Coffee Break Spanish - Scenes Season 2 | Chapter 2: Noticias reguleras

Episode Date: January 29, 2026

Welcome back to Erna’s Café - our charming Spanish café, where the aroma of fresh coffee lingers, conversations flow, and life unfolds around every table. In this immersive series, we follow a compelling story set in a local café and help build your language skills naturally through storytelling.Get ready to discover a surprising turn of events in the second chapter of this season, Noticias reguleras. What begins as a peaceful Sunday at Isabel's café soon becomes anything but ordinary.Isabel, como siempre, disfruta de su tranquila rutina dominical con clientes habituales, pero hoy, algo cambia. Tres jóvenes se sientan en la barra y una conversación que empieza con tono alegre pronto se torna más seria. In this chapter, Mark and Pablo explore some fascinating perífrasis verbales and explain the meaning of ojiplático, alongside plenty of useful vocabulary and expressions to help you boost your Spanish skills.¿Te gustaría saber más? Then don’t miss the new chapter of Scenes!Want to take your learning further? Click here to access support materials and get more out of each chapter. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Scenes from the Coffee Break Spanish Cafe Season 2, Lesson 2 Hello, Mark, what are you? Paul, too, Pablo. Also, very well, de maravilla, and with much of discover what we know what we're going to

scenes from the Coffee Break Cafe, where we are visiting once again the Café de Issa and Manu and we are experiencing a scene in the life of the cafe and all that happens in there. So, as usual, we're going to listen to the text. We'll

listen a little slow first, and then we'll talk about the language, and then afterwards we'll listen to the text again at a normal speed. But first, Pablo, what happened in the first episode? In the last episode. Well, in the episode anterior, we'll discover that Miguel, the abogado, finally, finally, considered a post in that buffet of abogas. In part, thanks to the cafe of the suet, to the suet, to Isabel he was

he also, and I think this is the most important is that finally

Miguel and Elena have known because Isabel has a plan between

hands. Okay, let's see if we find out anything more about that plan in today's

chapter. The Dominoes are days bonito have they're

something special and different. The people it seems more serena and is all in calm. Suellen

the clients of always. Padres that traen to his children to have a a a currant churros with chocolate. Seniors that are a good coffee reading the periodical and the group of

that's a a farmer's, that's always to pass to saluders and to-a-tomar a time a couple. The kids of Misa, Nati, Margarita, and Aurora, they're taking a bermud, once to go to house, to of cards. For the general, the domingos me don't be a

few, are days tranquil. Sin however, today I have brought

to a house with sentiments encountered at the

six of the time, when the local was practically vacion,

have got two two interrupients constantly. Pidiered a Coca-Cola

and a Cerevecer. Minutes after he got a third chico. A

through the crystal I could see that he was a a child

a girl. They were with a best on the

last the Those I've seen Paseando for the Barrio once

I'm I'm think they have going so I'm I'm

could hear what they're because one of the people was

about about he was nervous and he emocon

the other was more more more No, they had been passed any three minutes when one of them

he said, Tio, that we've done the plaza for to play in the team of football Italian. The chabal solto a gritty of alegia, but

immediately, he kept ojiplatico. Sarah, what I'm going to say to Sarah? said then. For the conversation that I continued that Sarah

was her newia, the same chick that had been going to the girl. The poor child was between

alegre and and a but between his two friends they were to

do you. The relations a distance are possible, you know, said one. After

the moments of the child, the chico he was and the three

started to celebrate the good newas. That interesting me has got much this

Capitoul Mark. Nothing really about Isabel's plan. No? With Miguel

and Elena, but maybe that will come back another time. But some really

interesting words in this one. There's one word in particular I want to pick up

on, but we'll get to that. Let's go through Line by line. Those dominoes

are lovely days. They have something special and different about them. I think we'd add in English, they've got something

different about them. But Mark, a you are you are like those because I mean no me like nothing.

The fact is I prefer the Saturday. Yes, or the Bierna's because the Finde just has

because the Fingde just because the domino I always I'm thinking in work,

in working to work and all that's but one thing, the

domino I'm I'm the thing I'm the day of the

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well Let's see. The people seem calmer, more serena and is all in calm. So people seem calmer, more serena and is calm. Everything's at peace. So the clients of the same, the usual customers tend to come. I love that verb, soly, they're usually, they tend to come, the usual customers. That's, parents that try to come to the usual customers. That's parents that tryen to children to

have churros with churros with churros with chocolate for breakfast seigneures that do

a good coffee, leading the period so men, perhaps older men who enjoy a

good coffee while reading the newspaper peacefully. Yeah, automatically I think

on my father when I read this and the group of And the group of Enfermeras of Sienpre, that's a saludar and time something to eat something

rapid. And the usual group of nurses, that's pass to salutar, who dropped in to say hello, and to grab something quickly, something to eat quickly. That's. At volver to Misa, Nati,

Margarita, and Aurora, they're taking a Bermud together, before to go to house, to terminate to prepare the food. Okay, so, at more than Mises.

