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Ross Meets Paul, Elizabeth's Father - Friends
1:45
On this "Friends" clip, Ross gets to meet Elizabeth's father, Paul Stevens. But Ross doesn't cause a good first impression. How will he get out of this tense situation? Let's watch while practicing a vocabulary about relationships and awkward conversations!

Dialogue

 
¡
Hola
!
Hi!
 
Por supuesto
,
claro
,
señor
Stevens
.
Of course, sure, Mr. Stevens.
 
De acuerdo
.
Alright.
 
¡
Papá
!
/
Bien
,
dos
minutos
.
.
.
Ahora
.
Dad! / Fine, two minutes… Now.
 
¿
Serán
dos
?
/
,
,
un
minuto
cincuenta
segundos
.
Will it be two (minutes)? / Yes, yes, one minute fifty seconds.
 
¡
Cielos
!
Quiero
que
sepa
que
yo
no
había
hecho
esto
jamás
.
Gosh! I want you to know that I had never done this.
 
No
hablo
de
hacer
.
.
.
hacer
eso
,
no
.
I'm not talking about doing… doing that, no.
 
Bueno
,
no
hemos
hecho
«
eso
».
Well, we have not done "that".
 
Bueno
,
,
bien
,
hemos
hecho
algunas
ciertas
cosas
,
pero
.
.
.
Well, yes, fine, we've done some certain things, but…

Vocab

WordDefinitionFluency
 
padre
(sing.) (masc.) (n.) father; parent
(sing.) (masc.) (n.) father; parent
 
prefiero
(v.) (present) (yo) prefer; would rather
(v.) (present) (yo) prefer; would rather
 
novios
(pl.) (masc.) (n.) boyfriends
(pl.) (masc.) (n.) boyfriends
 
problema
(sing.) (masc.) (n.) problem; trouble
(sing.) (masc.) (n.) problem; trouble
 
novia
(sing.) (fem.) (n.) girlfriend
(sing.) (fem.) (n.) girlfriend
 
edad
(sing.) (fem.) (n.) age
(sing.) (fem.) (n.) age
 
gracioso
(sing.) (masc.) (adj.) funny
(sing.) (masc.) (adj.) funny
 
salgas...con
(v. + prep.) (present subjunctive) (tú) date (relationship)
(v. + prep.) (present subjunctive) (tú) date (relationship)
 
oportunidad
(sing.) (fem.) (n.) chance; opportunity
(sing.) (fem.) (n.) chance; opportunity
 
cambiar...de...opinión
(phrase) (infinitive) to change [my/your/his/her/ours/yours/their] mind
(phrase) (infinitive) to change [my/your/his/her/ours/yours/their] mind
 
relaciones
(pl.) (fem.) (n.) relationships; relations
(pl.) (fem.) (n.) relationships; relations
 
alumna
(sing.) (fem.) (n.) student
(sing.) (fem.) (n.) student
 
chiste
(sing.) (masc.) (n.) joke
(sing.) (masc.) (n.) joke
 
aligera
(v.) (present) (usted / él / ella) lighten (figurative)
(v.) (present) (usted / él / ella) lighten (figurative)
 
ambiente
(sing.) (masc.) (n.) environment; atmosphere; surroundings
(sing.) (masc.) (n.) environment; atmosphere; surroundings