Immersive Spanish - Immersive Spanish: Season 4, Episode 11 - La Tienda de Electrónica (The Electronics Store)

Episode Date: September 18, 2025

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Practice every day. Zero judgment, personalized guidance. We partnered with Studio.com to make it happen. Head to Studio.com forward slash immersive Spanish to get started. Episode 11. La Tienda de Electronica. Hello, Villajeros. Today, Anna and myself are at Media Market,

one of Spain's largest electronic retailers. After furnishing our apartment, it's time to purchase the technology we need for our new home. After all, it is 2025. But here's the twist. Before, yes, before we enter the store, I'll teach you all the essential vocabulary your need and here throughout our shopping adventure.

This way, when Anna and I use these words in our conversations, you'll already know what we're talking about and can focus on understanding the natural flow of Spanish conversation. Are you ready? Lista? So here is the pre-episode vocab. Beginning with the television. El televisor.

El. Televisor. So the television is, come on, together. El televisor. Very well. The next word is the laptop. El portatil. El portatil.

Now, how I remember, laptop is I kind of think how portatil sounds a bit like portable and a laptop unlike a computer is portable so the laptop is el portatil next we move on to the computer now I should impart that in Spain the word for computer is el ordinaror el ordinaror but outside side of Spain and throughout the rest of the Spanish-speaking world, you're more likely hear the word computadora. La computadora. The printer is la impresora. La impresora. Think about how when you're so impressed of a document, you want to print it. La impresora. La impresora. Next is the microwave. The coffee makers, an absolute essential for myself, is la cafeteria. The vacuum cleaner is

the vacuum cleaner is la aspirator. The speaker is el alta boss. El Altawas. El Alta. Vos. Just think about how it's the high voice. I mean, that's the literal translation. Alta, meaning high, and vos meaning voice. El Alta boss. When you put your phone on speaker, you're making your voice more high, more loud. So, the speaker is El Alta boss. The inches, a unit of measurement, which we use to measure the length and width of a computer screen for example are las pulgadas las pulgadas so how would you say three inches three polgadas finally we have the battery la batteria la battery so now that you know these essential words let's Enter media market and listen to how Anna and I use them naturally in our conversation.

Try to catch each vocabulary word as we say it. God my, this place is enormous. It has of all. Televisors, ordinators, electrodomestical. Yes, it's like a park of attractions for the aficionados to the technology.

What we need to buy first? Hmm. Empeas for the televisors. We need one for the

salon. Yes, but not too great. Our salon is of a time

medium. So, what do you think a smart TV? So we could

be series of films directly from internet. Perfecta idea.

and with a good resolution to enjoy of documentaries of naturalness and films. This of 43 bulgars is perfect

for our space. Yes, and it has a good quality of image. It's with

support for the the pad or we need to buy one apart? I think

that's very separate. Also we'd consider a barred of

sound to make the audio. Good idea. The

sound is so important as the image to do

to play and music. Also I need a

computer new. Yes, I can use my portatil of

the university to work but we need one

for the use a day in house. Anna,

you prefer you a Ordenador of a overmesa or a

portatil. I think a portatil is more practical. We can use it

in any room and it and it has no

space. This has specific specifications. Processing rapid, sufficient

memory RAM and a amount and What system operative You have?

Well, the is that I'm I'm used to use to Windows but we'd

consider other options. S has been with Windows and installed and has

a target graphic for pictures and photos with

quality think we need we need a imprisora?

It's it's useful to have one in house

I need for impriming articles academic. And, and there are documents

to impriming. What do do you think a multifuncion? So, we'd we'd

imprimer, scaneer, and make photocopias. Good idea. And if is possible, one

that can permit from the mobile or the portatil without cables.

Hmm. Necessed some things for the cuisine. A

microndas is essential. Yes, and a cafeteria. No I can start

the day without my coffee. And maybe a frereidora of air.

I've heard that are more good and versatiles than the freeiders

and for the limpeas we should we need a

aspirator ? Yes it's indispensable And I'd like a aspirator without cable. They're more

easy to use. You're a defieres to a aspirator of a man or a normal but

without a cable? A normal but without cable. So we can't

clean all the house without not for the endchew also.

It's also to an altabos intelligent to put

musicita, no? Yes. And could to be useful to ask you to ask like the

time or recetas while we're what you think this model has a good quality of sound and it's connect by

Bluetooth to the telephones me and we could we put one in the salon and

maybe another more more small in the kitchen right EO then guys time for a

quick review to test your understanding let's see how much you've understood. I'll say a phrase in Spanish, you think about what it means, then I'll give you the answer and you can repeat it. Ready? Let's go. What do you think that means? What do you think about this laptop? So let's say it together.

I want you to repeat off to me. Let's move on. This of 43-pulgadas is perfecta. This of 43-pulgadas is perfecta. Any ideas? This of 43-pulgazes

means this 43-inch one seems perfect. Your turn then. Repeat after me. This of 43-pulgadas is perfect. Very good. Moving on.

Preferieres an ordinar de sovere a portemeter. Preferieres an ordinaror of overmeza

or a portatil. What's your guess? Do you prefer a desk top computer or a laptop. Repeat it. Preferieres an ordinar de sovere's a

overmess or a portatil. Perfect. Next we have Necessitamos a microndas and a cafeteria. Necessitamos a microndas and a

cafeteria. Got it? We need a microwave microwave and a coffee maker. So, say it back. Necessitamos a microondas and a cafeteria. Well, you're doing a very good job.

One aspirator sin cable. Una aspirator sin cable. This one's tricky. I'll give you that. Una aspirator sin cable means a cordless vacuum cleaner. So try it, come on. A aspirator

without cable. Perfecto. Manana will get all our apparatus new. This is

only the commienzo of our adventure in Madridana. You just heard all that vocabulary

used naturally in conversation. There was quite a bit of back and forth between

Anna and me in this episode. So, if you struggle to follow along, don't worry.

I do recommend, however, listening to this episode again, or even better, revisiting all previous episodes to ensure you fully absorbed the learning material. The key to learning Spanish is repetition. For an extra boost to your comprehension, try reading along with our episode transcripts, which include both Spanish and English translations. Perfect for learners who need that additional support. You can access complete episode transcripts by clicking the Patreon link, below. Until the next.