Immersive Spanish - Immersive Spanish, Season 6, San Sebastián Episode 10 - Wine Tasting

Episode Date: March 26, 2026

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who are able to vote on what we teach and where we go next. Let's get started. Today I'm in a dark, dusty tavern here in San Sebastian. It's quiet, low lighting, wooden barrels stacked against the wall, and the smell of wine is in the air. In about 20 minutes, I'm going to be taking part in a wine tasting. I've just ordered a Rioja to sit whilst I wait for it to start.

But before that, today I'm going to teach you something that got me hooked on learning Spanish. It's a few words that act like building blocks. And when you stack them together, they unlock loads of new things you can say. Today, we're talking about things you have done. To say I have in Spanish, we say, eh. A. I have. It's spelled H-E.

But the H is silent. So it sounds like E. A. Not he. A. Now, you might be thinking that Dengo means I have. And that's true. But in Spanish, there are actually two ways to say, I have.

Dengo is for things. that you have now. E is for things you have done. So, do you remember how to say to eat in Spanish? Comer? See? Comer? Well, to say I have eaten, we start with E. I have.

But we don't say, Comer. Instead, we change it to comido. Comedo. So, Comer has its ending changed to become Comido. And now we put it together. A comido. A comido. I have eaten.

Now let's try another one. Do you remember how to say to drink? Beber. Beber. So how do you think you would say, I have drunk? A bevido. A bevido. Exactly the same pattern.

We take Beber, remove the ER, and change it to Bevido. So, Beber becomes Bebido. A Bebido. I have drunk. Wine in Spanish is vino. Vino. So how do you think you'd say, I have drunk wine. A bebibido, vino.

E, bebido, vino. Nice. Now let's build this out. Do you remember how to say to pay? The verb for to pay. It's paga. Pagar. So how do you think you'd say, I have paid?

A pagado. A pagado. I have paid. To speak is Ablar. So how would you say I have spoken? A ablado. E, ablado. Can you see the pattern forming here?

For ER and IR ending verbs, we remove the ending and replace it with I-O-O-A-O-A-O. Comer, comido, Vivi-V-I-V-I-V-A. For A-R-ending verbs, we remove the A-R ending and replace it with A-D-O, A-D. So now, from just one structure, we can already say

A comido, I have eaten. A verbiido, I have drunk. A pagado. I have paid. I have spoken. Now let's expand this. So if I have is E, then you have in Spanish is ass.

As. H-A-S. As. So how would you say you have eaten? As comido. As comido. You have drunk wine. Has febido vino.

As pervido, vino. You have drunk wine. How about you have paid? As pagado. As bagado. Now let's add another. He has, or she has in Spanish, is a. So how would you say he has eaten?

A comido. Super. A. Comido. She has drunk wine? A bevido vino. Bebido, vina. Now one more.

They have in Spanish is an. An. So, they have eaten? An comido. They have drunk wine? An bevido vino. And bebido, vino. They have paid?

And pagado And pagado Now look at this A comido I have eaten As comido You have eaten A comido

He or she has eaten And comido They have eaten Can you see what's happening here The only thing changing Is the first word Everything Everything else stays exactly the same

One structure Four different people This is where Spanish starts to feel easier. You're not learning loads of new things. You're just swapping one small piece. Same pattern. Same system. New meaning.

Now let's make this negative. Do you remember how to make something negative in Spanish? It's easy. You just add no at the beginning. So, I haven't eaten, is... No, he, comido. Noe comeido.

How about you haven't eaten? No has comeido. No, has comeido. How about he or she hasn't eaten? No ha comeido. No, ha, comeido. They haven't eaten? No an comeido.

Simple. Now, let's ask questions. Remember, in Spanish, you often don't change the words, you just change the intonation. So, you have eaten, ask comido, now ask. Have you eaten? Has comeido? Has comeido?

See what I'm doing there? It's all in the intonation. Have you drunk wine? Has vivid o'vino? Has bebido, vino? Has he eaten? A comido? Have they paid?

Ampa-a-a-a-pagado? Now let's bring everything together. I'm sitting here in this bar. I've had a glass of wine so I can say, I've vevedo-vino. I have drunk wine. Now imagine I look at you and I ask, As-vvido-vino?

Now the waiter comes over and asks, apagado? Have you paid? Now, let's combine this with what you already know. Do you remember how to say, I want to eat? I want to eat. Now, I have eaten. I comeido. So, how would you say, I want to eat, but I have eaten.

Quiro comer, but I've eaten. Now of you, you want to drink, but you have drunk. Has vivido. So, you want to drink, but you have drunk. Chieres bea bit you have drunk. Nice. Now we're going to.

So, for example, I'm going to drink wine. I'm going to bea vina. I'm going to bebeer, but I have drunk wine. I've been eaten Vino. Future verse past. You can feel the difference.

Now let's do a quick test. I'll say it in English, you say it in Spanish, make sure to say it out loud. I have eaten. I've eaten. You have eaten. Has comeido. He has eaten.

A comido. They have eaten. I have drunk wine. I've beened o'vino. You have paid. As pagado. They have spoken. An ablado.

Now make it negative. I haven't eaten. No I've comeido. They haven't paid. No an pagado. Now a question. Have you eaten? Has comeido?

Have they tried. drunk wine? An bevido vino? Nice work. Right. I think I've had enough wine already.

How would I say I have drunk a lot? Uh-huh. I've I've beenvido much. Eh? And maybe I look at you and I say

you have drunk a lot, Mr. Has vivid much, eh? Has Bevido, much. Well, Vieeros, my wine tasting is about to start.

I've learned something new. I've learned something new. And now you have two. Has aprendido something else time. See me next time. After the next time. Here's something I learned teaching Spanish.

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