Immersive Spanish - Immersive Spanish con Kav - Episode 18 - Senderismo en Montserrat

Episode Date: September 27, 2023

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Episode No. 18 Welcome back to immersive Spanish. Last time, I was chatting to some locals who told me to go and visit Montserrat, to go for a hike. The word for hiking is... Senderismo. Senderismo. To say I go hiking in Spanish, you would say...

I'm going to senderismo. You can say, Igo senderismo. Ago is the first person's singular form of the verb Aser. Acer means to do or to make. So, I go means I do or I make.

Cenderismo, as we know, refers to the activity of hiking. So, Ago senderismo means I do hiking. The day is still young, so I'm going to take the train over to Montserrat and go for a hike. But firstly, I need to pack. Luckily, this Airbnb has a giant cupboard full of general activity equipment that I can borrow.

There is a note from the host saying, Toma lo quechieras. Toma, lo que cares. Can you guess what that means? Toma is the imperative. or bossy conjugation of the word to-mar. Tomar means to take. By taking away the final letter of R from Tomar,

we create a command. Toma. Toma means take. For example, Toma el cafe. Take the coffee. Lo is a pronoun that means it. Que means what.

Finally, Chieras is a form of the word Kered, which means to want or to desire. Specifically, Kieras is used when you're talking to somebody informally, and it means you want or you desire. So let's bring that all together. Take what you want.

Take it what you want. Or take whatever you want. Right. So I'm going to help myself and pack some hiking essentials. Firstly I need a backpack to pack everything into. The word for backpack is la mochila. Next I need a water bottle. To say a water bottle we say a bottle of

water one a bottle of water now some food which is

la comida la I need food I need food I need food I need I need

I need more specifically nuts Fruitos Secos Fruitos Secos This is a general term for nuts

And it translates to Dried fruits Fruitos Secos Think of those mixed packets that we have Which include dried raisins, almonds,

cashews and so on They are very high in energy And perfect for a hike Next, we need bananas bananas are Platanos Platanos

You can also just say bananas bananas Of course we also need a map El Mapa So that we can gain our bearings We will need a compass

One Bruchola One Bruchula The first aid kit is El Botequin di Primeras Auxilios. The Botequin de

Primeros Auxilios. I will also need bandages. The bandages are Los Bendages. Los Bendahes.

A waterproof, just in case, is Unimpermeable. Un impermeable. Just remember the word impermeable in English. It's spelled exactly the same. It's quite sunny though, so I guess I'll more likely need a cap for my head. A hat is a hat.

I need a hat. Necessito a garra. Necessi to a gorra. One, gore. Gloves too, just in case. Remember the word for gloves? Los guantes. Los guantes.

My gloves are very comfortable. My guantes are very comodos. Hiking boots, these are essential. And in Spanish, they are called Botas de senderismo. Botas. De. Cenderism.

Botas. This means boots. Descenderism means of hiking. So, botas, descenderismo means boots of hiking or hiking boots. The socks in Spanish are Los calcettines. Los calcettines. It's good to pack a spare pair. sunglasses are

Gaffas de sol Gaffas de sol To remember glasses I think of the phrase Gaffas wear glasses referring to an old gaffer which in English is an old-fashioned

way of saying an old man so an old gaffer wears gaffas in this case he's wearing Gaffas de sol Some protection next Protector Solar Protector Solar

That's also an easy one as it's basically saying solar protector But the other way round Protector Solar A torch or flashlight in case we get lost would be One Lintner

One Linterna This sounds just like a lantern lantern lantern what else do we need yes a lighter

a lighter in case we need to make a fire a lighter is an encenderor to remember this I think of the word incinerator incinerator is something that's used to burn waste incinerator

encendador which is like a handheld incinerator if you will a knife is important too we need that to say that in Spanish we say an cochillo an coccillo

I like to remember this by thinking it almost has a cut sound in it a knife that cuts coccillo but this one is actually spelt very differently to how it sounds. If you haven't already, why not head over to our Patreon and download the transcript to this and every other episode to see how the words are spelt as you listen along to speed up your Spanish learning. I'll also pack a portable charger in case my phone dies. The word for

portable charger is... Cargador portatil. Cargador portatil. One more time. The last thing I'll pack is a whistle, which is... One Silvato. Un... Silvato. These can be very useful in case you get lost and need rescuing. Right, now, I'm all packed. Time to head to the station.

