Coffee Break Spanish - CBS Mag 3.10 | La serie del momento

Episode Date: April 17, 2020

In this final episode of this season of the Coffee Break Spanish Magazine, we discuss the popular Spanish crime television series, La Casa de Papel. In response to listener, John's question, Fernanda explains how to say “to try” in Spanish, and more specifically, when to use the verb tratar, or the verb intentar. To finish, Anabel explains the meaning behind an interesting expression.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 10. Hello, all, and biennions to Coffee Brick Spanish. I, like, always, am Mark. Hello, my friends. I'm sorry, what tell? Well, we're very content to be here again with you. But, well, it's a situation a little different to the normal, no?

Yeah, something different, of the routine normal, right? Well, you can, you know, that the voice of Fernanda is a little different, that not in the studio because we're like almost

we're in in quarantine we're we're doing and we're we're sure you see

sure that's this is obviously not quite the quality level that we

would like to do but since it's the final episode of the series we felt

it was better to get it recorded and hopefully you'll still be able

to hear everything clearly enough I'm in my home

studio and my microphone all sorted, but unfortunately, Fernanda doesn't have the same kind of equipment, so we'll still be able to hear her perfectly. Hopefully. So this week, well, we'll, well, we'll, well, we'll, well, we'll, let's talk a lot in Spanish, first. Okay?

How is, Fernanda? Tell us a little, what, how, the quarantine for you, for your family? Well, I'm very well, learning to do much manualities, pastelitos, pan. Passing the rato in the garden. Yeah. The truth is that is a little, it's a little, it's a lot. a little different

the life in this situation but maybe we need a little

for a little bit of to think to do the things differently no? Yes,

yeah. Aprend abilities new as something. Exactly. Exactly. Okay,

one something is important that our people can do during this

time is be a little of television, no? And

we have a very good coincid right, Mark?

Exactly. The The theme of that we're going to to be very useful for the students. Okay, then we're going to

continue now with the lecture. Yes, very well. Well, for suet, we've grabbed the

text with Annabel, before the quarantine. Then we ced the word now. Yes,

hello, Annavel. Hello, other again, I'm not you know many

many plans this end of because I'm a good good news.

Well, the truth Annabel, is that we don't have any plan this this

end of this week so we let's let's let's hear of the text

for favor The Cases the house the great

that's that's who's who no has a senior

is one of the person and the story and for

the person this person has planning during a a track to the Fabrica National

of the Moneda and Timber in Spain. And to take a cabo, his plan has been the help of eight delinquents that don't

have to lose. These compinches will their identity with numbers of cities like Tokyo or

Dember, and they will be their rostros during the mission with a careta

of Dalin. Now, well, what is the plan? Occuped the building during

11 days to fabricate nothing more and less than two, four hundred millions of euros. If you now it's a task our protagonists,

another, tendrower to face the forces of the elite of the police Spanish reenes. The series

seems interesting, right? For the supposed that is. No, for nothing, the Casa Paper

is it has been in the series of the English, more vista in Netflix.

Not only only has also, with an argument of vertigo, but they are in

it in some of the actors most known of the country. The show,

the series has received numerous nominations and has been gallardonada

with different shows television also of international. The

Curious is that the Cases of a production of a new

a of a television was a Netflix, what helped to do their popularization

world. Now right now right now. But if need to more, no you're

not because this year is the year that this year so you know,

your plan for this thing of the time is Palomitas and the house

of paper. Well, Mark, the is the plan of all the days

now. The really is that is you? You know,

you know you know I've seen even I

I've heard much You know you have to see. Well, the fact is

now you now you're now there's there much time.

Okay. As usual, what we'll do is go back through the text and talk about

it in detail. We'll split it up and we'll talk about each of the

sentences giving you further examples and any explanations that we need to

so Fernando, can you lead off with the first part of this then please

The The Casa the best a welcome to major atraco never produced. Okay, so we've got

La Casa de Papel, which is the name of this TV series. It's actually translated as the House of Paper. And if you've seen it, you'll understand

why they talk about the House of Paper, but the English title for this show is Money Heist. You may have seen this on Netflix. Money Heist.

