Immersive Spanish - Immersive Spanish - Colombia Adventure - Episode 10 - Medellín Airport

Episode Date: September 25, 2026

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Season 7, Episode 10. What more, Viajeroz? Welcome back to immersive Spanish. I'm already in the Aeropuerto International, Jose Maria Cordova. I'm already at Jose Maria Cordova International Airport, just outside Medellin. After one last drive up and out of the valley, I'm sitting at the gate with my backpack, my boarding pass, and a very overpriced bottle of water. My Vuelo to Santa Marta sale in a few minutes. My Vuelo

A Santa Marta Salle Dentro D Unos Minutes My flight to Santa Marta leaves in a few minutes

I'm a point to abortar I Ponto D A Bordar I'm about to board A Ponto de means about

to do something. So if I was to say, I'm about to eat. I'm about to eat. Estoy a point to abortar. I'm about to board. It means I'm at the point of. I'm at the point of eating. I'm at point of saying. I'm at the point of leaving. I'm about to leave. Anyway, Santa Marta is the first step. From there, I'll make my way up towards Minka. So even though my boarding pass says Santa Marta,

this is the beginning of my journey into the Colombian jungle. I must say it does feel strange to be leaving Medellin. This city has given me aripas, salsa, waterfalls, a terrifying number of hills, and some unforgettable conversations. And if I'm being completely honest, there is one conversation in particular that keeps replaying in my head. Guys, I'm thinking in Lola. I'm thinking about Lola.

She'll be a minka in two days, and she gave me her number just in case I wanted to meet up. Of course, I haven't messaged her yet. I'm being calm, relaxed, and mysterious. Or at least, that's what I'm calling opening WhatsApp for the fourth time in 10 minutes and then doing absolutely nothing. The truth is, I want to I want to see her I want to see her again

now Volver a verb means to do something again Volver A means to see again Volver to see again and because I'm talking about Lola Volveraverla means to see her again

Right, we should have a few minutes before boarding, so let's kill some time with a quickfire Spanish challenge. I'll give you the English, you say the Spanish before I do. Ready? Number one, how would you say I need to book a flight? Necessito reservar a wholo. Necessito. Reservar a, wuelo.

Number two, how would you say a window seat? A Siento de Ventana A Siento De Ventana Remember that one It may become important Number three How would you say

I'm going to Minka in two days I'm going to Minka in two days I'm gonna In two days Number four Do you want to meet tomorrow You want to Make her?

Kieres Kedar Mayna Number five I want to see her again I want to see her again I'm going to VOLVARA

Aver Attention Passengers of Vuel 4772 with destiny to Santa Martha We'll We'll start

The Process to Abordage with the Groups 1 and 2 For favor Tengen a man your document

of identity Ah, that's us. Well, not quite. I'm group four, but naturally, almost everyone has stood up anyway. How did you do in the quickfire round? If you got three or more, very nice. And if you got all five, well, you are officially more prepared for this flight than I am. Let's grab a couple of phrases from that announcement while we wait for the queue to move.

with, with with destinino to Santa Marta with the means

bound for or heading to Santa Marta with destination to Santa Marta and

initiates the process of the boardage. We'll begin the boarding process

Aboardage means boarding have your boarding have your boarding pass ready have your boarding pass ready so passe de abordar have your boarding pass ready literally

tengan a mano means have it to hand and I do passport in one hand boarding pass in the other seat 29 9A, right at the back of the plane, but definitely a window seat. And I must say, I'm genuinely delighted about that, because the views as we leave these mountains, they should be spectacular. Invitamos to aborting to the passengers of the group 3 and 4.

That's me. Group 4. We're going to abortar. Good afternoon. So pass of aboardar, for favor. Good Good Good Good

Good Sir has been Selection for a revision

before before pass for here for favor Oh,

sure because I always I'm to me to

I'm Pardon? Nothing I'm I'm practicing my Spanish

Very very I can see your document and

the pass of Yes sure here here for

favor vacill the polsio and open the equipage of the whole

all all for favor take the the partial and

the car car car I have to take

all these cables not no has no the

partial but men well now Ponger's over the marcas

Amarias and extend the back So, so, so is it

has been you have a in the boccio right? Ah, yeah,

my telephone, I'm sorry. Pongal here and the up the back,

and get the right, you can't keep your and

continue. Yeah, that. Yeah, that have good well.

Much thanks, very very very me. Honestly, every airport, every time. Although, to be fair, that was quick. The agent was friendly enough and to be fair, we've just been handed some excellent travel Spanish. Well, I'm walking towards a plane now, so let's break that exchange down before I reach my seat.

First, the agent told me, has been selected for a revision alliatoria. You've been selected for a random search. A. Cido. Seleccionado. Para. Una.

Revision. Aliaatoria. One revision is a check or inspection. And aleatoria means random. Fun fact. I first learned the word alliaatoria on Spotify. When you have a random shuffle. Alliaoria.

