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Alex invites Diego to watch a movie over the weekend.
a + el always contracts to al (as in vamos al cine) — this is the second and last Spanish contraction, alongside de + el → del from Lesson 3.
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1. Days of the Week
Spanish days of the week are not capitalized, and the calendar traditionally starts on Monday. El before a day means "on" that day.
2. Ir a + Infinitive — Near Future
Vamos a / voy a + infinitive is the easiest way to talk about the near future in Spanish — it works exactly like English "going to."
3. ¿Te gustaría + Infinitive? — Making an Invitation
¿Te gustaría...? ("would you like...?") is a polite, friendly way to invite someone to do something.
4. Me encantaría — Enthusiastic Acceptance
Me encantaría ("I'd love to") is a stronger, more enthusiastic way to say yes than a plain sí — great for accepting invitations.
5. ¿Por qué? — Asking for a Reason
¿Por qué? (two words) asks "why?" Its cousin porque (one word, no accent) means "because" — you'll see porque in a later lesson.
A. Fill in the Blank · Rellena el espacio
Fill in the blank with a word from this lesson's vocabulary.
- 1.¿Estás esta semana?free
- 2.¿Te ver una película?would you like
- 3.¡Me ! ¿A qué hora?I'd love to
- 4.Vamos a a las siete.meet up
- 5.Voy a las entradas mañana.buy
B. Multiple Choice · Opción múltiple
Choose the best answer.
- 1.How do you say "Are you free this week?" in Spanish?
- 2.How do you say "Would you like to watch a movie on Saturday?" in Spanish?
- 3.How do you say "We're going to meet at seven" in Spanish?
- 4.How do you say "I'm going to buy the tickets tomorrow" in Spanish?
- 5.How do you say "What a great idea!" in Spanish?
C. Rearrange the Sentence · Ordena la frase
Rearrange the words into a correct sentence, adding the punctuation shown in parentheses.
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D. True or False · Verdadero o falso
Based on the dialogue, mark each sentence T (true) or F (false).
- 1.Diego is not free this week.
- 2.Alex invites Diego to watch a movie on Saturday.
- 3.They plan to meet at seven.
- 4.They decide not to eat dinner together.
- 5.Alex will buy the tickets tomorrow.
E. Matching · Empareja
Match each question on the left with the best response on the right.
F. Translation · Traducción
Translate items 1–3 into Spanish, and items 4–5 into English.
- 1.Are you free this week?
- 2.Would you like to watch a movie on Saturday?
- 3.I'd love to!
- 4.Vamos a encontrarnos a las siete.
- 5.Voy a comprar las entradas mañana.
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The night starts when you think it ends
Spanish evenings begin late and then continue. Dinner at ten is ordinary, going out for a drink afterwards more so, and clubs do not fill until two. La madrugada — the small hours — is a word in everyday use because that stretch of the night is everyday. A film at ten is a reasonable plan rather than a late one. The upside for a visitor is that cities stay populated and lively at hours when other cities have emptied; the cost is that an invitation for the evening may mean a great deal more evening than you expected.