Coffee Break Spanish - CBS Mag 3.03 | Navidad en Madrid

Episode Date: December 13, 2019

It's time for a festive episode of the Coffee Break Spanish Magazine. In this lesson, Anabel joins Mark and Fernanda to discuss Navidad en Madrid and together they discuss festive traditions in the Spanish capital. There's a question from listener Sarah about developing listening skills, and Anabel also shares a useful idiomatic expression which is linked to this time of year. The expression involves El Gordo, the famous lottery drawn at Christmas. If you'd like to watch this year's adverts for El Gordo, click here.In each episode of this 10-lesson season for intermediate learners you can build your vocabulary, increase your understanding of grammar and learn to use the Spanish language in a more natural way. This series is aimed at intermediate Spanish learners. If you have a question for the show, call our voicemail lines: UK - [phone]; US [phone]; Australia [phone], or visit coffeebreakquestions.com and leave us your message.There will be a total of 10 episodes of Season 1 of the Coffee Break Spanish Magazine. If you'd like to benefit from lesson notes, transcripts, vocabulary. lists and exercises, you can access the premium version of the Magazine on 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, and access regular language challenges, follow @coffeebreaklanguages on Instagram.For all information on Coffee Break Spanish, visit https://radiolingua.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Coffee Brick Spanish Magazine Season 3 Episode 3 Hello, all, and well, welcome to Coffee Break Spanish. I'm Mark. Hello, and I'm Frank? How are you, Fernanda? How are you, Mark? Well, I have to say to the truth. It's that today I'm a little bit more.

Oh, what you pass? I'm re-friated. Oh, poor-sito. Oh, yeah, yeah. And, well, I'm a man flu. Ah, well. There's a word for man flu in Spanish? No.

The first first time that I heard I'm okay. Well, well, well, so then

the Chileans are better more, more good, is that not so much it's that really.

You're right. But we we're very so we're here again for another episode of Coffee Brick

Spanish Magazine and we we're we're about a yeah something

that I also one little thing before we do go on and that is first of all

if you are listening to this episode and you think oh that's a lot of Spanish

then make sure you go back and listen to earlier seasons because Coffee Break Spanish started way back many, many years ago, and you can learn from the absolute beginning. And the other thing is to mention that the word constipado does not mean constipated. It means blocked nose type thing. That not that's not traduscan literal. Exactly. I think there would be way too much information there.

Well, we're going to start this episode. Very good. As always, we're here, well, we're going to another person and today is Annabel, to talk about us to something, very, very, very, interesting.

Venga, let us the word to be the first of the first of it's a very,

very close. I'm sure that you're so you know, as I'm know, you're

going to talk to how is the Navidat in my city. Are you

prepared us? Let's let's let's the night. Or this

is, at least, what you do what you Madrid-neau. Normally, we we'll quechews to

get to the aglomerations and do the impossible that is the center because there's to do you still going to go to school.

Why? Very simple. Because Madrid is a city difficult to rechazzar. And less

in Navidat. There are many things to do. The mercadillos Navideneos are one of the activities

more and the principal is in the Plaza Major. If, if what you like you are the first are the

things, then the grand via is your parada. A past that all the

city is illuminated, especially in this street, you'll find you the

great decoration with a sin- of tiendas in which to get the the

people for family and if still not is sufficient,

tranquillus, because Madrid has more. The Naviluze. This is an bus that recorre the city

to show the light of the lightenance more surprising. But, expect,

because this is all all the case of the most little of the family, Cortilandia

is an attraction gratuit that they will be a facti of the Facht

English of the Crayed I. After to assistive to one of the sessions diaries,

I'm sure that will be a patin'er over yelel to make a place of even if they're in

their regas of Papa Noel, that for these feches decide to do you to do you

to get to the place of Kayao. Cantar Villancicos, puters morado to

eat turrone, put the Arbol to know the Arbblit and I'm Gernaldo. All this are

things that are things that are in all Spain. But, over the not they can

have done some churros or porras with chocolate the morning of 25 of December. No

you know you guys also that get these these days? Well,

you see that in Madrid is Diversion Aseur sure. Well,

Fernanda, you have been a last in Madrid at Navidates? Well,

the is that no, but I too I've been in November, but

still not there were all the decorations and nothing like that's the never a lot of yeah, you're right

