Video #20 - The Best Way to Break the Ice in Spanish!

Learn Spanish with SpanishPod101.com! You have just moved to Spain, and for the past two weeks you have struggled to find your way around the town, the university, and your work. In fact, you haven’t even had a chance to meet anyone. Well, tonight, that is going to change. You dress nicely and head out the door to meet some new friends, but once you get to the Spanish café where you always see crowds of people sitting around chatting, you realize you don't know how to begin a conversation in Spanish. Back home you would have broken the ice by talking about something common to everyone…the weather!! That's your ticket to making friends in Spain! You approach a table of people your age and ask in Spanish, "Is the weather always this hot here?" Smiling, one of the ladies at the table responds in Spanish, "Today is sunny with occasional clouds, but sometimes the sun bakes us here!" Another person at the table speaks up and says inSpanish, "You're not from around here are you? (Your accent must have given it away.) What is the weather like where you are from?" An hour later, the world's best conversation starter has helped you make new friends in Spain! Learning Spanish with SpanishPod101.com is the most fun and effective way to learn Spanish! This Spanish Video Vocabulary lesson will teach you how to talk about the world's best conversation starter in Spanish– the weather! In this Spanish vocabulary video, you will learn Spanish by watching the video, seeing both English and Spanish translations describing the video, and all while listening to the Spanish translations being read aloud by our native Spanish speakers. Visit us at SpanishPod101.com where you will find many more great Spanish lessons and learning materials! Leave us a message while you are there!

Channel: iTunes Video Length: 2m 58s Date Found: Mon, Nov 22 2010 7:05 AM Category: Educational Date Produced: Fri, Nov 19 2010 4:30 AM View Count: 0