Immersive Spanish - Immersive Spanish - Colombia Adventure - Episode 4 - Pueblito Paisa - A Miniature Colombian Village

Episode Date: August 12, 2026

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Season 7, Episode 4. Ola Viejeros, welcome back to a massive Spanish. I'm walking up a massive hill right now to a place called Pueblito Paisa. This place is really cool and a must-see for travelers visiting Medellegin. So let me read out what is from the pamphlet in my hotel. So, it says, Pueblito Paisa is a tiny recreation of a traditional village from the Antiochia region. At the top of the hill there's a cobbled square surrounded by colorful buildings, little shops,

and a small white church. It feels almost like stepping into an old Colombian village. But just beyond the tiled rooftops, you can see the whole modern city of Medellijian reaching through the valley below. Wow, sounds great. Let's check it out. So, here we are. Whoa!

This place looks so cool. Looks just like an old village with colorful buildings. Oh look, there's some street music. I'm going to take a look. Ah, they have two guitars, and what looks like a rich tin which the guy is striking percussively while singing. That incredible.

That was awesome. They've stopped playing. I'm going to go and ask that man what the name of that instrument he was playing is. Hang on a minute. Hello, caballero. How is your usted? That music was excellent. Thank you, jovencito.

Yes, it's a song Colombian. very antivua. And how is that instrument that's

talking? It's a latte of Jews. Ha, ha. So,

Chacharaka. So, try so to try? Yeah, sure. You

know, you're a much better than I. It's a

professional. Thank me, thank you. Well, Encanado of to know it. Me name Kav. Kav.

Much gusto. Me name Miguel. A pleasure. Chow. You see, guys, you gotta just go for it. I wanted to know the name of that tin, and he told me. You've learned Spanish for a reason, so put it to use with situations like this. So I said to him,

Hola, caballero. which is a really polite way of saying, hello sir. More like hello gentleman. But it works. Repeat. Hola caballero. Olla caballero.

Then I asked how he was, but in a formal way. Como iste Uste. Como? Estab. Usted. It's not the informal Como estes. It's.

how is how is I then said that music is too excellent this music

is excellent meaning that music was excellent then is Colombian this means is it Colombian

is Colombian Miguel replied, Yes, is a Cancion Colombian Mo Antigua. See

Is a a Colombian very Antigua This means Yes, it's a very old

Colombian song The useful word here is Antigua Antigua Which means old Kind of sounds like It's like antique. When something's an antique, it's old. Antigua. So you could say,

it's a very old city. Or, it's a very old city. Or, it's a tradition very old Antigua. It's a very old tradition. I then asked, And how is the instrumento that tocahando? And how is the instrument that tocando? This means, and what's that instrument you're playing called? You see, instruments in Spanish are something that you touch. You don't play them. You touch them. how

the useful phrase here is what's it called? For example, how's the name this fruit? What's this fruit called? Or how's this fruit called? Or

how's this dish called? Then Miguel said, Seyama Guacharaca. Seyama Guacharaca. This means it's called a Guacharaca. Notice,

Seyama. Seyama. Meaning it's called, or more literally, it calls itself. For example, Seama Miguel. He's called Miguel. Seama Medellin.

It's called Medellegin. Then he said, Se toca, so, se, toca, so this means

it's played like this, or you play it like this. And the verb, to play an instrument. Tocar. He then asked me, Kire probar, Kierre,

Probar. This means, would you like to try? You'll hear this all over Colombia. Someone might ask, Kierre probar el kaffa? Would you like to try the coffee? Kierre provar el kaffa? Or,

Kierre probar this salsa? Would you like to try this sauce? Kierre probar this salsa? After I had a go, I said, Ustet la to doca much better than I. This means you play it much better than I do. Usted. La.

Toca. Much. Mejor. Ke, I know. Notice much more than. This means much better then. Much more.

Ke. So, for example, we could say, you, Abla much mejor than I do. Abla, much more than I do.

Then Miguel replied, Grazie, Mijo. Grazie, Mijo. Mijo is a lovely Colombian word. It's a friendly, affectionate way of saying something like, mate, my friend.

or literally my son. It's a contraction of those two words. Mi, Iho. Mijo. Even if you're not actually related, you can still use the word miho. But finally, I introduced myself. Me Amo Cav.

Me. Yamo. Cav. My name is Cav. And Miguel replied, Much gusto. Much. Gusta.

This simply means, nice to meet you. Or literally. Much pleasure. It's one of the most common ways to introduce yourself in Spanish. Now, one last test. How would you say? What's that instrument called? How do you call that instrumento?

How? C. Yama. Esi instrumento. And how would you ask you? ask, would you like to try? Quire probar? Quere probar.

Right. Moving on. In front of me, there's a fountain, which is a founte. Una Fuente. And a little church.

A church is One iglesia. One Iglesia. I actually remember this one because I think of the singer Enrique Iglesias. I'll just imagine him being in a church. It doesn't really make sense, but silly little memory tricks like that can really help word stick. Now, I think the viewpoint is around here somewhere. Let's have a look. Wow,

this is amazing. I can see the whole city, the airport, the main, the airport, the mountains that surround the city, even little farms on the mountain tops. So the word for viewpoint is an mirador. An mirador. This comes from the verb mirar, mirar, which means to look. So a mirador is literally a place to look from.

Now, let me test you. How would you say a church? Think of that handsome Latin singer. One iglesia. One iglesia. And how would you say a viewpoint? Un mirador. Un mirador.

I'm getting a bit peckish now, so I'm going to order an empanada. It's kind of similar to an Arepa because they're both made from corn, but instead of being a flat corn cake, an empanada is folded over, stuffed with a filling like beef and potato, then it's deep-fried until wonderfully crispy. They're one of the most popular snacks here in Colombia. So, here's a stand, a place.

Hello, signor. Hello, my son, you want. Hmm, what type of empanada me recommend? Well, I prefer the empanadas of Pollo. Perfect. So,

two empanades of Pollo, for favor. Yes, clear. In two

minutes, they're ready. Thanks. Here here. Thank you. How is?

10,000 pesos. Excellent. Thank you. It's time for the sauces. Ah, ah, hi. My favorite. Oh yeah, look at that.

I love these babies. So tasty and affordable. 10,000 pesos. That's like three US dollars at the moment. I'm going to eat these while sitting at this mirador. While I do, let me break down some of that interaction. So I asked the vendor, What type of empanada me recommenda?

Again but slower. What type of empanada me recommend? This means what type of empanada do you recommend? The vendor replied, as you preferio las empanadas de pollo as you might be able to work out prefiero means I prefer so he said I prefer the chicken empanadas

to which I responded perfecto then says two empanadas de pollo, which means perfect. Then two chicken empanadas, please. His response to this was, in those minotikos

are listas. In two minutesikos are listas. Which means they'll be ready in two short minutes. Instead of saying minotos, he said minotikos.

Again, using the diminutive to make things sound a little bit smaller, just a little bit less intense. Colombians love that, by the way. But then, when he handed me the food, he said, Here you have. Here, Tiene. Which means, here you are. Finally, I asked, Quanto is,

quanto, is, meaning, how much is it? To which he told me, 10,000 pesos. 10,000 pesos. 10,000 1,000 pesos. Now, how would you say, how much is it?

Quanto is. Perfect. Right then, guys, I'm going to finish these empanadas de pollo here at this mirador, and I'm going to be overlooking the incredible city of Medellín, Colombia. So, I really hope you enjoy today's episode. If you'd like to support the podcast and get access to add free episodes,

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