Coffee Break Spanish - Season 3 – Lesson 16 – Coffee Break Spanish

Episode Date: July 29, 2011

Episode 16 features a conversation between Alba and Mark about what they’ve been doing since they last saw each other. Grammar points covered include possessive pronouns, and uses of the subjunctive. This week’s intermedio features a presentation of Barcelona from Alba, and José looks at some more interesting ways of talking about going out for a drink or for something to eat. Please note that lesson 16 of Season 3 was originally known as lesson 316 of Coffee Break Spanish. We have renumbered the lessons of each season as lessons 1-40 to make things more simple for our listeners.This season of Coffee Break Spanish features a total of 40 lessons, all of which will be included in the podcast feed. Just stay subscribed to the podcast to enjoy each episode. If you’d like to benefit from video versions, lesson notes and bonus audio materials, you can access the premium version of Coffee Break Spanish in the Coffee Break Academy.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, follow @coffeebreaklanguages on Instagram.You can also check out our Coffee Break Spanish Twitter page and the Coffee Break Languages YouTube channel. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Showtime Spanish episode 16. It's hour to pass to the next level, of the ensayos, to the spectacle, that's open the telon. Good days, Alma.

Hello, how tell, Mark? Oh, very well, and you? Well, also, very well, I've passed a end of a week of a maraville. Ah, well,

of that we're going to talk a little after, no? I think so. Well, today we're very contented to be back with

another program of Showtime Spanish. And today we're going to to be what we've done from the last time

that we've seen this I'm sure we're going to start the episode to be a bit of

you know, you've said, you've passed a final the maravilla well, yeah, the fact is

that have been some some of my know of us and we're

we've passed all the time visiting the city and these

Amigos are Spanioles? Yes, are of Barcelona also. And have been in an

avion? Yes, with Ryanair. But no do we do not? No,

no. That the Avions of Ryanair get to Prestwick that's a

half hour of Glasgow? Yes, three-quarters of hour more. Three-quarters. And then

what have you've done in Glasgow? Well, we're to visit some

some many many, then we went to visit some parks very beautiful that are, that's called

Kelvin Grove Park and basically that's very well and you've eaten or you've been in some restaurant or

something? Well, yes, we've been in a tea room in a salon of tea we've

we've goties and well the really is we're just they're very rich perfect

and this this special, no? Well, yes, it's that's my

birthday-a- so... And then you have been a new years. Thank you. Well,

yeah I'm a year more little bit more so I'm so. Well, that's

all right, you know, well, you know, does that you know, and then you've done

so you have done a special for your couple year? It's we've went to

another restaurant and also we're a good. Oh, that

one one one the The word celebrate and the word festejar are the same thing?

Look, I think that yeah, and I think there zones, there areas or countries where is the

preferentiment one or preferentiment the other. In Spain, it's a use more

celebrate. Festiard, a me a little strange, but is perfectly valid and

I see that in the countries of Latin America is the the word correct. Is that

they're the that you use. Okay, well, Mark, now you talk to

you. And you, how do the time? Well, this end of

time I have been very very because the year I did

France. I was a time in Strasbourg with a group of

young that had an activity in the parliament European

with groups of the different of all parts of Europe.

There like, I know, 20 countries represented and groups of 30

young people doing debates in the Parliament European. I've passed a

year phenomenal. The young have talked very well,

they've had to do like presentations in the parliament and,

well, we pass very well, and also know many

those the young so what? So, interesting, no?

Yes, Yeah, so cool, I like. Oh, yeah, and, well, Estrasbourg, what do? Because I have

pendent to go. Estrasbourg is precious as a city. It's a city very beautiful.

It's in France, but is at the front of the country and for that there

there's much influence in, for example, the architecture, and also the old German

that's also the Alsatian, I don't as if they're in in castellano but it's the language

of, especially of the people but also for the the way is much

Alsaciano is that I'm that's the best you well let's let's let's

let's let's let's end the letter and I'm and

but I like much there's there there many many

things and the cathedral the Stasburg I can't well

Well, if it's really not a way to make a another remedy, Mark, I'm going to go.

Absolutely. You have to go to Estrasbourg that's precious. Okay. Look, other than

the day in the parliament, that's very interesting, one day we went to a park

a garden if you and this garden is the garden of the two orillas.

The orillas, the two the two sides, the river, and the is the rind.

The Rhin. The Rine, in English, of the right. And then, there's a point that goes from the oria

French-as to the wall of the world. So, you can't go and you can

go and you can and that's all the allumns with who were, they were

they were a foot in a in Germany and a in France, that's all that's

all we've done. All right. Admit it that we've made this to put a in a

country and the other in other. But no, it's we've done. And as I've said

Strasbourg is a city precious. The fact is that I'm really

I'm a vacations. If could I could be me some days of

a time in the time, I would be sure sure

not would no would no no second. Perfect. And where would you?

