Learn Spanish with Spanishpod101.com! Ready for the smoothest duo in Pod101 world? Well, wait a little longer because all we have for now is Carlos and Natalia. Learn why you can chew English, Spanish, really any language. And that smooth joke has a source. Listen as they mention the adjective “suave” and explain why “al suave” means something else completely different. Also, we have a special guest you need to hear. Welcome Paco!!! Along with today’s lesson, we’re also releasing a special Bonus track, which contains Paco’s impressions of regional forms of speech from around the Spanish-speaking world! Get the most out of this lesson by cross-referencing it with Newbie 24, Iberian 24, and Peruvian 24.
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Thanks to Kevin Macleod for the music in today’s lesson.
Who knew “masticar” could be used as slang to say you “chew the language” or “speak a bit”.
How do you conjugate the verb “masticar” in the present indicative tense?
We aim to please…Paco is the man in all of the Costa Rican conversations from now on.
Category: Regional Spanish Series |
Grammar: al suave | Function: asking what language someone speaks | Topic: languages | Politeness Level: informal
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