Oh, Maria? Hello? How istas? Maria, do you go the senderism? the senderism? Now I'm to Montserrat

to do a come in a can't come to you're well

I'm can't wait to get to a house and pack some

and we're we're we're in this bar in 20 minutes I'll

take a beer and I okay after long

after probably I just pumped into Maria I asked if she likes hiking

you do you like the senderism? She said yes so I invited her to come hiking with me I'm going to wait for her here while she goes home and pack some things

I told her to go home and pack some things and that we will see each other here in 20 minutes in this bar next to the road hola, how is ta a mesa for one? Si, afura,

for favor. Grazi. I just asked, for a table for one. One mesa for one. I asked to sit outside. Afwera. Afwera means outside.

I'll just get a small drink while I wait. Hello, caballero. One cup of vino tinto, for favor. Si, Rioja is perfect. Grazias. I like to use the word Cavalliero when ordering food and drinks in Spain. drinks in Spain. It translates as gentlemen. It's just a very polite way of saying sir or signor. Of course, if I'm being served by a woman, then I would say signora or

seorita. And that depends on her age. It can be a delicate one that. Signorita translates to miss and signora translates to misses. It's Grazie. Oh, What is this? I forgot. Another reason why I love Spain.

They have served me a tapper with my drink, free of charge. This time they've given me a small plate of pan with tomato to go with my drink. This is a traditional Spanish dish made by grating fresh Spanish tomatoes onto pieces of baguette, with some of that delicious Spanish olive oil.

Or, as we've learned, Cete de oliva. This stuff is good. It's really good. Ooh, that was delicious. Ah, caballero, la Quenta, for favor. Muchisima grazias. Very amabler.

Oh my goodness. It's only four euros for a glass of wine and a delicious tapper. Guys, I'm never going home. And good timing because look, here's Maria. There she is. She was pretty quick. I'll leave the money here.

Hello, signorita. How is Maria? We're going to the station of train? We're going. A billiette of the way and return to Montserrat. For favor. Right. We've got our return tickets.

We cover ticket buying in great detail on our paid course which can be found on our Patreon. Why not head over there and have a listen to that? Right then folks, let's get on that train. We made it. The train takes about an hour and five minutes apparently. Maria says she needs to send some emails for work on her phone, so she won't be very chatty for a while. But hey, I can use this time to test you on all the hiking things I can. taught you earlier. How do you say the backpack? La Mochila. What is a water bottle?

Una botaya de agua. Ona. Botea. De. Agua. Food. How do you say the food? La Comida. La. Comida. How would you say? nuts, fruitos secos. Fruitos. Secos. How about bananas? Los platanos. Los.

Platanos. How about the map? El Mapa. El. Mapa. How would you say? The compass. La Bruchula.

La. Bruchula. How about? The first aid kit. The botechine de primeros auxilios. El. Botechine de

primeros auxilios. Bandages. How would you say the bandages? Los Bendages. How about a waterproof coat? Or, simply, a waterproof.

Un impermeable. How about the cap? or that. La Gorra. La Corra. How about the gloves? Los guantes. Los.

Quantes. How would you say hiking boots? Botas de senderismo. Botas. De. Cenderismo. How would you say? The socks.

Los calcitines. Los. Calcettines. How would you say? Sunglasses. Gaffas de sol. How about? Sunblock. Protector solar. How about the flashlight? La Linterna. La. Linterna. How about? How about? How about the flashlight? How about? Linterna. How about? How about? about the lighter. How do you say the lighter? El encenderor. How would you say the knife? El cochillo. And how would you say? Portable charger. Cargador portatil. El Cargador Portatil. Finally, how would you say the whistle? El Silvato.

El Silvato. Fantastic. We are finished. How did you do? And we are arriving. Wow, there are mountains everywhere. It's very beautiful here. And nice to escape the city for a bit. to get some peace and quiet.

Time for that hike. Estes list, Maria? Okay, well, vamos. Join me next time. I gotta go. Hasta lo, Ciao. Quick question. Do you love learning Spanish with this podcast,

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