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Which Spanish proverb does Lis say every day, and which one does Rob admit he uses maybe too much? They share six sayings you can use in real conversations, from a train running late to a job interview that didn't go to plan. Rob meets one he's never heard before, and he can't tell whether another is about bad weather or bad times.

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De tal palo, tal astilla · Más vale tarde que nunca · Al mal tiempo, buena cara · No hay mal que por bien no venga

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Ever been pulled over, sure you'd done nothing wrong? Rob gets a speeding fine in Spain with no proof, then finds help in an unexpected place: his own English class. Lis remembers New Year's Eve in a small Colombian town, eight people in one van, a driver without her licence, and a friend who says there are "veinte mil maneras" to fix it. Two stories told slowly, full of everyday driving Spanish.

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me pararon · exceso de velocidad · la licencia de conducción · tenemos que pagar la multa

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Lis plays a Colombian traffic cop, and Rob is the driver she pulls over. How many rules has he broken, and does "I'm not from here" get him off the hook? Before that, they sort out motorways, lanes and dead ends, the phrase you'll see on road signs everywhere, and the informal nickname Colombians give traffic police. By the end you'll be able to ask about the speed limit and follow a roadside conversation.

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ceder el paso · cambiar de carril · ¿Cuál es el límite de velocidad? · dirección equivocada

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When Rob was driving in Spain, he kept seeing signs that said "sentido único". What did he think they meant?

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Lis reckons complaining is Rob's favourite topic, though he insists whinging is something else entirely. Learn how to tell a waiter something is broken or missing, say how long you've been waiting, and refuse to pay until it's fixed. Plus: the textbook word for getting a waiter's attention that Lis finds aggressive, and the chicken Rob had to send back in Colombia (much to Lis's dismay).

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No creo que funcione · Llevamos dos horas esperando · No voy a pagar hasta que esté terminado · No hay de qué

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How do you tell a doctor in Spanish what kind of pain you have? English has aches, stings and itches, but Spanish has fewer words, so Lis compares the pain to needles, a pinch or even a stab. Rob, the self-confessed language geek, asks for the Spanish for pins and needles, and the answer involves a small insect. Plus: how to ask for an appointment and understand what the doctor says next.

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me duele aquí · tengo un dolor como agujas · hormigueo · necesito una cita médica

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What's the Colombian nickname for Facebook? Lis reveals it, and Rob explains why alerts go off in the middle of the night: her WhatsApp group of forty cousins. You'll learn to say you're updating your profile, uploading a photo or asking someone to add you. Plus the word for "tag" that trips up both hosts, and the verb Rob wishes Spanish speakers would use.

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Actualizo mi perfil · ¿Me puedes agregar a Facebook? · Etiquetar · Mi foto tiene quince me gusta

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Lis does everything with the morning sun; Rob would rather get going at ten or eleven at night. So when do they record together, and who wins? You'll learn to ask and answer what time you get up and go to bed, hear the weekend wake-up time Rob refuses to believe, and pick up the single Spanish verb for rising at the crack of dawn, plus a saying that brings God into it.

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¿A qué hora te levantas? · entre semana · trasnochar · pasar la noche en vela

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You know how to ask ¿Qué hora es? But what do you say when you want to meet someone at that time? Following on from their telling-the-time episode, Rob and Lis give you a few ways to arrange to meet in Spanish. And they take a quick first look at the conditional, the "would" form of Spanish verbs.

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