Martina: Growing up, Linda was fascinated with her grandmother, Herlinda. As of July 2022, Duolingo's Spanish course has a total of 10 units, broken down into a total of 268 skills, 29 of which are grammar skills. Al regresar, me cambi de profesin. Sal lentamente del escenario. Yo me sent feliz y satisfecha! Carmen: Me fui a Francia en 2009. Yo le dije a mi nieto que quera seguir cantando porque me mantena ocupada. It was Irma's first time backstage in a dressing room, or camerino. Ella me apoyaba incondicionalmente y estaba muy orgullosa de m. The Duolingo Spanish Podcast is produced by Duolingo and Adonde Media. She passed away in 2011, very proud of Linda's professional path. But there was a difference: he was a man. Mi voz tena que escucharse sobre la orquesta en vivo y llegar a los odos de ms de 3,000 personas. not know how to turn her camera and microphone on and off during a video call. So whoever it is, is visiting us. She is a canny, vivacious woman of the world, grandmother of Lin. In the late 2000s, she was asked to participate in a forum on the creation of the Mexican Space Agency. Cuando tuve el dinero, habl con mi mam. Y as me di cuenta de algo adems de conocer sobre el desarrollo de los bebs, las parteras actuaban como hermanas o amigas de las mujeres embarazadas. When he saw her at the door, he screamed: Jorge: "Abuela no lo vas a creer! (Cool!) A few words are a lot more commonly used in Spain but those are exceptions. Carmen: En Marte hay tres veces menos gravedad que en la Tierra. Duolingo is the world's most popular way to learn a language. 20.1M learners. Irma: Yo entr al estudio de grabacin y era impresionante! So before telling his grandmother, he saved up money for more than a year. Martina: By winning first place in that contest, Javier was invited to perform on the main stage. And I remember a discussion topic that in Spain t is not being used but they are using vos and . Sin embargo, haba algo que yo no saba: iba a tener que luchar contra mis propias limitaciones para llegar a ser un verdadero cantante de pera. Here are several infographics if you are looking to learn or teach the basic Spanish vocabulary for foreigners. Javier: Mi conclusin fue simple: yo no estaba listo. Martina: This type of reporting was essential. Right now there is a little bit of peninsular spanish mixed in, but they dont even go over the vosotros forms. Every episode, we bring you fascinating true stories, to help you improve your Spanish listening, and gain new perspectives on the world. Spain accounts for less than 10% of native Spanish speakers so it would have made little sense for Duolingo to teach that version. You can also subscribe at Apple Podcasts or your favorite listening app, so you never miss an episode. With over 300 million users, Duolingo is the world's leading language learning platform, and the most downloaded education app in the world. Jorge: Yo fui corriendo a decirle a mi abuela que nos haban ofrecido un contrato con Universal Music. Then, she went on to work for the Ministry of Public Health. She is the Senior Program Officer for Planned Parenthood Global, and she created, along with Hannah Freiwald, the Centro Integral de Parto Natural Ixchel, a medical center that provides personalized and professional care to women during their whole life cycle. Every episode, we bring you fascinating true stories, to help you improve your Spanish listening, and gain new perspectives on the world. Lucy is one of the Duolingo main characters who appears in the stories, lessons and other events. Irma: En esa poca, las mujeres no podan tener esas aspiraciones porque estaba mal visto. Su nieta iba a ser una profesional. Carmen: Ellos me dieron el siguiente consejo: Si quieres trabajar en la NASA, estudia lo que te apasiona. He decided to abandon his engineering degree so he could pursue his true passion: music. Carmen: Una de las cosas ms importantes en estas simulaciones es trabajar las dinmicas de grupo. She sometimes felt that instead of being a service based on trust, her work was a transaction based on speed and efficiency. It felt like he was fulfilling her dream of being a singer. Just 48 hours after launching the single, her eldest son, who had been ill with cancer, passed away. Mexican Spanish can more or less be referred to as Latin . The storyteller will be using intermediate Spanish, and I'll be chiming in for context in English. Martina: In Javiers experience mentors are like sculptors: theyre constantly helping