Lesson 9 - Opuestos (Opposites)
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This page: Practice with opposite adjectives with this Spanish dialogue that takes place in a complaints department.

complaints

Departamento de Quejas
(Complaints Department)

Dialogue Lesson

Key Vocabulary

The following is a list of key vocabulary that you will need to know to understand the lesson. Click on the word to hear the pronunciation.

► departamento (m) = department
► queja (f) = complaint
► ¿En qué puedo ayudarle? = How can I help you?
► problema (m) = problem
► artículo (m) = item, article
► pedido (m) = order
► camisa (f) = shirt
► pantalón (m) = pants
► demasiado (demasiada) = too, too much
► niños = children
► vino (m) = wine
► caja (f) = box
► Lo siento = I'm sorry
► señor = sir
► quiere = Do you want
► reembolso (m) = reimbursement, refund
► dinero (m) = money
► Claro que sí. = Of course.

Practice

Section 1
Select the Spanish word that describes the picture.

caja

niños

dinero

pantalón

vino

camisa

Practice

Section 2
Select the correct translation.

Listening

Listen to the dialogue and select which picture illustrates one of the problems that the customer had. Click on the correct picture.

► Listen to the dialogue

Dialogue

Now read the dialogue.

► Listen to the dialogue

WOMAN - Departamento de Quejas, ¿En qué puedo ayudarle?
MAN - Tengo problemas con todos los artículos de mi pedido. La computadora es más lenta que mi computadora vieja. La camisa blanca está sucia, y el pantalón es demasiado corto. La silla es muy pequeña. Es una silla para niños. La botella de vino está vacía y toda la caja está mojada con el vino.
WOMAN - Lo siento mucho, señor. ¿Quiere un reembolso de su dinero?
MAN - Claro que sí.

Practice

Section 3
The following pictures illustrate problems that the man had. Use the words provided to write a sentence each problem. Add a form of the verb ser (es/son) or estar (está/están) and make the adjective agree in gender and quantity (singular/plural) with the noun. Don't forget to use correct capitalization, accents and punctuation, or the computer will mark it as incorrect.

la computadora/ser/lento → La computadora es lenta.

slow computer

Dictation

Dictations are great for practicing listening and spelling in Spanish. Click on "Listen" to hear the dictation of a sentence. The sentence will be read once quickly and then repeated slowly with pauses to write the words. Write the sentence in the textbox. Click on "Check" to check your answer. Don't forget to use correct capitalization, accents and punctuation, or the computer will mark it as incorrect.