Coffee Break Spanish - CBS Mag 4.04 | La selva amazónica

Episode Date: May 31, 2022

We’re taking a virtual trip to Latin America as we’re visiting the Amazon jungle in this episode of the Coffee Break Spanish Magazine! Join Mark and Anabel and learn some interesting facts about this amazing place while listening out for the use of the negative imperative; adjectives like indígena and frondoso; and verbs such as convertirse and suponer. As always, Marina joins Mark at the end of the episode and this time, they’re discussing the phrase: si el río suena, agua lleva. 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.There will be a total of 10 episodes of Season 2 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 here.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 coffeebreaklanguages.com/spanish/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Coffee Brick Spanish Magazine Season 4, Episode 4. Hello, all, and welcome to Coffee Brick Spanish. I'm Mark. And I'm Annabelle. What, Mark? Well, all good. Hey, what you? I'm very well, with much more than. With much time. And tell me, Annabel, where we're going today? Today we're going to Latin America, specifically to the Amazonas. Oh, that good. What I have to go to the Amazonas.

It would phenomenal. I'm I'm sure. I never has been and you. Never, Nunca.

One day I'll go. Okay, maybe you have been there. If not, we're going to travel there

together virtually today in our text. We'll read the text as ever and then go through the text in more

detail to look at the structures, the grammar, the vocabulary and everything like that. But for now,

I think we should get started. Empecemos. And of course, for this text, we're going to be joined by Sebastian.

Hello, Sebastian. Thank you, Mark. Thanks, Annabelle. Today, we are talking about the Selva Amazoneca. Empecemos. Are you an amant of the naturalness?

If the response is if, this is to be interest. The Selva Amazonica is the space green more extensive of the planet. This exuberant

territory occupa not more and less than 7 million of kilometers quadrants, what it is approximately the 40%

of the surface total of the continent. Also, is the home of the major

and more varied repertoire of fauna and the certain, is that their biodiversity

is so abundant and fascinating that your study get to a RETO for the experts to who

still has kept much for to discover. If you like the tourism of adventure, the Selva Amazonea offers all the ingredients to convertors to the next great voyage. So, no lo duds

any an instant. For those frondos lares, you'll you'll partying the profundity of its pesperation, visit a aldeas indigenas. Also, you can change the middle and navigate for its waters and to

to visit the different people. Or over-voling the zone to appreciate the marvellousas vistas from the altruas. If you have more more want to discover this magic parage natural, take note of the

points of access to principal to this grand zone described for many as a grand pulmon-verde. Leticia, Colombia Iquitos and Puerto Maldonado, Peru and Manas, Brazil.

As we've said, these are the principales, but not we've been to forget that the Amazonia is extended for nine countries of the continent American and to these,

Colombia, Peru, and Brazil, we have to adderles Bolivia, Guayana, French, Guiana, Ecuador,

Suriname and Venezuela If we do want to visit this region then we have lots of options as Sebastian said is the space more extensive of the planet the biggest green space on the planet

So is But we're going to be the text in profundity, Mark Exactly. Okay, let's go back to the beginning and if you can reach each sentence then we'll go through it together Are you a nature lover? Are you a nature lover?

An amante, a lover, of nature? If the response is yes, this is going to interest. This is going to interest you. We're seeing this similar construction to what we saw in the last text. This is teva a interest

it is going to interest you. And the T is coming before or ba the verb ear there. So this to be a interest. The selva Amazonica is the space verde most extensive of the planet. La selva Amazon rainforest

is the space green space most extensive of the planet. It's the biggest or the most extensive green space del planet of the planet. We've got to be careful with the word planeta because

it's a masculine word, El planeta. There are other words like that, like for example, cometa, El Cometa. And this also can happen with some other words ending in Ma, like El Problema or El Tema,

the problem and the topic. Very bien. And you know why, Annabelle? Because they come from Greek. Exactly. These are Greek words, so that ending is a masculine ending in Greek. and therefore they come into Spanish and they maintain their masculine gender.

