Immersive Spanish - Immersive Spanish Season 3 - Episode 2: Journey to Colombia

Episode Date: August 12, 2024

Season 3 - El Lago de Oro (The Lake of Gold)It's time to kick off our adventure as we fly from Heathrow airport to another world in Bogotá. Along the way, Kav will guide you through essential travel vocabulary so that you can navigate the airport and your flight smoothly. Buckle up for an exciting exploration of Spanish and secrets awaiting us in the next episode!The Immersive Spanish App is here! Practice with Rodrigo, your AI coach. Turn lessons into real conversations: studio.com/immersivespanishFollow along with bonus lessons and audios to accompany this adventure at Patreon.Episode transcription available here. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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Rodrigo, our AI coach, coaches your speaking through your phone with instant feedback. And you do it every single day. Remember, consistent practice builds consistent confidence. Download it at Studio. Season 3, Episode 2, Journey to Colombia. Hello, Villerjero, and bienvenios to this grand episode of the immersive Spanish. We're at Heathrow Airport, about to embark on our adventure to Colombia.

As we make our way to the gate, let's go over some essential travel vocabulary. You'll need this to navigate the airport and your flight smoothly. First, let's start with some key words. Remember to repeat them out loud after me in the gaps. Number one. The airport. El aeropuerto. El.

Aero puerto. El aeroperto. Number two. The flight. The Vuelo El Wuelo

Number three The passport El Pasaporte El Paso Porte El Pasaporte Number four

The suitcase La Maleta Number five The boarding gate The Puerta De Embarque La Puerta

De Embarque Number six The seat El Asiento El Asiento El Asiento

Number seven The ticket El Billete Throughout the America's It is more common to say El Boleto El

Boleto El Billete is more used in Spain. But worry not, you'll be understood everywhere. Right, so. Now listen to how I use these in context. We're in the airport, Esperando our flight to Bogota. I've got my passaborte and my maleta. Necessitamos to encounter the port of the embarking to

to boarder the avion. This means we are at the airport waiting for our flight to Bogota. I have my passport and my suitcase. We need to find the boarding gate to board the plane. I shall say that one more time in Spanish. We're in the airport. Esperando our wholo to Bogota.

I have my passport support and my maleta. We've just gone through the port of embark to embark

to boarder the avion. Ah, we've just gone through passport control. Now, let's head to our gate. Right, so we've arrived at our gate and it looks like

boarding is about to start. Let's quickly go over some useful phrases you might hear or need to use. Number one, Puedo Ver su passaporte and a Pobletto, for favor. Can I see your passport and ticket please? One more time. Puedo Vero

PASAPorte and boleto For favor. Number two, what's your seat number? What is your number of asiento? One more time. What is your number

of asiento? Number three. Do you have any hand luggage? Tiena any equipage of man? Tien some

some equipment of the man number four boarding begins in 15 minutes. El Embarque commienza in 15 minutes.

El Embarque commienza in 15 minutes. Oh, they're calling our flight now. Let's board. We're now seated on the plane, ready for our journey to Bogota. It's about a 10-and-a-half-hour flight, so we have plenty of time to practice. practice more Spanish. I've brought my great-grandfather's diary with me. As we fly over the Atlantic, let me share a bit more about what I've discovered. It seems he was part of an expedition to Lake

Guadavita in the early 1900s. They were searching for the legendary El Dorado Treasure, but something went wrong. The diary mentions a secret location, a hidden cave, and guardians of the treasure. Hang on, hang on. The man in the row behind keeps looking over at me. Looking at the diary. Some people need to respect privacy.

Learn boundaries, hey? Ah, the fasten seatbelt sign has come on. Let's do a quick review before we take off. How would you say the airport in Spanish? El aeroperto El

Aeropo How would you say The passport El passaporte El Pasaporte How about The boarding gate

The Puerte The Puerta de embark How about Can I see your ticket please? Can I see your ticket, please? Puello Per favor

Puedo ver to boleto for favor well our

we're now airborne and on our way to Colombia in our next episode we'll land in Bogota

and start our adventure in earnest who knows what mysteries await us but since until then keep practicing

your Spanish asta For a full breakdown of the Spanish used in this episode, and to learn the history about the true story of El Dorado and Le Quattadavita, head over to patreon.com forward slash immersive Spanish. Here's something I learned teaching Spanish. People don't struggle with vocabulary. They struggle with confidence. They know the words, but they're too afraid to speak. That's why Fluency Builder focuses on confidence building. It's a mobile, app you can download right now. I guide you through immersive video lessons on your phone in social situations. Dinners, parties, conversations. Then Rodrigo, our AI coach, coaches your speaking daily for your device in a completely judgment-free environment. Practice anywhere on your phone. Your daily Spanish coaching team, download it at studio.com forward slash immersive Spanish.