Practice Roll 1 of 30
Interpret in Spanish
You wait here.
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Module 027
You Wait and You Begin
Use espera for polite “you wait” and empieza for polite “you begin.” Combine these forms with familiar words and helper verbs from earlier modules.
Lesson 1
You wait: espera
Use espera when politely saying that one person waits. Use esperar after familiar helper forms.
One new building block
espera
you wait when speaking politely to one person
no espera
you do not wait
¿Espera...?
Do you wait...?
Spanish often leaves out usted. Here, espera by itself can mean polite you wait.
Build the meaning step by step
Espera aquí. = You wait here.
No espera ahora. = You do not wait now.
¿Dónde espera? = Where do you wait?
Use esperar after helper verbs
Quiere esperar aquí.
Puede esperar ahora.
Necesita esperar la respuesta.
Lesson 1 Practice Rolls
Interpret with espera and esperar
Practice Roll 2 of 30
Interpret in English
Espera ahora.
Practice Roll 3 of 30
Interpret in Spanish
Do you wait for the message?
Practice Roll 4 of 30
Interpret in English
No espera la reservación.
Practice Roll 5 of 30
Interpret in Spanish
Where do you wait?
Practice Roll 6 of 30
Interpret in English
Espera aquí con el documento.
Practice Roll 7 of 30
Interpret in Spanish
You want to wait here.
Practice Roll 8 of 30
Interpret in English
Puede esperar ahora.
Practice Roll 9 of 30
Interpret in Spanish
You need to wait for the answer.
Practice Roll 10 of 30
Interpret in English
Espera lo que necesita.
Practice Roll 11 of 30
Interpret in Spanish
You do not want to wait there.
Practice Roll 12 of 30
Interpret in English
¿Cuándo espera aquí?
Practice Roll 13 of 30
Interpret in Spanish
You wait because it is important.
Practice Roll 14 of 30
Interpret in English
Entra y espera aquí.
Practice Roll 15 of 30
Interpret in Spanish
Why do you wait now?
Lesson 2
You begin: empieza
Use empieza when politely saying that one person begins. Use empezar after familiar helper forms.
One new building block
empieza
you begin when speaking politely to one person
no empieza
you do not begin
¿Empieza...?
Do you begin...?
Use empieza con when the idea is beginning with something.
Build the meaning step by step
Empieza ahora. = You begin now.
No empieza aquí. = You do not begin here.
¿Cuándo empieza? = When do you begin?
Use empezar after helper verbs
Quiere empezar ahora.
Puede empezar aquí.
Necesita empezar con el mensaje.
Lesson 2 Practice Rolls
Interpret with empieza and empezar
Practice Roll 16 of 30
Interpret in Spanish
You begin now.
Practice Roll 17 of 30
Interpret in English
Empieza aquí.
Practice Roll 18 of 30
Interpret in Spanish
Do you begin with the document?
Practice Roll 19 of 30
Interpret in English
No empieza ahora.
Practice Roll 20 of 30
Interpret in Spanish
When do you begin?
Practice Roll 21 of 30
Interpret in English
Empieza la conversación.
Practice Roll 22 of 30
Interpret in Spanish
You want to begin now.
Practice Roll 23 of 30
Interpret in English
Puede empezar aquí.
Practice Roll 24 of 30
Interpret in Spanish
You need to begin with the message.
Practice Roll 25 of 30
Interpret in English
Empieza lo que necesita.
Practice Roll 26 of 30
Interpret in Spanish
You do not want to begin there.
Practice Roll 27 of 30
Interpret in English
¿Cómo empieza la conversación?
Practice Roll 28 of 30
Interpret in Spanish
You begin because it is necessary.
Practice Roll 29 of 30
Interpret in English
Espera aquí y empieza ahora.
Practice Roll 30 of 30
Interpret in Spanish
You enter, wait, and begin the conversation.
Beginner Conversation
Wait, enter, and begin
A: ¿Dónde espera?
B: Espero aquí.
A: ¿Cuándo empieza?
B: Empiezo ahora.
A: ¿Puede empezar con el documento?
B: Sí, puedo empezar ahora.
Language Insights
Espera versus esperar; empieza versus empezar
- Direct polite action: use espera and empieza when speaking politely to one person.
- After a helper verb: after quiere, puede, or necesita, use esperar and empezar.
- Sequence: combine earlier actions naturally: Entra, espera y empieza.
Module Challenge
Combine the new actions
Interpret: You enter, wait, and begin the conversation.
Answer: Entra, espera y empieza la conversación.
Module Summary / Checkpoint / Progress Save
Module 27 checkpoint
You can now use espera / esperar and empieza / empezar with familiar questions, helpers, objects, and sentence-building blocks.
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