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There is one thing that Americans are really good at, and that is small talk conversations.
Hay una cosa en la que los estadounidenses son realmente buenos, y es en las conversaciones triviales.
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Are you good at small talk in English?
¿Se te da bien la conversación informal en inglés?
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Well, never fear.
Bueno, no temas.
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In today's lesson, you are going to learn the top 10 most common small talk questions and how to answer them,
En la lección de hoy, aprenderás las 10 preguntas más comunes en conversaciones informales y cómo responderlas.
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plus three bonus questions at the end of today's lesson.
Además, tres preguntas extra al final de la lección de hoy.
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You will never be stuck frozen with nothing to say in a small talk conversation in English again.
Nunca más te quedarás paralizado sin saber qué decir en una conversación informal en inglés.
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And like always, I have created a free PDF worksheet for you with all of today's 10 plus three bonus small talk questions
Y como siempre, he creado una hoja de trabajo gratuita en PDF con las 10 preguntas de hoy, además de tres preguntas adicionales para iniciar una conversación informal.
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and answers so that you're never frozen and not knowing what to say the next time that you have a conversation.
y respuestas para que nunca te quedes paralizado y no sepas qué decir la próxima vez que tengas una conversación.
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It's going to be no problem for you.
No te supondrá ningún problema.
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Plus, to help you really master these small talk questions and answers,
Además, para ayudarte a dominar realmente estas preguntas y respuestas de conversación informal,
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I have included inside the PDF worksheet a free speaking practice.
He incluido en la hoja de trabajo en PDF un ejercicio de conversación gratuito.
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You can download this speaking practice, listen to my voice saying these questions and answers, and repeat them out loud with me.
Puedes descargar este ejercicio de conversación, escuchar mi voz diciendo estas preguntas y respuestas, y repetirlas en voz alta conmigo.
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This is the number one way to be able to actually improve your pronunciation and your speaking skills.
Esta es la mejor manera de mejorar realmente tu pronunciación y tus habilidades para hablar.
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When you are repeating or shadowing with someone else, It is a lot easier to speak like them, to remember what you're saying,
Cuando repites o imitas a otra persona, es mucho más fácil hablar como ella y recordar lo que dices.
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and to actually master the phrases that you want to learn.
y para dominar realmente las frases que quieres aprender.
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So how can you get this free PDF worksheet plus bonus speaking practice?
¿Cómo puedes obtener esta hoja de ejercicios en PDF gratuita, además de práctica oral adicional?
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All you have to do is click on the link in the description, enter your name and email address, and voila, just like that,
Todo lo que tienes que hacer es hacer clic en el enlace de la descripción, ingresar tu nombre y dirección de correo electrónico, y listo, así de fácil.
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the free worksheet and bonus speaking practice will land in your email inbox.
La hoja de ejercicios gratuita y el material adicional para practicar la conversación llegarán a tu bandeja de entrada de correo electrónico.
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And something even cooler is that you never need to sign up for my free PDF worksheets again.
Y lo mejor de todo es que ya no tendrás que volver a suscribirte a mis hojas de trabajo gratuitas en formato PDF.
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You just sign up one time and I will continue to send them to you every single week.
Solo tienes que registrarte una vez y te los seguiré enviando todas las semanas.
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It is my gift to you.
Es mi regalo para ti.
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So click on the link in the description to get the worksheet and the speaking practice and get started.
Haz clic en el enlace de la descripción para obtener la hoja de ejercicios y la práctica oral, y comienza ya.
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All right, let's start with today's lesson.
Muy bien, comencemos con la lección de hoy.
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The first three small talk questions are just general, the most commonly used.
Las tres primeras preguntas para entablar una conversación informal son generales, las más utilizadas.
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Let's imagine the scenario you are walking through your neighborhood and your neighbor is watering her plants.
Imaginemos la siguiente situación: estás paseando por tu barrio y tu vecina está regando sus plantas.
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You want to say something to her.
Quieres decirle algo.
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What should you say?
¿Qué deberías decir?
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Here you go.
Aquí tienes.
