đ Making Plans
We had fun putting together a new mini-podcast for you that we think youâll really enjoy. Itâs all about making plans for the weekend, a super useful topic we can all relate to. In the episode, you’ll hear Silvia and me in a short dialogue where weâre planning a day out, packed with natural, everyday phrases you can actually use when chatting with friends or making plans of your own. Stay a bit longer for an insight into three interesting grammar points, which I explain in detail.
Give it a listen: itâll give you some great ideas for your next weekend adventure!
đ§ Mini-podcast: Making Plans by Inma & Silvia
đ Vocabulary: Making Plans
Here are some of the key phrases from the episode to help you start building your own dialogue in Spanish. For the full list of expressions, check out the link at the end.
- Quedar con alguien = To arrange to meet someone
- ÂżQuĂ© te parece si…? = What about [doing something]?
- ÂżEstĂĄs libre? = Are you free?
- ÂżA quĂ© hora… ? What time… ?
đ§ Interesting extracts and grammar
Check out these short excerpts from the podcast; each one highlights one or more grammar points that you can pick up and start using right away.
â Oye, Silvia ÂżestĂĄs libre mañana? Es que no tengo ningĂșn plan…
-SĂ, mañana no tengo nada que hacer.
â Using estar for feelings, emotions and states
â NingĂșn, ninguna
â Spanish relative clauses using the infinitive
– Oye, Âży quĂ© tal si hacemos alguna excursiĂłn a la montaña?
– Perfecto. DĂ©jame pensar un momento… Âży si vamos al Monte Gorbea?
â Using por quĂ© no/y si/ quĂ© tal si for suggestions in Spanish
– Entonces, Âżsobre quĂ© hora quedamos mañana?
– ÂżQuĂ© te parece si quedamos a las nueve debajo de mi casa?
â Quedar, quedarse, quedarle
âïž Practice More!
Try these awesome Kwiziq activities to practice more on the topic making plans. Which plan is your favorite?
Fill-in-the-Gaps:
â DiversiĂłn en Port Aventura (A1 ser & estar)
Reading and Listening activities:
â En el cine con mi amigo (A1)
Dictado (Premium subscribers only):
â En el centro comercial (A2)
Writing challenge (Premium subscribers only):
â Skydiving for my husband’s birthday (B2)
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Author info
After working in the travel industry for ten years in Seville, Inma moved to the UK to give a little twist to her life. Since then she's been teaching Spanish as a foreign language to adults for over 15 years in different settings, private lessons, secondary schools and online. Inma is a coffee lover and also loves exploring new places with her family in beautiful Warwickshire, where she lives.
Silvia is a multilingual educator with expertise in English, French, and Spanish, and a passion for helping students excel in language learning. After gaining extensive international teaching experience in the UK and other countries, Silvia returned to her hometown of Vitoria in 2019. Since then, she has been sharing her knowledge and love for languages with learners of all levels. With over a decade of experience, Silviaâs creative and dynamic teaching methods make language acquisition both fun and accessible.