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You're on the phone to a friend trying to see them this week, and between the two of you nothing lines up easily.
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Practice Small Talk at a Party in Spanish
Alguien nuevo en una fiesta
A friend's introduced you to someone at a party, dos besos and all, and now you're both standing there with a drink. Get a conversation going and find something you actually have in common.
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You're talking to: un desconocido
You: un invitado
introducing yourself
Hola, creo que no nos conocemos.
finding the connection
¿Y tú de qué conoces a la gente de aquí?
flagging something in common
Anda, yo también, qué casualidad.
Your goal
Learn their name and how they know the people here, and find one thing you genuinely have in common.
You'll practice
- Introduce yourself and get their name
- Find out how they know the people here
- Find one thing you have in common and say what it is
Phrases you'll actually use
Six lines that carry most of this conversation. You'll hear them, and you'll need them.
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Hola, creo que no nos conocemos.
— introducing yourself
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¿Y tú de qué conoces a la gente de aquí?
— finding the connection
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Anda, yo también, qué casualidad.
— flagging something in common
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¿Y tú a qué te dedicas?
— asking what they do without prying
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Es que no me he quedado con tu nombre.
— recovering a name you missed
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Oye, pues un placer. Me ha encantado charlar contigo.
— closing warmly
Level-up expressions
caer bien
to like someone, to find them likeable
La verdad es que me caes muy bien.
coincidir con alguien
to run into someone, to be somewhere at the same time
Creo que ya coincidimos en otra fiesta de estas.
tener algo en común
to have something in common
Pues ya tenemos algo en común, entonces.
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