Coffee Break Spanish - CBS Mag 3.07 | El encuentro de dos mundos

Episode Date: March 6, 2020

It's time for another episode of the Coffee Break Spanish Magazine! In this lesson, we're discussing a very important day for the Hispanic world, El Día de la Hispanidad. Our listener Namrata would like to know more about the use of the past participle in Spanish and Sofía challenges Mark with a tongue twister!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 Break Spanish Magazine, Season 3, Episode 7. Hello, to coffee break Spanish. I'm Mark, like always. Hello, my friends. I'm Fernando. How are you, Mark? Very well. And you, Mark?

Yes, very well. Very content to be another in the studio with you. Perfect. I'm also. We are talking about something a little different today, and it's the kind of thing that we should probably release on a particular day of the year.

But we're not going to do that, because if you waited until this particular day, then you'd be waiting a few months for a new episode of Coffee Brick Spanish. So we thought it's better just to get this one out there when we've got it ready. Yes, and it's something important to know it. Sure that so. So, we're going to start. Also, we're going to a question more tardy,

of an audience, that's very interesting, the participios. Yes, the adjectives, too, but yeah, we'll be able to that's, a little more tardy. If, of course, you are new to Coffee Break Spanish, then make sure you have. head to the early episodes in this series where you can start learning with us from the very beginning. We have lessons for absolute beginners up to more advanced content like what

you're hearing today. But I think we should get on with today's show. So let's begin. As ever, we're joined by a third member of the team for our text. And today we're speaking to Sophia. Buenos dia, Sophia. Hello, Sophia. How are you? Thank you, Mark, thanks Fernanda. Today, I'm a little

story about Pabloito. Are you commons? Comemsemos. Pabloito is a school

like any other day. But at getting, he has a count

that today not is a day of October. Day that many many

people The maestro of Pabloito has prepared a quote for a class and it's like all the time. All right.

All right when Christoval Colon wanted a route alternate to to get to India

by the media for the world was redone. A a lack of he was presented

this idea to the people and was prestated enough to get to

get three carvelas with a grand tripulation. Pabloito question. Maestra, what are

carvelas? The maestra respond. Good question. So, let's give carvelas a barcos very, very great.

Christoal Colon had three carvelas, the little the little the Santa Maria. The maestra

continued the history. After to embark for more to two months, for fin

there in the people that the tripulation, I'd hear hear of the Vista.

The 12th of October of in 1492, the Spaniards went to an island in the Bahamas, that then was called

San Salvador, discovering so the new continent. Then Pabloito asked, but why this is

so important? The maestra respond. This date mark the initial of the contact between

Europe and America, what is the encounter of two worlds. With this discovery, the point of the point of of the European

and American to the world, change completely, leaving a grand mark in all these lives.

To terminate, the maester has the class of some data important about the name of

America. Any ever has been asked the origin of the name

the continent? Why is America? If not have nothing to with Colon. Because Christoval Colon

muriel and that had yet yet 1512, that an explorer called America

of Spusio recorriot the coast of Brazil and Argentina and he did a question

that that that not a new continent that then they he he was

in his honor America Well, much thanks Sophia, very interesting.

Much thanks. Fernanda Amanda. Let me I have a question. Dime, tell me. The day 12th of October, is a day

very important, as we know, but not it's festive. Yes, for the general is festivo and ferriado in the majority of the countries. So if it's a holiday,

why exactly was Pablo at school? It's a place imaginary, is a story, right? Fiction. We decided to tell the story in a different way. Some of our texts

in the series have been quite informative and quite sort of formal. So this time we thought, let's make it into a story. And Pabloito has gone to school and he's discovered more about the 12th of October. Basically, over the whole of that week, you would be learning these kind of things. For the general, during all the semanas,

are you're doing activities, we're doing over the history. We're doing caravas with tapitas of beerbidas. Okay, let's go back through our text and we'll just talk about the words and talk about the phrases used and find out more about this important day for the whole of the Hispanic world. Perfect. Pabloito,

he's a school like a day, but all get a

point that he is a day a day. So little

Pablo, Pablo, he goes to his school like any other day,

any other day, but on arriving, so al plus an

infinitive on doing something, al he does he realizes he realizes

he does count of that, what does he realize that he does he

Quakira. Today isn't a day like any other day. Can we stop? Because we've got Quakira and Quakir. This is very important. We need to see that there's a very slight difference in these two words. And it's not for once grammatical. It's not about genders, is it? No, no, no. It has to be with the intention, right? With the word, and we'll say, let's make with day Quarquire.