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How's it going?
¿Cómo estás?
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Great.
Excelente.
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This is an excellent question and extremely commonly used with all ages.
Esta es una pregunta excelente y muy común entre personas de todas las edades.
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And your neighbor might say, pretty good.
Y tu vecino podría decir: "Bastante bien".
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How about you?
¿Y tú?
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Or maybe your neighbor will add a little more and say something like, Pretty good, just trying to keep these plants alive.
O tal vez tu vecino añada algo más y diga algo como: Bastante bien, solo intento mantener vivas estas plantas.
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How about you?
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Or you could ask, Hey, what have you been up to?
O también podrías preguntar: Oye, ¿qué has estado haciendo?
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And your neighbor might reply, Oh, not much, mostly working and spending time with the kids.
Y tu vecino podría responder: "Oh, no mucho, sobre todo trabajo y paso tiempo con los niños".
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What about you?
¿Qué pasa contigo?
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This final question that is often asked in return could be asked two ways.
Esta última pregunta, que a menudo se formula como respuesta, podría plantearse de dos maneras.
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They might ask, What about you?
Podrían preguntar: ¿Y tú?
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Or how about you?
¿Y tú?
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and it is really just returning the question to you.
y en realidad solo se trata de devolverte la pregunta.
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It's bouncing the ball back in your court and making you have to answer the same question.
Es como devolverte la pelota a tu tejado y obligarte a responder la misma pregunta.
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So that's why I want you to practice these answers as well.
Por eso quiero que también practiques estas respuestas.
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Or our third question you might ask your neighbor as they're watering their plants is, how's everything been?
O nuestra tercera pregunta que podrías hacerle a tu vecino mientras riega sus plantas es: ¿cómo te ha ido todo?
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How's everything been?
¿Cómo ha ido todo?
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Now, there doesn't have to be a big to-do in their life like a new wedding
Ahora, no tiene por qué haber un gran acontecimiento en sus vidas como una nueva boda.
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or going on a big trip in order for you to ask this question.
o hacer un gran viaje para poder hacer esta pregunta.
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It just means How is your life going?
Simplemente significa ¿Cómo te va la vida?
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How's everything been?
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And your neighbor might say, it's been good.
Y tu vecino podría decir: "Ha estado bien".
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Busy as always, but no complaints.
Ocupado como siempre, pero sin quejas.
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How about you?
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And here it's your turn to answer.
Y ahora es tu turno de responder.
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All right, the next two small talk questions have to do with your health.
Muy bien, las dos siguientes preguntas informales tienen que ver con su salud.
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This is a common small talk question.
Esta es una pregunta común en una conversación informal.
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So let's imagine the scenario where you're going to meet a friend at a cafe
Imaginemos entonces el escenario en el que vas a encontrarte con un amigo en una cafetería.
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and you knew that your friend had a cold recently and so you're just trying to make some small talk.
Y sabías que tu amigo había estado resfriado últimamente, así que solo intentabas entablar una conversación trivial.
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You might ask, are you feeling any better today?
Podrías preguntar: ¿Te sientes mejor hoy?
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Now notice in a lot of these questions the g at the end of ing, feeling, is cut off.
Ahora bien, fíjense en que en muchas de estas preguntas, la "g" al final de "ing", "feeling", está cortada.
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Are you feeling any better today?
¿Te sientes mejor hoy?
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This just makes it more personal, more relatable.
Esto simplemente lo hace más personal, más cercano al lector.
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It's not rude to use this type of pronunciation with all ages.
No es de mala educación usar este tipo de pronunciación con personas de todas las edades.
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You're welcome to use this and it's just a comfortable way to speak with other people.
Puedes usarlo si quieres; es simplemente una forma cómoda de hablar con otras personas.
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And your friend might say, yeah, much better.
Y tu amigo podría decir: sí, mucho mejor.
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I just have a little cough now, but I'm feeling much better.
Ahora solo tengo un poco de tos, pero me siento mucho mejor.
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Thanks for asking.
Gracias por preguntar.
