# A0086: Are You Single?
### Introduction

Liliana and JP teach us the basics of flirting — Latino style! Well, or maybe the girl is just practising Spanish... who knows? In any case, our keyword is: soltero — single (for “dudes”).
* related SpanishPod lessons: A0006: How's it going?, A0011: Call me, A0127: Flirting
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### Dialogue

    mujer:¿Eres soltero? hombre:Sí. ¿Y tú? mujer:No, tengo novio. hombre:¡Qué lástima!

### Dialogue with Translation

    mujer:¿Eressoltero? (you) aresingle woman:Are you single?
    hombre:Sí.¿Ytú? yesandyou man:Yes. How about you?
    mujer:No,tengonovio. no(I) haveboyfriend woman:No, I have a boyfriend.
    hombre:¡Quélástima! whatpity man:What a pity!

### Vocabulary for Dialogue

    la mujernoun (feminine)the woman el hombrenoun (masculine)the man serverb (infinitive)to be (tú) eresverb (present tense)you are (informal, singular) soltero/solteraadjective (m./f.)single síadverbyes yconjunctionand túsubject pronounyou (informal, singular) noadverbno tenerverb (infinitive)to have (yo) tengoverb (present tense)I have el novionoun (masculine)the boyfriend la novianoun (feminine)the girlfriend ¿qué?interrogative pronounwhat?, how? la lástimanoun (feminine)the pity, the shame

### Vocabulary for Audio Lesson

    hastaprepositionuntil luegoadverbthen hasta luegophrasesee you later mañanaadverbtomorrow hasta mañanaphrasesee you tomorrow

### More Vocabulary

This section includes grammatically related words. Some of them are required by the exercise Dialogue Recast.
| ser | infinitive | to be |
| (yo) soy | present tense | I am |
| (tú) eres | | you are (informal, singular) |
| (él/ella) es | | he/she(/it) is |
| (usted) es | | you are (formal, singular) |
| (nosotros/-as) somos | | we are (m./f.) |
| (vosotros/-as) sois | | you are (informal, plural, m./f.) |
| (ellos/ellas) son | | they are (m./f.) |
| (ustedes) son | | you are (formal, plural) |
| tener | infinitive | to have |
| (yo) tengo | present tense | I have |
| (tú) tienes | | you have (informal, singular) |
| (él/ella) tiene | | he/she(/it) has |
| (usted) tiene | | you have (formal, singular) |
| (nosotros/-as) tenemos | | we have (m./f.) |
| (vosotros/-as) tenéis | | you have (informal, plural, m./f.) |
| (ellos/ellas) tienen | | they have (m./f.) |
| (ustedes) tienen | | you have (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.
    ¿Eres soltero? Are you single? Sí. ¿Y tú? Yes. How about you? No, tengo novio. No, I have a boyfriend. ¡Qué lástima! What a pity!

#### Dialogue Recall

Now translate from English to Spanish. Remember to say the Spanish sentences aloud.
    Are you single? ¿Eres soltero? Yes. How about you? Sí. ¿Y tú? No, I have a boyfriend. No, tengo novio. What a pity! ¡Qué lástima!

#### Dialogue Remix

Translate this variant of the dialogue from English to Spanish.
    Are you single? (masculine!) ¿Eres soltero? No. I have a boyfriend. No, tengo novio. What? — What a pity! ¿Qué? — ¡Qué lástima! And you? Are you single? (feminine) ¿Y tú? ¿Eres soltera? Yes. Sí. A pity... Lástima...

#### Dialogue Recast

This translation exercise requires some of the words from the More Vocabulary section.
    Are you single? (formal) ¿Es soltero? Yes. How about you? (formal) Sí. ¿Y usted? No, I have a boyfriend. No, tengo novio. What a pity! ¡Qué lástima!

### Image Credits

* “Image:Charles Thomson. I Feel Bad When I Reject Your Love.jpg” by Charles Thomson (GNU Free Documentation License)
* “Image:Goya-Guerra (48).jpg” by Francisco Goya (Public Domain)