Okay. First, as we're using Quaker after day, it's got complete. If we're

using the word before the day, it's the day. And we have a

difference in intention here also. For example, at the first, when we say,

like any other day, it's like Pablito is like a normal,

a day regular. So, Pabloito is going to school like any other day.

It's quite matter of fact there. A day, a common, and when we say, he does know that today, we're doing a intention more more important.

It's not any day. It's a special day. Yes, so it's not just any day. It's not like any old day. No. We sometimes see that in English, any old something. So it's not like any old day.

This is an important day. Very well. And what day is it? It's the 12th of October. Day that many They're most people know them as Day of the Hispanic, day of the race, or simply, Day of the

Discovery of America. So it's the 12th of October, the day which many knew as Dia of the Hispanidad, so the day of Hispanicida. Yeah, of the race. Yes, perfect. Or simply, Dia del Descubrimian

of America, the day of the discovery of America. Very well. The Maestra of Paplito has a story for the class and he initiates so Pablo's teacher

has prepared and we'll come back to that a story for the whole class and it begins as follows now she says here or the text says La Maestra of Pabloito Tiena Preparado

it's not A Preparado No, you could use also a prepared so A Preparado would mean she has prepared something but when she has prepared something but when she

has prepared. It's like what she's got with her. Yes, as she has it ready. She has it something. In this case, she's got it, and it's ready, it's ready to go. So the maestro de Pablito, has a story for the whole class, and E initiates because it's not an E because it's followed by an E. Very well, Mark. So,

when Christoval Colon wanted a route alternate to get a India for the west. So everything

began when it all began with lots of stories began like that. All right. When Christopher Columbus

wanted to find a route alternate route, he wanted to find an alternative route to get a India, to arrive in India,

reach India, for medium of the west by means of the west. So he wanted to go westwards towards India. Very well. Yeah, he creed firmly in that the earth was round. So yeah, so since he believed firmly, and creed there an imperfect tense, since he believed firmly in that the earth was round. He was a round. He was a visionary. A fault of Dinoe,

he was presento this idea to the Reyes of Spain, and was preestated

money to be able to get three carvelas with a great tripulation.

So a couple of words in there are a slightly different new

vocabulary before you perhaps a faata of funds, through lack of

money, he, we're still talking about Christobal Colon Les present

this idea he presented this idea to whom to the kings of Spain

and he was loaned, prested to loan something to someone, sufficient money, for able to get three caravels with a grand tribulation. So in order to be able to take with him three caravels, I think we call them in English, with a grand tribulation with a large crew.

Perfect. Very well, Mark. So, Pabloito asks, Maestra, what are the carvelas? So,

Pablo, Pablo, asks a teacher or miss, what are carvelas? The maestra

respond, Buena question. So, let's say carvelas to those

barcos very, very great question. Good question. So, let's

give carvelas a barcos very great so, just to

explain exactly what's happening here. So you call very, very big ships, caravels. So that's why it's the indirect object there. You call it to them. So let's say caravillas and barcos very, very grandes. Perfect. Christoval Colon had three caravals. So Christopher Columbus had three caravals, the nina, the pinta, and the Santa Maria. The maestra continued the history.

Continues the story. After embarked for more two months, for fin, the words that all the tripulation wanted to

hear a view. Okay, so after literally embarking for, but after being at sea for more than

two months, for fin, finally, the words are heard, and which words are these, the words

that all the group that the whole crew wanted to hear. And the words were, land a joy, Tierra la vista. Perfect.

The 12th of October of 1492, those Spanioles came to an island in Las Bahamas that then was called San Salvador, discovering so the 12th of October of 1492 of 1492,

the Spaniards were to an island in the Bahamas. So the Spaniards arrived at an island in the Bahamas, that then or afterwards, was called San Salvador. So other people called it that or the Spaniards called it that. It was a passive form. Discovering, as a new continent.

