Coffee Break Spanish - CBS 1.30 | At a UEFA Cup Final in Glasgow

Episode Date: July 23, 2009

In Lesson 30, Mark and Kara bring you a cultural lesson. You will have the chance to hear some conversations with Spanish football supporters.Please note that lesson 30 of Season 1 was originally known as lesson 130 of Coffee Break Spanish. We have renumbered the lessons of each season as lessons 1-40 to make things more simple for our listeners.This season of Coffee Break Spanish features a total of 40 lessons, all of which will be included in the podcast feed. Just stay subscribed to the podcast to enjoy each episode. If you’d like to benefit from video versions, lesson notes and bonus audio materials, you can access the premium version of Coffee Break Spanish in the Coffee Break Academy.Don’t forget to follow Coffee Break Spanish on Facebook where we post language activities, cultural points and review materials to help you practise your Spanish. Remember - a few minutes a day can help you build your confidence in the language. Access the Coffee Break Spanish Facebook page here.If you’d like to find out what goes on behind the scenes here at Coffee Break Languages, follow @coffeebreaklanguages on Instagram.You can also check out our Coffee Break Spanish Twitter page and the Coffee Break Languages YouTube channel. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Inveninos at Coffee Break Spanish. Welcome back to Coffee Break Spanish. It's Lesson 30. You've gone through 30 lessons of Spanish. The first 10 lessons looked at making friends, getting to know people using your Spanish to do so. And in lessons 11 to 30 have really been transactional language, the kind of phrases, words and phrases that you need, for a vacation in a Spanish-speaking country. Now, Lesson 30 is a little bit different. It was originally recorded in Glasgow during the UEFA Cup fight.

which was being played out between two Spanish teams and thousands of Spaniards descended on the city of Glasgow. So we hope you enjoy this lesson slightly different from usual, nonetheless we hope you enjoy it and find it useful. Now the first part of today's lesson is listening to some conversations that I recorded the night of the UEFA Cup final in Glasgow. This was between Seville and Español, two teams from Spain. Now, I want you to remember that I was recording this in the street on a very, very wet Wednesday evening, and obviously the conversations are going to be at natural speed.

This is quite a challenge for you, especially if you've only been doing Spanish for a little while. But hopefully, you'll see that you'll recognise some words and that you'll be able to understand the gist of some of the conversations. We're going to begin with the first conversation. I'll let you hear it first, and just see how much. much you can understand for the first time. It's very short. Let's see how much you understand. What's how much you understand? Okay, so that was probably quite a challenge. I began by saying, who's going to win this afternoon? This is, well, I don't know, clear. I think that's So that was probably quite a challenge. I began by saying,

which you of course know means how are you? And the person replied, very well. I then asked two more questions. Listen to these. How do you guys? How do you guys? How do you name? David. And David, where are you? So first of all, I asked, how do you name? What is your name? What is your name? and the person replied, David. And then I said, And de donde are you from? And David replied,

both for him and his friend, he said, Somos de Sevilla. We are from Civil. I then went on to ask another question that you'll probably hear once or twice in this program. I asked,

Who will to gain this tard? David's answer was quite complicated. Have a listen to this section again. Very well. Who's, who will gain this afternoon? This is, well, I don't know what I'm very clear. I think he will gain in the Seville like 12 or 3 to 0, more than.

David said to begin with, well, no lo take very clear. And then he went on to give a suggested score. I want you to listen again to the final part, this time trying to identify some numbers. This is, well, no, I'm very clear. I think that will gain in the Seville like 12 or 3 to 0, more or less.

So, David said, I think I'm going to win the Seville like 12 or 13 to 0. So 12, which number is that? It's

12. Or 13. 13 is 13. So 12 or 13 to 0. 0 is 0. So, David thinks that Seville is going to win 12 or 13, nil.

Quite an ambitious goal, I think. Listen to the whole conversation again. How do you guys? How do you call you? David. And David, where are you? We're of Seville. Very well.

And tell me one thing. Who will win this afternoon? This is, well, I think he will gain in the Seville like 12 or 3 to 0, more. So hopefully you understood much more that time. Let's listen to a second conversation. Well, well, well, here we are with... With Miguel.

With Miguel and... Beatrice. And is the first time that you're here in Scotia? Yes, it's the first time that we've been to Scotia. And what how? Very well, yesterday, good time, today the jubia, but very well, very well, all...

