=====OVERVIEW===== Chapter 28 No hay nadie en el restaurante There isn't anyone in the restaurant The problem is that no one is in the restaurant except the waiter and Ana. Ana wants to practice her Spanish with everyone in the restaurant but only the waiter with the big hat is in the restaurant. There is no one else in the restaurant. Ana sits in a chair. When Ana sits in the chair, the waiter gives Ana the menu. =====GRAMMAR===== Vocabulary Structures There is not anyone else in the restaurant No hay nadie más en el restaurant There is not anyone else in the restaurant Only the waiter and Ana were in Solamente el mesero y Ana están en Only the waiter and Ana were in There isn't anyone in the restaurant except the waiter and Ana No hay nadie en el restaurante excepto el mesero y Ana There isn't anyone in the restaurant except the waiter and Ana Ana sits down in a chair Ana se sienta en una silla Ana sits down in a chair The waiter gives her the menu El mesero le da a Ana el menu The waiter gives her the menu =====DIALOGUE===== Chapter 28 No hay nadie en el restaurante There isn't anyone in the restaurant There is no one in the restaurant. Only the waiter with his big hat and Ana are in the restaurant. Oh no Yes, poor Ana, There is no one else in the restaurant. Only the waiter and Ana are in the restaurant. Q1 The problem is that there isn't anyone in the restaurant except the waiter and Ana. Ana wants to practice her Spanish with everyone in the restaurant, but only the waiter with the big hat is in the restaurant. There isn't anyone else in the restaurant called "Captain Good Life." Oh no Pobre Ana Ana seats herself in a chair. What does, "Ana seats herself in a chair." mean? Ana seats herself in a chair. Ana se sienta en una silla. Remember pronouns go in front of a conjugated verb. Ana le responde. Ana responds to him. With this example, Ana se sienta en una silla, 'se" is a pronoun. This type of pronoun is called a reflexive pronoun because it refers to the subject, and if Ana is the subject 'se" means herself and goes in front of the Spanish verb. Ana seats herself in a chair. Ana seats herself in a chair. Ana se sienta en una silla. Do you understand? Yes, Ana herself sits in a chair. Ana sits in a chair. Good Ana sits in a chair. Ana sits in a chair. Q2 The waiter gives Ana the menu. The waiter gives Ana the menu. When Ana sits in the chair, the waiter gives Ana the menu. When Ana sits in the chair, the waiter gives Ana the menu. Q3 Who has the menu now? Ana has the menu now Very good, Ana has the menu now. Where is Ana now? Ana is in a chair at a table in the middle of the restaurant. Exactly, Ana is in a chair at a table in the middle of the restaurant and Ana has the menu in her hand. Let's review. If there are parts that you don't understand, just go back to that section and review it. Very Good It's twelve noon when Ana and the waiter walk to the table in the restaurant called, 'Captain Good Life." Ana arrives at a table in the middle of the restaurant, but when she arrives at the table, Ana sees that there is a problem. Oh no The problem is that there isn't anyone in the restaurant except the waiter and Ana. Ana wants to practice her Spanish with everyone in the restaurant, but only the waiter with the big hat is in the restaurant. I remember all that It's time to eat lunch when they walk to a table in the restaurant. It's twelve noon when Ana and the waiter walk to the table in the restaurant called, Captain Good Life. Ana arrives at a table in the middle of the restaurant, but when she arrives at the table, Ana sees that there is a problem. There isn't anyone else in the restaurant called "Captain Good Life." Poor Ana Ana sits in a chair in the middle of the restaurant. When Ana sits in the chair, the waiter gives Ana the menu. I understand, Ana has the menu in her hand, and she is in the middle of the Mexican restaurant. Excellent, it's true, Ana sits in a chair in the middle of the restaurant, and she has the menu in her hand.