Coffee Break Spanish - CBS Mag 4.09 | Siglos de historia en Cádiz

Episode Date: August 9, 2022

In the penultimate episode in this series of the Coffee Break Spanish Magazine, we're taking a virtual trip to one of the oldest cities in Europe - Cádiz. Marina shares an interesting text about the history of this city in the south of Spain before Mark and Anabel discuss some useful language points. Some of the key grammar points discussed include: the difference between qué and cuál, the imperfect tense, and the gerund. Don't miss the end of the episode when Marina joins Mark to share a new expression: ser del año de la pera.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 Break Spanish Magazine, Season 4, Episode 9. Hello, all, and welcome to Coffee Break Spanish. I'm Mark. And I'm Annabelle. What about, Mark? All right, all good, all you? I'm very well and very content, because in this episode, we're going to Cadiz. A Caddy.

Connoxed Cadiz. I know, then I'd like to know more. Oh, well, I think that this text comes full of information. JENOENDS information, perfect. So full of information about Cadiz. Cadiz, a city in the south of Spain. And we're going to find out more about Cadiz in today's text. Now, as ever, we'll be going through the text in detail after you've heard it first.

But for now, let's continue with the text. And we'll have a listen to Marina who's going to read it for us now. Let's see it. Hello, how you're going to make, Marquis Annabelle. I'm very content because today we're going to talk of one of my cities favorite.

We're going to seeles of history in Cadd You know you know is the the city

most Antigua of Europe Funded by the Fenicios in 100 of Christ

with the name of Gadir Cadith is one of the abuelas of

Occident to her they can uner Athens in Greece or Sophia in

Bulgaria Her strategic position that permitted access to to Atlantic and the Mediterranean the convertio in a capital commercial codicied and of grand value political. During the Imperio Romano

it was the second city more populated. No, but with the caida of the Romanos passed to Manos Visigodas, despite Muslimas and termed

being reconquisteded by Alfonso Decimo the Saviou in 2262. The actual, under the power of the Coroner of Castilla, the Porte of Cadiz designed a role crucial for the arrival to new world, even had the monopoly commercial with the Americas. Consigued it's been a urbe tan important that he got even to be attacked by the pirates Barbarroja and Francis Drake.

Only this last put to saqueer her with exit. But that is all. At the beginning of the century 19, during the invasion of Napoleon, the politicians'-spanored asylum in Cadiz. It was there, precisely, where

the first constitution Spanish in 1812, also also known as well this

name that's this is due to that was approved the

19 of the day of San Jose in this constitution in this constitution

in this recogued and the liberty of the abolition

of the Inquisition of the Church Catholic. As it can see,

this city costterer has been the protagonist of many

events historical, but there more to discover not

you know more. Well, now see, a more

of a city very interesting. And I have to also

stress that the stress of Cadith, the pronunciation of

Cadiz. I think Native English speakers very often think it's

Cadif. but it's not it's Cadiz Okay let's go through our text now we'll talk about all the interesting grammar points and vocabulary points as we go through each sentence

You know What is the city Most Antigua of Europe So do you know which is the city most old of Europe Do you know which is the oldest city in Europe Now we've got qual

here and it's a useful question word Because it means which which one of a range which is the Goliad Mastigua the range

here is all the cities of Europe and so of all of these cities which one is the most

old or the oldest. When would we use Ke in this kind of situation? We can

use when it's a smaller range like when it's a what you like

the okay so what you do you prefer more tea or coffee

tea or coffee so is a small range there but when we got this wide range of all the possibilities, then we'll use qual, meaning which one?

Yes, unless we have a noun following it. Then we can ask the same question and say, You know, what is the most antigua of Europe? Exactly. So there, because it's followed by a noun, que theudad, we use ke. But when it's qual, just on its own, qual, it's a pronoun, qual is la the city most antigua of Europe, which is the oldest city in Europe. Well, do you know which is the oldest city in Europe?

