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We’ve got as special Valentines Day lesson for you here today, but before we get you speaking, have a
listen to a little bit of Spanish. Don’t worry if it sounds a little tricky. You’ll soon understand everything.
El día de San Valentín es una celebración tradicional en la que los amigos, enamorados, novios, o
esposos expresan su amor o cariño mutuamente. Se celebre el catorce de febrero. En algunos países,
se llama día de los enamorados y en otros, como día de la amor y la amistad.
Say, St Valentine.
San Valentín.
See if you can say, St Valentines Day, by saying, the day of St Valentine.
El día de San Valentín.
I’m going to assume that you’ve studied my material and you’re familiar with the synergy verbs, brick
verbs, and mortar patterns from Synergy Spanish. But, if you haven’t done that course, you’ll still be able
to do this lesson.
To make that into informal Spanish, you just ad an “s” to the first verb.
Vas a hacer.
on St Valentines day?
en el día de San Valentín?
Literally it means, it is that, but it’s just like saying, the thing is.
Es que.
In Spanish to say, I don’t have a boyfriend, you just say, I don’t have boyfriend.
No tengo novio.
Say, girlfriend.
Novia.
Say, I don’t have a boyfriend or I don’t have a girlfriend, whichever suits you.
No tengo novio.
No tengo novia.
As well as meaning, because of that, it works a lot like saying in English, that’s why.
Por eso.
this year.
este año.
Say, is celebrated.
Se celebra.
In some countries,
En algunos países,
Say, as a day
Como un día
of romance.
de romance.
as a day of romance,
como un día de romance,
but, in other countries,
pero en otros países,
it is celebrated.
se celebra.
as a day of romance,
como un día del romance,
Reply, it is celebrated
Se celebra
Say, it is called.
Se llama.
it is called
se llama
it is called
se llama
Well, we’ve almost reached the end of the lesson. Before you ego, let Elena tell you a Little bit about St
Valentines Day and see how well you understand the Spanish.
El día de San Valentín es una celebración tradicional en la que los amigos, enamorados, novios, o
esposos expresan su amor o cariño mutuamente. Se celebre el catorce de febrero. En algunos países,
se llama día de los enamorados y en otros, como día de la amor y la amistad.