Latest / Learn Spanish with Fexingo / Spanish for the Gym - Basic Vocabulary
Transcript
- Lucas: Hey Luna, ready for another episode? Luna: Ready! I'm thinking about the gym — I've been going a lot lately. Lucas: Perfect timing. Today we're learning some Spanish for the gym. Luna: Oh, that's so good. I need that. Lucas: Let's start with the basics. To say 'I want to exercise', you say: Quiero hacer ejercicio. Luna: Quiero hacer ejercicio. Quiero hacer ejercicio. Lucas: Yeah, exactly. Quiero means 'I want', hacer is 'to do', and ejercicio is 'exercise'. So 'I want to do exercise'. Luna: That's straightforward. Quiero hacer ejercicio. Lucas: Good. Now if you're looking for a treadmill, you ask: ¿Dónde está la cinta de correr? Luna: ¿Dónde está la cinta de correr? So cinta de correr is treadmill? Lucas: Exactly. Cinta alone means 'belt' or 'ribbon', but cinta de correr is 'running belt' — the treadmill. Luna: Got it. ¿Dónde está la cinta de correr? Lucas: You got it. Now another common thing: lifting weights. Necesito levantar pesas. Luna: Necesito — I need. Levantar — to lift. Pesas — weights. Necesito levantar pesas. Lucas: Perfect. And you could also just say: Voy al gimnasio — I go to the gym. Luna: Voy al gimnasio. So voy is 'I go', al is a contraction of 'a el' — to the. Gimnasio is gym. Lucas: Yes. And if someone asks how long you'll be, you can say: Media hora — half an hour. Luna: Media hora. That's easy. Lucas: Let's do a quick scene. Imagine you're at the gym and you see the treadmill. Luna: Okay. So I'd say: Quiero hacer ejercicio. ¿Dónde está la cinta de correr? Lucas: Yeah! And then you find it and you say: Ah, aquí está. Voy a usar la cinta de correr por media hora. Luna: Oh, that's good. Voy a usar — I'm going to use. Media hora. Lucas: Exactly. And after that, you might say: Necesito levantar pesas. Yes, you are building a full routine. Luna: I love that. I feel more confident already. Lucas: By the way, if Fexingo has been helping you make real progress with Spanish, we have a small way you can support the show. Luna: Yeah, some listeners chip in monthly through buy me a coffee dot com slash fexingo. That helps us keep the podcast ad-free and making as many episodes as we can. Lucas: It truly does. And we appreciate every bit of support. Now back to the gym! Let's say you finish your workout. You could say: Terminé mi rutina. Luna: Terminé — I finished. Mi rutina — my routine. Terminé mi rutina. Lucas: Yes. Or simply: Ya terminé — I'm already done. Luna: Ya terminé. That's short and useful. Lucas: Let's review all five phrases. First: Quiero hacer ejercicio. Luna: Quiero hacer ejercicio. Lucas: ¿Dónde está la cinta de correr? Luna: ¿Dónde está la cinta de correr? Lucas: Necesito levantar pesas. Luna: Necesito levantar pesas. Lucas: Voy al gimnasio. Luna: Voy al gimnasio. Lucas: And: Media hora. Luna: Media hora. Lucas: Great job, Luna. You are really nailing these. Luna: Thanks! Now I can go to the gym and speak Spanish. Lucas: Practice these phrases until next time. We'll see you then. Luna: Adiós!