# A0008: How Do You Say ...?
### Introduction

Did you ever wonder how to say a particular word in Spanish? In this lesson, JP and Liliana tell us how to ask: “How do you say ... in Spanish?”—in Spanish that is. And that's also one of the keywords: el español – the Spanish language. The other keyword is: el inglés – the English language.
* related SpanishPod lessons: A0004: She's not Mexican, A0005: Take a picture, A0019: How do you spell beige?
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### Dialogue

    hombre:¡Oye! ¿Cómo se dice internet en español? mujer:Se dice internet. hombre:¿Igual que en inglés? mujer:Sí, igual.

### Dialogue with Translation

    hombre:¡Oye!¿Cómosediceinternetenespañol? listenhowitself/onesaysinternetinSpanish man:Hey! How do you say internet in Spanish?
    mujer:Sediceinternet. itself/onesaysinternet woman:You say internet.
    hombre:¿Igualqueeninglés? equalasinEnglish man:The same as in English?
    mujer:Sí,igual. yesequal woman:Yes, the same.

### Vocabulary for Dialogue

    el hombrenoun (masculine)the man la mujernoun (feminine)the woman oírverb (infinitive)to hear ¡(tú) oye!verb (imperative)(you) hear, listen! (informal, singular) ¿cómo?adverbhow? sereflexive pronounitself, one, you decirverb (infinitive)to say (él/ella) diceverb (present tense)he/she(/it) says el internetnoun (masculine)the internet enprepositionin el españolnoun (masculine)the Spanish igualadjective (m./f.)equal, same queconjunctionas, than el inglésnoun (masculine)the English síadverbyes

### Vocabulary for Audio Lesson

    ¿Cómo se dice ...?phraseHow do you say ...? la plumanoun (feminine)the pen el anglicismonoun (masculine)the anglicism los anglicismosnoun (plural, masculine)the anglicisms hacerverb (infinitive)to make hacer clicphraseto click el perro calientephrasethe hot dog serverb (infinitive)to be (él) esverb (present tense)he is muyadverbvery Él es muy nerd.phraseHe is a nerd. este/estapronoun (m./f.)that la situaciónnoun (feminine)the situation frikyadjective (m./f.)freaky Esta situación es muy friky.phraseThat situation is very freaky.

### More Vocabulary

This section includes grammatically related words. Some of them are required by the exercise Dialogue Recast.
| oír | infinitive | to hear |
| ¡(tú) oye! | imperative | (you) hear! (informal, singular) |
| ¡(usted) oiga! | | (you) hear! (formal, singular) |
| ¡(nosotros/-as) oigamos! | | (let's) hear! (m./f.) |
| ¡(vosotros/-as) oíd! | | (you) hear! (informal, plural, m./f.) |
| ¡(ustedes) oigan! | | (you) hear! (formal, plural) |
| decir | infinitive | to say |
| (yo) digo | present tense | I say |
| (tú) dices | | you say (informal, singular) |
| (él/ella) dice | | he/she(/it) says |
| (usted) dice | | you say (formal, singular) |
| (nosotros/-as) decimos | | we say (m./f.) |
| (vosotros/-as) decís | | you say (informal, plural, m./f.) |
| (ellos/ellas) dicen | | they say (m./f.) |
| (ustedes) dicen | | you say (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.
    ¡Oye! ¿Cómo se dice internet en español? Hey! How do you say internet in Spanish? Se dice internet. You say internet. ¿Igual que en inglés? The same as in English? Sí, igual. Yes, the same.

#### Dialogue Recall

Now translate from English to Spanish. Remember to say the Spanish sentences aloud.
    Listen! How do you say internet in Spanish? ¡Oye! ¿Cómo se dice internet en español? You say internet. Se dice internet. The same as in English? ¿Igual que en inglés? Yes, the same. Sí, igual.

#### Dialogue Remix

Translate this variant of the dialogue from English to Spanish.
    How do you say tequila in Spanish? ¿Cómo se dice tequila en español? How? ¿Cómo? (short for ¿Cómo dice? – What do you say? (formal)) How do you say tequila? ¿Cómo se dice tequila? Tequila. It is Spanish! Tequila. ¡Es español! One says tequila in Spanish? ¿Se dice tequila en español? Yes, you say tequila. Sí, se dice tequila. The same as in English! ¡Igual que en inglés! Yes, the same. Sí, igual.

#### Dialogue Recast

This translation exercise requires some of the words from the More Vocabulary section.
    Listen! How do you say internet in Spanish? (formal) ¡Oiga! ¿Cómo se dice internet en español? You say internet. Se dice internet. The same as in English? ¿Igual que en inglés? Yes, the same. Sí, igual.

### Image Credits

* “Image:Flag of Spain.svg” by Pedro A. Gracia Fajardo (Creative Commons Public Domain Dedication)
* “Image:NCI Visuals Food Hot Dog.jpg” by Renee Comet (Public Domain)