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This final phrase, thanks for asking, is a really kind way to show the other person that you appreciate that they remember,
Esta frase final, gracias por preguntar, es una forma muy amable de mostrarle a la otra persona que aprecias que se acuerde,
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you appreciate that they care.
Aprecias que se preocupen.
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Thanks for asking.
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Let's imagine that instead of your friend having a cold, it was your friend's son who had a cold.
Imaginemos que, en lugar de que tu amigo tuviera un resfriado, fuera el hijo de tu amigo quien lo tuviera.
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You might ask instead, how's your son doing?
En cambio, podrías preguntar: ¿Cómo está tu hijo?
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And your friend might say, oh yeah, he had a cold for forever, but he's finally getting better.
Y tu amigo podría decir: "Ah, sí, estuvo resfriado durante muchísimo tiempo, pero por fin está mejorando".
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I'm so glad.
Me alegro mucho.
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Thanks for asking.
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You could use this question in a more general sense if you asked, how's your family doing?
Podrías usar esta pregunta en un sentido más general si preguntaras: ¿Cómo está tu familia?
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And this could be just generally asking, how are your family doing?
Y esto podría ser simplemente preguntar de forma general: ¿cómo está su familia?
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What are they up to these days?
¿Qué hacen últimamente?
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It's not necessarily about their health, but if you said, how's your son doing in the context of him previously being sick, it's about his health.
No se trata necesariamente de su salud, pero si preguntas cómo está tu hijo teniendo en cuenta que estuvo enfermo anteriormente, sí se trata de su salud.
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But you're welcome to also use this generally.
Pero también puedes usarlo de forma general.
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How's your family doing?
¿Cómo está tu familia?
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Great question.
Excelente pregunta.
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The next two small talk questions are about work and daily life.
Las dos siguientes preguntas informales tratan sobre el trabajo y la vida cotidiana.
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Let's imagine the scenario that you're at the grocery store
Imaginemos que estás en el supermercado.
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and you run into a co-worker who hasn't been at the office lately because they've been on a trip.
y te encuentras con un compañero de trabajo que no ha estado en la oficina últimamente porque ha estado de viaje.
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Well, what can you say in this scenario?
Bueno, ¿qué se puede decir en este caso?
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You might ask about their trip and ask, when did you get back into town?
Podrías preguntarles sobre su viaje y preguntarles: ¿Cuándo regresaron a la ciudad?
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Now, this is just a logistics question.
Ahora bien, esto es simplemente una cuestión de logística.
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It's not saying, how was your trip?
No se trata de preguntar: ¿Qué tal tu viaje?
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Tell me all about it.
Cuéntamelo todo.
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Maybe you have a formal relationship together and you don't want to get into the details,
Tal vez tengan una relación formal juntos y no quieran entrar en detalles,
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but asking this type of question just acknowledges that you knew they were gone and you want to make small talk.
Pero hacer este tipo de preguntas solo demuestra que sabías que se habían ido y que querías entablar una conversación trivial.
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So you could ask that, when did you get back into town?
Entonces, podrías preguntar eso, ¿cuándo regresaste a la ciudad?
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And your coworker might say, oh, I just got back a couple days ago.
Y tu compañero de trabajo podría decir: "Oh, acabo de regresar hace un par de días".
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The jet lag has been really tough this time.
El desfase horario ha sido realmente duro esta vez.
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Okay, great answer.
Vale, excelente respuesta.
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And because your coworker hasn't been in the office lately or been at work lately, your coworker might ask you, how's work going?
Y como tu compañero de trabajo no ha estado en la oficina últimamente o no ha estado trabajando últimamente, es posible que te pregunte: ¿Cómo va el trabajo?
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How's work going?
¿Cómo va el trabajo?
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And you might reply, it's been such a busy week, but I had a really relaxing weekend, so I feel much more refreshed now.
Y podrías responder: "Ha sido una semana muy ajetreada, pero he tenido un fin de semana muy relajante, así que ahora me siento mucho más descansado".
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This is a common small talk question.
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How's work going?
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And if you don't want to talk about work, you could just say, it's going fine.