and in Valparaiso? The fact is that we're we're celebrating in the very much sun. So,

not tantas light, but... Men't the light natural. Exactly. Okay, well,

what we're going to do now is going to learn the text and that's normal we're going to talk a

vocabulary and the grammatica that is in the text. Perfect. Okay, we're going to start. The Navidat in Madrid is

a locura. A good word because it's a noun that describes craziness. Yes, we're probably more likely to see Christmas

in Madrid is crazy. Just using an adjective there, but it's a lotura. It's a craziness. Very well. Or this is,

at least, what you say, any Madridean. Okay. So, or this is at least, at least, at least,

what did you did, qualkier madrieneo, that which to you will say

any person from Madrid. Very well. A maderileino is a person from Madrid. Perfect. Normally,

we're not we're just we're not in the impossible that's put the center.

Okay, so normally we complain, quehase is to complain, me You can't, we can't, we'll kejohners, us kejais, so we complain, we complain,

of the aglomerations, so of the crowds, of the coming together of lots of people. And what else? And of what else? And of the impossibleness, that's the center puts on in the center of the city. with much people,

because there's a because you have to queue for almost everything. So, to cue up. Very well.

Fernando, what is the difference between and filla? It's the same. It's the

different of the ablante, of your preference. So you can say, after file and

make a call. Yes, both. But even so, we're going to

a Sol. So, but even so, even with things that way, we,

we're yendo a so this is quite an interesting expression here because seguer hacienda algo means to go on doing something to continue to do something but here we've got yendo which is a very interesting irregular gerund form let's do a little bit of grammar here it's the gerin form of which verb ir so it becomes yendo so we keep going to sol and that's the reference to the la puerta del sol which is the the squa

It's kind of more like a diamond in the middle of Madrid. For the compas, right? Yes, for the companies. Yeah, for many things. There's always much entertainment in the sun. Much movement. Yeah, exactly. Very well.

Because. Because Madrid is a city difficult to reject. So we're asking why. Why? It's very simple, very straightforward. Very simple. Very simple because Madrid is, It's a city difficult to reject.

You can't refuse Madrid. It's a wonderful city. Very well. And even less so at Christmas. There are so many things to do. So there are so many things to do. Fernanda, one question, one question more. Very good.

There are tantas for doing, in this case. But also, there's many things to do. A little difference, yeah. For doing is a little more more free, maybe activities

for doing, and what to do you can be a little more like to do you know, so when you see I'm much

things to do list, you're taking them off, but in Madrid, in Navidat, there are much things to

do all right? Yes, many, many activities, right? Perfect. Okay. Let's

to see it. The Mercadillos those mercadillos are one of the activities more more

more the Christmas markets are one of the most standing

out outstanding activities and the main one the main one the

principal is found in the Plaza Mayor in the place of these things

are the things however if what you like about these festivals these holidays are shopping and decorations.

So the Grand Via is your stop. So the Grand Via is your stop. Okay, let's know why. A past that all the city is illuminated, especially in this street, encounteres the best decoration. Okay, quite a long part there. A past of the fact, so in spite of the fact,

or despite the fact, All the city is illuminated, especially in this Cray, especially in the street, Grand Via. Then the verb is an interesting one here because we've got a future tense. Let's see that again. Encontraeys the best decoration. So you will find the best decoration. It's a future tense.

Encounter. Encontraré, encounteras, encountera, encountering. Encontraremontraremos. Encontrares. Perfect. Very, very. So you'll find the best decoration with... With... With a sin-fin of tiendas

in those to get the regalos for family and amigos. So, un-sin-fin is a noun there that says, without end. So again, we would change that round in English and we'd say something like, with endless shops where you can get gifts for family and friends. Very well, my place

is my favorite, I'd say. If still not is sufficient, So if that's not enough, don't worry, calm down, tranquillos. Because Madrid has more. El Navilus. This is an interesting thing. No, there's traduction there. This is an autobus that recorre the city

to show the illumination navidea more surprising. So this Naviluze, it's a bus that goes through the entire city that recorre the city in order to show the most amazing Christmas lighting. Very well. But expect, because this

no is all. So, Esperad there. We've got a Vosotros command form. But this is no

this is not but wait because this is not all. Fernanda, how would you say but wait in Latin America?