So discovering in this way the new continent. Then, Pabloo asks, but why this is so important? So then, Pabloos asks, but why is this so important? The maestra respond, this fecha

mark the initial of the contact between Europe and America, what

is the encounter of two worlds. So the teacher answers, this

feature mark the initial of contact so this

date marks or notes the start of contact between Europe and America

between Europe and America what is called or which is known as

the encounter of two the encounter of two worlds, or the meeting of two worlds perhaps. With this discovery, the point of of the world, to the world, can't completely. So with this discovery,

with this discovery, the point of view of both the Europeans and Americans, asia the world, towards the world. So you can have a point of view towards something, a point of view towards something, a point of view towards something, an point of view their point of view towards the world changes completely, change completely,

change completely. So, leaving a grand mark in all these lives. So leaving a major mark, a big mark in all the lives of the people in Europe and America.

To terminate, the maestra has to the class on the name of America. So to finish, the teacher has for the class or gives the class,

he has in the class some important dates about the name of America. About the name of America.

Aluna ever said they have asked the origin of the name of the

continent? So literally some time have you ever wondered or have you ever asked yourselves about

the origin of the name of the continent. Now, what we're saying here, Aluna

A perfect tense. Have you ever done something? Literally. one time or some time have you ever. So, Aluna Bette,

have you ever wondered about the origin of the name of the continent? Yes. Why is it called America if it's not to do with Colon? So why is it called America if it's got nothing to do with Columbus? Well, Christo Val Colon

murio thinking that had yet to India. Well, Christopher Columbus died thinking that he had arrived in India. And it was

until 1512 that an explorer called Americo Bespuccio recorriot the coast of Brazil and Argentina. And it wasn't until

1512 that was an explorer called Americo Bespuccio so that an explorer called

Amerigo Vespucci I think we call him in English or in Italian he traveled the length of the coast

of Brazil and Argentina and he did He also that that was the

India, but a new continent, that he realized we've got this

Darse Quenta again, see the in the preterate tense

of Dar there, so he did that that that not was

that referring to the land that he discovered wasn't India but

rather, a new continent a new continent that then he named in his honor America

which then he named in his honor America as you do So there we have a little story of the discovery of this new continent

of course not a discovery as such because it already existed and there's lots that we could say about the whole idea

of the Dia de la Hispaniida Dia de la Raza are very important But celebrated in different ways across the Spanish-speaking world. Yes, it's important to know the history. Exactly. How do you celebrate you in Chile?

In Chile, for the general, is festivo. So, the people see what time as well as well as, in the schools, like in Pablo. Yes, he celebrated more. Leighes over the history, maybe you'd have a different than you your age. Yes.

Perfecto. Well, much thanks. Much thanks. 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. Hello, we're back with another question of an audience. In this case, our audience, Namrata. Oh, we're going to hear about. My name is Namratta, and I am a student of coffee break Spanish.

I have a question regarding the use of the parse participle. I know about the use of the past participle with Abert, but I wanted to know more about the use of the past participle as an adjective, such as, for example, la Sena is prepared. And I also wanted to know if there are any other uses of the participle, any clarification on this would be appreciated. Very good question, Namrata. Yes, much thanks for the question.

I think one of the things when we're learning a language, we try to apply what we know of our own language to the other language. And sometimes that confuses us. And I think it does a little bit with participles and adjectives. So can you give us some wisdom, please, Fernanda? Okay, we'll see different examples. So, as come on us say Namrata, we can use it, for example, with the present

perfect, and say, I have opened the shop. Yes, right? Simple, and we're using as a verb, as action. And the difference would say, the business is open. In this case, it would be the shop is open.

And we've got a change in English there from opened past participle to open as an adjective. Yes. So, so, a worded then, an adjective, and he has done a quality to the

business. Also we can actually say the open shop and using that abjerto there as the adjective. We've changed

the past participle form into an adjective. In Spanish in this case it's the same. Both are abjerto.