Y si no quieres hablar de trabajo, simplemente puedes decir que todo va bien.
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It's fine.
Está bien.
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Nothing much to report.
No hay mucho que informar.
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You can answer in kind of that evasive way if you want.
Puedes responder de esa manera evasiva si quieres.
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That's part of small talk as well, but you're welcome to share a couple more details.
Eso también forma parte de la conversación trivial, pero puedes compartir un par de detalles más si lo deseas.
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How's work going?
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Oh yeah, I just finished up this really big project.
Sí, acabo de terminar este proyecto tan grande.
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It was so cool and I'm really glad that we finished it on the deadline.
Fue genial y me alegra mucho que lo hayamos terminado a tiempo.
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Okay, well that kind of gives the other person an in to be able to ask questions about it
Bueno, eso le da a la otra persona la oportunidad de hacer preguntas al respecto.
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if they want and it could start a bigger conversation. Who knows?
Si quieren, y podría dar pie a una conversación más amplia. ¿Quién sabe?
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Or it might just be small talk.
O simplemente podría tratarse de una charla trivial.
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The next two small talk questions are about weekends and free time.
Las dos siguientes preguntas informales tratan sobre los fines de semana y el tiempo libre.
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So let's imagine that it is Monday morning
Imaginemos que es lunes por la mañana.
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and you're at the office getting a cup of coffee at your office's coffee station, coffee pot, and your colleague walks up.
Estás en la oficina, preparándote una taza de café en la cafetera de la oficina, cuando se acerca tu compañero.
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What should you say?
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Freeze and panic?
¿Congelarse y entrar en pánico?
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Nope.
No.
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Because of this lesson, you're going to know exactly what to say.
Gracias a esta lección, sabrás exactamente qué decir.
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You could say something like this.
Podrías decir algo así.
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Hey, what'd you do this weekend?
Hola, ¿qué hiciste este fin de semana?
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Great question.
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And your colleague might answer, oh, not too much.
Y tu colega podría responder: "Oh, no demasiado".
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I just saw some friends and then caught up on all the chores I needed to do.
Acabo de ver a unos amigos y luego me puse al día con todas las tareas pendientes.
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What about you?
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Here they're throwing the question back at you.
Aquí te devuelven la pregunta.
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What about you?
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How about you?
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So make sure that you are prepared to answer.
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If this scenario happens later in the week, let's say a Friday, you might ask your colleague this.
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Got any plans for the weekend?
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Got any plans for the weekend?
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This is a tricky question to ask.
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You need to make sure that you ask it in this casual way.
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Notice that I kind of abbreviated the beginning of this question.
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I didn't say, do you have any plans for this weekend?
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Instead, I said, got any plans for this weekend?
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Got any plans for the weekend or this weekend?
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This is important because if you said this a little more seriously, a little more formally, do you have any plans for this weekend?
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How does that feel to you?
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Do you think the other person would think, is Vanessa asking me if I want to spend time with her this weekend?
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This could be a little complicated.
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So make sure when you ask this question, you ask it in this informal way.
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Hey, got any plans this weekend?
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Really casual, maybe a little shrug.
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You're not seriously asking them, do you have any plans for this weekend?
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Just got any plans for the weekend?
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and you could answer or your colleague might answer, not really, my mom's coming into town on Sunday, but I don't have any plans for the rest of the weekend.
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Probably just take it easy.
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Great.
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Okay.
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This is a casual way to answer.
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And of course, if you feel like the other person is being a little bit too uncomfortable asking you directly,
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do you have any plans for the weekend?
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And you don't want to tell them, you don't have to tell them anything.
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You could just say, not really.
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How about you?
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You can just throw it right back at them if you don't feel like sharing anything personal.
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Our final small talk question plus three bonus questions are all about the most common small talk topic ever.
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It is the weather.
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No matter who you're talking to, a random person you don't know, a colleague, a friend, a neighbor, the weather is a safe topic and it affects everybody, right?
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So it's not extremely boring.
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It could be boring, but we can make it interesting with these questions.
