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

Episode Date: June 23, 2025

Immersive Spanish, "Moving to Madrid". This season follows Kav and Ana as they relocate to Madrid and start their new life together. Learn all the situational Spanish you'll need to move to a new city through their fun, engaging approach. While perfect for anyone planning an international move, these practical lessons are valuable for all Spanish learners wanting to master real-world Spanish.The Immersive Spanish App is here! Start speaking today: studio.com/immersivespanish.Follow along with bonus lessons and transcripts to accompany this adventure at our Patreon.Learn more: www.immersivespanish.net. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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.

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.

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

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.

This means I prefer prepaid plans. One more time. Prefierrefer Finally, I added, Algo, Algo con good covertura. Algo with a good covertura.

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.

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.

Plan prepago. Come on, together. The plan prepago Very Next, to say the contract is The contract El

Contrato The mobile data Los Datos mobiles Los Datos mobiles Moving on we have The coverage, something I'm always struggling with. La Covertura

La Covertura Come on together La Covertura Finally, the cools Like when someone's ringing you Or Las Las

Jamadas The Jamadas The Maderas Caballero What are the options Disponible For favor Could you explain me the differences

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

does it include? You would say, how many gigas of data does it include? How many gigabytes of data does it include? Quantos gigas

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?

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.

A very important question indeed is, what is the connection speed? What is the velocity of connection? What is the velocity

of connection? Finally, I would want to know. Can I keep my current number? Puedo conservar my number actual? I can conserve my

number actual. I can't conserve my number actual? Well, Señor, I need to present my passport,

right? And I have to complete this formulario with my data personal? Let's go over

some forms and ID vocabulary. The form, which you just heard me say, is El

formulario. El Formulario. Just add ullario to the word form. Formulario. Next, we have the passport. El passaporte. El passaporte.

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

Electronic El Correo Electronico Finally, the signature La Firm So So,

Amigo What direction Pongo? The L'Emb where I'm I'm, suppose For now is my direction

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

My Fecha de nascento is My Fecha De Nacimiento is To let whom you're dealing with know

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

credit extraterreras? Well, it's time to move on to some much-needed payment vocabulary. To pay in cash is Pagar

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

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,

you'll be asked to sign. To sign here is firm here firm here think about how you're affirming your contract

once you sign it firm here so how configure the internet mobile ah okay

there is scania this code with the camera of telephone well let me a moment for favor.

D'am a moment. Fantastic. I have connection to internet. I can't work that

works perfectly. Now I can use maps, I can find information and

I can maintain connected. Anna will be very content when

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.

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.

Aser a jamada. Aser a jamada. So if I were to say I am going to make a call,

this would be I'm going to a jamada. Likewise, to send a message is Enviar a message. I hope you're repeating

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,

Orange, Vodafone, and finally, Mass Mobile. Budget options include Simio, Pepephone, and LisaMobile.

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,

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.

I don't have coverage. No Tengo covertura. Ah. No. Pueu'aser jamadas. No. Puedo. Aser.

Jamadas. Which means I can't make cools. No. No. I don't put to make a lot of finally the internet

isn't working which is internet no functiona internet no functiona

I suppose a more literal translation of this would be the internet doesn't function so what is my

next my next pass to establishes in Madrid now that I have the telephone

functioning, I'd have to a account bankaria to deposit our

recompense. Let's review what we've just learned. How would you ask for a

SIM card with mobile data? You would say, Necessito a targetta

SIM with data mobiles. And this means I need a SIM card

with mobile data. Let's say it together. Come on. Necessi. How would you ask? How much data is included?

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.

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!