Spanish B2 · Day 52
Day 52: Ensayos clínicos y placebos — Indirect exclamations
What you'll learn
- Grammar: Indirect exclamations
- Reading: La pastilla vacía: Ensayos clínicos y el poder del placebo
- Try it yourself
Every lesson: vocabulary with audio, grammar, reading, a speaking step and a short test.
Grammar point: Indirect exclamations
At B2, you're learning to express yourself with more nuance, and indirect exclamations are perfect for that! An exclamativa indirecta (indirect exclamation) is essentially an exclamation embedded within another sentence. Instead of exclaiming "¡Qué caro está el tratamiento!", you might say "No imagino lo caro que está el tratamiento." This makes your speech sound more natural, reflective, and sophisticated.
Key vocabulary (8 of 20 words)
- la investigación médica – medical research
- el compuesto activo – active compound
- el suero – serum
- el ensayo clínico – clinical trial
- el participante / la participante – trial participant
- el enfoque terapéutico – therapeutic approach
- la prevención – prevention
- el descubrimiento – discovery
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