But Esper or Esperen with you or Esperen with

Ustead there because obviously in Latin America you wouldn't use

You're not for. No, Usteads. Okay. So, but here in Spain, where is Annabel, she says, but wait,

because this isn't everything. In case of that you have used with the most small of the family, in the situation

where you're traveling with the littlest ones in the family. Cortilandia is an attraction gratuit that

is a free attraction, a attraction, a attraction Which will enchant them. That les enchantra. It will enchant them. They'll love it.

And that's realisa in the fachada of the court English of the Calle Preciados. So it happens. It takes place. It's realises itself. It happens in the façade, the facade, or outside,

the Corte Inles, in the Calle Preciados. Just one little thing here. I thought it's interesting that we see in the fachada de El Corte

English and that we're not we're actually talking about the El Corte English is called

El Corte English that's the name of the the shop El Corte English Yes, no, after to

assist to one of the sessions diaries I'm sure that will go to

patina over yellow to the Palacio of Siveles So after attending

one of these daily sessions, this is the daily sessions of the Cortilandia, Seguro, that kerran to patina sobre yello. So they'll surely want to go ice skating. So patina sobre yello is to ice skate. And here we've got another future. Kerran, from the verb ker, is a future tense.

It means they will want. And it's this idea of, oh, they'll definitely want, they'll surely want to go ice skating the children who have been at Kortilandia. And the ice skating happens at the Palacio of Cibeles. Ais rather. A beautiful panorama, exactly.

Incluso, if they're sure, it's possible that they can't siters in the regasso of Papa Noel. So even, even if they're really lucky,

they may be able to sit in the lap of Santa Claus. In a regazo, the lap. Yes, very good. That for these Feches

Decides Decide to make a agenda to attend to the people

to take to the plaza of Kayao. Okay, so this is a little bit complicated

again. So we're talking about Papa Noel that for these Feces who at this

time or in these dates decide he decides to make time in his diary

to attend to the children a personal in there attend to the children or

to meet the children that Decidan, we'll come back to that, to acercarsse to the Plaza de Cajau. So who decide to approach the Plaza de Cajau. Now, why are we coming back to

that Decidean? The verb is Decidier. So Decidant must be a subjunctive in there. Yeah, always a subjunctive. So, Fernanda, know you can't explain because here we're talking about a subjunctive and there's possibly an element of doubt as to whether the kids will go

and see Father Christmas. Yeah? Yeah, a Sometimes they're going to and you know they're exactly you're not

for that's they're not and the subjunctive But could be also decide, no? Yes,

if the children are sure to be to be a Papa Noel. Exactly.

Okay, so if these children do decide to approach the Palata of Kajau that can

talk to Father Christmas we we're to come to make turrones

put a Arbor the Arbol of Navit and Pedir el aginaldo. So a couple of interesting ones in there.

First of all, Billancicos, these are Christmas carols. So singing Christmas carols. Poners in morado to get purple eating nuggets. Comying much, right? Okay. And put the albor of the Christmas tree. And then one interesting thing here,

Pedir el aginado. Yes, I adore the aginado and what is. Okay. Bono of Navidad. So in your work,

they're a great to a Christmas bonus. And that's a nice way to end your

work. Yes, to terminate the year to celebrate. Exactly. Okay,

let's continue on. All this are things can be in all of this and this

is interesting because in English we have all of this is, but in Spanish we had to

say all this are because they are things. So they are all things that they're all things that's all things that you can do throughout Spain.

But, so, over all, in Madrid, no can find out some churros or porras with chocolate the morning of 25 of December. But especially in Madrid, but above all in Madrid,

you can't miss or you can't leave out some churros or porras, as they're called in Madrid, with chocolate. So these are the fried sticks, if you like. They're in the shape of a baton, basically, a porra baton.

Yes, very rich in the morning with the free, right? Exactly. And this is, of course, in the morning of the 25th of December.

