Coffee Break Spanish - CBS Scenes 1.05 | ¡Menudo sorpresón!

Episode Date: April 24, 2025

In Chapter 5 of Scenes, our series for intermediate Spanish learners, we return to Isabel’s café, where a variety of interesting customers bring their stories to life.This time, we meet a group of lively ladies enjoying their time together. One of them has some exciting news to share—¿te imaginas qué puede ser? As always, Mark and Pablo will guide you through useful grammar and vocabulary from the story. In this chapter, they’ll focus on the structure lo + adjective and explore intriguing uses of the subjunctive.Don’t miss the chance to improve your Spanish while enjoying another engaging chapter of Scenes!Click here to access the premium course of Scenes, which includes access to lesson notes, vocabulary lists, exercises, quizzes (and much more!) to check your understanding. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Scenes from the Coffee Break Spanish Cafe Lesson 5. Hello, I'm all, and well, welcome to Coffee Break Spanish. I'm Mark. Hello, I'm Paul. What, Paul? Well, very well, Mark. And I'm deserando to know

what we depara this capitulo and what tells Isabel of his clients, of those clients, yes, because we're in a cafe. This series, we're flies on the wall, not flies in the wall, because that would be unhygienic,

but we're in the cafe. We're eavesdropping on conversations. We're seeing. Seeing scenes from the cafe in every episode, every chapter. It's like a little scene of what happens in the cafe. And, we're going to be able to the text in Spanish. Sure, that's what you know, I don't see if you remember what happened in the chapter anterior? Quintan us. Well, I mean, I remember that Isabel, that is the dukeye, of the cafe bar,

we're talking of a young very elegant that had a trache

impoluto and that was something was a yeah I think he had

an interview exactly and she had a great he

he invited a but they did a and

he did he had he had he had a

interview she she He managed to get the job, then he at some point would return to invite her for a coffee or to treat her to a coffee. So we are in Isabel's Cafe. We're going to listen to our next chapter now. We'll listen and then, of course, we'll talk through all of the language and help you understand everything. Let's go to her.

Yes, all right. Since from the coffee break, Spanish Caffe, Capitulo 5. Today has brighted the sun. It has been a little

a little of the first of various days jubios. A sabado

perfect to eat with with a just that I

saw, I'm to a group of a young that

that not they not to talk in a a

house in a I I two of They had bolsas,

what made think that had been a greatable morning of the company. While I

saw the zone of the terrace, I heard it and I really that

I'm I'm very I that studied together and

I'm that it was it was it's very

very they're a good amistice. Two of them not parable to show photos and videos of his nieters.

They'd have the felices that are being abuelas and also of the can'tas that are the day when

those their kids they're in the other. Another was had opted for

to be in his career. It was a professor in the university, I was

about When the other she'd they'd she'd she'd be able saying

how she'd be able but he'd but I'm to manifester

the the the time the surprise came with

the post after after the fourth woman that

he he said he had had a married he

after a few he's with a a smile enormous in the

car. Chikas, what I casso? The pronto, the women

started to get to and to be a good. The

best that about about and and the best the

time after a time after the class in the

university. I am very to me too. To me

we also. We to let's go to hear the day of

today has been a big a little a

finalto of the time so as we've come

to expect we're starting with a little bit

of a weather report today has bright the

sun has shone has has been a little

a now we may have come across the expression

adelante meaning come on in or go ahead and Adelantado is when

something is brought forward at advanced So unel is a preview in a sense Even

even so can use Mark I know you are cinepilo and seriphilo imagine

that you're seeing a series of television Yeah you could say You've

seen the Adelanto of the new series So the Adelanto

in that case would be the preview Okay, so this is a preview of the primavera, the springtime, after various rainy days, after a few rainy days. Yes, yeah. So a perfect Saturday for coming with friends.

