At the gym:
Donald – One, two, three, four, five, six! Boy, am I out of shape..
Consuela – Uno, dos, tres, cuatro, cinco, seis!
Donald – Hi, I’m Donald.
Consuela – Hola.
Donald – Oh. You speak Spanish.
Consuela – Si. Yes. Espanol. Spanish.
Donald – Oh. My Spanish is not very good. My name is Donald. Uh…me llamo Donald.
Consuela – Ah. Mucho gusto. Me llamo Consuela.
Donald – Oh, it’s nice to meet you, Consuela.
Consuela – El gusto es mio!
Translations:
One, twe, three, four, fix, six, seven, eight, nine, ten.
Uno, dos, tres, cuatro, cinco, seis, siete, ocho, nueve, diez.
Hi.
Hola
It’s nice to meet you / pleasure to meet you.
Mucho gusto.
It’s nice to meet you, too / the pleasure is mine.
El gusto es mio.
Donald can also learn Spanish by repeating the following, first the first word in English, following by the second and third word which are that English word’s Spanish word translations.
One | Uno | Uno |
Two | Dos | Dos |
Three | Tres | Tres |
Four | Cuatro | Cuatro |
Five | Cinco | Cinco |
Six | Seis | Seis |
Seven | Siete | Siete |
Eight | Ocho | Ocho |
Nine | Nueve | Nueve |
Ten | Diez | Diez |
Hi. | Hola. | Hola. |
It’s nice to meet you. | Mucho gusto. | Mucho gusto. |
It’s nice to meet you, too. | El gusto es mio. | El gusto es mio. |
Invitation to social intercourse (nervous approach):
Donald – Consuela…would you like to…uh…I mean…maybe you could…
Consuela – Yes, Donald?
Donald – What I’m trying to say is…maybe you can help me learn some Spanish.
Consuela – Claro! Of course!
In the restaurant:
Donald – Would you like something to drink?
Consuela – Gracias. Thank you.
Donald – You’re welcome.
Consuela – De nada.
Donald – Oh of course. You’re welcome is ‘de nada’.
Consuela – Muy bien. Very good.
Donald – Your English is much better than my Spanish.