I wonder if we can guess. Let's find out. Funded by the Phoenicians in 1,100 before Christ, with the name of Gadir, Cadiz is one of the abuelas of the Occidente. So, fundada for Los Fenicios, it was founded, and it's the feminine form there,

because we're talking about the city. So, funded by the Phoenicians, the Phoenicians, those Fenicios, in 100, before Christ. So this is 1100 literally here, Antis de Christ before Christ or B.C.E. Under the name, with Gadiere, under the name of Gadiq.

Gadiz is one of the grandmothers of the West. It's a very old city. A Eilja, se le puten unir, in Greece, or Sophia, in Bulgaria. Right. So, A Eja, to her, literally, because we're talking about the city to it.

Se le puten unier, can be joined, can be added, Athens, in Greece, in Greece, or Sophia in Bulgaria. Sofia in Bulgaria.

His strategic position that permitted access to the Atlantic and the Mediterranean was a capital commercial codicied and the grand value

political. Okay. So Estratheica position. Now, looking at this or listening to this, we can work out quite clearly that this is its strategic position. But, Aramel, why, we would normally see adjectives coming after the noun in Spanish, wouldn't we? Yes, and we can also say supposition estrategica. So what's the effect of putting Estatigica before the noun here? This doesn't happen with all the adjectives, but with some of them, you can put them

before the noun, just to make it so more elegant. Okay. And it does sound quite elegant. So, strategic position. It's a strategic position. And then we get more information about this. That permittia access to the Atlantic and the Mediterranean. So it allowed permitted access to the Atlantic and to the Mediterranean.

in la convirtio in a capital commercial codicada. So it converted it. And that's the la, of course, referring back to the cityud. La convictio in a capital commercial codicada. It converted it into a commercial capital, which was coveted. Mm-hmm. So when something is codiciaida, it's coveted. everyone wants to be it, as it were.

Exactly. And of great political value. During the Imperio Romano, hego to be the second city most populated. So during the Roman Empire, during the Imperio Romano,

it became, and I always think people over-translate Jégo-a-Ser. It just means to become, literally, to arrive to be. It reaches the point of being. So it became the second most populada.

It became the second most populous city. And with, to become, to get to conjugate the first verb. Of course. Yeah. So, yeah. So, Yeah, it's in the preterate form, Jago to ser.

No, obstant, with the caida of the Romanos, passed a manos visigodas, despite musulmanas, and termino reconquistada

by Alfonso Decimo El Savio, in 1262. More numbers. I love all this practice of numbers with these dates. So no obstinate, however, with the fall of the Romans, pass to Manos Visigodas.

So it passed into Visigothic hands. Then Muslim hands, and it termino being reconquistada and it ended up being or evented eventually was reconquered for Alfonso Decimo so that's by Alfonso the 10th El Savio

the Wise, Alfonso the 10th the wise or something like that. In 262 262. De hecho, behind the power of the Coroner of Castilla, the Porto of Cadiz

desempegneau a role crucial for the new world. Right. So de etcho, in fact, Bajo the power of the crown of Castile, the port of Cadiz, the port of Cadiz, desempegéning a paper crucial role. It played a crucial role for the arrival to the new world,

literally for the arrival to the new world. So in reaching the new world. Incluso, the monopoly commercial with the Americas. So, Incluso always means something is going to even be the case. So, even had the monopoly, the monopoly, the trade monopoly, with the Americas. Consigued it's a city.

Consigued be an urbe tan important, that gave, even to be attacked by the Pirates Barbarroha and Francis Drake. Only this ultimate, could saqueer her with exit. Okay, now we possibly have to be a little bit careful with this part of this sentence here. Let's look at it. Consigio ser an urbe tan important. It managed to become a, uh, a urbe is like a city. It's a Latin word for meaning town or a city.

So, an urban tan important. It became such an important city. That gave, even, another, inclusive, to be attackedada that it even became or resulted in being attacked for the Piratas Barbaroja and Francis Drake. So by the pirates Barbarossa and

Francis Drake, we'll come back to that in a second. Solo this ultimo poeo saqueaerla con but only the latter, the person we've mentioned most recently, Francis Drake, was able to

sack it, saqueaerla, so to sack a city con exit successfully. Now, there perhaps is a little bit of controversy as to to whether Sir Francis Drake was a hero or a pirate. I guess it depends what side you were on at the time.