Yes, it's a same in these cases, right? Now, another example in the

case in the computer. So I've fixed the computer, the verb. Perfect.

There's a question. Or the computer is a So the computer is fixed. Now, in English, fixed stays the same in both situations. We've got an adjective.

The computer is fixed. The fixed computer. Very good. But in the verb form, the participle, that's the past participle, I have fixed the computer. Yes, an action, right? Now, also we've also got to change, that are different when we're us us as a

action and when we've also got a section a collection of words which change when they move from being a participle

into an adjective or vice versa Well, some exceptions. There are always exceptions. The first we're going to

start Despertado and Desperto. Ah, right. Okay, so Despertado, that would be our participle form.

So, like action, right? Me has desperado I woke up early or I have woken up early.

Yes, very well. And with despierto could we say, the child or the boy is awake.

We can also use desperto in that sense of being fully awake to your senses and that kind of thing,

can we? Yeah, we can't be we can't say the child. Okay, so that time

we're talking about his qualities. That's why we use ser there in bet instead of

Estar. Okay, very good. So in our English examples there, we're talking about the difference between I have a woken and I am awake or I'm a lively person. That's a good idea.

Very well, Mark. Another example would with confunded and confuso. Ah, okay. This example is a little confused, no? Yes, we're going to do to confunders

here. The examen So the exam confused me. I was confused by the exam. Yes, an example, clear. And if we're going to the exam, we're saying, the examen is confuso. So when we're describing the exam as an adjective, then we can use confuso and it means confusing. So if we just think about the logic of that. The examin is confused and it confused me has confused. So the exam is confusing and it

confused me. Yes. Could we say, I'm confused, yes. A bit, for example, we can say,

I'm confused when you know when you think you do you is that I am a person

that's like the exam. So when we're using ser with confuso, it means that you're confusing. So it's

either the exam that's confusing or it's you that's confusing for other people. Hopefully not. We're But if you're confused, then you would use the other one.

Yes, depending on the intention, right? I'm confused, in this case. Yes. Well, much thanks, Namratta. Yes, we're going to be more confused. Much thanks. And that these examples are not saying confusos? No, very well.

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and you may well appear in a future episode of the Coffee Break Spanish magazine. We're back with Sophia. Hello, Sophia. Hello, Mark. How is? Very bien. Very good. Much thanks.

Well, let's see. What you have to be? What you've brought us a travalengue? As well, as we've brought us a tongue twister. So last time you brought us a tongue twister, and we liked us so much that you've brought us another one. Exactly. Well, we'll see it for it. I'm going to get a one.

Paulito clavon, clavito, in the calva of a calvito. In the calva of a calvito, Pabloito clavon clavito. All right. Once more, I hope it's not the same Pabloito as earlier, because this one's pretty gruesome. So let's make sure we understand what it means, first of all. Pablo, clavo, un clavito. So clavar means to hammer.

Yes. And a clavo is what you hammer. It's a nail. Mm-hmm. So a clavito is a little nail. Yes, exactly. So, Pabloito hammered a nail in la calva. which is

the bald the baldy head the bald part of your head of a calvito of a bald man of a little bald man I know this is very very I have to share this with her listeners

because when Sophia said of a bald man she pointed to me so okay Paolito clavo a clavito in la calva of a calvito and then you see it

the other way around In the calva of a calvito, Fablito clavo a clavito. In the calva of a clavito, Pabloito clavow, a clavito. A little bit gruesome as well, as I said. So let's try it one more time.

Pavlito clavow a clavito, in the calva of a calvito, Pablo, clavow a clavito clavut. Yes. That good. Well, much thanks, Sophia. Until the next. After the

next. Well, Fernanda, you know you that's a travel languages?

Yes, but we we're censored in Chile. Oh, okay. We

said more cortic without the calvo. Sin el the calvo. Yes, so we're

so we're so we're so what did you said, Pablito, clavito,

clavito, hammered and Neil what? Clavito clavito Pablito Pableto

Pablito hammer a version more amistos. Yeah, without any bold men in there. No, no, no, here.

Standing up for the bald men. We're not our people. Well, much thanks. It's been a interesting. Much thanks

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