The city, very limpita, the people amable, and all right. And one question more, who will win? The Seville, the Seville. The Seville. Without, without, without? No, no, no.

Okay, so let's break up this conversation. This time I was speaking to Miguel and Beatrice. Listen to the first part again. Well, well, here we're with Miguel, with Miguel and... Beatrice. And is the first time that you're going to Scotia? Yes, it's the first time that we've been here to Scotia. My question there was,

is the first time that's here in Scotia? So let's split that up. It's the first Beth. You already know what the word Beth means. In Latin America this would be pronounced, Ves. It's la prima Bess that'sa here in Escosia.

The question means is it the first time that you're here in Scotland? Is this your first time in Scotland? I use the verb Estais. Estais comes from Estar, and it's the

Bosotros form, the part for you, plural, informal. Now in Latin America, in fact this would be more likely to be stand. It's the first time that's in Scotsia? In Spain, is the first time that you're speaking informally to these people, even though I didn't know them it was quite an informal occasion. So the question is, was it their first time in Scotland? Listen again to the answer.

So Miguel answered by saying, Yes, it's the first time we've been to Scotia. In fact, Miguel used a southern Spain accent, the accent of civil, and he actually said, Escosia and not Scotia. I went on to ask, how are things? How is it going? And what are? Now,

Mayer, good time, today, the jubia, but very very well, all stupend, the city

very limpita, the people amable, all right. Now Miguel mentions three things here. He talks about

the weather, he talks about La Ciudad and La Jente. So La Ciudad is the town and La Jente is the people.

Listen again to what he says. Very well, yeah, good time, today, today, the jubia,

So he mentions the fact that So he mentions the fact that Ayer, yesterday, there was Buen Tiempo, good weather. But, today, La Juvia. La Juvia is rain. But very well, very well.

In fact, all is stupendo. Everything great. Then he mentioned, La Ciudad, La Ciudad, very limpita. Limpita is a diminutive form of limpia,

limpia meaning clean. And la Gente, very amable. Amable comes from the verb Amar, amar meaning to love. Amable then means nice. Literally lovable.

So, of course, Scottish people are all very lovable, very nice. The people very amable. All right. And then I asked a final question. Listen to what the answer was. Who will gain? El Seville.

Sin Duda. Sin Duda. Sin Duda, without, without a doubt. So Miguel is quite certain that Sevilla is going to win this football game. He says, Sin Duda.

Sin Duda means without a doubt. Who is going to win? the Sevilla, Sin Duda. Seville without a doubt. Have a listen to the whole conversation one more time. Well, well, here we're going to... With Miguel.

With Miguel and... Beatrice. And is the first time that you're here in Scotia? Yes, it's the first time that we've been to Scotia. And what? Very well. A year, good time. Today, the jubia, but very well, very well.

All the city, very limpita, the people amiable, all good. One question more, who will ganar? The Seville, El Seville. No, no without, without,

without, without. Now, for our premium subscribers, there's another conversation recorded in the

streets of Glasgow in the bonus podcast for this week's lesson. We're now going to

continue in the theme of football and learn some useful phrases for a football game.

If you have the chance to go to a football or soccer game in a Spanish-speaking

country, then some of these phrases make them in useful for helping you support your team. One phrase that you'll hear a lot coming from the stands is benga, benga, benga, spelt V-E-N-G-A, means come on, and you can use it in all sorts of situations, not just related to football or games. Menga, benga, come on.

For example, if you're getting ready to go, out. Benga! Come on, let's get ready. Now obviously one word that you'll hear a lot, hopefully, in a football game, is goal. Goal! The word goal, means goal, of course. And it tends to be drawn out like that when a team scores. Goal! To say that the referee is an amateur, for example, You could talk about el arbitro, el arbitro, that's the referee. And if you shouted out, Arbitro casero. Arbitro casero.

