# A0127: Flirting
### Introduction

Liliana and JP talk about flirting in Latin America and Liliana demonstrates her most powerful weapons. As flirting requires continuous action, this is also the perfect opportunity to introduce the gerund, also known as the ing-form. The keyword is: coquetear – to flirt.
* related SpanishPod lessons: A0001: Are you ready yet?, A0002: Birthday party, A0086: Are you single?
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### Dialogue

    mujer:¡Mírala! Está coqueteando. hombre:¿Por qué? mujer:Te ve y te sonríe. hombre:¡Perfecto! Voy a hablar con ella.

### Dialogue with Translation

    mujer:¡Mírala!Estácoqueteando. look at her(she) isflirting woman:Look at her! She is flirting.
    hombre:¿Por qué? why man:Why?
    mujer:Teveytesonríe. you(she) seesand(to) you(she) smiles woman:She looks at you and she smiles.
    hombre:¡Perfecto!Voyahablarconella. perfect(I) gototalkwithher man:Perfect! I'm going to talk with her.

### Vocabulary for Dialogue

    la mujernoun (feminine)the woman el hombrenoun (masculine)the man mirarverb (infinitive)to look ¡(tú) mira!verb (imperative)(you) look! (informal, singular) ladirect object pronounher ¡(tú) mírala!phrase(you) look at her! (informal, singular) estarverb (infinitive)to be (él/ella) estáverb (present tense)he/she(/it) is coquetearverb (infinitive)to flirt coqueteandoverb (gerund)flirting está coqueteandophrasehe/she(/it) is flirting ¿por qué?adverbwhy? tedirect object pronounyou ververb (infinitive)to see (él/ella) veverb (present tense)he/she(/it) sees yconjunctionand teindirect object pronoun(to) you sonreírverb (infinitive)to smile (él/ella) sonríeverb (present tense)he/she(/it) smiles perfecto/perfectaadjective (m./f.)perfect irverb (infinitive)to go (yo) voyverb (present tense)I go aprepositionto hablarverb (infinitive)to talk voy a hablarphraseI'm going to talk conprepositionwith él/ellapronounhim/her(/it) (after preposition)

### Vocabulary for Audio Lesson

    hablandoverb (gerund)talking caminarverb (infinitive)to walk caminandoverb (gerund)walking hasta luegophrasesee you later

### More Vocabulary

This section includes grammatically related words. Some of them are required by the exercise Dialogue Recast.
| mirar | infinitive | to look |
| ¡(tú) mira! | imperative | (you) look! (informal, singular) |
| ¡(usted) mire! | | (you) look! (formal, singular) |
| ¡(nosotros/-as) miremos! | | (let's) look! (m./f.) |
| ¡(vosotros/-as) mirad! | | (you) look! (informal, plural, m./f.) |
| ¡(ustedes) miren! | | (you) look! (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.) |
| estar | infinitive | to be |
| (yo) estoy | present tense | I am |
| (tú) estás | | you are (informal, singular) |
| (él/ella) está | | he/she(/it) is |
| (usted) está | | you are (formal, singular) |
| (nosotros/-as) estamos | | we are (m./f.) |
| (vosotros/-as) estáis | | you are (informal, plural, m./f.) |
| (ellos/ellas) están | | they are (m./f.) |
| (ustedes) están | | you are (formal, plural) |
| ver | infinitive | to see |
| (yo) veo | present tense | I see |
| (tú) ves | | you see (informal, singular) |
| (él/ella) ve | | he/she(/it) sees |
| (usted) ve | | you see (formal, singular) |
| (nosotros/-as) vemos | | we see (m./f.) |
| (vosotros/-as) veis | | you see (informal, plural, m./f.) |
| (ellos/ellas) ven | | they see (m./f.) |
| (ustedes) ven | | you see (formal, plural) |
| 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) |
| sonreír | infinitive | to smile |
| (yo) sonrío | present tense | I smile |
| (tú) sonríes | | you smile (informal, singular) |
| (él/ella) sonríe | | he/she(/it) smiles |
| (usted) sonríe | | you smile (formal, singular) |
| (nosotros/-as) sonreímos | | we smile (m./f.) |
| (vosotros/-as) sonreís | | you smile (informal, plural, m./f.) |
| (ellos/ellas) sonríen | | they smile (m./f.) |
| (ustedes) sonríen | | you smile (formal, plural) |
| ir | infinitive | to go |
| (yo) voy | present tense | I go |
| (tú) vas | | you go (informal, singular) |
| (él/ella) va | | he/she(/it) goes |
| (usted) va | | you go (formal, singular) |
| (nosotros/-as) vamos | | we go (m./f.) |
| (vosotros/-as) vais | | you go (informal, plural, m./f.) |
| (ellos/ellas) van | | they go (m./f.) |
| (ustedes) van | | you go (formal, plural) |
| conmigo | phrase | with me |
| contigo | phrase | with you (singular, informal) |
| con él/ella | phrase | with him/her(/it) |
| con usted | phrase | with you (singular, formal) |
| con nosotros/-as | phrase | with us (m./f.) |
| con vosotros/-as | phrase | with you (plural, informal, m./f.) |
| con ellos/ellas | phrase | with them (m./f.) |
| con ustedes | phrase | with you (plural, formal) |

### 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.
    ¡Mírala! Está coqueteando. Look at her! She is flirting. ¿Por qué? Why? Te ve y te sonríe. She looks at you and she smiles. ¡Perfecto! Voy a hablar con ella. Perfect! I'm going to talk with her.

#### Dialogue Recall

Now translate from English to Spanish. Remember to say the Spanish sentences aloud.
    Look at her! She is flirting. ¡Mírala! Está coqueteando. Why? ¿Por qué? She looks at you and she smiles. Te ve y te sonríe. Perfect! I'm going to talk with her. ¡Perfecto! Voy a hablar con ella.

#### Dialogue Remix

Translate this variant of the dialogue from English to Spanish.
    Look at her! She smiles at you. ¡Mírala! Te sonríe. Why? ¿Por qué? She looks at you and she smiles at you. Te ve y te sonríe. So what? (= and what?) ¿Y qué? ¡She is flirting! ¡Está coqueteando! Perfect! I'm going to talk with her. ¡Perfecto! Voy a hablar con ella.

#### Dialogue Recast

This translation exercise requires some of the words from the More Vocabulary section.
    Look at him! He is flirting. ¡Miralo! Está coqueteando. Why? ¿Por qué? He looks at you and he smiles. Te ve y te sonríe. Perfect! I'm going to talk with him. ¡Perfecto! Voy a hablar con él.

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