So a perfect Saturday in order to eat with friends. It's the perfect Saturday to have some lunch with some friends. Very good. Just so, I thought, a love a group of four women of advanced a age, that no parable to charlare and

read in a mess of the terrace. A lovely image. Just that. Pense, I thought. So I thought just that, al-Veer. Now, this is nice because

it's al plus the infinitive. It's on seeing. When I saw a group of four women of advanced edad.

When I saw a group of four women of advanced years, that no parable to chat and to hear

who didn't stop chatting and laughing in a mess of the tables on the terrace.

Yes, when I was when was reading this, I was I was I was

I was much different to stop doing something and to

stop to do something. So here we don't parable

to chatlar that would different to not parable

to chatlar. That's right. So if you stop to do something, if you pause in order to do something, then that would be parer, para, para to be to learn.

But if you stop doing something, it's parar, de, do, do something. In effect, much, Mark. In this case,

de charlard and reading, and laughing. Two of them had bolsas, what he made think that had been

a great a great a great a good. Much suctor two of them had bags

what made me which made me think we'll come back to that what made me so to do the verb to do or to make and me he thought to me it made think that had been passed

an a greatable morning of a compras so had passed they had spent which tense is that Plus what perfect? The blue perfect tense. So they had spent

an agradable manna. Could we have said a manna a greata? Yes, too. Okay. So, a manana

a great, a great, a great manna, they'd a nice, a pleasant morning of shopping.

Now, I said we'd come back to what me is think, can we say here,

two of those had bags, which made me think could we just say what I thought? No.

No, we're not functionary we need that what that we're that we're

doing to that they had two bolas that that that that's

what me made think that so we're seeing the

law representing the fact there so two of them had bags

and this fact it was this fact which made

me thought So it's careful when we were going from English into Spanish, which made me think we need a lo que in there. What we could we could do is say, lo, qual, me made sure. So lo qual and lo que both work there. But not el qual. No. El qual would have to be a particular thing. Yes, exactly.

The bolso, el qual me have comeed. So the bag, which I had bought. Okay. Okay. Continue. So you're So you So I'm

talking about Mark, Barrer is of the poca's of the things that I'm going to do

so you like sweeping up. That's It's quite rewarding. Yes, a me really

I have to get you to read that sentence again and I would like all our listeners to repeat

exactly how Pablo reads this go for it. Mientras Bariah the zone of the

Terrace I'm got two fantastic double R's in there go on give us

I was sweeping barria and the terrace Terrace Oh wonderful Barria and Terrace Okay

so while I was sweeping the Terrace area the zone of the the Terrace

the I used his conversations Divertiedas. I listened to their funny conversations. They're pleasant conversations. One question, Pablo. While Barrier, could we have said, I'd say, because the two things

were going to be in the same time? Yeah, we'd say it. But it would beacary that the moment in which you're listening is a prolonging in the time. Not is something in concrete that you're you're doing in that moment

a word or a word or a thing like... Like all the conversation while

barriah the area the area the area. Depend to what cotilla that

is Isabelle if is is paying attention to

the conversation maybe is better use the imperfect

but if only has just heard I know

I okay I see the good the very

okay the very the I love this. So the truth is, to tell you, the truth, the truth, the truth is that me allegre much, I was really happy. I was cheered very much, when I heard, that they studied together. So these are perhaps friends from days in school or college or university, and they studied together.

It's okay. Although it was it was a good to be that even maintain

a good amissed. Okay, so an of those words that we always think, oh, what's

coming next? Is it an indicative or a subjunctive? Here it is an indicative because, we'll explain,

although it was it was it seemed that each one of them followed their

own path. So they did follow their own path. and that happened. So that's why it's an indicative. So, although it was

it was a good to be that even made to make that even although each one of them followed their own path, it was nice to see that they still

maintained this good friendship. Effectively. Two of them not were to show photos and videos of

his nieotos. They were about the felices that are the and

also of the time when their kids they're they're in the kids

sound a really this situation. Okay, so those two of them,

no parable to show photos and videos of their

same idea they didn't stop doing something so no parable

to show photos and videos of his nieces. Enseignee

two sense. For example, I teach Spanish. You also Pablo,

you're teaching the Spanish. But Enseeingar has the other sense

to show. Mostrar, yes. So in this case, they were showing

photos of their grandchildren. And they were they are

being abuelas. I love this. So, and they were talking

about how happy they are being grandmothers. So, of the felices that are.

