Immersive Spanish - Immersive Spanish, Season 6, San Sebastián Episode 7 - Plaza de la Constitución

Episode Date: March 4, 2026

For extra episodes, head to https://www.patreon.com/ImmersiveSpanishThe Immersive Spanish App is here!We’re excited to introduce the most effective tool for learning Spanish we’ve ever created. Learn more at:https://studio.com/apps/immersivespanishWant to learn with video too?Head to the Immersive Spanish YouTube channel to learn with videos of Kav exploring the Spanish-speaking world and learning Spanish through real-life experiences:https://www.youtube.com/@ImmersiveSpanishImmersive Spanish: San SebastiánIn this season, Kav explores San Sebastián while guiding you through powerful Spanish patterns that unlock countless new words. Instead of conversations, you’ll learn by listening, responding, and filling in speaking gaps, giving you time to think, speak, and build sentences naturally.The focus is on understanding how Spanish works, so you can say more with confidence and less effort.Follow along with bonus lessons and transcripts on Patreon to reinforce the patterns and practise speaking even more.Learn more at:www.immersivespanish.net Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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. Season 6, episode 7. Hello, Villajeros, and bienveninas de novo to immersive Spanish. I'm Kav.

Thanks so much to everyone listening, and a huge thank you to our Patreon supporters. Classy Executiva, Villegers, get one extra immersive Spanish episode every week in exactly the same immersive style as this podcast, just more of it. Plus, add free listening, transcripts and 48 hours early access. And a big thank you to our Primera Classi supporters who vote on what we teach and where we travel next. Let's get started.

I'm here in San Sebastian, as you know, and today I'm sitting in the Plaza de la Constitution. It's a huge grand plaza and a beautiful square. with tall old buildings all around. As you hear me now, I'm sat in a cafe having a cafe with lece. I'm just going to look up the history of this place. One second. Plaza de la Constitution, San Sebastian, history. Oh, wow.

It turns out this place used to be a ball ring. In the 18th and 19th centuries, this square functioned as an arena for ball fights. The numbers you still see above the balconies, well, they're not decorative. They marked the numbered spectator boxes. Wealthy families would watch from those balconies, almost like private seats. Later, when a proper boring was built elsewhere in the city, the plaza became what it is today. a civic square used for markets, festivals and gatherings. Que curioso. How curious.

So today, I'm sat in this cafe and I want to teach you something really important in Spanish. It's something that confuses almost every beginner at some point. And that is, soi versus estoi. Both mean I am. But in Spanish, you have to choose. In English, it's always I am. In Spanish, however, you decide. And instead of thinking permanent verse temporary,

I want you to think about it like this. Soi is what you are. Soi is what you are. Este is how you are or where you are. That's it. Soi what you are. I'm How you are

Or where you are So if I say Soy Kav So Kav That's what I am My identity If I say

So I say So professor I'm Again, that's what I am If I say Soy de Inglaterra So

I'm from. Again, that's where I'm from. That's part of who I am. Now, compare that with I'm in the cafe. Estoy in el cafe. That's where I am. If I say, I'm feliz, again, that's how I am. If I say, I'm sorry I'm my current state So imagine someone asks you Who are you?

You answer with Soy If someone asks you How are you You answer with Estoy Just think Identity equals

Soi Statal location And that includes emotions feelings I'm that will guide you almost every single time let's practice

the word for happy is Feliz to say I am happy what would you say Estoy Felis Estoy Felis The word for tired is

Cancadro Cancado So how do you you say, I'm tired. I'm tired. I'm cancad. How about?

I'm very tired today. I'm very can't say or today. Or, today, and that's because

that's how I am today. It's a current state. Now, I'm from England. So I'm of England. So of

England The United States in Spanish is Los States. So how would you say I'm from the United States? So I'm of the United States. So I de los

Estados Unitos. How about I'm not from England? No I'm de England. No I'm de Inglaterra

How about this one? I'm not from England. I'm from the United States. No I'm from the United States. No. Soy the

Inglaterra. So of the States Unidos. How would you say I'm a teacher? So professor.

So professor. Notice how you don't say, So I'm a professor. You just say, Soi professor. Literally, I am teacher. The word for student is, Estudiente.