So on their way back from Mass, Nati, Margarita and Aurora, so these are her three older ladies, see they're a bermud. That's good, I'm a burmuth. So this is a vermouth, like an imperative,

junta's together. And it's very interesting, because it's able to write in Spanish, a cabado in U with a accent, or a cabado in T,

in T, in accent. I thought to have been Bermuth. And both are valid, and so. And so

pronounce the T? T? If you're saying the word contet, in theory, but you know, many times, depends of the accent. But in theory,

yes. So they have this vermuth, vermuda, said vermut in Spanish accent together before to get a

house to finish to prepare the the food. So before going home to finish

preparing the lunch. Yes. The Chikos de Oro appear

for the partida of cards. So the Chikos are golden boys the group of old friends

They show up in the afternoon for their card game For their card game For lo general Those dominoes Me Dhanepath So, for the general

In general Those domingos Me They literally give me peace They're calm days They're calm days So this is interesting because there's a nice expression here. However, however, today I went home, I came home, with sentimientes encountered.

Literally with met feelings, but I think it's mixed feelings, isn't it? Yes, it's a sensation of, I think in English, decisweet or something agri-dulce. Ah, okay. right? Well, I guess we'll find out a little more about that, but we'll pause here for a quick break. 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 Seen'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. It's 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 scenes. Okay, let's continue on with our text and find out what else happens in this chapter. At the 6th of the when the local was practically

vacill, have gone two chikos years. Okay, great expression. At the 6th of the afternoon,

when the local was practically vacill, when the place was practically empty, have gotten two guys in their 20-poos

20s. 20-pochos, would that be like early 20s? Yeah, because also we're 20-tantos. So, you know,

you're two options to say, and their 20s. Yes, but, but, without specifying, what they're

in, for not metter to get in a little- so. So, so-

20-po- 20-tenths? More than the late. More than the 30s. Oh, okay. Entientient.

Charlaban nervos interrupied constantly constantly a Spanish person interrupting someone?

No. No. Well, but, Omar, you know that we're not quite socially accepted and it's more

common. Reaffirma that you're in the conversation and that you interest what is something

that Pablo and I talk about regularly in fact the Spanish particularly Pablo interrupts

quite often but it's meant with love. Total. It's something very common.

Darlava Nerviosos so they were chatting nervous interrupientosy constantly interrupting each other. Pidieron,

a Coca-Cola and a Cereza. So they ordered a Coke and a beer. Minutes after, a third child. So a few minutes later, a third guy arrived. A through

of the crystal, I could see that it was a guy that wase a perro. They despidier with a

a best of those labos. Oh, okay. So at the crystal,

through the glass, through the window, Pue I could see. And it's interesting that

it's a preterates, Pue de at that moment, I could see that he was accompanied by a

girl, that a girl was accompanying him, that a person was walking her dog, he

desbriero with a bestier on those labios. They said goodbye with a

kiss on the lips. Now, I think we have to be a little bit specific here because in Spanish, con a very natural way for friends to say goodbye. But here it's specified with a best of those labos. And I think in English we would probably just translate that. They said goodbye with a kiss.

Because we don't really need to specify it's on the lips. Exactly. Yeah, and when a us present, people new, normally, we also, also, but not in los labos. No, no. But there's a word colloquial

to say a one best on the love you. A bit. A bit. A bit. A pic.

That's not you know. You know, you know. Okay. A pic. Very good. Los I've

seen pasteando for the barrio once to one one way. I think

they've been going to keep tabs on everything that's passing

that's happening in the bario. She says Los I've seen

past by the one so I've seen them walking together in the neighborhood.

More than once, I think they've been going out for a long time. And this is that lovely expression, Yerba plus the Gerund, to talk about how long something has been happening for. Yes, yes, yeah. And, well, no, I don't want to say much

because they'll be able to discover in our spotlight. In the spotlight video. So that's the topic of our spotlight video for this episode. Great, okay. It's a great expression. Yeah, yeah. I could hear what they

they said because one of the children was a lot, he was nervous and emotional so I could hear

and that's different from Pude when she was looking through the window and at that moment she saw it

exactly could include like a period more long in the time so could hear

what they were saying because one of the kids was talking quite loudly he was nervous, and

excited. The other was more more seemed calmer. No had passed any three minutes

when one of them of them said, Tio, that has had done the place to play in the

football Italian. Wow, okay. So, no have passed any three minutes had

passed. When one of them said, Tio, which is like meat or something like that. Yeah, yeah, so, in Spain, but I don't know if you know, for example, in Mexico, they'd say, Wei. In Argentina, they'd say,

in Colombia, for example, I think they're saying parse, parse. Wow. So, so, that there's much, much, muchisima variety. But in Spain, so, they'd say, Tio.

