Coffee Break Spanish - CBS Mag 4.07 | Deporte y diversión en Asturias

Episode Date: July 12, 2022

Welcome to another episode of the Coffee Break Spanish Magazine! This time, we discuss a text about a canoeing festival which takes place in Asturias every year. While hearing about the festival throughout the text, Mark and Anabel, discuss the grammar points which appear and explain the key vocabulary. We learn about the difference between saber and conocer; the verb interesar, and the meaning of - azo, in words like planazo, bombazo and cochazo. Marina joins Mark at the very end of the episode to discuss this week's guinda del pastel.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 7. Hello to Coffee Break Spanish. I'm Mark. And I'm Annabel. How are you, Mark? Well, a little bit of a lot of

today, we have to say it. Well, no, no pass anything. We're going with energy. I'm going to energy for the energy today, no? Yes.

We need some energy today because we're going to be doing some energetic things in Asturias in Spain in this state. And as usual, we'll listen to the text. And then we'll go through the text in detail talking about all the interesting vocabulary and grammar. And then we'll listen again. And that way you'll be able to see how much you've learned in this one episode of Coffee Break Spanish.

Sound perfect. Empezzamose. For this text, we're handing you over to Marina. Hello, Mark and Abel, how are you tell you guys? I hope that very well. Today we're going to talk of sport and in Asturias.

Do you know some form of discovery and do you know some time? Now, so. The descents of the Sella is an event

deportive international that's at the August in Asturias. This activity consists in the recorried

in Piragua of 20 kilometers for the Riosela. Considered Fiesta of Interest Touristic International has as a Dionysio

of the Wirta who decided to do this recorriety in 1929. Sin embargo, no was until 1,332,

that took the first competition. It, of actually, one of the the Carreras in Piragua

most antiguas the world. Also, her the birth the origin of the piragism

Spanish. In 1951 acquired character international with competitors

Italian French and Portuguese and other as you

if you interest this Deport to Asturias to see

the competition is a plan No, so you're occupied in August and you're an amateur of piragism or no you have experience, no you preoccupies because you can descend the SESHA in any moment of the year and it's for all the public's. For suppose, of doing so, it would be a manner not competitive.

If you animas to descender the Slea, take in mind that the only essential is know, to know to do actually even the children

can do it not that's his recorried is a

minute because they're a two three kilometers and

three times sometimes they accept that you that

you see that not not a time or

in any other moment with your Amigos, the descends of the Scylla is a

excuse ideal for visit Asturias. Well, very interesting, no? Vaya text and Vaya event! Valle event, yes. There's an event very impressive.

We're going to read the text and to talk of the vocabulary and the grammatica that there in this text.

Perfect. Connoces some form to discover Spain and do the sport at the same

time. Okay. Connoces Aluna form. Do you know some way to discover Spain and to do sport at the same time? Now, this is interesting because from the very first word in this text, we've got an interesting verb because it's connoces. And we have two

verbs in Spanish, of course, that mean to know. One is connocer and the other is know. So, Annabelle, can you explain to us why it's connoces rather than savis here. Because here it's, do you know, but like for the first time, like, it's not about like, sabre to have the knowledge, is that have you ever, like, heard of this?

So that's why we are using connocer. Right. So connofer has this idea of being familiar with something. So connoces, some form. Do you, have you heard of a particular way? Or as Annabelle said, or you could say, do you know, do you know any way to discover Spain and do sport at the same time. So when you're thinking about knowing someone,

it's Conocer a Unocer a person, but knowing a fact, something that you've acquired that knowledge already, then it's saver. Ase is. Okay, let's continue. Now see. Well, now you do.

