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Scenes from the Coffee Break Spanish Cafe. Lesson it. Music Hi Marc, how are you? Very good. And you Pablo? Very good. But the truth is I'm very intrigued with everything that's going on in Isa's house and Manu. Our bar of scenes. We're back with another episode of Scenes and as Pablo says, he's intrigued. Very intrigued to find out what happens as we continue our story. And this is basically a story which takes place in a local cafe, a charming local cafe. Somewhere in Spain and we are following the little scenes that happen there of everyday life with the locals and with the regulars, with visitors and so on. You can follow along with the text if you access our premium version and you can find that at coffeebreaklanguages.com. But otherwise, enjoy the podcast that is about to come. Pablo, before we get started, do you want to summarize what happened in episode 7? Yes, previously, Isabel told us that she had received Miguel's visit. The guy who had had an interview and the one who had invited a coffee. Well, in the end, we know that this coffee brought him very good luck because the guy went through the final phase of the selection process, we could say. And also, and this is the most important thing, Isabel told us that Miguel and Elena could be a good couple. A very good couple, right? Yes, so we'll see what happens. We'll see what happens, maybe nothing in this episode. Maybe nothing. We'll see. Ok, let us read the chapter now and then we'll talk about all the interesting language therein. He came home with the soul a little low. Although, on the other hand, I must remember what my mother always said. There is no harm in not coming. It is true that sometimes changes can seem the worst, especially when it comes to the end of a relationship. But sometimes the end of one thing means the beginning of another, of new experiences that are there for us. Today I am deeply because I have heard a conversation a little sad between two clients. First, she has arrived. I think it was quite early in the forecast time because she has waited a long time. She had a lot of concern and sometimes she got some tears. She asked for a little handkerchief and she did not want to take anything else. Half an hour later, a boy came in who smiled when he saw her. He greeted her with a sweet kiss, so it was clear that they were a couple. He was very happy. He spoke of the DJ, of invitations to his friends who were out, but the expression on the girl's face did not give me a good spin. I approached him to ask him what he wanted to drink and he exclaimed surprised when he saw that she was taking an infusion. He asked me for a handkerchief and some oil and he continued talking with enthusiasm and excitement. I was envious when I heard the girl ask him to stop talking. This is serious, he said. Apparently she was not convinced of anything. He had made the decision and he had not returned. He was going to work as a volunteer at Ethiopia for six months and he did not want to know anything about it or about the wedding. He apologized, he wished him good luck and left the bar. A few minutes later he paid the bill and left. Oh, what a shame, it has left me a little sad, what a shame. But as Isabel says, there is no harm in not coming. I arrived home with the soul a little low, although on the other hand I must remember what my mother always said. I remember what my mother always used to say. I said there was an imperfection. I then left. I then left. I then left. I then left. I then left. I then left. I then left. I then left. I then left. I then left. I then left. I then left. I then left. It sounds so weird when translated. It means the equivalent of every cloud has a silver lining. some similar example of a chorus and I think it's the one when a door closes, another opens. I think in English you also have this one. It's true that sometimes changes can seem the worst, especially when it's about a relationship. It's true that sometimes changes can seem the worst. The changes can seem to us to be the worst thing, especially when it's about a relationship. Above all, when it concerns the end of a relationship. And Marc, here we have above all, separated, above all, but we can also write it all together, above all. So if I ask you, a above all, what is it? A above all, well it means it kind of covers all? Yes, well, there are things there, yes, there are things there. A above all can also be a chubasquero. Especially in some parts of Latin America. So it's a ring code. Yes, yes, yes, a above all. I did not know that, so the Riku, I'm learning, you think, a above all. It covers everything, it's something that you would put on. Okay, good, okay. So, very philosophical so far. Yes. But sometimes, el fin de una cosa significa el comienzo de otra. It means or it marks the beginning of another. The experiencias nuevas que están ahí para nosotros of experiencias que están ahí para nosotros. Okay, so an explanation now for the philosophical approach that Isabel is taking. Hoy estoy profunda. Today I'm deep, I'm feeling reflective. Porque he escuchado una conversación algo triste entre dos clientes because I heard quite a sad conversation entre dos clientes between two customers. Algo normally means something, but we can use it to mean somewhat also when we combine it with an adjective. So, primero, first of all, ha llegado ella, she arrived first. I believe quite a bit before the expected time because she waited for a long while. Oh dear, so, she had a face of worry. She looked worried and we can say tenía cara de algo to describe the how someone's looking emotionally. Y a veces se le escapaba alguna lágrima and at times se le escapaba. They're escaped from her alguna lágrima. So a tear would escape now and then. Me. Pidió una manzanilla y no quería tomar nada más. Siempre se me olvida la palabra manzanilla en inglés. De hecho, ahora mismo ni me acuerdo. Is it Camamel tea? Sí, eso, eso, eso. I love Camamel tea, I know Manzanilla well. Don't get it mixed up with all of them because Manzanilla, all of them, I love them too. I would mix all those with Camamel tea. I fend some gordal all those the other day. Oh my goodness. Pero Mar, yo tengo que confesar una cosa que no sé si me atrevo y es que no me gustan las olivas. Perdón, pero no. Y eso de la persona