Spanish in Cabo

Hello! How are you?  Good morning, good afternoon, or good evening, depending on where you are or what time you’re listening. Welcome to podcast 266. Thank you for being here.   Welcome! Thank you for joining us once again to learn Spanish in a simple, practical way—and with a smile. Today we’re going to talk about a small… but powerful word. A word that’s everywhere: in conversations, in classes, in everyday life. Listen to the Podcast Today’s word is “sobre.” “Sobre” is a preposition. That is, a word that connects ideas within a sentence. It has no gender, no number… it’s quiet, but very hardworking. Let’s look at some clear examples: El libro está sobre la mesa El libro está sobre la mesa / The book is on the table El pájaro vuela sobre el mar / The bird flies over the sea Estamos hablando sobre la película / We are talking about the movie Llegué sobre las 8 de la noche / I arrived around 8 pm So, “sobre” can mean “on top of,” “about,” “more than,” or “approxim...

  ¡Hola! ¿Qué tal?  Buenos días, buenas tardes o buenas noches, según el lugar en donde estés o la hora en la que nos escuches.   Escucha el podcaast Bienvenidos al podcast 265. Gracias por estar aquí ¿Y …de qué vamos a hablar hoy? ¿Otro verbo?   Pienso que es importante, ya que los escuchas del podcast hacen muchas actividades en montañas y cerros, diferenciar los verbos subir y escalar. Perfecto, yo subo escaleras todos los días, pero adentro de la casa, o sea el verbo subir tiene muchos usos, como subir la escalera-climb the stairs Otro ejemplo: Sube el carro con cuidado, por favor - Please get into the car carefully. Primero una idea clara: no es lo mismo subir que escalar. Subir un cerro o una loma es caminar hacia arriba, normalmente por un camino. Subir un cerro - To hike uphill .  Escalar es más técnico: usas manos, equipo y a veces cuerdas./ Climbing is more technical: you use your hands, equipment, and sometimes ropes. Escalar ...

  Hello! How are you? Good morning, good afternoon, or good evening, depending on where you are or what time you're listening. Escalar Welcome to podcast episode 265 . Thanks for being here. So… what are we going to talk about today? Another verb? Listen to the Podcast I think it's important, since many podcast listeners do activities in mountains and hills, to differentiate between the verbs "subir" (to climb) and "escalar" (to ascend). Perfect, I climb stairs every day, but inside the house, so the verb "subir" has many uses, like climbing the stairs. Subir una montaña Example: Sube el carro con cuidado, por favor - Please get into the car carefully. First, let's clarify something: going up is not the same as climbing. Going up a hill or a knoll is walking upwards, usually along a path. Subir un cerro - To hike uphill .   Subir un cerro - To hike uphill .  Escalar es más técnico: usas manos, equipo y a veces cuerdas. Escalar - To climb. ...

  How are you? Good morning, good afternoon, or good evening, depending on where you are or what time you’re listening. Thank you very much for joining us and listening until the end. In these 5 minutes of Spanish midweek, we’re going to talk about “cumplir,” which means to carry out or achieve a goal. “Cumplir” comes from the Latin “complere,” which means to complete or fill something. When do we use this verb? It’s a verb that’s used a lot and changes meaning depending on the context in which we use it; we use it in some way almost every day. That’s why we’re going to look at many English verbs that translate to “cumplir” in Spanish: fulfill, meet, comply, accomplish, achieve, obey, follow Wow! So many verbs! But at least  “cumplir” is a regular verb,  ending in “-ir” like “escribir,” so it follows the same conjugation patterns: I fulfill / you fulfill; he / she / you fulfill / we fulfill / they fulfill Listen to the podcast Where do we  use it? It is used in both ...

  El arte de decir que “ no ” en español.   ¡Hola! ¿Qué tal?   Buenos días, buenas tardes o buenas noches, según el lugar donde estés o la hora en la que nos escuches.   Bienvenidos al podcast 263. Gracias por estar aquí ¿Y …de qué vamos a hablar hoy? ¿Otro verbo?  Escucha el podcast En estos 5 minutos de español vamos a jugar con cuatro verbos muy interesantes   ¿Vamos por 4 verbos?   ¡Oh!   Sí, negarse - to refuse Negar- to deny Rechazar.- to reject Descartar- to dismiss /to discard   Son palabras muy útiles cuando no estamos de acuerdo, cuando algo no nos gusta o cuando queremos decir que no… pero sin sonar rudos. Porque en español, decir que no también tiene su arte.   O sea, expresar desagrado, pero amablemente.   Exacto, hoy vamos a practicar cómo negarse, cómo rechazar una idea, cómo descartar una opción y también, cómo reaccionar cuando algo nos desagrada, pero de manera suave y educad...

  Hi! How are you?  Good morning, good afternoon, or good evening, depending on where you are or what time you're listening.   Welcome to podcast 263. Thanks for being here. So… what are we going to talk about today? Another verb? Listen to the podcast   Sí, negarse - to refuse Negar- to deny Rechazar.- to reject Descartar- to dismiss /to discard These are very useful phrases when we disagree, when we don’t like something, or when we want to say no… but without sounding rude. Because in Spanish, saying no is also an art form. In other words, expressing disapproval, but politely. Exactly, today we’re going to practice how to say no, how to reject an idea, how to rule out an option, and also, how to react when we don’t like something, but in a gentle and polite way. Let’s look at some examples First dialogue Mi amor, ¿quieres ir a ese restaurante nuevo que está en la playa? Honey, do you want to go to that new restaurant on the beach? La verdad, prefiero no ir h...