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Immersive Spanish - Season 4 - Episode 2 - La Tarjeta SIM (The SIM Card)

June 23, 20250 comments♥ 0
00:00 Season 4, Episode 2, La Targeta Sim. Hello, hola, olda, old, viaeros. I'm delighted to welcome you back to immersive Spanish. Today, I'm at a mobile phone store in Madrid to get Spanish SIM cards, an essential task when moving to a new country. I'm getting two cards, one for me, and one for Anna when she arrives in a couple of weeks. Ah, look, here's a friendly looking shop assistant. I'm going to see if they can help me out with what I need.
00:39 Buenos days. Necessito two targetas SIM with data mobiles. For favor. Preferio plans prepago. Algo with good covertura in Madrid and all Spain. Let's break down the essential phrases that I've just mentioned. To begin, I said, Buenos Dias. Buenos Dias.
01:11 As you might be able to guess, this means good morning. Buenos Dias. Next, I said, Necessito dos targetas sim with data mobiles. Necessito two targetas SIM
01:35 with data. With data. This means I need two SIM cards with mobile data. Necessi two Targetas SIMs SIM with data. After this, I said, Prefiero Plane prepago. Prefiero. Plane is prepago.
02:11 This means I prefer prepaid plans. One more time. Prefierrefer Finally, I added, Algo, Algo con good covertura. Algo with a good covertura.
02:39 And this means something with good coverage. Let's hear it one more time. Algo con buena covertura. Let's list some essential phone shop vocabulary. The SIM card is La Targeta SIM. The SIM card. La Targeta SIM.
03:12 I want you to make sure you say it with me. Come on. Together. La Targeta SIM. Next, to say the prepaid plan, you would say, El Plan prepago. El.
03:35 Plan prepago. Come on, together. The plan prepago Very Next, to say the contract is The contract El
03:58 Contrato The mobile data Los Datos mobiles Los Datos mobiles Moving on we have The coverage, something I'm always struggling with. La Covertura
04:31 La Covertura Come on together La Covertura Finally, the cools Like when someone's ringing you Or Las Las
04:58 Jamadas The Jamadas The Maderas Caballero What are the options Disponible For favor Could you explain me the differences
05:14 between these plans? I've just asked if this shop assistant can help explain the difference between these different plans. Here are some useful questions you'll want to know. To ask, how many gigabytes of data
05:34 does it include? You would say, how many gigas of data does it include? How many gigabytes of data does it include? Quantos gigas
05:51 The next question I want to know is Does this include international calls? Incluye Jamadas Internationales? Incluye Jamadas Internationales I'd also want to know Does it need to be renewed every month?
06:29 Ike renovarlo every month There's There Next, does it work in other European countries? Funciona in other countries? Funciona in other countries of Europe.
07:09 A very important question indeed is, what is the connection speed? What is the velocity of connection? What is the velocity
07:33 of connection? Finally, I would want to know. Can I keep my current number? Puedo conservar my number actual? I can conserve my
07:57 number actual. I can't conserve my number actual? Well, Señor, I need to present my passport,
08:14 right? And I have to complete this formulario with my data personal? Let's go over
08:27 some forms and ID vocabulary. The form, which you just heard me say, is El
08:36 formulario. El Formulario. Just add ullario to the word form. Formulario. Next, we have the passport. El passaporte. El passaporte.
09:12 The address, which is, La direction. La direction. Just imagine the address is in that direction. La direction. we also have the email El Correo
09:36 Electronic El Correo Electronico Finally, the signature La Firm So So,
10:00 Amigo What direction Pongo? The L'Emb where I'm I'm, suppose For now is my direction
10:11 official in Madrid. So here are some form-filling phrases you'll want to know. My address is. My direction is. My address is. My address is. Next, my phone number is dot, dot, dot. My number of telephone is. My number of telephone is my email. My number of telephone is my email. is my Correa Electronico is My Correo Electronico is My date of birth is Dot dot dot dot
11:19 My Fecha de nascento is My Fecha De Nacimiento is To let whom you're dealing with know
11:38 You're a foreigner You could say I'm a I am a foreigner. So I am a foreigner. Well, how is a total? Acceptant targetas
12:01 credit extraterreras? Well, it's time to move on to some much-needed payment vocabulary. To pay in cash is Pagar
12:15 in effectivo. Pagare. in effectivo think about how cash is the most effective way to pay paga in effectivo alternatively and most commonly nowadays is to pay with card paga con targeta paga con targeta to pay with card The receipt is El recivo
13:01 The change, if you're paying of cash and effectivo, is El Cambo. The change. El Cambio. When you take out a phone contract, usually, if not always,
13:24 you'll be asked to sign. To sign here is firm here firm here think about how you're affirming your contract
13:38 once you sign it firm here so how configure the internet mobile ah okay
13:53 there is scania this code with the camera of telephone well let me a moment for favor.
14:04 D'am a moment. Fantastic. I have connection to internet. I can't work that
14:14 works perfectly. Now I can use maps, I can find information and
14:24 I can maintain connected. Anna will be very content when
14:32 the question. So, Let's go over some phone usage vocab. The network is la red. La red. The signal is la señal. Signal signal.
14:59 La signal. To connect to Wi-Fi is Connected to Wi-Fi. It's not Wi-Fi, but Wi-Fi. So to connect yourself to the Wi-Fi is connectarse a Wi-Fi. To make a call is to To make a call is to to do.
15:32 Aser a jamada. Aser a jamada. So if I were to say I am going to make a call,
15:44 this would be I'm going to a jamada. Likewise, to send a message is Enviar a message. I hope you're repeating
16:00 after me, by the way. Enviar. One. Mensage. Right then. It's time for me to share some tips for mobile services in Spain. The main providers are Movistar,
16:18 Orange, Vodafone, and finally, Mass Mobile. Budget options include Simio, Pepephone, and LisaMobile.
16:37 Prepaid plans, Plane's prepago, are best for short stays while contracts, contractors, offer better rates for longer periods, but require a Spanish bank account. Tip number three. To recharge a prepaid card, simply say,
16:57 I want to recargargargar my targetasim at any phone shop, tobacco shop or supermarket. Tip number four. Here are some useful problem phrases. No Tengo covertura. Can you guess what this means? No. Tengo covertura.
17:21 I don't have coverage. No Tengo covertura. Ah. No. Pueu'aser jamadas. No. Puedo. Aser.
17:37 Jamadas. Which means I can't make cools. No. No. I don't put to make a lot of finally the internet
17:51 isn't working which is internet no functiona internet no functiona
18:02 I suppose a more literal translation of this would be the internet doesn't function so what is my
18:13 next my next pass to establishes in Madrid now that I have the telephone
18:19 functioning, I'd have to a account bankaria to deposit our
18:26 recompense. Let's review what we've just learned. How would you ask for a
18:33 SIM card with mobile data? You would say, Necessito a targetta
18:47 SIM with data mobiles. And this means I need a SIM card
18:53 with mobile data. Let's say it together. Come on. Necessi. How would you ask? How much data is included?
19:12 Quantos gigas of data include? How many gigas of data does it include? Quantos gigas of data include. Finally, how would you say you need to present your passport? Necessito present my passport. I need to present my passport. Necessito present my passport. Well, Viajero, I've successfully completed an essential task for anyone moving to Spain. Getting connected with local SIM cards.
20:20 I've got two cards, so Anna will be all set when she arrives. In our next episode, we'll tackle opening a Spanish bank account. Join me as we continue to learn practical Spanish. Asta la Proxima!