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¿El drama o la trama? 5 minutos de español/ Drama or plot? 5 minutes of Spanish - English & Spanish version + Podcast

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  How are you? Good morning, good afternoon or good evening, depending on where you are or what time you listen to us.   Thank you very much for taking the time to practice your new language, we are Malena and Eduardo from Spanish in Cabo your friends in Los Cabos.   If you want to take Zoom classes in small groups or private lessons click here , mention this podcast and you will get a special price.   In these 5 minutes of Spanish in the middle of the week we are going to talk about two similar words and very related to theater, they are: drama and plot.   Ta-ratatan... How dramatic!   Me dramatic? No, never. A piece of advice, if you are a man, never, but never, tell a woman that she is dramatic.... Let's concentrate on the subject. Drama is cognate from English. Bravo!   The only difference would be the pronunciation of the letter d, in Spanish it is soft, while in English it is louder, with the tongue on the roof of the ...

Podcast 5 minutos de español: "No te preocupes, ocúpate" /5 minutes of Spanish: Don't worry, get busy- English & Spanish version

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  La señora está preocupada How are you? Good morning, good afternoon or good evening depending on where you are or at what time you are listening to us.   Thank you very much for being there and for your interest in practicing this language that occupies us so much. Click aquí   In these 5 minutes of Spanish in the middle of the week we are going to reflect on a word that is used a lot in Spanish, especially in recent times: “preocupar”.   Los virus nos preocupan. / We are concerned about viruses or viruses worry us   Lo que realmente nos preocupa no es el dinero, sino la salud. / What we really care about is not money, but health .   A phrase from a mother, a little strange in these hot days is: Me preocupa que salgas con esa tos y sin abrigo. / I worry about you going out with that cough and without a coat.   Me preocupa tu salud We can also say: Mi papá se preocupa de todos, menos de él mismo. / My dad worries about ever...