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
This A2 lesson focuses on planning and inviting friends for an evening at home, teaching key phrases like "¿Quieres venir?" and superlative adjectives ending in -ísimo/-ísima, e.g., "buenísimo" for describing food and events.
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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
3
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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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 |
|---|---|
| (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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Lesson Overview: Visiting Friends
This lesson guides you through the vocabulary, expressions, and grammar used when inviting friends over, organizing dinners, and planning game nights in Spanish. You'll learn practical phrases to communicate plans and details about social gatherings.
Key Topics Covered
- Inviting friends and confirming plans
- Discussing details of a dinner party
- Planning a game night and describing the activities
- The use of the superlative absolute form (-ísimo/-ísima) to emphasize qualities
- Future tense (futuro simple) verb conjugations for making plans and promises
Useful Expressions and Vocabulary
Examples from the dialogues include:
Invitations: "¿Quieres venir a mi casa esta tarde?" (Do you want to come to my house this afternoon?), "¿Te apuntas?" (Are you in?).
Descriptions: "La comida estará buenísima" (The food will be really delicious), "será divertidísima" (it will be really fun). The suffix -ísimo/-ísima intensifies adjectives, similar to "very" or "extremely" in English.
Coordination: "Perfecto, llevaré algo para picar." (Perfect, I'll bring something to snack on.), highlighting future tense verbs to express intentions.
Grammar Focus: Future Simple Tense
The lesson emphasizes the future simple tense for talking about upcoming events. Verbs like invitaré (I will invite), sonreiré (I will smile), traeré (I will bring), and haremos (we will do) are practiced. This tense is essential for making definite plans and promises in Spanish.
Superlative Absolute
The lesson introduces the superlative absolute ending -ísimo/-ísima, which enhances adjectives to mean "very" or "extremely." For example, buenísima means "extremely good/delicious," and divertidísima means "extremely fun." This form adds emphasis and emotion to descriptions, a common feature in conversational Spanish.
Cultural and Language Notes
In Spanish social culture, invitations often involve explicit confirmations and the mentioning of what to bring, which may differ from more casual English invitations. Expressions like ¿Te apuntas? (Are you joining?) are informal and widely used among friends, unlike the more formal English equivalent "Would you like to come?" Also, Spanish uses the suffix -ísimo to intensify adjectives, a feature that does not have a direct word-for-word equivalent in English but is important to recognize for nuance.
Summary
This lesson equips you with the language tools to invite friends, organize events, and discuss details of social gatherings in Spanish. It reinforces future tense verbs, teaches intensifiers through superlative absolutes, and provides natural conversation examples to practice planning visits and fun nights with friends.
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