cover the right column, translate from Spanish to English and uncover the right column line by line to check your answers. If possible, read the Spanish sentences aloud.
    Ahí viene el vecino. Here comes the neighbor. ¿Lo conoces? Do you know him? No, no lo conozco. ¿Y tú? No, I don't know him. How about you? Tampoco. Me neither.

#### Dialogue Recall

Now translate from English to Spanish. Remember to say the Spanish sentences aloud.
    Here comes the neighbor. Ahí viene el vecino. Do you know him? ¿Lo conoces? No, I don't know him. How about you? No, no lo conozco. ¿Y tú? Me neither. (Yo) tampoco.

#### Dialogue Remix

Translate this variant of the dialogue from English to Spanish.
    There the neighbor comes. Ahí el vecino viene. I don't know him. Do you know him? No lo conozco. ¿Lo conoces? I don't know him either. No lo conozco tampoco. And the (female) neighbor? ¿Y la vecina? I don't know her. What about you? No la conozco. ¿Y tú? Neither do I know her. Yo tampoco la conozco.

#### Dialogue Recast

This translation exercise requires some of the words from the More Vocabulary section.
    Here comes the neighbor. Ahí viene el vecino. Do you know him? (formal) ¿Lo conoce? No, I don't know him. How about you? (formal) No, no lo conozco. ¿Y usted? Me neither. (Yo) tampoco.

### Image Credits

* “Image:HombresIlustresStreetLosReyesMexico.JPG” by Thelmadatter (Public Domain)