# A0041: Cheers!
### Introduction

Here is a true story: the first time I tried to say “cheers” in Spanish, I said “que aproveche,” which means “enjoy your meal” and is just wrong when everyone is drinking instead of eating. Well, it's from our mistakes that we learn. And from JP and Liliana, of course. The keyword of this lesson is: felicidades – congratulations.
* related SpanishPod lessons: A0001: Are you ready yet?, A0003: At the bar, A0015: Table for two
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### Dialogue

    mujer:¡Toma una copa! hombre:¿Por qué brindamos? mujer:Por mi nuevo trabajo. hombre:¡Felicidades! mujer:¡Salud! hombre:¡Salud!

### Dialogue with Translation

    mujer:¡Tomaunacopa! (you) takeadrink woman:Take a drink!
    hombre:¿Por qué brindamos? why(we) toast man:What are we toasting to?
    mujer:Pormi nuevo trabajo. tomynewjob woman:To my new job.
    hombre:¡Felicidades! congratulations man:Congratulations!
    mujer:¡Salud! health woman:Cheers!
    hombre:¡Salud! health man:Cheers!

### Vocabulary for Dialogue

    la mujernoun (feminine)the woman el hombrenoun (masculine)the man tomarverb (infinitive)to take, drink (tú) tomaverb (imperative)(you) take! (informal, singular) un/unaarticle (m./f.)a la copanoun (feminine)the drink ¿por qué?adverbwhy? brindarverb (infinitive)to toast (nosotros/-as) brindamosverb (present tense)we toast porprepositionto, for, because of miadjective (m./f.)my nuevo/nuevaadjective (m./f.)new el trabajonoun (masculine)the job, the work ¡felicidades!phrasecongratulations! ¡salud!phrasecheers! la saludnoun (feminine)the health

### Vocabulary for Audio Lesson

    quererverb (infinitive)to want (tú) quieresverb (present tense)you want (informal, singular) ¿Quieres una copa?phraseDo you want a drink? felizadjective (m./f.)happy ¡arriba, abajo, al centro, pa' dentro!phraseup, down, to the center, inside! hasta luegophrasesee you later

### More Vocabulary

This section includes grammatically related words. Some of them are required by the exercise Dialogue Recast.
| tomar | infinitive | to take |
| ¡(tú) toma! | imperative | (you) take! (informal, singular) |
| ¡(usted) tome! | | (you) take! (formal, singular) |
| ¡(nosotros/-as) tomemos! | | (let's) take! (m./f.) |
| ¡(vosotros/-as) tomad! | | (you) take! (informal, plural, m./f.) |
| ¡(ustedes) tomen! | | (you) take! (formal, plural) |
| brindar | infinitive | to toast |
| (yo) brindo | present tense | I toast |
| (tú) brindas | | you toast (informal, singular) |
| (él/ella) brinda | | he/she(/it) toasts |
| (usted) brinda | | you toast (formal, singular) |
| (nosotros/-as) brindamos | | we toast (m./f.) |
| (vosotros/-as) brindáis | | you toast (informal, plural, m./f.) |
| (ellos/ellas) brindan | | they toast (m./f.) |
| (ustedes) brindan | | you toast (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

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.
    ¡Toma una copa! Take a drink! ¿Por qué brindamos? What are we toasting to? Por mi nuevo trabajo. To my new job. ¡Felicidades! Congratulations! ¡Salud! Cheers! ¡Salud! Cheers!

#### Dialogue Recall

Now translate from English to Spanish. Remember to say the Spanish sentences aloud.
    Take a drink! ¡Toma una copa! What are we toasting to? ¿Por qué brindamos? To my new job. Por mi nuevo trabajo. Congratulations! ¡Felicidades! Cheers! ¡Salud! Cheers! ¡Salud!

#### Dialogue Remix

Translate this variant of the dialogue from English to Spanish.
    Do you want a drink? Take (it)! ¿Quieres una copa? ¡Toma! Why? ¿Por qué? We drink to my new job. Brindamos por mi nuevo trabajo. Congratulations! ¡Felicidades! Cheers! ¡Salud!

#### Dialogue Recast

This translation exercise requires some of the words from the More Vocabulary section.
    Take a drink! (formal) ¡Tome una copa (usted)! What are you toasting to? (formal) ¿Por qué brinda (usted)? To your new job. (formal) Por su nuevo trabajo. Congratulations! ¡Felicidades! Cheers! ¡Salud! Cheers! ¡Salud!

### Image Credits

* “Image:Hipp hipp hurra! Konstnärsfest på Skagen - Peder Severin Krøyer.jpg” by Peder Severin Krøyer (Public Domain)
* “Image:Glass of champagne.jpg” by bgvjpe (Creative Commons Attribution 2.0 License)
* “Image:Asclepius staff.svg” by Lusanaherandraton (Public Domain)