Very good, very interesting. This exuberant territory occupa, nothing more and less than seven millions of kilometers quadrants, what it's approximately the 40% of the surface

total of the continent. A long sentence with lots of details in it. So this exuberant territory, this exuberant territory, occupies, nothing more and less than, seven million of kilometers quadrants. So seven million square kilometers,

what he's approximately the 40% of the superficia total of the continent. So which locate these 7 million kilometers square kilometers which supone and that's from

suponer and we're really going to translate it just as is here which is approximately the 40% of the surface so the 40% of the surface, the surface

the surface of the surface of the the continent. So the total surface of the continent. Annabelle, there what suppone approximately, could have been what is approximately the 40% of the total. Yeah? So, perfectly. We can use ser, what is approximately? So what would our kind of normal use of supponer be? Supponer

is to say you know what you're so I'm I'm going to

go to buy to the shops suppongoing I'm going to get a normal supponer

suppose in that sense it's obviously got the same route as suppose in English okay let's

continue on another is the home is the So, the major and more

repertory of fauna and flora. So, ademas what's more is the ogar.

El Ogar is the home in a sense. It's the home of major and most varied

repertoire. It's the home, or it is home to the biggest and most varied repertoire

of fauna and flora. Of, we swap that round, flora and fauna.

In In Spanish, it's Sula and Flora and Fauna. Or Flora and Fauna, both are equally correct.

Okay. In English, we'll say Flora and Fauna, I think. Okay, let's continue. The truth is that their biodiversity

is so abundant and fascinating that your study is a set a reto for the experts to

who even still much for discover. Okay, another sentence is quite long. the sure thing is or the truth is

that his biodiversity, that it's biodiversity, is tan abundante and fascinating, it's so abundant and fascinating, that its study, that the study of this flora and phlemenophona, it is becoming literally arrives to be it's becoming a challenge for the experts for the experts to whom is even though they're much to discover so that's a little tricky that part of the sentence much to discover so we're talking about these

experts those experts those experts to whom still les ques to them remains much for to discover. So it's a challenge

for experts who still have a lot to discover. I like Kedar, Mark. What about another example of how is

a good idea. Kedar is a tricky verb because it can mean a number of things and in this context it means.

means when something is remaining to you, when there's something left, as we say in English. So, Anabel, can you give us another example of this? For example, no keda pan. You have to go out and buy some. There is no bread left. You have to go out and buy some. See, no keda pan. And the subject of keda is pan.

So no keda pan, there is no bread left. Can you give us an example using a plural subject, Annabelle? no there are no more problems left to resolve that is a good situation to be in when you've got no more problems left so no quedan because of course the subject is los problems

so no there are problems for resolve and each time we're using for here so there are no more problems to resolve and in our example les there's much for discovery And there is still much to discover. There's lots left to discover.

Very good. And a us others we'll get more text for to learn. There is indeed more text to learn. So let's continue with it now. If you like the tourism

of adventure, the Selva Amazonica offers all the ingredients to convert yourself in the destination perfect of your

next grand a trip. So, no doves any an instant. Another very

long sentence. If you do you do adventure tourism, if you know, the

business, all the ingredients, all the ingredients, for converties in the for to become the perfect destination,

the Destino Perfecto, of your next big trip. Here in this sentence, we have seen that convertice is Bikon and just one sentence late before, we saw, Jigar A Cere. So it's like both structures to say the same thing,

but convertice is reflexive. So I just wanted to highlight that. Absolutely, yeah. So to be. is a tricky word to translate into Spanish because sometimes we can use different versions as you've seen here, Jegar to Ser or Convertis.

We could also use Acerse in certain situations as well. Also, yeah, very good. So can you give us an example of when we would use Acerse? Me Ago Major. So, Me Ago Major. I'm becoming grown up. I'm growing up. Literally, I'm becoming major.

I'm becoming an adult. in a sense over 18 or something like that. So yeah, to be a converser, get to get a ser and so on. Lots of examples there. So it is the perfect destination of your next great journey.

So no lo do this, ni an instant. Don't doubt it for a moment. No do this, ni an instant. It's a little bit tricky that, Annabelle, because do this is an imperative, it's a command form

in the negative, so we use the subjunctive form there. Yes, that's correct. So when you're seeing the negative imperative or command, then we are going to use the subjunctive conjugation. So that's why here is no-dudes, and there's the direct pronoun that it's law. So don't doubt it. Don't doubt it.

So if you were to say don't speak, then we would not say no ablas. That means you are not speaking, but if you're giving a command, And no ables, with an E-ES at the end. No ablis. As he is.

