Visiting friends
Visitar amigos
- Invite and receive your friends at home.
- Organize a dinner party, game night, or other activity.
- Know common evening activities in your new country.
- Superlative absolute: -ísimo/-ísima
Learn how to invite friends, organize dinner parties, and plan game nights in Spanish using practical dialogues and future tense verbs. Master expressions with the absolute superlative and get comfortable discussing social gatherings naturally.
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Vocabulary (19) Share Copied!
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These exercises can be done together during conversation lessons or as homework.
Exercise 1: Translate and use in a sentence
Instruction: Pick a word, translated and use the word in a sentence or dialogue.
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Hacer un brindis
To make a toast
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Jugar al parchís
To play Parcheesi
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Regalar
To give
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Jugar a las cartas
To play cards
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El ramo de flores
The bouquet of flowers
Ejercicio 2: Conversation exercise
Instrucción:
- Do you see your friends often? What kind of activities do you like to do together? (Do you see your friends often? What kind of activities do you like to do together?)
- Do you prefer going to parties or doing board game night together? ( Do you prefer going to parties or doing board game night together?)
- Have you ever been on a trip with your friends? Tell us about it! (Have you ever been on a trip with your friends? Tell us about it!)
Teaching guidelines +/- 10 minutes
Example phrases:
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Veo a mis amigos cada semana. Normalmente nos reunimos para tomar un café y charlar. I see my friends every week. We usually meet for coffee and talk. |
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Sólo veo a mis amigos una o dos veces al mes. Luego, normalmente cenamos y jugamos juntos. I only see my friends once or twice a month. Then we usually have dinner and play games together. |
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Prefiero salir cuando veo a mis amigos. I prefer going out when I see my friends. |
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Me encanta jugar a juegos de mesa, así que siempre que veo a mis amigos jugamos al parchís juntos. I love playing board games, so whenever I see my friends we play ludo together. |
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Con mi amigo Juán siempre juego al ajedrez. With my friend Juán I always play chess. |
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El año pasado fui de viaje a Innsbruck con dos de mis amigos. Fuimos de senderismo y visitamos la ciudad. ¡El tiempo fue maravilloso! Last year I went on a trip to Insbruck with two of my friends. We went hiking and visited the city. The weather was wonderful! |
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Exercise 3: Dialogue Cards
Instruction: Select a situation and practice the conversation with your teacher or fellow students.
Exercise 4: Multiple Choice
Instruction: Choose the correct solution
1. Mañana ______ mucho durante la reunión con mis amigos.
(Tomorrow ______ a lot during the meeting with my friends.)2. ______ la tarta de chocolate para la cena del sábado.
(______ the chocolate cake for Saturday's dinner.)3. ______ a todos mis compañeros de trabajo a la fiesta.
(______ all my coworkers to the party.)4. Después de cenar, ______ un brindis con cava buenísimo.
(After dinner, ______ a toast with excellent cava.)Exercise 5: Visiting Ana and preparing a special dinner
Instruction:
Verb Tables
Invitar - Invitar
Futuro simple
- yo invitaré
- tú invitarás
- él/ella/Ud. invitará
- nosotros/nosotras invitaremos
- vosotros/vosotras invitaréis
- ellos/ellas/Uds. invitarán
Sonreír - Sonreír
Futuro simple
- yo sonreiré
- tú sonreirás
- él/ella/Ud. sonreirá
- nosotros/nosotras sonreiremos
- vosotros/vosotras sonreiréis
- ellos/ellas/Uds. sonreirán
Traer - Traer
Futuro simple
- yo traeré
- tú traerás
- él/ella/Ud. traerá
- nosotros/nosotras traeremos
- vosotros/vosotras traeréis
- ellos/ellas/Uds. traerán
Preparar - Preparar
Futuro simple
- yo prepararé
- tú prepararás
- él/ella/Ud. preparará
- nosotros/nosotras prepararemos
- vosotros/vosotras prepararéis
- ellos/ellas/Uds. prepararán
Jugar - Jugar
Futuro simple
- yo jugaré
- tú jugarás
- él/ella/Ud. jugará
- nosotros/nosotras jugaremos
- vosotros/vosotras jugaréis
- ellos/ellas/Uds. jugarán
Hacer - Hacer
Futuro simple
- yo haré
- tú harás
- él/ella/Ud. hará
- nosotros/nosotras haremos
- vosotros/vosotras haréis
- ellos/ellas/Uds. harán
Exercise 6: Superlative absolute: -ísimo/-ísima
Instruction: Fill in the correct word.