I don't think it's nearly as attractive as La Casa De Papel. Caniero Bastian. So, La Case de Papel

us do the so it welcomes us to the major atraco never produced so an atraco us can you

can't explain a an atraco an atraco in this case would be a robo a crime

yeah so it's a type of crime it's a robbery or a holdup we could say a hold up where a bank is being held up

so this is the the major atraco that's the biggest robbery ever committed. Producedo doesn't really mean produced there.

No, no, it's more like he's commeter, right? Okay. So, let's continue on. And is, who has no soniado a one of being a millionaire? So, and the thing is, who no has soniado a little bit of a bit granderio? So who has never dreamed once

about being a millionaire? So remember Remember that you say soniark con to dream about something. In Spanish, you dream with something. Yes, yes, very well. Okay, Fernando, can you continue on with the next sentence, please? Yes. Sergio Marquina, alias El Professor, is one of the protagonists of this series,

and, for suppose, the Cerebro of the Operation. Okay, so Sergio Marquina, alias, El Professor. So his alias, his nickname, or the name he goes by, is the professor, the teacher, is one of the protagonists of this series.

So he's one of the protagonists of the cities, and of course, the Cerebrero of the Operation. So the Cerebrose is the brain of the operation. Very well. This personage, he's planning during years, a track to the Fabrica National

of the Moneda and Timbre in Spain. So this character, this character, this person, He has literally caddies planning during years so he has been planning this for years an atraco, a hold up a robbery, a Fabrica National de la Moneda and Timbre in Spain.

That's quite a long name and every time they see it in the cities, they always see the Fabrica National of La Moneda and Timbre. So it's literally the national factory of money and stamps like printing? Yes, yes, so it's the Royal Mint, basically, the equivalent that we would have in the UK of the Royal Mint. It's where the money is made.

And so this character is planning this attack, this robbery on the mint. Very good. And to get a cabo su plan, count with the help of eight delinquents that no have nothing to lose. Okay. And to get a cab,

I like this expression, to carry out, to lead to the end his plan Quenta with the help so he counts on the help of eight delinquents that no

have nothing to lose These compinches will end up their identity with names of cities like Tokyo or Denver Okay

So these Compinches, an interesting word there a compi that's like an accomplice isn't it? Yes, like complices. Uh-huh.

A lot of sometimes also can use this as a amigues, amigos so we can use

this as a partner in crime kind of thing you know you get a compince so these partners in crime or these

accomplices esconderan a future tense there they will hide their identity with

numbers of cities with names of cities like Tokyo or Denver and

They'll cut their rosters during the mission with a caret of Dali. So the verb occultar to hide occultar

their faces during the mission with a mask of Dali. So you'll probably recognize the mask the one with the moustache. Now well is the plan

occupant the building during 11 days to fabricate nothing more and nothing less than two four hundred million

of euros Okay so now it's like saying okay so far so good

what is the plan what is the plan what's the idea occupar the edificio to occupy

the building during 11 days or four 11 days for 11 days for to fabricer

in order to make nothing more and nothing less and no more and no less

than 2,400 million euros. That much, no? Wow. If you not seems a task

that's our protagonists also will have to face to the elite of the police

Spanish Spanish RENes. Okay. So, they're going to be making this money

in the Mint. And if that is already not appearing an easy time, our protagonist,

our protagonists, well, I'll repeat what I've been written, if it already doesn't seem an easy task, our protagonists,

our characters, what's more, tendran to face the forces of elite, rather, watch my accent there,

of the police Spanish. So they'll have to confront the elite forces of the Spanish police force and they'll have to leadiar

with 67 reenes. Now, I have to be honest, this is a word that I did not know until I started watching this show, but it's so used in the show then I knew it very well by the end. So, lidiar con, that's quite a tricky. It's to deal with, isn't it?

Yes, to deal with. So in addition to fighting the police forces and everything, they've also got to take on board everything that the reennes bring and we've not actually said what reenes are hostages

or reen the persons sequestrated right? Exactly Very well Okay let's take it further The series seems interesting but the series seems interesting no

for sure that's no for nothing the house of paper is a car of paper is a series of of course it is. For supposed, it is. For sure, it is interesting.

