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Del Taco al Tango - Around Venezuela

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Hosts: Liliana,  Camilo,  JP
ID: TT0004
Difficulty: Del Taco al Tango
Published: December 1, 2007
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Lesson Introduction

Camilo from Venezuela comes to visit! He tells us about his country and some of their expressions! We also touch on some very interesting subjects! DSC00531

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lilianamata says
Great show! The challenge for this show. Translate what Camilo says in Spanish!
November 30, 2007 from the Web.
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allentackett says
Hey JP & Lil - ya'll are doing a fantastic job. I love the product and am recommending it to all of my friends. Del taco al tango is a great edition and I really enjoyed the cultural conversation today to complement the language practice.
December 1, 2007 from the Web.
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steve says
This sounds like it was really fun to record. Great show. I'm not even going to try to write down what Camilo was saying - waaay to fast for me. I did catch how to say boobjob in Spanish though. lol!.
December 1, 2007 from the Web.
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evenstar says
I enjoyed the conversation, very entertaining. I couldn't quite catch the phrase about Willie Mays? Like "No dejame Willie Mays" or something?
December 2, 2007 from the Web.
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jpvillanueva says
evenstar, The phrase is "no te hagas el Willie Mays." (I repeated it wrong in the podcast! Sorry!) Camilo speaks what we call a costeño variety of Spanish, where syllable-final /s/ is pronouned as an [h]. So you might hear, [no te agah el wili meih]. I actually learned to speak a costeño variety, but when I'm teaching, or when I'm hanging around with Mexicans (which is a lot, these days) I tend to pronounce those final /s/ as [s]. But sometimes, when I'm not paying attention, the costeño sound comes out... or when I have too much to drink...
December 2, 2007 from the Web.
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lilianamata says
Steve: I hope you learned both way to say boob job! The Venezuelan type, but also the correct form! Allentacket thanks for your comment let us know i you are interested in something in particular.
December 2, 2007 from the Web.
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John says
Camilo sounds so hyper. Is he always like that? :)
December 2, 2007 from the Web.
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lilianamata says
Yes he is always like that , you should see him dance salsa! Even for me sometimes is difficult to understand him, he speaks way to fast.
December 2, 2007 from the Web.
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vascoasv says
Hi You guys speak very fast .... The subjects are quite interesting... Good show
December 3, 2007 from the Web.
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vascoasv says
Hi again The PDF link, seams to be broken...
December 3, 2007 from the Web.
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jpvillanueva says
hi vascoasv, There's no PDF link for this show, just for the lessons. But let me know if you have any questions about what we said in this show! : )
December 3, 2007 from the Web.
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lilianamata says
Hey no one has tried to take on the challenge! Translate what Camilo said in Spanish! Be brave!
December 3, 2007 from the Web.
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guest says
I heard "es una cosa bien", "pasar el pelo", "el lugar", la vamos a pasar, "voy yo momentar aqui", and a bunch of "pa que"s. Did I get any of it right???!
December 3, 2007 from the Web.
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lilianamata says
Hi! You did! in fact pa' is a contraction of the word "para" for, and also "pasar al pelo" it translates to pass at the hair, which English doesn't mean anything but it means " to have a great time." Good job! anyone else?
December 3, 2007 from the Web.
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adri says
Wow! this show is just awesome. While listening to Camilo, I also recalled that in Colombia many people also say 'guachiman' to refer to the watchman and 'bluyins negros' (jejeje) also really common. ¿¿¿Hacerse las lolas!!!! So funny... I agree with Lili, formally we might say 'operarse el busto' or or or -in Colombia- 'ponerse pochecas'.
December 4, 2007 from the Web.
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lilianamata says
"Porque te lo quiero decir pa que lo sepáis, aquí vas a estar y vamos a gozar y la vas a pasar al pelo, porque estas en Maracaibo, es el lugar donde se escucha la gaita, se goza bien y vamos a pasar chévere, porque vos y yo vamos a estar aquí pa que te lo sepáis" this is what Camilo said in Spanish. In English is a bit difficult to translate but here goes " Because I want to tell you so you know, you are going to be here to enjoy, we are going to have a great time because you are in Maracaibo, the place where we listen gaita (local music), you enjoy yourself, because you and I are here, so this is what you should know"
December 5, 2007 from the Web.
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lanerduo1 says
¿Qué quiere decir ´pasar chévere´?, y patalones de mesclilla, ¿lo escribí bien?
December 6, 2007 from the Web.
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lilianamata says
lanerduo1: "pasar chévere" is an expression in Latin America that means, have a great time and "pantalones de mezclilla" are jeans, "mezclilla" means "denim", and "pantalones" means "pants."
December 6, 2007 from the Web.
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lilianamata says
¿Quien ha visitado Venezuela?
January 11, 2008 from the Web.
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user3180 says
en 2005 ano yo estudie en Caracas por tres meses, me gusto mucho Caracas pero es un poco peligroso. Venezolanos estan muy amables
January 12, 2008 from the Web.
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lilianamata says
Dicen que Caracas es muy bello pero que Maracaibo es bonito también. Tienes razón user3180 los venezolanos son muy amables y alegres.
January 14, 2008 from the Web.
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lilianamata says
En que otros países hay mucha cirugía plástica? saben? In what other countries is there a lot of plastic surgery?
January 25, 2008 from the Web.
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npshirley says
En los estados unidos hay mucha cirugía plástica! Pero muchos veces no ayuda con la imago de la persona. Yo creo que muchas personas ponen mas enfasís en como parecen.
February 8, 2008 from the Web.
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lilianamata says
npshirley Tienes razón en Estados Unidos hay mucha cirugía pero en lugares como Brasil creo que hay mucha mas!
February 13, 2008 from the Web.
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paulohenriques says
Muy instructiva la charla. Entonces el beisebol es el deporte más popular en Venezuela? Y el fútbol? Sí, Liliana, en Brasil hay muy buenos cirujanos.
February 22, 2008 from the Web.
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mattchambers says
yo estudiaba en barquisimeto, venezuela hace tiempo, como un ano y medio y me fue buenisimo. barquisimeto es un poco mas pequeno que maracaibo pero . la gente en todas partes de venezuela es demasiado amable y si se van por alla se le van a encantar. es un pais de muchas bellezas y lugares increibles. caracas es lo maximo pero la verdad es que es muy peligroso sin embargo todo el mundo tienen que verla. me encanta este pais
February 24, 2008 from the Web.
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memmifer says