So literally, now yes, we're going back to this question. Did you know any way to discover Spain and do sport at the same time? Well, now you do. Now you do. Now see. The descentso del Seja is

an event deportivo international, that's a principal of August in Asturias. Right. The descent of the Sejia, the descent of the Sejia,

is an event deporting international sporting event that's a principios of August in Asturias. It is held at the beginning

of August or early August in Asturias. Now we've got principles, then we've also got different words for in the middle

of the month and at the end of the month. What would those ones be? A mediados de and a finales de. So, a mediados of November, in the middle of November, or at the end of December. This activity consists of the recorritory in Piragua

of 20 kilometers for the Rio Seja. Okay, so this activity, consists in the recorritory in Piragua. So it consists of a trip in canoe, so Piragua is a canoe of 20 kilometers of 20 kilometers per the Rio Seja

down the river Sejia. So we could see in better English this activity consists of a 20 kilometer canoe trip down the river Sejia. And just to emphasize that the verb consists of, it's consist in Spanish so we use different proposition there. Very well, very well. Consistier in.

Okay. Considered a Fiesta of Interest Touristical has as a precursor to Dionysio de la Wirta who decided to do this with his friends in 1999. Okay, so

Considered a Fiesta Tourist Touristical International is considered a festival of international tourist interest, okay, interest tourist-tourist international. it's considered because that it's considered agrees with fiesta. Yes.

Tiena as precursor, its precursor is, or it has as a precursor, a Dionysio de la Huerta. So its precursor is Dionysio de la Werta, a person, who decided to do this recorido with his friends in 1929. So who decided to do this trip or this route with his friends, his friends in 1929. Sin embargo, no was until 1932,

that took the first competition. Sin embargo, however, no was until 1932, so more dates here, it was not until 1932, that took place, that the first

competition took place. So, to take place, in this case we're using the preterate Tuvo Lugar. It took place. It is, de etchto, one of the Carreras in Piragua more Antiguas in the World. It is, in fact,

so is, de etchore one of the last Carreras in Piragua most canoe races of the world. It's one of the oldest canoe races in the world. Ademas, So Nacimino

Marka the origin of the Paras Okay, Admas, a nice word Moreover, or what's more,

Su Nacimiento is birth Marka the origin It marks the origin of the Pyragism Spanish Condoing

And Pirawismo just to know that the U there's a Eres is there and it's just because of

pronunciation because we say piraguismo. Very well. Otherwise, if there was no dieresis, that's the two dots. It would be piragismo, but that sounds very strange. So piragismo. In 1951, adquirio character international with competitors Italian, Frenches, and Portuguese,

entre others. So in 1951, so 1951, lots of dates in this text, Adquired Caractor International. Literally, it acquired an international character so it became international at two-con and international level

with competitors Italian, Frenches and Portuguese, entre others. With competitors who were Italian, French and Portuguese among others. As you see, if you interest this sport,

visit Asturias to see the competition is a plan-a-o. Lovely word, a plan-a-o. A word that ends in azo means that something great, something big and enjoyable

in this case, is a great plan. So let's see what this great plan is. As you can see, set de interessa this sport, interests you or if you're interested in this sport, visit Asturias for having the competition. So visiting Asturias in order to see

the competition, is a great plan. It's a great plan. It's always good to see an infinitive used in the sense, visitar Asturias. In English, we probably would say visiting Asturias to see the competition rather than to visit Asturias, but we can't use Visitando. We have to use visitar here. So always be extra careful when you're translating an in English, visiting Asturias into

Spanish, because you would normally use an infinitive there. Yeah, the majority of the times, usually we are going to use an infinitive in Spanish. Okay, let's pause there and we will be back in just a moment with the rest of this text. 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, the 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. So today we are in Asturias for the Descenso del Seja, a sporting event for canoe enthusiasts. Let's continue our text. Sin embargo, if you're occupied in August and you're an amateur in the pirouism,

or no you're experience, no you preoccupies because you can descender the Seya in any moment of the year and it's for all the publices. Well, for all the publicos, I don't know.