That has done the plaza, they've given us a, to play in the football Italian to play in the Italian football team. Wow. Okay, let's find out more about this. And Mark, we have, at the principle of the phrase, no see, you've

seen, no have been passed any three minutes. We have a double negation. But it's very interesting, because if we move us, no three minutes, delante, yeah we need a no.

Then we'd say, no three minutes had passed, when one of them said, Very interesting. Yeah. So like not even three minutes. The knee is conveyed by the even.

But if it's, if we start with it, no have been passed no, we need the no in there. But if we start with the knee three minutes, we don't need the no. Effectively. Very good. The chabal solded a grito of but immediately

he was ojiplatic. A brilliant word. So the child, the guy, the lad, he let her a cry of joy but immediately, but immediately, he was left gobsmacked or something like that.

And, also, I've learned this word, Cosmack, recently, and me also in English, but ojiplatico me because it's very visual eyes, like, plato's. Oh, hi, plato.

Oh, hi, platic. Oh, nice. Okay. Because you're Because you're so So you're Really good as Big as Places

Brilliant, okay So why exactly Where his eyes as big as plates Sarah? What I'm going to say to Sarah? Differenton says Sarah, what am I going

to tell Sarah? He said For the conversation that he said For the conversation that Sarah From the conversation that followed, for the conversation that

that's the novel, I understood that Sarah was his girlfriend, the same girl who had been passing the dog. The same girl who had been walking the dog. It's just worth mentioning that whole idea of passeat al perro. We use a personal a for the dog.

Yes, because it's your mascot, Mark, that's like you have much carino. So a member of the family. Yeah, exactly. Okay. The poor Chico was between

alexe and his two friends he was both happy and sad he was between

happiness and sadness the poor and he was between alexe and three his two

friends they got to animarer but with the help of his two

friends they managed to cheer him up if we've again to

we saw in the first time. Very very. The relations a

distance are possible, you know? So one of them said the relations a distance, long-distance

relationships, are possible, you know? And when we do we know what we know what we normally

put him the subject behind, he said, because it was like better in

than say one did, he said, one said, one, it sounds

more Spanish. Yes. After the time, the boy was and the three

started to celebrate the good newas. Okay, so after a few moments of tension,

after a moment of tension, the boy cheered up, and the three of three of them

started to celebrate the the good news. Yes, exactly those,

the good new ones, the good news. Yes, yes. Could we see Las Buenos Neuos Notices?

It's a little rare, but it's a little right. So some of the things that

we've covered in this, we've seen Soler plus the infinitive I love that that kind of construction.

We've seen Al plus infinitive as well to express the idea of on doing something. We had that

wonderful word ohiplatic yes, and what else? Some colloquial words as well. Yes.

We've You've seen also a double negation And... No. No. Exactly.

And no no no more. And I know what more. And various periprasis

verbales like like to do something. See, very well listen out

for these as we listen through to the text again but this time at a

more normal speaking speed. The Dominoes are days beautiful. They're

have something special and different. The people more

serena and is all in calm. Suellen the clients of the parents that

are their children to do you're churros with chocolate, seigneures that do a good

coffee, leading the period of the group of the people of

the people to say to to talk a little

a At home to Misa, Nati, Margarita and Aurora they're taking a bermun together, before to go to get to the food.

The children of show are you for the time for the part of cards. For the general, the domingos me don't

they're bad. They're days tranquillus. But, but, today I've I've returned to house with

sentiments encountered. At the six of the time, when the local wast

practically vacue, have got two two people of 20-pocos

years. Charlable nervous and interrupient constantly. Pidier a

Coca-Cola and a Cervo. Minutes after a third a

through the crystal I could see that he was a woman that was

a person they're they're with a a love

the love those I've seen and I think

they've I think they have I know I

could I hear what they they're because one

of the people was about he was nervous

and emocionado. The other was more tranquill. No had passed any three minutes when

one of them said, Tio, that we have done the place to

play in the football Italian. The chabal solto a grito of

alegry, but immediately he kept ojiplatico. Sarah, what I say to

say to Sarah? said then. For the conversation that she went to she knew that was her newia,

the same chick that had been going to the poor child.

The poor child was both, but the two people were those are possible, you know,

after after the time the child, the Chico's he algered, and

the three started to the good news. Now, this episode that you've just been listening to

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Well, much thanks, Pablo. Nothing. Much thanks a thank you, Mark. And much thanks to us for having listened. And we're going to be back very soon with the next episode. We're going to see. We're going to see. Adios.