# Spanish by Choice/SpanishPod newbie lesson A0021

I'm Sleepy

### Introduction

You only get what you ask for (in capitalism at least); thus, you better know how to express your preferences. Sometimes you might even have to give a reason for them. But don't worry, JP and Liliana tell us how. Furthermore, they talk about the many ways of saying good bye. Our keyphrase is tengo sueño – I'm sleepy.
* related SpanishPod lessons: A0002: Birthday party, A0010: I'm hungry, A0076: Jet-lag
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### Audio Lesson

* SpanishPod_newbie_lesson_A0021.ogg (file info) (mp3 file)
* Title: “I'm sleepy” Dialogue only (file info)
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### Dialogue

    hombre:¿Quieres salir hoy?align="right"| mujer:No, prefiero quedarme en casa.align="right"| hombre:¿Por qué?align="right"| mujer:Tengo sueño.align="right"| hombre:Ni modo. Nos vemos mañana.align="right"|

### Dialogue with Translation

    hombre:¿Quieressalirhoy?align="right" valign="top" rowspan="3"| (you) wantgo outtoday man:Do you want to go out today?
    mujer:No,prefieroquedarmeencasa.align="right" valign="top" rowspan="3"| no(I) preferstay (myself)inhouse woman:No, I prefer to stay at home.
    hombre:¿Porqué?align="right" valign="top" rowspan="3"| bywhat man:Why?
    mujer:Tengosueño.align="right" valign="top" rowspan="3"| (I) havesleep woman:I'm sleepy.
    hombre:Ni modo.Nosvemosmañana.align="right" valign="top" rowspan="3"| no wayeach other(we) seetomorrow man:Too bad. We see each other tomorrow.

### Vocabulary for Dialogue

    el hombrenoun (masculine)the man la mujernoun (feminine)the woman quererverb (infinitive)to want, to like (tú) quieresverb (present tense)you want (informal, singular) salirverb (infinitive)to go out hoyadverbtoday noadverbno preferirverb (infinitive)to prefer (yo) prefieroverb (present tense)I prefer sereflexive pronounoneself quedarseverb (infinitive)to stay (oneself) mereflexive pronounmyself enprepositionin la casanoun (feminine)the house en casaphraseat home ¿por qué?adverbwhy? tenerverb (infinitive)to have (yo) tengoverb (present tense)I have el sueñonoun (masculine)the sleep tener sueñophraseto be sleepy ni modophrasetoo bad, no way nosreflexive pronounus, each other ververb (infinitive)to see (nosotros/-as) vemosverb (present tense)we see nos vemosphrasesee ya, we see each other mañanaadverbtomorrow

### Vocabulary for Audio Lesson

    nos vemosphrasesee ya, we see each other adiósinterjectiongood bye hasta luegophraseuntil later byeinterjectionbye hasta prontophraseuntil soon nos vemos al ratophrasewe see each other in a while ciaointerjectionbye

### More Vocabulary

This section includes grammatically related words. Some of them are required by the exercise Dialogue Recast.
| querer | infinitive | to want |
| (yo) quiero | present tense | I want |
| (tú) quieres | | you want (informal, singular) |
| (él/ella) quiere | | he/she(/it) wants |
| (usted) quiere | | you want (formal, singular) |
| (nosotros/-as) queremos | | we want (m./f.) |
| (vosotros/-as) queréis | | you want (informal, plural, m./f.) |
| (ellos/ellas) quieren | | they want (m./f.) |
| (ustedes) quieren | | you want (formal, plural) |
| salir | infinitive | to go out |
| (yo) salgo | present tense | I go out |
| (tú) sales | | you go out (informal, singular) |
| (él/ella) sale | | he/she(/it) goes out |
| (usted) sale | | you go out (formal, singular) |
| (nosotros/-as) salimos | | we go out (m./f.) |
| (vosotros/-as) salís | | you go out (informal, plural, m./f.) |
| (ellos/ellas) salen | | they go out (m./f.) |
| (ustedes) salen | | you go out (formal, plural) |
| preferir | infinitive | to prefer |
| (yo) prefiero | present tense | I prefer |
| (tú) prefieres | | you prefer (informal, singular) |
| (él/ella) prefiere | | he/she(/it) prefers |
| (usted) prefiere | | you prefer (formal, singular) |
| (nosotros/-as) preferimos | | we prefer (m./f.) |
| (vosotros/-as) preferís | | you prefer (informal, plural, m./f.) |
| (ellos/ellas) prefieren | | they prefer (m./f.) |
| (ustedes) prefieren | | you prefer (formal, plural) |
| me | reflexive pronoun | myself |
| te | | yourself (informal, singular) |
| se | | himself/herself(/itself) |
| se | | yourself (formal, singular) |
| nos | | ourselves, each other |
| os | | yourselves, each other (informal, plural) |
| se | | themselves, each other |
| se | | yourselves, each other (formal, plural) |
| quedarse | infinitive | to stay (oneself) |
| (yo) me quedo | present tense | I stay (myself) |
| (tú) te quedas | | you stay (yourself) (informal, singular) |
| (él/ella) se queda | | he/she(/it) stays (himself/herself/itself) |
| (usted) se queda | | you stay (yourself) (formal, singular) |
| (nosotros/-as) nos quedamos | | we stay (ourselves) (m./f.) |
| (vosotros/-as) os quedáis | | you stay (yourselves) (informal, plural, m./f.) |
| (ellos/ellas) se quedan | | they stay (themselves) (m./f.) |
| (ustedes) se quedan | | you stay (yourselves) (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) |
| 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) |

### 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.