would you like not to have to interrupt a conversation in Spanish to look at the translator? 5 minutes of Spanish / (English versio) + Podcast

 

In this episode we talk about the verb interrumpir and its uses. We don't want you to interrupt your communication to look at the translator all the time.

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We are Malena and Eduardo, teachers of Spanish for foreigners, who every week we talk and reflect with you, through this podcast, about expressions or verbs that are used in everyday life.

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As we have this workshop on Saturday, we are going to reflect on an action that happens frequently and makes communication not good. Do you know people who when conversing with Spanish speakers have to look at the translator all the time? There is a wall in that conversation and that is why the conversation is interrupted.

I don't want to interrupt you, but, what is the subject, is that we are going to talk about a problem.

It is good that you interrupt me because we are going to face a problem, but with practical solutions. Today's verb is to interrupt.

Ahh, it is a cognate with English and French. To Interrupt in English and interrompre in French.

It comes from the Latin interrumpere which means to break into pieces.
It is to cut off the continuity of something and also to cut off a conversation.

Shall we go to the examples?

• You can interrupt a soccer game due to bad weather, for example.
• We can also interrupt a Zoom class because of a power outage.
• The lady interrupted the mayor's speech with her questions.
• The mother says to the child: don't interrupt me!
• Maria never interrupts in work meetings.

 
Vocabulary
Romper en pedazos - to break into pieces
Discurso - speech
Alcalde - mayor
Reuniones o juntas de trabajo - meetings or work meetings
 
Interrupt is a regular verb
I sometimes interrupt the podcast for commercial time, for example.
In the past the lady interrupted or we interrupted the trip to get back to work.
The businessmen interrupted the negotiations and the deal fell through.
 
Empresarios - business men
Synonyms
Suspender - to suspend or to lay off
Cortar - to cut
Detener - to stop
Parar - to stop
 
And you? would you like not to have to interrupt a conversation in Spanish to look at the translator?
 
And you? Would you like not to have to interrupt a conversation in Spanish to look at the translator?
 
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