So, Felices has to agree because we're talking about the abuelas. That is, yes. But Mark, here, maybe our audience are we going to say

the felices that are, being abuelas? What you think? Interesting. You put a proclamation. A bit, how many,

the felices that are being abelas. Well, I'm sure that these the women are always

very very felices. But it's possible that not they're in

all the time. Sure, it could be even here. I think

we use the start because previously to have had

had not many things to do and now

they're more they're more they they're they they

they're we we're we we're more more more

more more The verb estar and ser. These are both verbs which mean to be. And it's a question of whether they're always happy. They've always been happy people. Or whether they're temporarily happy in this stage of their life or indeed at this point in the day even. So esthar ferrous.

I guess it gives us more flexibility in their feelings the rest of the time. Totally. But I'm sure they're very happy being jambes. Yes, yes, no. So de lo felicit. that are being abuelas

and also of the cans that when their when their

kids are they're talking about how happy they are being grandparents

and also about how tired they are when they finish the day after their

children leave the grandchildren with them in the house the whole day long

okay Okay another was had had opted for centras

in her career. He was a professor in the university. He was about the

classes, ponencias and congresses. So one of the ladies, another one

of the ladies, other, was had opted, she seemed to have

chosen for centrars in her career. To concentrate

on her career. He a professor at university.

She was a professor at university. Ablaba of classes.

She He's talked about classes, ponensias, and congressos. So, congresses would be conferences, congresses. Ponuncias, what are? Well, a ponencia is like

a presentation or a talk of a question about the question has investigated, about the course, you've done a

investigation. Okay, so maybe it's the kind of idea of presenting a paper that you've been working on in a kind of university context. Yes,

very good. Okay. when the others she cheques about saying what she'd be able to do you know that's over

but I'd to manifest her the ganas the ghanes okay this is nice so when the others

the other ladies complained about their husbands she was laughing saying what good that's

she was laughing about it saying how good it is to live alone, how well, the good way that one lived as a single person. But she took the opportunity to manifestar the chances that she took the opportunity to show or to demonstrate the desire that she had to retire. Quite a complex sentence from the grammar point of view in Spanish But we got there with the explanation Is there anything you want to pick up on there? We have an example of a sane personal

How well that's a soltero How well one lived Being Single We're record we're going to say personal We always we have to conjugate in Thirda Persona of Singular We have also examples of two verbs

reflexives, burlars and quayers, and I think more or less all. Don't an example of burlars

a phrase normal. I'm always me burl of the chists

that I tell my mother, because are malisimus. So me burl

of something. I mock something? Yeah, so I make fun

the stories that your mom tells you basically. So me burlough of something. Can you burlarsse of someone? To make fun of someone, which is not very nice. No, no. Okay. So she, this lady, she was teasing the others saying, uh, diciening the

other, okay. Okay, we're getting close to the end of the text. However, we'll take a short break here and we'll come back in just a moment to finish it off. In each episode of the Scenes from the Coffee Break Cafe podcast, you'll enjoy listening to the story and our discussion of keywords and phrases from each chapter. But what if you could explore the language even further and take your learning to the next level? That's where the Sien's online course comes in. For every chapter, you'll get comprehensive lesson notes, a video version of the reading, exercises, vocabulary, and even spotlight videos that help break down the key expressions and grammar points with additional examples. the perfect way to deepen your understanding and get even more from the story. To access this wealth

of learning resources, visit coffeebreaklanguages.com slash sins. Very well. Well, we're going to continue with the text of today. Venga. The surprise arrived with the desserts. After to Pets The Quarta Who said

