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Who's in in Spanish

A Friday dinner is floating around the group chat, and nobody has committed to anything yet.

In this lesson you'll learn to ask who's in, say you're in, promise to confirm later, and talk about the plans that fall apart.

Yako has opinions about all of it, especially the plan that fell apart last month.

By the end of this lesson

Make a plan with several people and say you'll confirm later.

  • ¿Quién se apunta?Who's in?
  • Yo voyI'm in
  • Los veo en el grupoI'll see you on the group chat
  • Confirmo más tardeI'll confirm later
  • Si se arma, avísenmeIf it happens, tell me
  • Al final no se armóIn the end it didn't happen

Scene — a dinner in the air

Friday evening at Café Laurel. Justin's phone keeps buzzing with messages from the group chat about a dinner.

Yako reads over his shoulder from his two chairs, and Michael keeps drifting back to the table with excuses to eavesdrop.

Amanda arrives halfway through, still carrying her work bag.

Justin sits at a café table with his buzzing phone while a large yak leans over his shoulder and Michael hovers nearby pretending to look at a menu.

Learn — who's in, I'll confirm

Six lines that carry a whole plan: joining in, promising to confirm, and reporting when something didn't happen.

Watch the verb armar; it's the thread that runs through three of them.

  1. Justin holds up his buzzing phone toward the table, asking the group who's in.

    ¿Quién se apunta?

    Who's in?

    When to use it: Ask this in a group to see who wants to join a plan.

    Apuntarse means to sign yourself up for something.

    Say it: In se apunta the stress is on POON: seh ah-POON-tah.

  2. Michael plants a hand on the table and declares he's in.

    Yo voy

    I'm in

    When to use it: Say this to join a plan that was just proposed.

    Literally I'm going; it's the shortest way to commit.

  3. Justin, pocketing his phone, tells everyone he'll see them on the group chat.

    Los veo en el grupo

    I'll see you on the group chat

    When to use it: Say this when you're leaving the conversation to the chat.

    Grupo here is short for grupo de chat, the group chat.

  4. Amanda, setting down her work bag, says she'll confirm later.

    Confirmo más tarde

    I'll confirm later

    When to use it: Say this when you can't commit yet but will answer soon.

    Present tense confirmo works here like English I'll confirm.

  5. Michael shrugs and says that if it happens, they should tell him.

    Si se arma, avísenme

    If it happens, tell me

    When to use it: Say this when the plan might not happen and you want updates.

    Armarse is Mexican slang for something coming together; avísenme is plural.

    Say it: ah-BEE-sen-meh; the stress is on bee.

  6. Amanda, gazing at her quiet phone, sighs that in the end it didn't happen.

    Al final no se armó

    In the end it didn't happen

    When to use it: Say this to report a plan that fell apart after all.

    Armó is preterite; the whole thing happened and it's over.

Story — the group chat comes to life

The group chat has decided nothing yet, and that's the joke: everyone is in the café, talking about the chat.

The highlighted lines are what you just learned. Turn on Show English if a turn gets away from you.

  1. Friday evening. Justin's phone buzzes and buzzes; Yako reads over his shoulder.
  2. JustinMiren, se está armando la cena del viernes. Amanda pregunta: ¿quién se apunta?Look, Friday dinner is coming together. Amanda asks: who's in?
  3. YakoYo voy. Y como siempre, yo solo pasaba.I'm in. And as always, I was just passing by.
  4. MichaelSuena bien. ¿Quién más viene?Sounds good. Who else is coming?
  5. JustinAmanda y su vecina, creo. Los veo en el grupo.Amanda and her neighbor, I think. I'll see you on the group chat.
  6. MichaelConfirmo más tarde. Hoy no sé si me quedo trabajando.I'll confirm later. Today I don't know if I'm staying late.
  7. Amanda walks in, work bag still on her shoulder.
  8. Amanda¿De qué hablan?What are you all talking about?
  9. YakoDe tu cena. Yo ya me apunté.Your dinner. I already signed up.
  10. AmandaAy, es que hoy ando muy ocupada. Si se arma, avísenme.Oh, I'm really busy today. If it happens, tell me.
  11. YakoComo la cena del mes pasado: al final no se armó.Like last month's dinner: in the end it didn't happen.
  12. JustinEsta vez sí se arma. Entonces, quedamos.This time it's happening. It's a plan.
  13. AmandaTe aviso.I'll let you know.

Practice — plans and maybe-plans

Ten exercises: listen, match, build, and pick the right line for each stage of a plan.

Some items are about a plan that might still fall apart, so read the situation before you answer.

0 of 10 done

  1. What did you hear?

  2. Match the pairs

    Spanish

    Yo voyDrop the English here
    Si se arma, avísenmeDrop the English here
    ¿Quién más viene?Drop the English here
    Entonces, quedamosDrop the English here

    English

    Drag an English line onto its Spanish, or tap one and then the other.

  3. What do you say?

    The group chat proposes a Friday dinner. You definitely want to go.

  4. Fill the gap

    I'll confirm later

    Confirmo ____ tarde

  5. Pick the reply

    Yako says:

    ¿Vas a la cena del viernes, o no sabes todavía?

    Are you going to Friday's dinner, or don't you know yet?

    And you reply with:

  6. What does it mean?

    Al final no se armó

  7. Build the line

    I'll see you on the group chat

    Tap the words in order.

  8. Swap the word

    You're not meeting at the café; the plan lives on the group chat.

    Los veo en el ____

  9. What do you say?

    The dinner might still fall apart. You're busy, but you want to hear about it if it goes ahead.

  10. What do you say?

    A friend asks how last month's dinner went. It never came together.

Say it — you're in the chat

Now you're in the café with Yako and Michael, and the dinner is in your hands.

When it's your turn, tap the microphone and say the line. Tap ▶ first if you want to hear it. Your recording stays on your device.

  1. The group chat is open on the table between the cups.
  2. YakoMira, Amanda volvió a preguntar por la cena.Look, Amanda asked about the dinner again.
  3. Justin (you)Put the question to the whole group: who's joining?

    ¿Quién se apunta?

    Who's in?

0 of 4 said

Recap — what you can say now

SpanishEnglish
¿Quién se apunta?Who's in?
Yo voyI'm in
Los veo en el grupoI'll see you on the group chat
Confirmo más tardeI'll confirm later
Si se arma, avísenmeIf it happens, tell me
Al final no se armóIn the end it didn't happen
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