Grammar: Superlative absolute: -ísimo/-ísima
Show translation Show answerscalentísimo, contentísimos, bellísimo, larguísima, llenísima, divertidísima, interesantísimo, buenísima
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Verb conjugation tables for this lesson Share Copied!
Sonreír to smile Share Copied!
Futuro simple
| Spanish | English |
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| (yo) sonreiré | I will smile |
| (tú) sonreirás | You will smile |
| (él/ella) sonreirá | he/she will smile |
| (nosotros/nosotras) sonreiremos | we will smile |
| (vosotros/vosotras) sonreiréis | You will smile |
| (ellos/ellas) sonreirán | they will smile |
Traer to bring Share Copied!
Futuro simple
| Spanish | English |
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| (yo) traeré | I will bring |
| (tú) traerás | you will bring |
| (él/ella) traerá | he will bring/she will bring |
| (nosotros/nosotras) traeremos | we will bring |
| (vosotros/vosotras) traeréis | You will bring |
| (ellos/ellas) traerán | they will bring |
Invitar to invite Share Copied!
Futuro simple
| Spanish | English |
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| (yo) invitaré | I will invite |
| (tú) invitarás | You will invite |
| (él/ella) invitará | he will invite/she will invite |
| (nosotros/nosotras) invitaremos | we will invite |
| (vosotros/vosotras) invitaréis | You will invite |
| (ellos/ellas) invitarán | they will invite |
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Welcome to Your Spanish Lesson: Visiting Friends
In this lesson, you will learn how to organize and talk about social gatherings with friends, such as dinner parties and game nights. It focuses on practical Spanish phrases and vocabulary for inviting, planning, and describing events at home.
Key Language Points
- Superlative absolute adjectives: Learn to express the highest degree of qualities using forms like "buen simo" and "divertid sima." For example, "estar buen simo para empezar" means "it's great to start."
- Future tense (Futuro simple): Practice conjugating verbs to describe future plans. For instance, "invitar ó, sonreir , traer , preparar , jugar , hacer" and their future forms like "invitar r " (I will invite).
Practical Dialogue Practice
The dialogues simulate inviting friends, organizing dinner, and planning game nights. You will practice phrases such as " Quieres venir a mi casa esta tarde?" (Do you want to come to my house this afternoon?) and " Qu ieres venir a una noche de juegos en mi casa?" (Do you want to come to a game night at my place?). These conversations help you develop natural speaking skills for social occasions.
Grammar Highlight: Future Tense
Spanish often uses the future tense to express plans and promises. For example, "Maa ana sonreir mucho durante la reuni n" means "Tomorrow I will smile a lot during the meeting." Understanding these verb endings helps convey intentions clearly.
Interesting Differences from English
Invitations and social planning in Spanish often use phrases like " te apuntas?" which translates to "Are you in?" rather than a direct "Do you want to come?" The rich use of absolute superlatives ending in "-is mo/-is ma" (e.g., "divertid sima") adds an expressive, emotional quality uncommon in English.
Useful phrases include:
- te apuntas? — Are you in?
- La comida estar buen sima — The food will be delicious (literally, "very good")
- Traer algo para picar — To bring something to snack on
This lesson blends cultural and linguistic aspects to help you confidently discuss social events in Spanish.
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