Sin however, if you're busy in August, if you're busy in August, and you're an amateur in the

piragism, and you're an amateur canoeist, canoeist, or no experience, or you have no experience, no you

preoccupies, don't worry, because you can descend the seya in any moment of the year,

because you can go down the seya, you can descend the Sedia River at any time of the year in any moment of the year. In any moment of the year.

And it is for everyone. It's for everyone. It's for everyone. Literally is for all the audiences in a sense. For suppose, of course. Of course. Of course. The of doing it this way. If you do it like that, if you do it in this

way, it would be in a non-competitive way. So it won't be competitive if you're going to do it at your own pace, as it were. And just before we move on, I really like the a ferse as si, because we are using a preposition as if, you know, if it's structure. And usually we use C, that it's if, we must conjugate the verb, but not in this case. Okay, so if it's done in this way, if it, if it, if it's done. where to be done in this way, but it's a much more simple way of using it, de acerse asi.

Yes, and what it's hiding there is in case de a cearse asi. You can also use a ke and then a conjugated verb, but you will need the subjunctive. So I think this is simpler. Yeah, so if we were to go to the stage of seeing, if you were to do it like this, even in English we're using a subjunctive form, if you were to do it like this, and we would need an imperfect subjunctive there in Spanish. Just for our listeners who are quite familiar with this subjunctive, how would you see that, Anabel?

In case of that's using a imperfect subjunctive. Okay, so that's using an imperfect subjunctive. There's an alternative, I think. We can also say in case of that so the present subjunctive would work there. But again, if you're not familiar with the subjunctive, don't worry about this. And this lovely expression that we've used to avoid the subjunctive really solves all our problems here, of to do aferce asi. Okay, let's continue.

If you're animas to descender the seya, ten in account that the only essential is to know-nadar. Okay. Yeah. So if you do decide, if you fancy going down the seya, take in mind or bear in mind, that the only essential thing is the only thing you need to know is how to swim

so you just need to know how to swim and then that way you'll be fine even if you follow your canoe and here we are using saber because we started this episode with Conocer and Saber and here since it's an ability when you are talking about abilities you also use know perfect.

Dechto, even those ninios, They can do it. In fact, even children can do it. Yeah, okay, maybe I will give it a go after all. Yeah, I think we should give it a go. Coffee break Spanish trip. Yes.

No, butstant, his recorritory is minor, because they can make one kilometer and or three kilometers and a half of descents. Right. So, no obstinate, however,

his recorido is minor. The course is shorter, because they can do a kilometer and a half, given that they can do a kilometer and a half or three kilometers and a distance, or three and a half

kilometers of descent. Some times, even, accept, that you're going to your mascot. So, some times, sometimes even accept, they even accept

that you go with your pet, that you bring your pet. And that subjunctive there is they even accept that. So there's not quite an element of doubt there, but it's accept that something be the case. Yeah, exactly. Yeah, exactly. The descents of Scylla is an excuse ideal

for visit Asturias. Okay, so a nice, another nice subject of here, yeah, it's a minute a participative at the beginning of August. So be it, or whether it

be competitively at the beginning of August, or in any other moment with your friends, or at any other time with your friends. So this idea of whether it be this or that, we say,

say something or something the descent of the seya is an excuse ideal

to visit Asturias is an ideal excuse to visit Asturias It sounds like that yeah It does indeed Yeah

I've definitely got a little more energy now I think At the beginning I was feeling a little

bit tired but yeah now I've definitely got more energy because I think this idea

sounds great let's have a listen to our text again once more see if you

can spot all of the words topics we've been talking about in particular, see if you can spot those Conocer and Saver examples. Conoces some kind of of discovery and doporte at the

same time? Now, the descendso of the Scylla is an event deportive international, that is celebrated at the beginning of August in Asturias. This activity consists in the recorriot in Piragua of 20 kilometers for the Rio Sella. Considered a Fiesta of Interest Touristic International

has as precursor to Dionysio de la Wirta, who decided to do this recorrizona in 1929. Sin embargo, no was until 1932 that took place the first competition. It, of actually, one of the carriages in Piragua more antiques of the world. Also,

his nascimient mark the origin of the piragism Spanish. In 1951

acquired character international with competitors Italian French and

Portuguese and others. As you if you interest this

department to visit Asturias to see the competition is

a plan So, but, however, if you're occupied in August and you're an amateur of

piragism, or no you know you're not you don't you because you can

descend the seya in any time of the year and it's for all the publicos.