That means that the ref is an amateur. Arbitro casero. A very common cry in a football game is off-side. This is a bit more complicating in Spanish. You have to say, So is Fuerra de Juego

Fuer means outside de Juego of the game So So is Fuer de Juego Fuer de Juego

Eso is Fuerda de Juego And then you're very likely to hear Campeons Campiones Eo Eo Eo Eo Eo

Campione are of course champions. Campiones, champions. Epoenas, eh-oh, eh-oh, eh-oh, eh-oh, eh-oh. I think that's where we'll leave the football chanting for the moment. Okay, we'll be back in just a moment. When you're not listening to Coffee Break Spanish,

you can still practice your Spanish with our regular posts on social media. Find us on Facebook, just search for Coffee Break Spanish. Spanish. We're Learn Spanish on Twitter and you can keep up with the team through our regular posts on Instagram. Follow coffee break languages. It's our mission to help you turn your downtime into your due time. Okay, let's get on with the lesson. Kara's here now with an interview with Alfonso, our Spanish-speaking friend. I'd like you to listen to their whole conversation and then we'll split it up and see what we can understand. Take it a bit of Canada.

Hello. It's very important the football in Spain. Yes, it's the sport more important in Spain, like in the Reign-United.

What are the teams most important? Well, I suppose that the Madrid and the Barcelona.

Addem the part of the football in the television, do you do many

many Spanish to the parties in the studios? Yes, this is very

very Just the United. Let's listen to the first question again. Kara asks, Is it very important the football in Spain? So is it very important the football in Spain?

is football very important in Spain? Listen to Alfonso's answer. It's very important in Spain. Yes, it's the sport most important in Spain, like in the Reigno Union. Alfonso says,

is the sport most important in Spain. Now, this more important means most important. The The Deporte Most Important Sport.

And he also says, Inel-Que in the Reino-Unido. Igual-ke means the same as in the Reino-Unido. Reino-unido is the United Kingdom. So football is as important in Spain as it is in the United Kingdom. Yes, it's the Deporte in Spain

like in the Reign-Unido Listen to Kara's next question What are the equipes most important What are

those equipos most important Now Katas using the same construction as Alfonso used here

Mass important Most important So Whates are Those Equipos

Most important teams. What are the equip most important teams? Well, I suppose that the Madrid and Barcelona. And Alfonso replies that Madrid

and Barcelona, Madrid and Barcelona, are the two most important teams. He says, however, supongo what? Suppongo what means I suppose. I suppose that Madrid and Barcelona are the two most important

teams. Listen to the next part of this conversation. Amas to be the partidos of football in the television, are much Spanish to the partios in the studios? This is quite a complex question.

Kara begins by saying ademas de, that means in addition to other than, ademas to be the partidos of football in the television. So in addition

to watching football games on television, van much Spanioles do many Spaniards go to Los Partidos in Los Estadios to games in the stadiums

literally. So do many Spaniards go and watch football games? Listen to Alfonso's answer. Yes, really this is very very similar, also, to the United. The cities where they play the

equip most important almost always always are in the stadiums, like for example, Madrid, Barcelona, Sevilla, etc. Listen again to the first part of Alfonso's answer

because he makes reference again to the Reino Unido. See if you can work out why. If you can work out why. He says really this is very And it's like to the Reino Unido. This also is very similar to the United Kingdom.

Paracido means similar. He goes on to see, the cities where the people most important almost always always the stadiums, like, for example, Madrid, Barcelona, seville, etc.

So he's talking about the cities, the cities, where play, the most important teams, quasi-siempere-siening los-en-lost-ent studios. So almost always, the stadiums are full. Lienan. Liena, yeno, means full. We've come across that before.

And he finishes by giving examples of these cities, like, for example, Madrid, Barcelona, Sevilla, etc. So Madrid, Barcelona and Seville. Now again, there's more of this conversation on the bonus podcast

for our premium subscribers. But we hope that you've found this a useful exercise in seeing how much you understand of real Spanish as it's spoken. Now, you may be wondering what the final score was for this match if you live anywhere other than in Europe. In fact, at the end of extra time it was two each

and Seville finally won on penalties 3-1 And since this is the last episode of this unit of Coffee Break Spanish We thought we would give you a little treat Here are the closing moments of that game complete with commentary in Spanish Mark Torrejone at the launchmiento Is the fourth penalty of the Spanish Torrejon has the possibility to put the 3 to 2

And Palov to give the title to his team He will Lancer Marthorrej. Bajo Baloz, Palo. Maturrojo for Palo! The Seville!

Campion of the Copa of the UEFA! Paro Pallor that has converted in the hero. Another

a fatidicat a tanda to penalty for the Spanol in Sevilla there, there,

they do, they do they they're they're the Cup of the Wfefe the VIII,

the VIII, the half of Handen-Pard Park. Lo festeja the Hwanda, the Carta de

the Sevilla champion! And that's where we're going to leave it today for this edition

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