We are not going to enter that discussion here. All we're looking at here is the Spanish language and that's why we're looking at this text for some practice. So we'll find out more about Karith after our break. 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 life. 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. Well, we're back and today we're talking about Cardiff. So let's find out a little more about can't even. But that no is all. So previously we had been talking about the sacking of Canada. But that's not all.

At the principles of the 19, during the invasion of Napoleon, the politicians were taken asylum in Cadiz. Okay, so at the beginning, the Siglo 19th century. And if you're

reading this, you'll notice that the Silo X-19 is written in Roman numerals. That's very typical. So it's got X I-X for the Roman numerals for 19. During the invasion of Napoleon's invasion, those politicians'

Spanish politicians were asked asylum in Cadiz. It was there, precisely, where was redacted the first constitution Spanish in 1812, also known as the Peppa.

Okay, was there, it was there, precisely, it was right there, where the first constitution where the first Spanish constitution was drawn up, where the first Spanish constitution was drawn up, where he readacted in 1812, also known as the Peppa.

This name, tan peculiar, think to a learner of Spanish, it doesn't actually seem like an explanation. I know, I know. We'll explain it, though. There's an explanation. This name, such a peculiar name, Cedebe, can be, or owes itself, or is due to the fact that it was approved, the 19th of March, the 19th of March, the 19th of March, the day of San Jose,

on the day of St. Joseph. So, Anabel, what on earth justification does that give us to calling the constitution La Peppa? Because Jose, in a charming way of calling a Jose, is Pepe. So, Jose is the masculine form, but you can also have Josefa. And calling a Josefa in a, yeah, in a familiar way. Yes, in a familiar way, will be Peppa. And since it's a constitution, constitution, it's feminine, it was used a feminine form. So the pepa.

So a kind of diminutive form of Joseph or Josefa will become Pepe or Peppa. So now you know. In this constitution, so recogian leyes, like the liberty of press, and the abolition of the inquisition of the Ilesia Catholic. Right. So in this constitution,

so in this constitution, were gathered laws. So it included laws. like the liberty of the press, and the abolition of the inquisition of the Catholic Church's. And so that's the abolition of the Catholic Church's inquisition. As you can see, this city costera

has been the protagonist of many events historic, but still there's more for discoverer. Okay, how can see, as one can be seen, this city coastal city, has been the protagonist has been the protagonist of many historical events. But still there's still more to discover.

But there's still more to discover. Now, just before we finish this text, because there's only one sentence left, I want to look at this, I must pour discoverer. What other situations do we use for in that kind of idea? there's more for to do

I'm more for to see especially if you are in a new city they're going to tell you

oh no there's so why would we not use what the difference between

there is there it's about the obligation that that thing has so here you're not

obligated to find out but we recommend it okay so we came across this in our travel diaries, most recently

in our Latin American travel diaries, and we saw this exact idea where we were talking about, there's more for discover, there's more por visit. And it is a really good to remind yourself that if you say I must que ver, I must

visitar, you're kind of saying that you really need to go and see all of these things. Whereas if it's just por, then it's there as an option. You can choose to do it or not. Exactly. So there is still more to discover. No,

do you not interested in finding out more? No, you're not interested in finding out more? Okay, well, I am definitely interested in finding out more about Cadiz. I'd love to go to Cadiz.

And while I think about that, let's listen to the text again. SIGLOS of History in Cadiz. You know what is the most ancient of Europe? Funded by the Phoenicians in 100-A-Crist

with the name of Gadir, Cadiz is one of the abuelas of Occident. To her, they can uner Athens in Greece or Sophia, in Bulgaria. Her strategic position

that permitted access to the Atlantic and the Mediterranean, it was a capital commercial codicied and of grand value

political. During the Imperio Romano It was the second city more populated. No, but, with the caida of the Romanos, passed to Manus Visigodas, then Muslimas,

and termed being reconquisted by Alfonso Decimo El Savi, in 1262. Of each, under the power of the Coroner of Castilla, the Porte of Cadiz Desempegues a crucial for the arrival to

the new world. Incluso the monopoly commercial with the Americas. Consigued it was a urbe

that important that he got even to be attacked by the pirates Barbarroja and Francis Drake.