And one more more. One instante is not the same that a momento. One instante is a brief, a very quick moment. Okay. So if someone says that,

oh, I'll go in an instante, theoretically, they're going to come back before, like, earlier, if it's a momento. But who knows? So if someone's telling you

they're going back, so you're hoping for an instant, not a moment, because a moment can be a little longer, yeah? Yes. Very good. Okay, so let's continue on. For sus frondosos lares, you'lls passer and perdertete in the profundity of its spesura.

Visit alias indigenas. Right now, in this sentence, there are some very interesting words. Anabel, can you help us with for those frondosos lares? Larets is a word that is going to be used. most of the times in the plural form. And here it kind of means like the parts. Yeah, the parts of the Amazon. Okay.

And frondosos then would be lush in that idea. Mm-hmm. Okay, so through its lush parts, um, podras passiar, you will be able to, uh, wander and perderte in the profundidad of his spesura.

And lose yourself in the day. depths of its espissura, something to do with thick, so a thicket's visit al-Adeas indigenous villages. And indigena is a

lovely word. I love this one because aaldea is feminine and our listeners may think that that's why it's indigenous, but we are never going to change that A. So for example, we are going to say community indigena. We know that

community is feminine, but we are also going to say, Pueblo indigena, and Pueblo is masculine. Okay, so indigena never changes regardless of the gender of the word. It will go into a plural form, so we've got indigenas,

but if it were, as Annabelle said, a pueblo indigena with an E at the end, despite the fact that the Pueblo is masculine. So some nice words, they're frondososos lares. Coming back to Lares, give me another example of when you would use Lares. There's this expression that you can hear, at least in Spanish,

What does for these lares? Which means that what are you doing here? Okay, so what are you doing around these parts? That's a nice expression. What you do for these lares? Yes, yes. Very good. Okay, let's continue on.

also. Okay. So, you can change the media and navigate lentiment for his

waters and to visit the different people. Okay. So, also, you can

change the media. Literally, you can change the means, but we can really say

this as you can take a change of scenery, and navigate and navigate slowly

for those waters through the waters, and to stop to visit those different peoples.

And stop to visit the different villages. Or sobrevolar the zone for appreciate the marvellousas vistas from the altruilar. Okay, so so sobrevolar.

Volar is to fly. Sobrevolar is to fly over. Sobrevolar the zone, the area, to appreciate the marvellousas vistas in order to appreciate the marvelous views from the heights, from above.

Well, very well, we'll have to parer a little bit. And we're going to be able to be able to. If you'd like to take your Coffee Break magazine experience further, why not consider our online course version, which includes additional materials to help you build your knowledge of the language through lesson notes, additional explanations, vocabulary lists, and transcripts to accompany each episode.

Like all our online courses, magazine course is available on the Coffee Break Academy. Just head to coffeebreaklanguages.com slash magazine where you'll find all the information you need. Okay, today we are talking about Amazonas and we are going to find out a little more now about this area. If every bit more than you discover this magico parage natural, take note of the points of access to principales

to this grand zone described by muchos as a grand pulmon red. Right. So if every time you have more ganas. So if each time you have more desire.

Now this is an expression that is very common in Spain. Every bit meaning every time something happens, you're more. So every time more. So cada more. But it's kind of meaning increasingly.

So if you're increasingly eager to discover this magical natural landscape, so if you're every bit more ganas to discover this magical natural landscape, take note of the main access points, so take note of the main access points, the points of the points of accesses, to this great area described by many, as a grand pulmon

as a great green lung. We're going to be what zones are those? Leticia, Colombia, Iquitos and Puerto of Maldonado, Peru, and Manos, Brazil. So we have four options.

We've got Leticia in Colombia, Iquitos and Puerto del Maldonado in Peru, and Manaus in Brazil. As we've said, these are the principales. But no devemes older that the Amazonia is extended for nine countries of the continent American. Okay. So, as we have said, these are the principal ones. As we have said, these are the principal ones. are the main ones. But no

we must not forget that the Amazonia, the Amazonia or the Amazon region, it extends for nine countries of the continent American. It extends over nine countries

of the American continent. And to these three, Colombia, Peru, and Brazil, we have to adderles Bolivia, Guayana French,

Guyanna, Ecuador, Suriname, and Venezuela. All right. So, and to these three, Colombia,

Peru and Brazil, Colombia, Peru and Brazil, we have to add to them. Les, meaning to them. Bolivia,

