=====OVERVIEW===== Chapter 29 El menú del almuerzo The lunch menu The menu that Ana has is the lunch menu. Ana sees the photos of the menu and she reads the words on the menu. Ana is able to read the menu because the menu is not a book, and it is easy to read. The menu has many pictures and also has words of typical Mexican food. Those words are easy to read. =====GRAMMAR===== Vocabulary Structures Ana has the lunch menu Ana tiene el menú del almuerzo Ana has the lunch menu She looks at and reads the menu Ella ve y lee el menu She looks at and reads the menu It is easy to read the menu because the menu isn’t a book Es fácil de leer el menú porque el menú no es un libro It is easy to read the menu because the menu isn’t a book What is Ana able to read? ¿Qué puede leer Ana? What is Ana able to read? Ana is able to read it Ana lo puede leer Ana is able to read it =====DIALOGUE===== Chapter 29 El menú del almuerzo The lunch menu The menu that Ana has in her hand is the lunch menu. The menu that Ana has in her hand is the lunch menu. What does Ana have in her hand now? Ana has the lunch menu in her hand now. Fabulous, Ana has the lunch menu from restaurant, Captain Good Life, in her hand now. Q1 Ana sees the pictures from the menu, and also she reads the words from menu. Ana sees the pictures from the menu, and also she reads the words from menu. Q2 Ana is able to read the menu because the menu is not a book. The menu from the restaurant, Captain Good Life, is easy to read. Ana is able to read the menu because the menu is not a book. The menu from the restaurant, Captain Good Life, is easy to read. Why is it easy to read the menu? It is easy to read the menu because the menu is not a book. The menu has many pictures and also has words of the typical food from Mexico. Those words are easy to read. Is Ana able to read her Spanish book with the title, "Welcome: My house is your house?” No Correct, Ana is not able to read her Spanish book. Ana is not able to read it. What does the lo translate to in English in the sentence, Ana no lo puede leer? Lo means “it” meaning “her Spanish book”. Ana is not able to read it, means Ana is not able to read it. Ana no lo puede leer. You are right, she is not able to read her Spanish book. Ana is not able to read it, but yes, she is able to read the menu. What is Ana able to read? Ana is able to read the menu Yes Ana is able to read it. As a general rule, lo or la is the direct object pronoun for a thing and both lo or la translate to the English word “it.” For example; Ana no lo puede leer means Ana is not able to read it. It, refers to the menu. In Spanish, the masculine singular word el menú gets the direct object pronoun lo. Ana is able to read it. Listen for the difference in this statement. Ana no la puede leer. Ana is not able to read it. The la refers to a feminine word like, palabra. Ana is not able to read it. There is also something to note about placement of some pronouns. Instead of Ana no lo puede leer, you might also hear, Ana no puede leerlo, or Ana no puede leerla. The pronoun is attached to the infinitive verb instead of going before the verb. It’s like saying tomAtoes or tomatoes. They mean the same thing and its simply the speaker’s preference. Remember context will always let you know what or who someone is referring to. Do you understand? Yes Fabulous Q3 Let’s review. If there are parts that you don’t understand, just go back to that section and review it. Very Good In the restaurant today there is a problem. The problem is that there is not 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 is not anyone else in the restaurant called "Captain Good Life." Poor Ana Ana sits in a chair. When Ana sits in the chair, the waiter gives Ana the menu. I understand, Ana has the menu in her hand. Excellent, it's true, Ana has it in her hand. The menu that Ana has in her hand is the lunch menu. Ana sees the pictures in the menu and also she reads the words on the menu. Very Good Ana Yes Ana is able to read the menu because the menu is not a book. The menu from the restaurant, Captain Good Life, is easy to read. I understand everything Perfect It is easy to read the menu because the menu is not a book. The menu has many pictures and also has words of the typical food from Mexico. Those words are easy to read. Great!