Well, I'd would be to to go to America the very much. If you

could you could you to go to get to the point, no? Well,

well, it's a bad idea. No, no no, no no no decart,

very very well. Mark, has been you in Germany? Yes,

and not only only in Kael that's the city at the other side at

the river. I've been in Frankfurt and also in

Munich, And, well, a bit for all the parts. You've been in the North? Yes, I've

been in Dusseldorf and, well, ah, yeah, in the month of I'm going to go to

Mugue. That's great. I'm really. And you have lived in Germany,

no? Yeah, I've lived a year. And where exactly? In Leipzig is it's

like a 100 of Berlin or 200, more or and you were studying and you're

studying? Yes, Studying is a good way to say it. Vivient and living and passantly very well.

Perfect. Well, I think you pass out there for today. Well, Chicoes so tachante

and it has been so clear, it means that we have worked much for today.

We're going to go to resum Today we have been about what we have done

from the last last time we've been this Finde with his friends

that came here to Scotia to celebrate their yearnions. They've

done tourism for Glasgow and have eaten in various restaurants. Incluso

we've eaten had been a time has been a time in the city of

Strasbourg in France has organized a public to a group of

a group of students Scoceses participasen in a debate with other

other parts of Europe. The The truth is that we've passed very well, especially because

I'm a me I'm a really a city of Strasbourg. And, the chavals

have been quite very well. The fact that Estrasburg is in

the front with Germany, we've had very interesting and we

have got to get to get back. Well, Alba, it's hour

to pass to the intermedio, no? There we've We've we're

something for this a week for this intermedio? Yes, we're a new cycle. We're thinking in something that

was interesting for the audience, and then we've decided that we have to talk to a city,

a city every year. And Alba, you have chosen the city of today? Dino's

what city you've chosen. Well, I think that even you'd have taken

Barcelona, yeah that is the that I'm more know- And, well, I've

chosen three aspects that I think are very interesting of my city to share

to you know, then I want to a area cultural, of a

area and a area of a area so my zone

cultural favorite of all Barcelona is the Park

Way which is an an work architectonica, a park

created by Anthony Gaudi, which is an architect modernist very, very known here

in Europe. And the special, what I like much of this park is that is

that's all of sculptures, and it has a decoration a different.

I would say that the ambient in the park way is

magical and the fact is that there is very good

on a lot. There's people to come down of those arboles. It's like very magical, the fact, and always there are many tourists, especially in the winter. So, if I

go to the park, I preferring after that are at the 8.5 or the 9th of the time. And for those that

are interested in the part historic of the city, I thought in the Barrio Gautico. Well, we're in

Catalan, we call to the Barri Gothic. And, well, me really a barrio, this part of

the city because the streets are very and, well, really, it's

really can respire the authentic environment Barcelona's. And, well, I think

is very representative. So, not you can't put a last, for the

people, I'mannes, the huerg, I, I'm, I'm Borne,

in Catalan, in Catalan, and Catalan, and you can, savorer the rhythm of the Noctalcan. Well,

here you have my three zones favorite of Barcelona. And, Oye, Jose,

you have been in Barcelona? Hello, Alba, hello, Mark. First,

Felice Cumple-A Alba. I'm really that you know that you have done

with your friends of and you Mark, well, back

to get back to Strasburg. I agree that you also you

have a good a good a week in France. That good, always, always,

all doing, is stupendent. Are you ready to learn some more authentic phrases with us at Showtime Spanish?

Well, here we go. Well, when you go, when you go to a country new or a new where is a

Spanish, one of the things that you need to know, is where to eat and where

whatever. But to simply eat or simply be is a little aburried,

no? Today we we learn to say this to a way a way a little

more interesting. We're going to pass to the next level. If you are with

some friends and you want to go to say, where we can we go to

pickotear something where can we go for a bite to eat? A where we

can't get to pickotear something this is particularly used in Spain

where we often go out and eat small portions, the famous

tapas. If you and your friends want to take a something, then you can also say where can't go to go to copas. You can also say salir de copas. This means something like, where can we go for

a few drinks? A donde we can go to cupas? Okay, now it's your turn as ever. Get ready to repeat after me. A where we can't go to pickotear something.

A where we can't go to go to the copas? Well, we've yet

this intermedio of Showtime Spanish. Now, you know how you can

go to go to go to a new a new well, well, we're back

with Mark and Alba in the studio. After soon. Adios. When you're

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with their regular posts on social media. Find us on Facebook, just search for coffee break Spanish. We're Learn Spanish on Twitter and you can keep up with the team through our regular posts on Instagram. Follow coffee break languages. It's our mission to help you turn your downtime into your due time. Welcome back to Act 2 of Showtime Spanish episode 16. In this week's second act, we're going to be taking a look at three aspects of language which we used in the conversation. The first of these is when Alba said,

Unos Amigos Mios. Now, Mios is possibly a word that you've not come across before. It's actually a possessive pronoun, although it's used adjectively in this particular sentence. Let's concentrate on the possessive pronoun aspect first. If I say, Tu Padre and el Mio, no pueen mean it.

That means your father and mine cannot come. So el mio is standing for my padre. So it's a pronoun because it's standing for something, my padre, and it's also possessive because there's a me in there, my father. So tu padre and el mio no put in benir. Your father and mine cannot come.