The fact that it's interesting. For sure that it's interesting. For sure that it's interesting. No for nothing. The Casa of Paper is converted in the series of not English. So the Casa of Paper, or Money Heist, has become, it has converted itself

literally, into the series of no English speech most viewed in Netflix. So it's the series not in a language other than English most popular in Netflix. No only only count with an argument of vertigo, but they're working in it,

some of the actors most known in Spain. Okay, let's talk about this, Un Argumento de Vertigo, okay? Literally an argument of vertigo, okay? Which sounds really strange and it's not a good translation at all. But what are we talking about here? For example, that they're in suspense, you're here standing on end, you're completely in suspense. Perhaps you're on the edge of your seat. Perfect, Mark.

Not only does it rely on the fact that it's going to keep you on the edge of your seat, so no solo, this is a really common expression where we start with no solo, and then we come up with a sine okay afterwards. So not only does it keep you in the edge of your seat, but it also has some of the best, the most well-known actors in Spain involved, but they're working in it, the series,

some of the actors most known of Spain. Of each, the series has received numerous nominations and has been gallagdonated with, diversos premium of television also of the

world so in fact this series has received many nominations the series has received

numerous nominations and has been galardonado so this is when you've been given a

prize yeah awarded awarded so it has been awarded diverses of television

so various TV prizes also of the international even within a

worldwide context not just a Spanish prize, as it were. Very good. Lo curious is that the Casa de Papel started as a production of a chain of television Spanish.

Okay, let's just pause there. So, lo curious is a nice expression because you can always use an adjective there with lo. So, lo curiouso is that, what interesting is that, the important thing, the interesting thing here, or the curious thing,

The strange thing here is that La Casa de Papel started as a production of a Spanish television series or Spanish television network. So, it's a production of a cadena of television Spaniela. Okay, it's a

Spanish TV channel that made it. And then... And then... And after his exit national and after two temporas was bought for Netflix. Okay. And after his exit national,

through its national success and after two seasons, was bought by Netflix. It was bought by Netflix. What a help to his popularization in the ambito international. And all of that, everything that's gone before,

referring to the law there, what helped a popularization in the Ambito International. It helps its popularization in the international ambito in a worldwide level. Now, now, it's going to three temporaries. But if necessities more, no you're not preoccupies.

Because this year is prevista the out of one quarter. Okay. So for the time being, now same, it's going to be, now it's three seasons. It has three seasons. But if you need more, but if you need more, but if you need more, no, don't worry. Don't worry. Don't worry. because this year is prevista the fourth season

is expected or something like that and I can't wait. Perfect. So, your plan for this end of week is palomitas

and the casas and the paper. So as we've already said, therefore, you already know your plan for this weekend is some popcorn and the Casa

De Papel. I want to just return to the last couple sentences there for because we've got lots of vosotros forms in there. Can you give them as you would see them in Latin American Spanish if you like with UstS.

From now right now. Now now same, now mismo, but if they need more, no's preoccupied, because this year is prevista the sale of a quarter. So, but if

need more of Ustead's form, no se preoccupy using the Usteads formal command form, they're well, at least from a Spain point of view. And then of course at the end, so you, so you know,

their plan for this end of the week is palomitas and the Casa of the Papel. Perfect. Very good, Mark. Putto Spanish, Latino. Well, there we go.

It is definitely a series that we would recommend. If you've not yet watched it, I think it's available pretty much everywhere where Netflix is available because it's been very,

very popular and definitely something that is worth watching and lots of what's the word? Colloquial Spanish in it, quite a lot of colloquialisms. And there are also, as the series goes on, people from different parts of the

Spanish speaking world, and so you get different accents as well. Well worth the watch. 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. Welcome back. This is the part of the show where we hand the microphone over to our listener. And today we've got John with a question about translating the word to try in Spanish. Hello, Mark, Fernanda and all. My name is John and I'm from Astalia, of Sydney.

But today I view here in New York. my question today is about the words that are specifically when when is when it's more

appropriate to say, if you can't explain it, then I'd thank you a great thank you

for a very interesting question I have to be honest this is something I wonder about too when I'm trying to

translate to try to do something so Fernando can you help us with this one please very

good question and much thanks John for enviated your questions

and you're good, well, like much things in Spanish depends a

little bit of the intention. Two words we have here. I was

telling, not was saying, we're trying to try and try to then

we're going to be a little more to the side to if we

do we try we're we're we're two examples and we're

we're we okay okay okay okay I'm going to try to make a cake. Okay, so I'm going to try and make a cake.

