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Welcome to Coffee Break Spanish. I'm Annabel and today I bring you an episode that is almost almost like a Christmas special. In this episode I would like to talk about a cultural point. The pride of Christmas. Los niños desan el defonso. And of course, doña manolita. I will be mixing Spanish and English, but I won't be translating all the time. So pay attention and I hope you manage to understand the general message. El caso es que el otro día, hablé con mi familia y me dijeron que iban a ir a doña manolita. And actually, that's what gave me the idea of bringing this shirt to you. If you leave or have left in Spain, you might know that this podcast is about the lottery, because doña manolita is very well known for that. Actually, doña manolita is one of the places that sells lottery tickets, which are defimo de Navidad, or defimos de Navidad, in Spanish. So doña manolita sells these defimos de Navidad, in Spain. And it's very popular because it's the place that has sold the most winning tickets. Personally, I've never bought a lottery, because I don't like to play, but most of the Spanish do it. So, I ask you, do you like to play lottery? It's tradition in your country to buy defimos de Navidad. Now, although there are many special prices in the lottery, today we'll talk about the Christmas lottery, which means we'll talk about the children of Sanil de Fonso and the fat of Navidad. When talking about the Christmas lottery, we use the verb cantar to sing, to mean to announce a prize. This is because they kind of sing the winning numbers instead of just announcing them. However, now you might be wondering who Sanil de Fonso is, or more specifically, who Sanil de Fonso's children are. Well, Sanil de Fonso is a college in Madrid that is founded in the 15th century, as an institution that educated orphans and children in the riesgo of social exclusion. This means that in this context, Sanil de Fonso is not a HUE for plays. It's a WHERE. So, at the beginning, this school, called Sanil de Fonso, provided education to orphans and children at risk of social exclusion. And it was in the 18th century, when the students were chosen to announce the winners of the prices of de la Tera de Navidad. Although in actuality, it's a public school, the children of Sanil de Fonso still sing the prizes. And here be careful if you are from the UK, because a public school means that it is a non-private school, so it is a state school in the UK. The majority of the students in the UK are for the children who announce the prize. And because it is the biggest prize given by the lottery, it is called the Gordo de Navidad, as in the Gordo de Navidad. And in fact, in Spain, we have the phrase, to talk the Gordo, which means to win the biggest prize in the lottery. And in fact, we have the phrase, which means to win the biggest prize in the lottery. In Latin America, we use ganarse el premio Gordo. And be careful there, because we are using ganarse, it's ganar, but in its reflexive form. What is interesting about the European Spanish phrase, togar el Gordo, is that we can use it in different contexts, when meaning you've got very lucky. I have an example for you. Lorenzo has a girlfriend who is a star. Remember that, ser un sol means to be a star or to be an angel. Le hea tocado el Gordo. He's got very lucky. La lotería de Navidad is then a big thing in Spain. Firstly, people tend to buy a lot of lottery tickets. Do you remember how to say lottery ticket in Spanish? I hope you do. It is un decimo de Navidad, or el decimo de Navidad. So, they buy a lot of different decimos de Navidad. They choose their lucky numbers. They buy a share of a ticket with their work colleagues, or they buy at their grocery shop, or their local shops. Plus, every year there is a new commercial on the TV about the Christmas lottery. These commercials are very popular, because they are extremely emotional. Normalmente, el anuncio se graba en distintas partes de España. Aunque en la mayoría ha sido en mi ciudad, Madrid. El anuncio de la lotería de Navidad, de este año, también ha sido grabado en Madrid. Y en él podrás ver algunas de las zonas más conocidas de mi ciudad. I always recommend to learners to watch the commercial of the year, and of course, of previous years, since each capture a great portion of the Spanish culture and values. Así que espero que te animes a ver el anuncio de la lotería de este año. Bueno, pues eso es todo por mi parte. If you would like to keep improving your Spanish, you can receive regular, free mini lessons straight to your inbox by signing up to our newsletter. Just go to coffeebreaklanguaches.com slash Spanish. Now, whether or not you buy lottery tickets, I hope you have enjoyed this cultural topic. And now you know how to use the phrase tocar el gordo. 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