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These are questions I use all the time, so I want to make sure that you can use them as well.
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So let's imagine this scenario.
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Let's imagine you're waiting at the bus stop and there's someone beside you who you don't know, and it is extremely cold.
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It is unusually cold for this time of year.
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What can you say?
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Can you believe this weather?
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And the other person might say, I know, it just seems like winter is never going to end.
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Can you believe this weather?
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Wonderful question.
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Or you might say, the weather has been so unpredictable lately.
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It's hot one day, cold the next.
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What am I supposed to wear?
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I don't know.
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And the other person might say, I know, I just wear my winter coat in the morning and by the afternoon I only have a t-shirt on.
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This is something that affects us all.
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Well, let's imagine that the weather is actually okay.
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Good-ish weather.
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What can you say?
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Oh, it's such a nice day today, isn't it?
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And here this question at the end, we call that a tag question because you're just tagging it on at the end
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and you're hoping that the other person will give some kind of reply.
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Oh, it's such a nice day today, isn't it?
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Maybe the other person will say, I know it is.
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I can't believe it.
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or maybe the other person will just say, yeah, okay, maybe they didn't want to have a conversation.
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But this type of small talk back and forth is really common in the U.S.
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Let's imagine you're at the bus stop and it is pouring down rain.
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It's kind of an inconvenient type of weather to have when you're waiting for the bus.
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Hopefully there's a little shelter you can wait under.
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You might say something like this, I heard it's supposed to rain all weekend.
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unfortunate.
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Maybe you need rain where you live, or maybe it's just too much rain.
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If you said this to someone, or if someone said this to you, how can you reply?
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I heard it's supposed to rain all weekend.
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Well, you can probably commiserate with them.
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This word commiserate means you're going to complain together.
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So you might say, oh, it's been raining for so long.
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I wish it would just stop.
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you are commiserating together about the bad weather.
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Well, there you have it.
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10 common small talk questions and answers that I use all the time and you can too.
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Oh, plus three bonuses.
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I hope you enjoyed those.
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Don't forget to download the free PDF worksheet for today's lesson.
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This includes all of today's important small talk questions and answers plus the bonus speaking practice.
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In this speaking practice, I'm going to be saying out loud each of the questions and answers,
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and then I'm going to be pausing to give you a chance to repeat exactly what I said.
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This type of repeating practice is the best way to remember what you've learned.
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You're using it right away.
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So don't miss out on this speaking practice.
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All you need to do is click on the link in the description, enter your name and email address, and voila, just like that,
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the free PDF worksheet and speaking practice will land in your email inbox.
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It is my gift to you.
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So click on the link in the description and don't wait.
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Start speaking.
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Use this.
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Have small talk conversations wherever you go or even just with me in the speaking practice.
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And now I have a question for you.
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I want to know, got any plans for this weekend?
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Let me know in the comments what your plans are.
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I can't wait to read them and learn more about you.
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Thank you so much for learning English with me
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and I'll see you again next Friday for a new lesson here on my YouTube channel.
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Bye!
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But wait, do you want more?
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I recommend watching this video next where you will learn 10 everyday expressions that I use about my evening routine,
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including what to say when you come home from work completely tired.
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What should you say?
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Well, I'll see you in that video to find out.
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Vocabulario y notas de pronunciación para esta lección
Este vídeo tiene 232 frases y 2474 palabras para practicar shadowing. La parte hablada dura 14:16. El hablante habla a un ritmo natural de unas 173 palabras por minuto, cercano a una conversación cotidiana. El 90 % de las palabras está entre las 3.000 más comunes del inglés, por lo que el vocabulario es fácil de seguir.