Me encantan tales episodios! Mis libros en la escuela y la universidad no eran tan interestantes y no trataban de tantas detalles (?) tan interestantes de los diferentes paises hispano hablantes.

And I thought Puerto Rican Spanish was reputed to be the fastest.  Now I'm not so sure! No chance in hell that I can understand Camilo's speed race!

Muchas gracias!

June 11, 2008 from the Web.
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cobre says

Lo siento, pero ellas no ganarán las lolas augmentas en la loteria ninguna más.
artículo en BBC Mundo, por Argentina

October 12, 2008 from the Web.
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evandar says

Funny lesson, this one. I think I'll just not visit Venezuela, it would probably demoralize me, the way they talk. ;)

September 29, 2009 from the Web.
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cobre says

Evandar,

With all that Scandinavian reserve, you can handle it.

Funny, here is the BBC news of the weird video  about  Miss Plastic Surgery in Venezuala, Pet hedgehogs in Britain, and  a Zombie party parade here in Minnesota.

Todos en español.

October 20, 2009 from the Web.
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lilianamata says

Cobre

It is well known how popular is plastic surgery in places like Venezuela and Brazil

There are so many women doing it, its part of the culture.

Thanks for the video!

 

October 22, 2009 from the Web.
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evandar says

If by "handle" you mean "ignore" or "run screaming", then yeah, I'll be fine. ^^

October 26, 2009 from the Web.
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donartemio says

jeje que chévere... estuve en Venezuela unas semanas... y lo que de las lolas... me gustaban más de Colombia )) Aunque es el único país donde muchas chicas acercaban por si mismo para conocer!!! Normalmente eso hago yo. lol

Voy a acabar como ahorita se escribe por todas las partes de Venezuela. ¿Y tu escuchas es rumbo de socialismo que acera?

July 26, 2010 from the Web.

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