Little by little / Poco a poco- 5 minutes of Spanish - English version + Podcast

 

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I am Malena Algorta, Spanish teacher at Spanish in Cabo and at SpanishUp2U. If you want to know more about your Spanish practice site click here and you will see all the podcasts, videos and lessons that we prepare for you, so you can master Spanish. We are in 5 minutes of Spanish and this is episode number 122.

 

Welcome! Thank you for being with us week after week, for your comments, for listening and participating in this family that is Spanish in Cabo. It's a nice number 122, it combines with the year 2022. In these 5 minutes we are going to speak in Spanish but with a little bit of English translation, ok?

 

We know you don't need it, but as you may be listening to us doing something else, some translation may make it easier for you.

 

You always have the English translation by clicking on the image. This week we go back to a catrina because the Day of the Dead is coming up. Today's topic has a little bit of grammar in it, right?

 

Yes, there is a word that confuses Spanish students a bit yes: poco.

 

We have 5 minutes is little time so, let's get started!

 

Yes, come on! Poco is the opposite of muy and mucho,....

 

which are also complicated for Spanish learners, so we leave you the linkto the podcast about muy mucho from a year ago.

 

First we talk about poco which is used in two different ways: As an adverb, it shows that the action indicated by the verb is less in quantity than expected.

 

In this case poco translates in English as:  Little or some

 

I usually get little sleep

 

I'm a little better, thank you, I don't have a headache any more

 

It can be an adjective, and in this case it is transformed into poco, poca, pocos, pocas, pocas, depending on the gender (masculine or feminine) or number (singular or plural).

 

In this case poco means: Little or few

 

We have little time to spend with you in this podcast

I have few clothes

There are few flowers in the garden.

 

We can also use it as a quantifier

 

It is good to have some wine with this meal.

 

In this case un poco de vino means some wine.

 

Or we can add: Muy poco (very little / very few) or verdaderamente poco (really little / really few).

 

There are very few tortillas on the table, please bring more.

 

We also have the diminutive which is poquito. a little bit.

 

I'm a little bit cold, can you turn up the air conditioning, please?

 

I'm a little bit nervous today, why is that?

 

The superlative is poquísimo.

 

We have very little time left, shall we go on?

 

 

A very practical saying:

Poco a poco - little by little

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