In English we use the word mine for the same. situation. Let's think of another example. Tu-hermano va-a-a-a-a-a-a-a-o. So your brother is going to Australia. Mine isn't. El-mio-no. So notice in that last section, El-mio-no, there's not even a verb, but that's the way you do it in Spanish. Tu-hermano, va Australia, el-mio no.

So el mio is used for masculine things, obviously. Tu padre and el mio, your father and mine. If we're talking about feminine things, we would say, Tu madre and la mia, your mother and mine. So it's la mia. And if we were talking about plural,

let's say your brothers and mine, Tuss Hermannos and Los Mios The Mainz if you like Tuermano and Los Mios And for feminine things You've probably guessed what's coming

Tussermanas and las Mias So The possessive pronouns here El Mio La Mia Los Mios Las Mias

And the same thing works for yours, which becomes El Tuyo, La Tuya, Los Tuyos, Las Tuyas.

So, for example, my hermano and your, my brother, and yours. My Ereman and the Tuyo.

My and La Tuya. My sister and yours. assuming yours is a sister my hermana and my

hermanos and my and my ermas and las tuyas my

myos meos spelled m i accent oh or a and so on obviously

and toyo has a y in there so it's T-U Y-O T-U-O T-U-

T-U-I-O-I-O-S and T-U-I-A-S and so what, obviously. Now, when it comes to his or her, then we say, Suyo. So, my-her-i-R-E-E-E-L-U-Y-U-Y-L-U-Y. My brother and his. My-E-R-E-R-M-E-L-U-O. And, of course, it goes, the suyo

La suya Los Suyos Las suyas So so far we've had Mio Tuyo

Suyo When it comes to Ours Then you would use El Nuestro La Nestra Los Nostros

Las Nestras That's nice and straightforward because it's exactly the same as the possessive adjective Nuestro

Nuestra Nuestros, Nuestras. This time we're just sticking the definite article in front. El Nuestro, la Nestra, Los Nuestros, Las Nuestra. And I'm quite sure you've guessed already what's not going to happen with

Wuestro, El Wester, La Westra, Los Westros, Las Westras. And finally, when we come back to theirs, so my brother and theirs, My Eremano, and The Suyo.

It goes back to So, el-soyo, la suya, los suos, las suyas. So that's just a little unpossessive pronouns. They're very straightforward to use. The second thing I'd like to pick up on is a phrase in English, which is very badly translated into Spanish generally, and that is the phrase to have a good time. Now, many, many, many learners of Spanish will translate to have a good time

as, Tener an Buen Tienpo. it doesn't work. You cannot say Tengo a good time or he tenido a good

time it just doesn't sound right at all in Spanish so in Spanish you have to use the verb Pasar

Pasar lo okay so the lo joins with Pasar becomes Pasarlo

and then bien literally to spend it well or to pass it well Pasar lo bien you can

also use this as a reflexive. Passarselow bien. Passarcelo bien. As in, me lo passo very good time. I'm having a good time. Me lo passu very. And this is really the best way of saying that you're having a good time or that you've had a good time. So, lo have passed very well.

I have had a good time. This semana, lo have passed very well. I have had a good time or indeed using the reflexive version this semana me lo have passed very well me lo have

passed very well so that's me to me it and I have passed spent very well very well

me lo have passed very well so this summer me lo have passed very well in Estrasbourg I've had a great

time in Strasbourg. Nothing like I've tenied a good time in Estaburg, nothing like that. So really try to remember that pass selo bien is how you would translate to have a good time and don't get into

the trap of saying to have a good time, Tener a good time, tenetum, or anything like that. Okay, the final point I'd like to pick up on is a really nice freeze, which Alba used. She said, Tengo pendente,

when we were talking about Strasbourg, of course, Tengo pendiente ir. Now, Tengo, you know what that means, I have, pendiente. Now, you may think los pendientes are earrings, but we're not talking about having earrings here. Pendiente literally means something that's hanging, for example, earrings. But when something is hanging, it's perhaps hanging in this list of things that you've got

do in front of you. So Tengo pendente ir means it's on my list to do. Tengo pendente ir. Or Tengo pendiente escribier, esa carta. I really must write that card. It's on my list of things to do in that sense. So if, for example, on your list of things to do in your life, you would like somebody to visit the Prado Museum in Madrid, then you could say, Tengo Pendient. visit the Prado or the Museum of Prado. Tengo pendiente plus the infinitive. Now it also came back up later when Alba said, Keda pendente.

It remains on the list of things to do. So, for example, when we said we'd look up the word for Alsatian in Spanish, which is in fact Alessiano, we've had the chance to do it since then, then we said, Keda pendente. we'll put it in the notes Keda pendient It's on our list of things to do It's a nice little phrase

And it's one of those phrases That will impress Spanish speakers If you can use it in the right context Well, we'll leave it Alba, you've got this episode? Well, it has been a pleasure To be with you another And then, well,

And then, so, after the Semana that year. That's a good time. Much thanks to all. Chao. Find out more at www.