He said He said He was after being his married after a few years

He said with a smile in the Cases That's I'm Cas

Okay So that is indeed a big surprise So after to

Pied the Cases So after ordering the coffees The

Quart The Fourth Lady that Coment that had Nobio

after to have separated of his marido. So she said that she had had a

boyfriend since she had separated from her husband a few years ago. Les Dijo

with a sonrisa enormous in the car. She told them with a huge

smile on her face, Chikas that me caso. Girls, I'm getting married.

So, some interesting things in here because we've got different pronouns. So

Les Dijo to them she said as an indirect object pronoun. Anything else that you want to pick up on there, Pablo? I like, over all the expression that I'm casso with that that's too

expressive and so typical of the Spanish. But it's something that we find difficult to translate. It's difficult to translate.

It's a veradero kebradero of a head to try to find the equivalent exact

depending on context in English. Yes. I think when we We start a sentence with the thing is that I'm

getting married, you know, it's like building up to it. It's added emphasis. She doesn't just say, Chikas, me casso. There's Chikas, que me casso. It's a lot much me more. It is very difficult to put that into English. I think probably would say something like,

you know, you'll never guess what, I'm getting married. I think that's with inclination, no? Yes, yes, the equivalent perfect. think that's the thing about language. When we go from one language to another, it's so often not necessarily

just about the words. It's about the expression. It's about the intonation. And many times tend we tend to say, to, that no you know what? That me go to be a voyage or that me has tocada the lottery.

Oh, yeah. Indeed. Indeed. So that using that key is something that is quite tricky. It's perhaps something that we'll pick up in our spotlight videos for this episode. Maybe, maybe, yeah, know

okay let's continue on the Pronto the women started to get to

call and to bring her immediately straight away the women started

they started to shout like crazy and to embrace her to cuddle her

to give her a hug yeah the the So the best to be together

a time after after the class in the university. So the best thing was

listening to hear them talk of wedding plans and of dresses and of dresses. How if

if they were going back to being together one afternoon after the classes in the

university after their classes at university. quite an image there I'm very I'm I'm a

I'm just a question I'm going to my time my time of the university just and we've got

this lovely grammatical element there Como si boliessen so that is an imperfect subjunctive

we could also have said like as if bolieran so we always always have two possibilities

when it comes to the imperfect subjunctive voliessen or boliieran So these both work and they both are exactly the same

just depending on personal choice. Well, yeah, yeah. Okay. Well, we're going to learn the text one more and this time, I hope that you understand all what there in the text.

Segura that's from the Coffee Break Spanish Caffe, Capitulo 5 Today has has been a little a new adenance of the primaver,

after the various days jubios. A Saturday perfect to to eat with amigas. Just so I thought, I'm going to

a group of four women of advanced that they were to talk and to read in a mess

of the terrace. Two of them had both of the things, what made

think that had been a greatable a You know, you'll buy you a while I barry to the zone of the terraza,

I scocts her conversations diverties, the truth is that me alligre much when I that studied together even though. Although it

was that each one followed her the same it was a very good to be that they

even a good amistad. Two of them not parable to show

photos and videos of his nieets. About them to the felices that

are being abuelas, and also of the cansad that are when their kids

they're in his kids. Another seemed had opted for to be

a career. She was a professor, in the classes, in the

I lived a solterer, but I'd profit about manifestar the ganas that had to jubilars. The surprise came with the postres. After to the fourth

woman, that he commented that had a nobue after after his marital a few, he said with

a sonrisa enormous in the car. Chikas, what I cast? De-pronto, the

women started to get to talk about and to be the

best of talking about about the plans of and the bestido like

if they would be back after after the classes in the

university Well that's all for this episode of

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