Module 3 of the free Spanish course (CEFR A2, first half), lesson 25 of 30: The happy ending: Me lo llevo (I will take it). On this page: 9 words with their genders and respellings, the rule, a watch-out line and the audio — the study notes behind the workbook's QR.
| Spanish | English | Say it |
|---|---|---|
| me lo llevo | I will take it (m) | meh loh YEH-boh |
| me la llevo | I will take it (f) | meh lah YEH-boh |
| ¿cuánto es? | how much is it? | KWAHN-toh ehs |
| doce pesos | twelve pesos | DOH-seh PEH-sohs |
| comprar | to buy | kohm-PRAR |
| yo compro | I buy | yoh KOHM-proh |
| pagar | to pay | pah-GAR |
| la tarjeta | the card | lah tar-HEH-tah |
| en efectivo | in cash | ehn eh-fehk-TEE-boh |
Respellings follow the course’s say-it key; the stressed syllable is in capitals. Print this lesson’s flashcards (PDF) — the words on the front, the English and respelling on the back.
The happy ending: Me lo llevo (I will take it). ¿Cuánto es? — Doce pesos. Aquí tiene. ¡Gracias, adiós!
Me lo llevo / me la llevo — the little lo or la stands for the thing itself, matched to its gender. Object pronouns get their full lesson in Module 4. Pay en efectivo (in cash) or con tarjeta (by card).
me lo llevo for an el-word, me la llevo for a la-word: the pronoun matches the thing and goes BEFORE the verb, never after it.
This free course is the reading half. The writing half — write-in lessons, daily practice pages with built-in review, self-checks and a full answer key — is the companion workbook series, The Spanish Ladder: one workbook per module, fifteen in all, released band by band with the Basic band (Modules 1–5) first.
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