Vocabulario clave de este vídeo
15 palabras del vídeo que vale la pena aprender, con su pronunciación y significado:
| Palabra | Pronunciación | Significado |
|---|---|---|
| bonus sustantivo | /ˈbəʊ.nəs/ | bonificación, plus |
| neighbour sustantivo | /ˈneɪbɚ/ | vecino, vecina |
| lesson sustantivo | /ˈlɛs.ən/ | lección |
| scenario sustantivo | /sɪˈnɛəɹioʊ/ | escenario, supuesto |
| colleague sustantivo | /ˈkɒliːɡ/ | colega, compañero |
| casual adjetivo | /ˈkæʒ(u)əl/ | casual |
| freeze verbo | /ˈfɹiːz/ | helarse, congelarse |
| topic sustantivo | /ˈtɑpɪk/ | tema, tópico |
| commonly adverbio | /ˈkɑmənli/ | comúnmente |
| phrase sustantivo | /ˈfɹeɪ̯z/ | frase |
| bore verbo | /boɹ/ | aburrir |
| inbox sustantivo | /ˈɪnbɑks/ | buzón de entrada |
| pronunciation sustantivo | /pɹəˌnʌn.siˈeɪ.ʃən/ | pronunciación |
| necessarily adverbio | /ˌnɛs.əˈsɛɹ.ə.li/ | necesariamente |
| complicated adjetivo | /ˈkɑm.plɪˌkeɪ.tɪd/ | complicado |
Phrasal verbs que vas a escuchar
| Palabra | Significado |
|---|---|
| find out verbo | averiguar, anoticiarse |
| get back verbo | regresar |
| sign up verbo | inscribir, alistar |
| walk through verbo | explicar paso a paso, enseñar |
Pronunciación a tener en cuenta
El hablante usa 52 contracciones y formas reducidas, como you're, don't, I'm. Dilas en su forma corta, tal como las oyes.
- Los sonidos de “sh” y “zh”: casual /ˈkæʒ(u)əl/, pronunciation /pɹəˌnʌn.siˈeɪ.ʃən/, shadow /ˈʃædəʊ̯/, shelter /ˈʃɛltə/, unusually /ʌnˈjuːʒuəli/
- Palabras largas — cuida el acento: pronunciation /pɹəˌnʌn.siˈeɪ.ʃən/, necessarily /ˌnɛs.əˈsɛɹ.ə.li/, complicated /ˈkɑm.plɪˌkeɪ.tɪd/, uncomfortable /ʌnˈkʌm.fɚ.tə.bl̩/, unfortunate /ʌnˈfɔː.t͡ʃə.nɪt/
Cómo practicar con este vídeo
- Escucha el vídeo entero una vez sin hablar y anota las palabras que no conoces.
- Empieza a velocidad 0,75×, haz shadowing frase por frase y vuelve a la velocidad normal cuando te resulte fácil.
- Grábate y compara con el original, prestando atención a palabras como bonus, neighbour, lesson.
Gramática en este vídeo
Las estructuras que más usa el hablante, con las palabras exactas del vídeo:
| Estructura | En el vídeo |
|---|---|
| Present perfect have/has + participio pasado — una acción pasada que sigue importando ahora | have created · have included · have you been |
| Voz pasiva be + participio pasado — importa lo que ocurre, no quién lo hace | be stuck · is often asked · is cut |
| Posibilidad con “might / may” might/may + verbo — algo posible pero no seguro | might say · might reply · might ask |
| Consejo con “should” should + verbo — decir qué es buena idea | should you say |
¿Qué es la Técnica de Shadowing?
Shadowing es una técnica de aprendizaje de idiomas respaldada por la ciencia, desarrollada originalmente para la formación de intérpretes profesionales y popularizada por el políglota Dr. Alexander Arguelles. El método es simple pero poderoso: escuchas audio en inglés nativo y lo repites en voz alta de inmediato, como una sombra que sigue al hablante con solo 1-2 segundos de retraso. A diferencia de la escucha pasiva o los ejercicios de gramática, el shadowing obliga a tu cerebro y músculos de la boca a procesar y reproducir simultáneamente patrones de habla reales. Las investigaciones muestran que mejora significativamente la precisión de la pronunciación, la entonación, el ritmo, el habla conectada, la comprensión auditiva y la fluidez al hablar, convirtiéndola en una de las metodologías más efectivas para la preparación del IELTS Speaking y la comunicación en inglés en el mundo real.