Slow service at a cafe is one thing, but high-maintenance customer is a different story. In today's lesson, we'll hear from a waiter who's helpful enough, but the customer is just plain needy!
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ummm okay. Meter vs. poner? Is one used differently? I haven't heard meter before is it common in mexican spanish?
nathanwagar
To me poner is to put and meter is to put in.
Joven, WordReference.com says the word may be either masculine or feminine and author, Isabel Allende, in "Ciudad de las Bestias" uses it in the feminine form when she introduces the villianese, Morgana.
cobre, you're right, the adjective and noun "joven" can be masculine or feminine. However, as a form of address or as a way to get someone's attention, it's usually only used with dudes.
Noted, Allende has used it in part to set the tone. Morgana is a not a "lady". So the use here is to express in few words things that would be nuance in spoken language.
Could Rodney, use it to distance himeself from romantic involvement?
Since we're talking about joven, I have another question about this word when used as a form of address--
If joven is to señor as señorita is to señora, and it is rather tactless to call a youngish woman (who is a stranger to you) señora, is it also borderline rude to call a young man señor, rather than joven? Or is it neutral or perhaps even flattering for a joven to be addressed as señor?
Interesting question anna8, in my opinion I think it could be more flattering for a young man to be called señor. Perhaps males prefer to be adressed as older people while females possibly the opposite.
For what it's worth, I am 47 and when I was in Mexico last year people addressed me as "joven". I liked it.
Cafe- La leccion mas importante! Me encanta el cafe. En Panama hay mas cafeteris este ano que el ano pasado.... tal vez es porque hay mas touristas.
Paulo Enriquez, cuando fue a Cafe Duran. No me gusta Cafe Duran del super, me gusta mas cafe suarez y Ngobe.
Aqui es un caso clasico de la aplicación del método científico y el principio de la selección natural. jejeje
Para vivir, cafe, necesitemos más cafe . . .
Hola Liliana y JP,
aprendo espagnol desde hace 10 meses. Hoy descubrio Spanishpod y me encanta ! Es claro, concreto y chistoso. Gracias ! Pero me gusteria escuchar un poco mas de Espagnol y un poco menos Ingles en los pods. Hay otras partes en este website asi ?
Y otra pregunta : donde hay pods de los conjugaisones ?
Karl
karl40
eche un vistazo a las lecciones de..
upper intermediate
advanced
del taco al tango
cooking with tabasco
y con relación a conjugación
la clave
NB. La g muda es de francais, en español se necesita la eñe