que insiste en que la paella tenga chorizo. Pero son cosas completamente diferentes. Es un sacrilegio poner chorizo en la paella. Por favor, no lo hagáis. That's a totally different story. I will say that it took me until I was about maybe 35, 40 to enjoy all of them. So, you know, you're young. Okay, anyway. Pidió una manzanilla. She asked for a Camamel tea y no quería tomar nada más. And she didn't want to have anything else. Okay, so half an hour later, media hora después, entró un chico, boy entered, que sonrió al verla, who smiled upon seeing her. Okay, so la saludó, he greeted her con un beso cariñoso with a warm affectionate kiss. So it was clear that they were a couple. So far so good. We don't know what's going to happen, but let's take a short break and we'll be back in just a moment. In each episode of The Scenes from the Coffee Break Cafe podcast, you'll enjoy listening to the story and their discussion of key words and phrases from each chapter. But what if you could explore the language even further and take your learning to the next level? That's where The Scenes online course comes in. For every chapter, you'll get comprehensive lesson notes, a video version of the reading, exercises, vocabulary, and even spotlight videos that help break down the key expressions and grammar points with additional examples. It's the perfect way to deepen your understanding and get even more from the story. 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So a spine, I think that's what a porcupine or a hedgehog would have, spines. The thorn of a rose. So that's like a fishbone. Interesting. But in this idiom, it's basically saying that the expression on the face of the girl was giving me a bad feeling. I had a bad vibe about this. Okay, me hacer que a preguntarle, I approached to ask him. So she's already ordered her chamomile tea. She, he, que quería tomar, what he wanted to have. Y exclamó sorprendido al ver que ella estaba tomando una infusión. And he was surprised when he saw that she was having a herbal tea. Yeah, okay. Let's continue. Okay, so he asked me for a caña y unas aceitunillas. So a small beer and some little olives. Not the gordal ones, obviously, the small ones. Oriental. So it's funny because when you said olivas earlier, I thought Pablo uses olives. And what do you see in Valenciano? Olives. Y siguió hablando con entusiasmo e ilusión. And he continued speaking with enthusiasm and excitement. I just noticed that e ilusión. It's not I because it's followed by I. It's a lovely grammatical phrase, but it's a bit sad. I was frozen. That was shocked. We've seen lots of al plus the infinity. Es una estructura muy común. So I was frozen stiff when I heard a la chica pedirle que dejase de hablar. When I heard the girl asking him to stop talking. Now in English we say asking him to stop doing something or asking her to start doing something or whatever it is. But in Spanish we have to use this difference construction. The chica, the girl asked him que dejase de hablar that he stopped talking using the imperfect subjunctive. Yeah, so I was turned to stone. There's a word we use in English. Petrified is a bit more fear rather than shock. I think if someone's petrified. Okay, and she says to him esto es serio. This is serious. So apparently she wasn't convinced about anything. She had a total doubt about what was going to happen. So she had taken the decision, había tomado la decisión y no había vuelto atrás. And there was no way back. There was no turning back. No. Está decidida. Oh dear. Se iba a ir a trabajar. She was going to go to work. This year, in this case, year. She was going off to work. She didn't want to hear anything about him ni de la boda or about the wedding. So here we've got durante seis meses, literally during six months. Could we use another word there? But importantly no para. So we say in English, I'm going there for six months. So we've got two options in Spanish. Por or durante. Se disculpó, le deseo suerte y abandonó el bar. So she apologized, se disculpó, le deseo suerte. She wished him luck y abandonó el bar. And she left the bar. Yeah, it's not even just left the bar. She abandoned the bar. She stormed out the well. She didn't storm out. She just left the bar. Okay. So a few minutes later, he paid the bill and he left. Now, like any scene in any bar, there's always nice scenes. And not so nice scenes. Let's get all this in. Scenes from the Coffee Break Spanish Cafe. He llegado a casa con el ánimo un poco bajo. Aunque, por otra parte, debo recordar lo que siempre decía mi madre. No hay mal que por bien no venga. Es verdad que en ocasiones los cambios pueden parecernos lo peor. Sobre todo cuando se trata del fin de una relación. Pero a veces, el fin de una cosa significa el comienzo de otra. De experiencias nuevas que están ahí para nosotros. Hoy estoy profunda porque he escuchado una conversación algo triste entre dos clientes. Primero, ha llegado ella. Creo que bastante antes de la hora prevista porque ha esperado un rato largo. Tenía cara de preocupación y a veces se le escapaba alguna lágrima. Pidió una manzanilla y no quería tomar nada más. Media hora después, entró un chico que sonrió al verla. La saludó con un beso cariñoso, así que estaba claro que eran pareja. Él estaba muy feliz. Hablaba del DJ de invitaciones a sus amigos que estaban fuera. Pero la expresión en la cara de la chica no me daba buena espina. Me acerqué a preguntarle qué quería tomar y exclamó sorprendido al ver que ella estaba tomando una infusión. Me pidió una caña y unas aceitunillas y siguió hablando con entusiasmo e ilusión. Me quedé helada al oír a la chica pedirle que dejase de hablar. Esto es serio, le dijo. Aparentemente, ella no estaba convencida de nada. Había tomado la decisión y no había vuelta atrás. Se iba a ir a trabajar como voluntaria a Etiopía durante seis meses. Y no quería saber nada de él ni de la boda. Se disculpó, le deseo suerte y abandonó el bar. Unos minutos después, él pagó la cuenta y se fue. Y se fue. We'll be back soon with more. For now, muchas gracias y hasta la próxima. You have been listening to a Coffee Break Languages production for the Radio Linguine Network. Copyright 2025 Radio Linguelimited. Recording copyright 2025 Radio Linguelimited. All rights reserved. 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