Only this only this ultimate put saqueer with but that is

all. At the beginning of the 19, during the invasion of Napoleon, the politicians

were asylum in Cadd. It was there, precisely, where was the

first constitution Spanish in 1812, too well- known as the Peppa.

This name so peculiar is to that was approved the 19 of

Marce, the day of San Jose. In this constitution, we're recogied leas like the liberty of press and the abolition of the Inquisition of the Church Catholic. As you can see, this city costera has been the protagonist of many events historic, but still there are more for discovering. No, you interest to know more? Ginda del Pastel, and as always, we're saying, hello, Marina. How are you?

Hello, Mark. Very you, what are you? Very good. And, what do you do you know, what do you know, my new expression? Ser, del a year, of the pera. Now, I recognize this, because last year we used this as one of

our Instagram images. We do a series of Instagram expressions and idioms, and this is Spanish expression that made it into our Instagram account. So it means that something is very old being of the year of the pair.

Exactly. When we say that something is of the year of the pear, we're referring to that it's very antigo. Can you give us an example of this? Yes. We'll give us this vestige, it was of my abuela. It's of the year of la pera.

So this dress is one of my grandmothers, was the my abuela, it was my grandmother's. It's del an year of the pair. Literally, it is from the year of the pear, but it's very, very old. It's from the year dot, I think we could see it in English. Marina, we've been looking into the origins of this,

and it's a little tricky because there are some different possibilities. Yes, because if you think about the literal, like, word by word, ser del an year de la pera, it's like, what? Yeah, what is the year of the pair? What's that all about? Well, there different versions

and different opinions. The first origin that I've encountered related to this expression has to be

with the perilla that is the barba that's the barba, we call this a gouty in English,

a gouty beard. So this is the little beard. I guess it looks like a little pear

at the bottom of your chin and these were the the gentleman from the past who grew this beard. Yeah, that's it, because it's a little bit like something old fashion. They related to something very old.

Yeah, although I guess it's much more fashionable now than it was. Probably. Okay, now, I found another possibility, and in this case, the pera, referred to basically something again that looked a little bit like a pear in terms of its shape, but it was the bulb used in old houses. Ah, clear, like the form of a bombilla, no? Yeah, exactly.

So it was this type of light that there was in old houses and they were known as Peras because of their shape. So possibly this could be linked back to that. Yeah, and there's a third one that is very popular and it's like the one that they accept the most that is related to a personage historical that appears in the Quixote. Okay, so Don Quixote,

famous work of Spanish literature and there is a character in there whose name is? Perot, Perot Roca Guinarda and because they say Perot, if you shorten the name, they call them Perra. Pera, okay. So if you were from the year of the Pesawai, or if you were the from the year of Perod, we're talking about, well, things that happened a long time ago in Quixote, certainly a few centuries ago.

So if you're from the year of the pair, then perhaps that's the reference that is, who knows, the actual reason why we talk about Ser del Anno de la Perna now. Yeah. Who knows. Well, we will leave you there. Much thanks, like always, Marina. Much thanks to you. And as I've tried to use this expression in some way in your Spanish speaking or writing this coming week. Until the next time,

until the next time. After the next time. Thanks very thanks. Thanks to you, to Marina, and to the O'Yenters. Perfect. Don't forget that if you'd like to find out more about Coffee Break Spanish,

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And we'll be back next time with the final episode in this series. Anabel, what's happening next time? Oh, next time we are going to talk about el maith. El maith. So a food stuff that is very important in many cultures, both Spanish. speaking and elsewhere. For now, we'll leave it there. Muchisemas and until the next. Adios. You have been listening to a Coffee Break Languages production for the

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