Bolivia, Guayana French Guiana, Guyana, Guiana, Guiana, Ecuador, Surinam,

and Venezuela. There we have it. Okay, let's now go back through our text. We are going to listen once more to Sebastian, read the whole text, and listen out for all the things that we've talked about. Are you an amante of the naturalization? If the response is yes, this is to be interested. The Selva Amazonica is the space

better more extensive of the planet. This exuberant territory occupant nothing more and less than 7 million of kilometers quadrants, what is approximately the 40%

of the surface total of the continent. Also, is the home of the major and more and more

varied repertoire of fauna and the true is that his biodiversity is so abundant

and fascinating that his study is a RETO for the experts to who still has kept much for to discover. If you like the tourism of adventure,

the Selva Amazonica offers all the ingredients to convertors to in the destination perfect of your next grand voyage. So, no do you doves

any an instant. For his frondos lars, you'll bea and per Dersereto in the profundity of its pesusura, visit a

indigenous. Also you can't change of the middle and navigate and never

and get to visit the different people, or over-volar the area to

appreciate the marvellous views from the altura. If

every you have more more to discover this

magical parage natural, take not of the points of

the pulmon red. Leticia, Colombia. Iquitos and Puyerto Maldonado,

Peru, and Manas, Brazil. As we've said, these are the principales,

but not we don't forget that the Amazonia is the

country of the continent American and to these Colombia, Peru,

and Brazil, we we need to Bolivia, Guayana Frencha, Guyanha, Ecuador, Suriname,

and Venezuela. Okay, it's time for our Ginda del Pastel for this episode. And as always, we're with Marina. What time, Marina? Very well, Mark. What is that? Very well.

Dime, you, you've been a one once in Amazonas? No, the truth is that I've been never, but I'd like it. And you?

To me, too. Something will go. Okay, so what do you have for our Ginda del Pestel today? The Ginda del Pestel of today. The idea of the expression, if the river sounds, Agua Yeva.

Okay, so literally, if the river sounds, if there is a sound from the river, Agua Yeva, it carries water. There is water in it. That's right. And we have very similar ones,

like, When the Rio Suena, water when the rio when the river has a sound it's carrying

stones it's moving stones on the bed of the river or something like that yeah that's it so this origin the origin of this

expression and its meaning is related as you can imagine with nature so we're talking about the sound of a river the sound of the river

and it's related to the amount of water it's carrying. Okay, so if a river is carrying lots of water, then there will be a big sound. If it's a small river, there will be a smaller sound, that kind of idea? Yeah, something like that. And you might be wondering, okay, and what does this mean? Why do we use this? Okay, so this is related to rumors.

So, the water is like the rumors that are the rumors that are going to, of some theme, if it's like the water of the river.

Marina, is this always used in a kind of negative sense? Well,

mainly always like, yes, we, we hear this in a negative

context, but you can also use it with a positive sense, meaning just

that if you hear something good about a location, a person, anything, why are

you're going to wonder if it's true or not. So if things are said, probably it's true. Okay, okay. Can you give us an example then of how this could be used? Mm-hmm. We're going to put us in context. For example, a good friend,

you know, a good friend, who does very good fame. You know, but of him they're saying things that are very good. So, your amiga to advierce and He says,

When the rio swena, Aguajeba. Okay, so a good friend is giving you some advice about a boy who perhaps

doesn't have a very good reputation. You like this boy and even though they say good things about this boy, your friend gives you some advice

and your friend says when the ria swuna, Agua Leba. When there is sound of the river, the river is carrying water.

So pay attention to those rumors pay attention to the reputation perhaps something like that yeah totally that like i think it's a very strong expression it has a lot of meaning yeah yeah and it's good to understand these expressions especially if someone is giving you some good advice let's let's leave it at that thank you marina much thanks for like always and yeah well after the proxia After very Pronto, Mark.

Well, yeah that's it for this episode of the Coffee Brick Spanish magazine. Annabel, much thanks a

very. No, thanks to you. And for supposed, much thanks

to you and say the next what we going to talk. We're to talk

to a me I'm and are the Tories Umanas. Okay,

Human Towers we'll find out more about that next time. Much thanks

and after a next. Adios. I've been listening to a Coffee Break Languages production for the Radiolingua Network. Copyright, 2022, Radiolingua Limited. Recording copyright, 2022, Radiolingua Limited.

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