For suppose, of to do be a way not competitive if you

do you do you do you think in that the only essential is is to know to know that the actual

even the children can do not that's a recorried is a minute so that they can

make a one kilometre or three kilometres and a many sometimes even they

even they're that you even that's the the

year or in any other moment with your Amigos, the descends

of the Seya is a excuse ideal to visit Asturias. Okay, before we finish this episode, we're going to return to Marina. Marina, we've talked about Asturias earlier in the episode, and now you've got our Ginda del Pastel,

which is something linked to that, I believe. Yeah, we were talking about extreme sport in there, related to water. Then, the ginda of the pastel, we put with the expression, to throw yourself in the swimming pool.

Yeah, that's right. Literally it means that. So we know nothing about the origin of this, but I think it's like very graphic. If you're throwing yourself to a swimming pool, you're lanzando or tirando the piscina, you're arreisgandote. Yeah, so you're risking yourself.

You're really throwing yourself into something, but you're also risking things a little in a sense. Mm-hmm. So we use this when we are, we have no fear and in front of a situation, we throw ourselves to the swimming pool. Yeah. In English, we can use to take the plunge. So to take the plunge when you, I don't know, you, you buy a house or you make a decision

about going for a new job or something like that, you take the plunge. Can you give us an example of how this would be used? in Spanish. Yes, we could say, for example, my

marido and we had a lot of money and the conditions of the not

not were so we've tried to the business, we've had a

house. Okay, so that's a perfect example using the idea of buying a

house. So my husband and I, my husband and I had some money saved up

and the conditions of the hipoteca is a mortgage. all this always think that's an interesting word,

ipoteca no they're bad the conditions of the mortgage weren't bad so we threw ourselves

into the pool I don't know whether the house has a pool or not it depends but one way or another we took the plunge no semo's

we bought ourselves a house very well now am I right in thinking that we can also have a there's a link

to football here to soccer Yes, that's right. In Spanish we have Lanzaa la Piscina or Tirars in the Piscina and we also have a very similar one which is

Acer a Piscinazo So when we put Azo on the end of something in Spanish It kind of makes it a bit bigger Yeah, that's right So if you're doing a Piscinazo in football, it's used to say that

a player is exaggerating or simuling a fault to be able to

thinking that he's lesionated for the arbitrator pite a fault

Okay so basically it was a dive he he took a dive if someone

didn't really fall down but they're pretending to have fallen down or perhaps

perhaps pretending to be injured in order the the game go their way

for example yeah that's it So that's To do a big swimming pool Which conveys quite a funny funny idea So today we've had Acer un Pistinazzo

And also tirade a Pistina Or you also said Lanzarse a Pistina Yes Actually in Latin America They use a very similar expression Which is

Lanzarse a la Pileta Which signify Exactly exactly And you said Pileta there, that's a pool Yeah, that's a different word to say, but you wouldn't hear a Spanish person saying, Lanzarse a Lepileta, but if you went to Argentina, for example, they would probably say,

Lanzarce a paleta instead of tirers to the pizcina. Okay, very interesting. Well, as always. Much thanks to you, always, Mark. And, until the next. After the next. Muchisemes, thanks, Marina. And it's really interesting what she said.

Pistinazo, because it's similar, well, the ending is the same that planazo. Yeah, we heard planatho in our text. A great plan, so a pistinazo, on one Pistinazo would be a huge swimming pool in a sense. Yeah. But not quite in this figurative sense, but definitely exaggerated. Mm-hmm. Asi is. Well, we are going to leave it there.

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