Yes, right? And we have to record that in this case, we have to say, try, we have to use it. And in intent, we're going to say, I'm going to try to make a cake. Okay. So I'm going to try to make a cake, but is there a difference

in the expectation there? Is there a difference in what we mean by try to do something, try to try to do something? Yes,

well, you can use as as inonimus but are not perfects, right?

Okay. If we say, it has a little less of effort or can mean it's

mean it is a time. I'm going to do it, I'm think it

really, a little more a little bit more more relaxed. Okay.

If we say, it has a kind of a kind of kind of can be

a more continue. I'm try to try doing it and I'm really going to try my best to do that because I want to succeed as opposed to I'm going to give that a try. Yeah, intent that's more relaxed. A little bit more relaxed.

Okay, that's brilliant. So that hopefully makes sense to John. It makes sense to me. So we know that to try to do something and really try your hardest, it would be try to do something. But if you're just having a go at something, you're trying it out for to see how it works or whatever, then that would be intent. Well, you then.

Okay. Well, thank you, John, for your question. If you have a question like John, then you can get in touch with us too. Simply call our voicemail line, and you can do so by phoning in the UK, 1-141-416-880. In the US, it's 347-474-6-880, and in Australia it would be 08-2-200-6-880. And we look forward to your questions for a future series of the Coffee Break Spanish magazine. We're in

We're back with Annabel How? What are Good, good, good, and very content

of having about of the house of the because I think it I'm

really I'm much to see the fourth time. Well, what do you

for us today? Today today I'm the plumber to someone. Okay, wait

at the Plumero Yes. Okay, so if I'm not mistaken the plumber is the

feather duster that you used to clean the cobwebs from the ceiling exactly. So why on earth would you see someone's feather duster? What's this all about?

Well, it's not with the Constitution of 1818. Okay. In that the liberals had in his sombrero, some blumas. Right. Okay, let me pause here.

So this is all about the constitution of 1818. Exactly. And so when the liberals, they used to wear a hat with feathers. Exactly. Why did they do that? It was a way to show

Oh, so they just wanted to show their liberal nature. Okay. And so what does it mean? It's mean?

Because the liberals were used to show them to show that they were liberales, to show their intentions.

So, that a someone is a plumber to say that's he be their

feather duster. Or if you can see someone's feather duster, it means that they are making their intentions clear. We need an example of this.

Preferably nothing to do with cleaning. Well, my my friend Laura is too interested in a and is so interested that she's very much the plumero. Are you're kind of seeing through anything that she's saying because she's making her intentions

quite known that she likes this guy. Okay? So, levy much, the plumero. Yes. Okay. very much the plumbero. It's quite tricky

from a grammatical point of view there. Oh, yes, yes, yes, thank you. And of course

your challenge is to use that particular phrase in your own speaking at some point this week. Fernanda, you know this

expression? Well, the truth that no. And I am trying with Annabel also.

I'm like, there other version Chilea or more Latin? I don't see,

I would I would say, if it's a note, for example, an example of the example that gave Annabel, I'd say, to my friend Laura, it's a lot that he's interested

that child. Ah, okay. So, it's a lot, so. It's a lot much, yeah. And there's an expression that's a similar,

but it's different that I know. That I know. That means, to show the elach. Yeah. The elach, like,

like, like, if you'd come to it's to get a little of the

robe is it's it's she's showing the elacha

or he so this is the thread that sort of comes out

of a garment when it's falling apart and so this is when you

show that then that's that's what you're revealing in a sense

it's it's like show your true colors oh

okay I see excellent very well well well this is

the end of this episode and it's also the end of the season of the Coffee Break Spanish magazine. Of course we would have liked to have brought you this with the proper correct sound from the studio but that wasn't unfortunately possible for now. We will be

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coffee break languages. Perfecto. Well, much thanks, Fernanda. Much thanks Mark and much thanks, thanks, friends, for having us heard us. Absolutely. And stay safe. stay well and stay at home if that's what you've been told to do. But for now, much gracias, and until very pronto. We'll see us.

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