Spanish · Real conversations
Repairing a conversation: Spanish conversation practice
Check a meaning and leave with something you can use. Read the exchange, reveal the translations when you need them, then try your part before looking at the sample answers.
A2 · Read and rehearse
Your role: A learner asking a patient conversation partner for clarification.
Goal: Check a meaning and leave with something you can use.
Read the conversation
Partner
El nombre es un poco difícil de escribir.
Show English translation
The name is a little difficult to spell.
You
¿Podría escribirlo?
Show English translation
Could you write it down?
Partner
Claro. Esta palabra describe una acción habitual.
Show English translation
Of course. This word describes a regular action.
You
¿Podría darme un ejemplo?
Show English translation
Could you give me an example?
Partner
Por ejemplo, nos vemos al final de la semana laboral.
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For example, we meet at the end of the working week.
You
¿Quiere decir el viernes?
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Do you mean Friday?
Partner
Sí, el viernes. Nos vemos fuera de la estación.
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Yes, Friday. We meet outside the station.
You
Déjeme ver si entendí bien: nos vemos el viernes.
Show English translation
Let me check that I understood: we meet on Friday.
Partner
Así es. Escribe la palabra para ese lugar en tus notas.
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That's right. Write the word for that place in your notes.
You
¿Es la palabra correcta?
Show English translation
Is this the right word?
Try your part first
Partner says: The name is a little difficult to spell. Your goal: Could you write it down?
Reveal a sample reply
¿Podría escribirlo?
Could you write it down?
Partner says: Of course. This word describes a regular action. Your goal: Could you give me an example?
Reveal a sample reply
¿Podría darme un ejemplo?
Could you give me an example?
Partner says: For example, we meet at the end of the working week. Your goal: Do you mean Friday?
Reveal a sample reply
¿Quiere decir el viernes?
Do you mean Friday?
Partner says: Yes, Friday. We meet outside the station. Your goal: Let me check that I understood: we meet on Friday.
Reveal a sample reply
Déjeme ver si entendí bien: nos vemos el viernes.
Let me check that I understood: we meet on Friday.
Partner says: That's right. Write the word for that place in your notes. Your goal: Is this the right word?
Reveal a sample reply
¿Es la palabra correcta?
Is this the right word?
Make it your own
- Ask for an example about your own day.
- Check a second possible meaning.
- Ask the person to write a different word.
Keep the useful expression and change the detail. There can be several appropriate answers; the revealed replies are examples to learn from.
This rehearsal in other languages
A note on speaking Spanish
These guides use broadly understandable Latin American Spanish. Tú is familiar and usted is respectful or formal, with important regional variation. Me gustaría and ¿podría …? are useful for considerate requests.
Keep accent marks and opening question marks. Some regions choose different everyday words. Follow the complete example rather than substituting English words one by one, especially with pronouns and expressions of preference.