That's rich. No, you canes bothotros too, that get in these feches? Can't you

wait also for these dates to arrive, the holidays to arrive? Well, you can see that Madrid is

Diversion Aseurated. Well, you can see that Madrid is guaranteed fun. So Diversion Asego

Okay, so there we have it. Some interesting ideas of how Christmas and that period is celebrated in Madrid. Yes, we're not. If you'd like to get more out of your experience with the Coffee Break Spanish magazine, then you can use the premium version of this course. That includes lesson notes and transcripts, and also vocabulary and exercises to help you get more out of each lesson. The Coffee Break Spanish Magazine premium edition is available at the Coffee Break Academy. And you can head to coffeebreakacademy.com for more information. Okay, welcome back. This is the part of the show where the coffee break Spanish listener becomes the star of the show.

And this week we have a question from Sarah. Over to you, Sarah. Hello, I'd like to ask a question about how to tune your ear into very fast Spanish language when native people are speaking because I find it quite difficult. when listening and watching television and so on. I'm wondering if you have any tips to help me. Thank you very much indeed, Sarah, for this question. It's a really interesting question and something that we are asked very often.

Fernanda, have you got any ideas? I've got a few, but I'll hand over to you first. Well, much thanks, Sarah. And, yes, it's a question very interesting. Well, the principal and the first is to see, maybe films, telenovelas,

and not s too much. You can put first the subtitles in English to get

to get then in Spanish and at final, without subtitles when you

you're accustomed you. Exactly. So we're talking about using subtitles.

If we're watching, for example, something on Netflix or a show, even on YouTube,

sometimes things have subtitles there. But you could try using the English subtitles until

you get used to it. then put on the Spanish subtitles and then try it with nothing at all. The other thing that you can do, this is not necessarily linked to listening, but you could watch a show in English, but put on Spanish subtitles because there you're focusing on the language and seeing how it works while you're listening to the English quickly. One of the other things I think is really important when you're listening is when you can try to identify where one word stops and the next word starts.

if you're listening to a fast sentence, it's really difficult to do this, but it is the key from, in my opinion, to understanding the language better. So if Fernanda says something very quickly. Hello, Marcom, how do you? Okay, so that's almost like one syllable there.

But if you can actually start to split up the words and see where one word stops and the next word starts, then that I think is the key to beginning to understand things. Yes, you help. Also,

and so much music good in Spanish and for you do you or you're doing it. And that's

also you help with the pronunciation. Because if you're listening music always, you know,

you're more. Yeah, also, you use modisms, so, and so

and, well, you know, you're to learn to do you some of these ideas give you

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and in Australia, 08772-0-6-880, or just head over to coffeebreakquestions.com. Very well, good, soirete, friends. Well, for the last part of this episode, we're here again with Annabel. What-all? Hello, all, all, you?

Very well, in December, always I'm good, uh? Desyanto that get in the festas. Yes, with sure, neda. Well, what do you have for us today? Today I have an expression

that is Tocared el gordo. Tockar El Gordo, okay. Because in Spain, we're the lotteria

more great, the premium more said, and is the lottery of the lottery.

And it's the lot of colloquialment, the word gordo is an adjective and it means

fat. So we're talking about el gordo, the fat one. Is it the fat one or is it a

fat man that we're talking about? What's going on here? It's because it's the premium of the lottery more grand. So it's the fat bag of money. Exactly.

Very well. So what is the expression? The expression is, me has to c'garde, for example. It's said that I've been sure. Okay.

So I've had good luck. Exactly. Me has to be the gordo. So to me has touched in a sense, El gordo, this big prize. So I've been blessed. by winning this big prize in a sense. I've talked the gordo.

And this expression is used in other situations or only for the lotceria? No, no, no. It's simply to express that he has been a chance. For example, it's very common that they're saying, oh, yeah, Margarita

is out with a new chico. It's encantador. He has talked the gordo. I like it. So Margarita is going out with a new guy and he's enchantor. He's enchanting. She's the big one.

She's sort of won a big one. have won a big prize there. She has to the godot perfect. Well, muchisima thanks,

Annavel. Thank you. Just before we finish, I want to mention that if our listeners look for the TV ad for the

Gordo, for the lottery, it's always a very big tradition in Spain when that's launched. Everyone watches it, and it's a very big tradition of this time of year. Yeah,

it's something that's something we're and it's a critica and it or gusta or not but it's something that for these days

always very well well, thank you thank you we're taking this year we're doing this

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then you'll get the next episode very quickly. But for now, we will say much gratis, as, as always. And felices fiest fiest. this is for everyone. Thank you. Thank you.

Thank you.