So, another. reason to change your phone settings to Spanish. Anyway, the guy then said, Vassia los bolcillos. Bacier los bolzillos. Empty your pockets. Los bolzios are pockets. Next, sace el portatil. Take out the laptop. Sake el portatil. The useful verb here being sacar to take out. out. Saker. I did ask the gentleman if I had to remove my enormous collection of cables, and he replied,

No, it'sa faulta. No. Ase, faulta means there's no need. And that is a brilliant phrase to recognize. No has a faulta. There's no need. And finally, Puede guard their things and continue.

You can guardar sus things and continue you can put your things away and continue

Oh and the phrase I muttered under my breath was Why I'm always me

because I always me to come a me Why is it always me? Literally

why is it always my turn. Why does it always touch me? This is a useful phrase for airports, delayed trains. Whenever you want to have a little whinge. Why always me? Right, I'm at the plane door. Well-as tardes. Bienvenito.

Well,as. Pardon. Where is the 129A? At the front. To the left. It's the ultimate file. perfecto thanks

al fondo all the way at the back of course it is this is the awkward part of boarding a plane when you are tall and carrying a backpack turn sideways avoid everyone's elbows apologize to row 18

nearly knock out row 21 with your water bottle 26 27 28 we are. 29A. Ventinevea. No.

No, no, no. How can this be? There is no window. I'm standing beside seat 29A, my beautiful, carefully selected window seat. And where's the window? Just a completely solid white wall for goodness sake. No, there is ventana. Solo I only a pane blanca.

I said, no ventana. Only there is no window. There is only a white wall. Maybe I've made a mistake. Maybe this is Road 28 and the real Road 29 is hidden behind the toilet. Let's ask. Pardona, this is the fil a 29. Yes, sir, 29a.

But is that I reserve a a seat of a window. In this field no have

ventania for the structure of the plane. So is a as a

seat? It's could say. I can change to be a

asient? The world is a full of the flight. No

no doesn't nothing. Thank a seat. A wool seat.

Not an official category apparently but I think it should be. The crew member said, In this fila no ventanilla.

In this fila, no, I, ventania. There is no window in this row. You may hear both ventana

and ventania for a plain window. Ventana and ventania. I asked, I asked, seats. But I was told, El Vuelo va geno. The flight is for.

El Vuelo va geno. So, this wall and I are going to be spending some quality time together. Right. Let's take the seat. Okay. I'm in. Just about. Now, not to be that guy, but the next problem is my legs. my knees are already touching the seat in front of me

and that seat is still completely upright so no Tengue Espacio for Las Pjernas I don't have any leg room No Tengo Spacio Para Las Piernas

Literally I don't have space for my legs So I don't have space for my legs I'm tall and no I don't have any leg room. I'm tall and I don't have any leg room. A sentence every tool traveler should learn before getting onto a budget flight.

So I'm alto and no I don't have space for the piernas. Seniors, for favor, abroachensse the centurons of security. Guarden the messes and maintain the respaldos in position vertical

for the despeg. That announcement said, Abroachensé los Sintorones de Seguride Fasten your seatbelts Next time you bought a plane in Spain or anywhere

throughout the Spanish speaking world Listen for that Abroachensse Los Sintorones de Seguride Fasten your seat belts Maintengen

those respaldos in position Vertical Keep your seat back in the upright position Maintengen those respalos

of spaldos in position vertical for takeoff. I'd like to emphasize that last part, actually. We have not taken off. We haven't even moved. Ah! My rodia! Oh, pardon.

Le peggy? Yes. Just in the roadia. Is that I'm out and no I don't have nothing of space for the piernas. Oh, I'm sorry. I'm going to put the sienta recta.

Yes, he, he, he, for favor. At least, until that we're dispegues. Claro, Desculpe. Oh, my goodness. I apologize for screaming

directly into your ears, but that seat went straight into my kneecap. So we're still parked at the gate and my left leg has already experienced an emergency landing. The passenger asked, Le Peggay. Le Pegue.

Did I hit you? And I explained, No Tengo nada de space for las pyrnas. No, Tengo nada de

space for las piernas. I have no legroom at all. Everything is fine. I'm not angry. My knee cap, is considering making a formal complaint. Okay, we're finally moving.

Usually, this is the moment when I would look through the window and watch Medellín and the mountains disappear below me. I can confirm that the wall remains extremely white. Still, Medellin deserves a proper goodbye. Thanks for todo, Medellin. Thank you for everything, Medellin. Thanks for all, Medellin. and we're in the air

I can tell from the pressure in my ears and the angle of my stomach because I have absolutely no visual evidence whatsoever if you'd like to listen to Immerser Spanish completely ad-free you can join us over on Patreon where you'll also get the full transcripts, vocabulary lists bonus episodes and photos from the adventure you can also subscribe to the Immerses Spanish YouTube channel

where you can see more from my travels around the Spanish-speaking world and watch some of these interactions with locals And if you want to practice the Spanish you're learning in these episodes, check out Fluency Builder by Immersive Spanish. There you'll find interactive exercises, quizzes, and speaking practice designed to help everything stick. As always, muchisemes for listening, viajeroz.

I'm going to pit my phone into aeroplane mode, protect both knees, and enjoy the view of this wall. Until the next.