What happens when you put two words together? Compound words in Spanish (Palabras compuestas) 5 minutes of Spanish + Podcast / English veresion

 

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Welcome to episode 228 of this podcast, and thank you very much for being here reflecting on Spanish, a language we love and that brings us together today.

Did you know that there are words that are born from the union of two?

¡Claro! Son las palabras compuestas, ¿verdad? Como aeropuerto, coliflor 

Of course! They're compound words, right? Like airport, cauliflower...

Um! We have cauliflower this Friday in the cooking and languages ​​experience... "choyera salad", which has cauliflower, carrots, and dressing.

Choyera / choyero teh people who was born here in Baja California Sur. La choya is a cactus from here.

I'm so hungry! Also sunflower, speaking of plants, or redhead.

Our granddaughter has red hair, she's a redheaded girl.

Nuestra nieta es pelirroja, es una niña pelirroja

Paraguas (umbrela) o mapamundi (world map)

Mapamundi, hacía mucho tiempo que no escuchaba esa palabra. Ahora es todo en Google

World map, I haven't heard that word in a long time. Now it's all on Google.

¿Vamos a los ejemplos? Let's go to the examples?

¡Mira esto! Compré un cubrecama nuevo. (bedspread) / Look at this! I bought a new bedspread.

It looks very nice. I, on the other hand, had to buy a dishwasher because washing everything by hand was driving me crazy.

I understand! I bought a new corkscrew, because you know, we never found one in cooking class, and also a bottle opener.

We hardly ever use the can opener anymore; all the cans open easily.

As you can see, all those words we just mentioned are compound words.

Yes, and the interesting thing is how they are formed. Some, like semifinal or compraventa, combine two nouns.

Semifinal-semifinal   ¡Las semifinales de fútbol me ponen muy nerviosa! Soccer semifinals make me really nervous!

Compraventa- purchase and sale or trading

Medioambiente- environment

Es importante cuidar el medioambiente. It s important to take care of environment

thers, like bedspread and dishwasher, combine a verb with a noun. And some, like corkscrew and bottle opener, include an action in their meaning.

Can you imagine a story with all these words?

Let's try it...

One day, in the big cooking semifinal, two competitors were ready for the final challenge.

You only have one chance to impress the judges. Do you have everything ready?
Yes... but I forgot the bottle opener to open the bottle.
Use the corkscrew!
Good idea. Now, while I boil the pasta, I'll wash the dishes in the dishwasher.
Don't forget the presentation; sweet and sour is always delicious and pretty. Also, you can use that old bedspread to improvise a tablecloth.
I don't know. But... look at the ceiling! There's a huge spiderweb! A spiderweb!
Leave it! It gives the atmosphere a rustic touch.
Ha, ha, ha… Ready! Dish served. The color of the bittersweet appetizer is very good.

The judges tasted the dish and, after a few tense minutes, they announced the winner.

Congratulations, Eduardo! You're the semifinal champion!

Thank you! But first… I need a bottle opener to open this bottle and toast.Where is it?

I told you!

This is the end of the soap opera. What did you think? A pretty laid-back chef, right? In reality, he's quite bossy. Come to the cooking experience and tell me.

And you? Do you want to learn more words like these and become a know-it-all (sabelotodo)? Is one of your goals to improve your Spanish this year? We'll see you here.

Thank you so much for making it to this podcast. And thank you for listening, participating, and commenting. Spanish in Cabo and SpanishUp2U wouldn't exist without you. We want you to speak and think in Spanish; that's our mission.

See you soon.

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