# Spanish by Choice/SpanishPod newbie lesson A0072

Here Is My Card

### Introduction

A few Spanish words can make a big difference when you are networking. So does a nice business card, which is also our keyword: tarjeta de presentación – business card.
* related SpanishPod lessons: A0027: The Neighbor, A0082: My name is..., A0112: What is your telephone number?
* discussion: visit the readers' forum for this lesson to discuss it or to ask questions about it
* source: SpanishPod, the original MP3 lesson content of this lesson is licensed by PraxisLanguage Ltd. under a Creative Commons 3.0 Unported license.

### Audio Lesson

* SpanishPod_newbie_lesson_A0072.ogg (file info) (mp3 file)
* Title: “Here is my card” Dialogue only (file info)
* Problems listening to the file? See media help.

### Dialogue

    mujer:Mucho gusto.align="right"| hombre:Igualmente.align="right"| mujer:¿Me puedes dar tu e-mail?align="right"| hombre:Mejor te doy mi tarjeta de presentación.align="right"|

### Dialogue with Translation

    mujer:Muchogusto.align="right" valign="top" rowspan="3"| muchpleasure woman:It's been my pleasure.
    hombre:Igualmente.align="right" valign="top" rowspan="3"| equally man:Likewise.
    mujer:¿Mepuedesdartue-mail?align="right" valign="top" rowspan="3"| (to) me(you) cangiveyoure-mail woman:Can you give me your e-mail?
    hombre:Mejortedoymitarjetadepresentación.align="right" valign="top" rowspan="3"| better(to) you(I) givemycardofintroduction man:I'll better give you my business card.

### Vocabulary for Dialogue

    la mujernoun (feminine)the woman el hombrenoun (masculine)the man mucho/muchaadjective (m./f.)much el gustonoun (masculine)the pleasure igualmenteadverbequally, likewise meindirect object pronoun(to/for) me poderverb (infinitive)to be able (tú) puedesverb (present tense)you can (informal, singular) darverb (infinitive)to give (tú) me puedes darphraseyou can give to me (informal, singular) tuadjective (m./f.)your (informal, singular) el e-mailnoun (masculine)the e-mail mejoradjective (m./f.)better teindirect object pronoun(to/for) you (informal, singular) (yo) doyverb (present tense)I give miadjective (m./f.)my la tarjetanoun (feminine)the card deprepositionof la presentaciónnoun (feminine)the introduction la tarjeta de presentaciónphrasethe business card

### Vocabulary for Audio Lesson

    tambiénadverbalso la comunicaciónnoun (feminine)the communication la informaciónnoun (feminine)the information la transportaciónnoun (feminine)the transportation la prostituciónnoun (feminine)the prostitution la drogadicciónnoun (feminine)the drug addiction muchas graciasphrasethank you very much hasta luegophrasesee you later

### More Vocabulary

This section includes grammatically related words. Some of them are required by the exercise Dialogue Recast.
| me | indirect object pronoun | (to) me |
| te | | (to) you (informal, singular) |
| le | | (to) him/her(/it) |
| le | | (to) you (formal, singular) |
| nos | | (to) us |
| os | | (to) you (informal, plural) |
| les | | (to) them |
| les | | (to) you (formal, plural) |
| poder | infinitive | to be able |
| (yo) puedo | present tense | I can |
| (tú) puedes | | you can (informal, singular) |
| (él/ella) puede | | he/she(/it) can |
| (usted) puede | | you can (formal, singular) |
| (nosotros/-as) podemos | | we can (m./f.) |
| (vosotros/-as) podéis | | you can (informal, plural, m./f.) |
| (ellos/ellas) pueden | | they can (m./f.) |
| (ustedes) pueden | | you can (formal, plural) |
| dar | infinitive | to give |
| (yo) doy | present tense | I give |
| (tú) das | | you give (informal, singular) |
| (él/ella) da | | he/she(/it) gives |
| (usted) da | | you give (formal, singular) |
| (nosotros/-as) damos | | we give (m./f.) |
| (vosotros/-as) dais | | you give (informal, plural, m./f.) |
| (ellos/ellas) dan | | they give (m./f.) |
| (ustedes) dan | | you give (formal, plural) |
| mi | possessive adjective | my |
| mis | poss. adjective (plural) | my |
| tu | possessive adjective | your (informal, singular) |
| tus | poss. adjective (plural) | your (informal, singular) |
| su | possessive adjective | his/her(/its)/their |
| sus | poss. adjective (plural) | his/her(/its)/their |
| su | possessive adjective | your (formal) |
| sus | poss. adjective (plural) | your (formal) |
| nuestro/nuestra | poss. adjective (m./f.) | our |
| nuestros/nuestras | poss. adj. (plural, m./f.) | our |
| vuestro/vuestra | poss. adjective (m./f.) | your (informal, plural) |
| vuestros/vuestras | poss. adj. (plural, m./f.) | your (informal, plural) |

### Exercises
#### Dialogue Translation

Translate from Spanish to English. Click each bar to check your answer. If possible, read the Spanish sentences aloud.

#### Dialogue Recall

Now translate from English to Spanish. Remember to say the Spanish sentences aloud.

#### Dialogue Remix

Translate this variant of the dialogue from English to Spanish.

#### Dialogue Recast

This translation exercise requires some of the words from the More Vocabulary section.