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Getting to Know Someone

Although it is NOT correct, it is common for people in America to place a preposition at the end of a sentence. For example, "who are you writing to?" or "Where are you coming from?". These prepositions are correctly placed at the beginning of sentences in Spanish, just as they are in correctly spoken English (e.g. "To whom are you writing?" or "From where are you coming?").

For example:
¿Adónde vas? - Where are you going to? (To where are you going?)
¿A quién lo dices? - Who are you saying it to? (To whom are you saying it?)
¿Para cuándo son? - When are they due by? (By when are they due?)
¿A qué hora cierran? - What time do you close at.
(At what time do you close?)
¿En qué calle vives? - What street do you live on?
(On what street do you live?)

Vocabulary

Soundconocer - to know someone
Soundestar casado - to be married
Soundestar soltero - to be single
Soundencantado de conocerle - it's very nice to meet you
Soundsaludar - to greet

Conversation
Hola, ¿Qué tal?
Hi, how's it going?
Bien, ¿y tú?
Well, and you?
No, pues, nada mal.No me puedo quejar.
Well, not bad. I can't complain.
¿Cómo te llamas?
What's your name?
Me llamo Alfredo Montañés.
My name is Alfredo Montañés.
¿A qué te dedicas?
What do you do?
Soy mecánico en un taller de autos.
I'm a mechanic at a car garage.
¿Dónde vives?
Where do you live?
Vivo en la colonia del valle, al lado del parque ecológico.
I live in the del valle neighborhood next to the ecological park.
¿Estudias o trabajas?
Do you study or work?


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