Immersive Spanish - Immersive Spanish con Kav - Episode 7 - La cena

Episode Date: August 1, 2023

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I'm currently walking the busy streets of Barcelona, through La Rambla to Maria's house. She lives right next to Plaza Real. It's this way! You know what? I just adore the narrow enchanting streets of the Gothic Quarter. It has its roots from a Roman village dating back to the 14th century.

It's like a labyrinth, loaded with secret plasas and stone fountains. But I tell you, it's a good job my phone's map has me covered, because otherwise, I'd be perdido. I reckon now's as good a time as ever to go over some meeting and greeting essentials. I better brush up, as I've got to introduce myself. Not just to Maria, but her friends too.

Remember, a good first impression can do wonders. In English, when meeting somebody for the first time, we typically say, pleased to meet you. In Spanish, they would say, Encanado de Conacertre. Or just Encanado. Encanado literally translates to Enchanted. It's not a word we typically use in English. but think of it as being delighted or frilled. Remember to be soft on the D.

The letter D, if placed at the end of a word, is pronounced very softly. Some accents barely pronounce it at all. Let's say it together. Encanado. Encanado. Oh, and if you're a female, then you would say Encanada. In most cases in Spanish, masculine words will end in an O and feminine words will end in an A.

Think about it. Have you not heard feminine and masculine versions of the same name? Well, how about Alejandro and Alejandra? Or how about Antonio and Antonia? Here are some more common, informal ways that you would greet somebody, like a friend or family member. Como estas? Como estes. That means how are you?

Que tal? Que tal? Translates to what's up. This is a very common way of greeting in Spain. Como te va? How does it go for you? A formal greeting in Spanish would be Como esth

We simply remove the S from estas That takes it from informal to formal Right here it is Number 16, floor 2 I hope this is the right place Ah, oh la Maria, Ketal! Let'sa Arriba?

What do you think Vamos-Ariba means? Vamos means let's go. And Arriba means upstairs. To help remember this, think of the cartoon mouse

Speedy Gonzales who would often say Arriva, just imagine him going up some stairs. So how would you say? Let's go upstairs. Vamos Arriba. Wow, okay, these are a lot of stairs.

Wow, what incredible! We've arrived on the rooftop of her apartment building, and there is a table laid out ready. Wow, I can see a view of the whole city, just as the sun is setting as well. Look, La Sagrada Familia, right there, right there. And the sea, ah! I have the things that you want.

Tengue Rho. Tengue also I'm chasso pocadillos. Ah, look, Maria's friends,

they've arrived. Do you remember how to ask somebody what their name is? How do you Amas? How Te

You Amas? To say, Are you from here? You would say Eres De Aki Eres De

here? Where are you from is De Donde Eres? De Donde Eres? To ask

What are you doing in Barcelona? Is What is in Barcelona? What you do in Barcelona?

Where do you live? Is Donde Vives Donde Bives Now it's likely

they will direct similar questions towards me To tell somebody what your name is you would say Me Yamo followed by your name

So in my case I would say Me Yamo Kav Responding to Eres de Aki Are you from here, I would say, no, I'm from London.

Responding to, what are you doing in Barcelona, I would say, I'm here, the vacations. Estoy here, de vacations. Answering to where do you live, or where are you staying,

I would say, me Kedo in an hotel and I'm Kedo in an hotel and that means I stay

in a hotel close to here Ah Maria is walking up the stairs with some food Oh my, it's a giant seafood paella in a massive dish

That incredible Now, I'll teach you some common words and phrases associated with dinner parties. A starter is an enraada. Una Entrada. The dessert is El Poster. El Poster. A knife is a cochillo. A fork is a fork.

is a tenedore a spoon is a cuchara a table is a mess a

a chair is a A plato A plato Right

Now I'm going to test you a little on what we've just learned How would you say The starter La Entrada How about the dessert El Postre El Postre How would you say

A fork A tenedore. A tenedore. How would you say a spoon? One kuchara. A knife. A knife. A kuchio.

So how would you say a table? A messa. A messa. How would you say a chair? A silla. Una, silla. Last but not least, how would you say a plate? An plato.

Un plato. How many did you get right? Oh, Maria's friends, they need to leave. Fue en pleasure to knower. Yes, a pleasure. Chau. I want to ask Maria if she wants to go out of me tomorrow. To do this, I would say,

Kiyer's Salir comigo Manana Kiyer's Salir Conmigo Manana One more time

Kieres Salir Comeigo Manana Well She's told me She is indeed free tomorrow

but only on the condition that I take her to the zoo So join me next time as we visit El Zoologico de Barcelona. Hasta lauego. To really consolidate what you've learned, go back and repeat each episode of immersive Spanish

until you can remember all the words we've learned together. Studies show that repetition actually helps you to remember new words at a quicker rate by creating new pathways in the brain. If you have enjoyed this podcast, it would really help if you could leave a rating on Spotify or write as a review on Apple Podcast. costs.

After my friends, my friends.