Spanish for English speakers Street · Lesson 4

Watching and listening

Spanish verbs for media — ver películas (watch movies), escuchar podcasts (listen to podcasts) — for cultural conversation.

Conversation

  1. Lindo Lindo

    ¿Qué películas te gusta ver?

    What movies do you like to watch?

    Tip: <Una película> = a movie

  2. Magicat Magicat

    No me gusta ver películas

    I don't like watching movies.

    Tip: <Gustar> + verb in infinitive <Me gusta ver la televisión> = I like watching TV <¿Te gusta correr?> Do you like running?

  3. Lindo Lindo

    ¿Entonces qué haces en la noche?

    What do you do in the evening then?

    Tip: Note the position of "entonces" (then) at the beginning of the sentence.

  4. Magicat Magicat

    Escucho muchos podcasts

    I listen to many podcasts.

Common questions

Quick answers about this lesson's grammar and vocabulary.

Ver vs mirar in Spanish?

Both mean 'to look/watch'. Ver = to see/watch (passive, for shows/movies). Mirar = to look at (active). Ver una película = watch a movie.

What's the Spanish for 'podcast'?

El podcast (loanword). Escuchar un podcast = listen to a podcast.

What does pelicula mean?

'Movie / film'. Plural: películas. ¿Qué películas te gustan? = 'what movies do you like?'.

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