Estudiente. So, how would you say, I'm a student? So a student. So a student. How about, I'm a student of Spanish? So a student of Spanish.

I'm studente of Spanish Again, what you are that's why we use Soi

I reiterate Soi for describing what you are Estoy for describing how you are or where you are The word for waiter is Camarero Camarero

So how would a man say I'm a waiter? So I'm a marrero. So. Camarero. And a woman? So I'merer. So I'mer.

Remember, change the ending of O to A for feminine. Now, emotions. Sad is Triste. So, how do you say, I'm not happy, I'm sad. No I'm happy. I'm sad. no I'm

I'm happy I'm and that's because that's how you are it's your current mood how about I'm happy

because I'm a student I'm a student I'm happy because why I'm happy because I'm not a teacher I'm happy

because I'm not a teacher I'm sure. I'm happy because I'm not a professor. I'm happy because no, I'm professor. Notice how we mix them naturally. How you are, I'm, what you are, soy. Walk in Spanish is Caminar.

I walk, camino. How would you say? I'm tired because I walk I walk a lot. I'm tired because I'm going to much. I'm tired. Because

Camino, much. Remember, being tired is how we are. It's not what we are. It doesn't define us. It's temporary. It's how we are.

So, with that being established, how would we say, I'm not tired because I don't walk a lot. No, I'm can't because no camino much.

No. I'm quite. Canceado. Why? No. Camino. Much.

Excited in Spanish is Emotionado. Remember. Full of emotions. Emotionado. So, how do you say? I'm very excited.

I'm very emocionado I'm very excited because I'm going to Spain I'm very emotional because I'm going to Spain I'm very emotional because I'm not very excited today because I'm tired I'm not

very emotional because I'm quite I'm not very emotional

because I'm I'm I'm I'm I'm I'm I'm

again we're describing how I am Estoy Now let's expand If I am is I am

How do you say you are formally speaking esth. So how do you say you are happy? Estab felice. Estab felice.

Now, usually you're speaking to someone you know, so informally we add an S. Estes. This is you, but formal. Estes is also you, but informal. Okay? So, are you talking about you? tired? Estes

canzada? Istas can't? Why are you excited? Why are you excited? Why is emoscionado? Why aren't you happy today?

Why not you are happy today? Why not you are happy today? Now of Soi, if Soi means I am, in identity form,

how do you say you, are. You are. You are a student. You are a student. I am Kav. You are Jane.

So I Kav. Er is Jane. I am Kav. I am a teacher. You are a student. I am a professor. Are you a student. Okay.

So, professor, you're a student. Are you a student or a teacher? Erres a student or you're a professor? Hmm? Erres student

or you're professor? He or she is? Is. Yes. He is a teacher. She is professor, is professor, he is professor. She is a waitress. She is camerera.

She is camerera. Now, temporary state, he is tired. He is tired. He, is ta, can's sad. She is sad. Estabrista. She is Triste.

They are. So they're excited. Would be Estan emosionados. They're emocionados. Notice, Emotionado becomes emocionados. We add an S for plural.

So they are tired would be, you've got this. They're tan cansados. Not stand cancadro, but they are sad. They are sad. They're sad. They are happy. They're felices. Yes, see, they're felices.

Right, guys. Speaking of which, I'm done in this cafe for quite a while and there's only so much cafe con leche can help. Right now, I'm still in el Caffé. You wouldn't say, so I just want you to remember one thing. So I just want you to remember one thing. So what you are, estoy, how you are, or where you are. I'm going to head back to my Airbnb and have a little siesta. Remember to check out the immersive Spanish app if you want to.

to start speaking Spanish out loud with Rodrigo, your personal Spanish coach within the app. Head to studio.com forward slash immersive Spanish to get started. After la proxia, my hentie. Chao, chao. You know how the hardest part of learning Spanish is finding someone to practice with? We solved that. In our new app, Fluency Builder, you'll speak with Rodrigo, an AI coach who's available 24-7. He corrects your pronunciation, roleplays real scenarios, and never judges you.

Plus, I'll be your daily guide with lessons built around real world Spanish. Check it out at studio.com forward slash immersive Spanish.