students bring the beauty they possess into light. Javier: El profesor puso un disco de la pera Turandot de Puccini presentada en el Metropolitan Opera House de Nueva York. Continue with Recommended Cookies. Her words had an impression on Javier. Another major issue is access to water, which is very limited and hard to carry. Martina: In France she used to miss, or extraar, her friends and family. The most important music award in the world. Send us an email with your feedback at podcast@duolingo.com. Now, he knew his strengths and weaknesses. Preterite. Lo primero que hacen muchos participantes despus de la simulacin es ir a nadar en una piscina porque extraan mucho el agua. Eso es algo que tambin se debe practicar. Guanajuato is in the interior, north of Mexico City. Irma: Yo les dije: "Hola, soy la abuela Irma". Carmen: Nadie entenda muy bien por qu yo haca todo esto. Find free online courses to learn grammar, and basic Spanish. We also offer full transcripts at podcast.duolingo.com. Linda: Mi abuela era mi aliada. In Guatemala, this is a practice passed down orally through generations in the same family. The Duolingo Spanish Podcast is produced by Duolingo and Adonde Media. They were treated more like janitors than healthcare professionals. married young, and raised a large family the traditional life of a rural Mexican woman. Martina: Communication is another challenge: theres a 20-minute delay on incoming and outgoing messages sent between Mars and Earth. Nah.Lucy would much rather talk about the time she hitchhiked across the country. When she finished her degree, she went on to get a Masters in Space Studies at the International Space University in France. Jorge's dad passed away when he was just a few months old. Mucha gente conocida empez a llamarme y yo estaba muy contenta. Por eso, las mujeres en las reas rurales no queran ir a los hospitales. Fascinating stories in easy-to-understand Spanish, Sound Design & Mastering Engineer: Martn Cruz Farga, Executive Producer/Editor: Martina Castro, Episode 38: El tenor mexicano (The Mexican Tenor). Carmen: Siempre he soado con ir al espacio, pero muchos creen que no podr lograrlo. Yo misma los he probado! Simplemente acept que las mujeres no cantaban. Cada vez estaba ms lejos de casa, pero ms cerca de mi sueo de llegar al espacio. It was established in 2010. Era la primera vez que me suba a un escenario. She cried. You can also subscribe at Apple Podcasts or your favorite listening app, so you never miss an episode. Two little girls from the next ranch over went to sing in Monterrey all the time. These are not language lessons; they're life lessons through language. Martina: Linda was ultimately successful during her first years as a doctor. l se sentaba con su bajo sexto en un silln y yo en otro. Yo sent que todo era una farsa. True stories for English speakers learning Spanish. Martina: The experience was a turning point for Linda. Tambin hay vuelos para experimentar la gravedad cero. If you miss something, you can always skip back and listen again. Adjectives in Spanish always agree with the noun they describe. Al principio, yo tena mucho miedo. Cant una de mis canciones favoritas: El ausente. Clearly, Carmen is not in Mexico anymore. That's because the imperfect is used for talking about more complex situations in the past situations spread out over time. And if you liked this story, please share it! Linda: La curandera no est simplemente relacionada con las enfermedades fsicas de una persona, sino tambin con el aspecto emocional y espiritual. In fact, she always encouraged her to study, read, and learn as much as possible while she was in school. Ellas aprenden a usar equipos para la presin arterial, y aprenden a prescribir antibiticos, entre otras cosas, pero nunca dejan de lado la medicina tradicional, ni su relacin con la comunidad. She won a full scholarship. Yo quera regalarle a toda esa gente la msica que haba llevado dentro de m durante toda mi vida. Duolingo Learn languages by playing a game. She has participated in six analogue simulations, the longest lasting an entire month. . Martina: In order to begin her journey to space, Carmen had to leave her home. Martina: He wanted Javier to enter a popular contest in Trujillo, Peru. Ellas iban a la casa porque queran medicinas caseras para evitar el embarazo. Carmen: Pero hay otra opcin: programar a los robots para procesar el suelo marciano y sacar algunas gotas de agua. Why did he fail? Linda: En general, eran mujeres muy jvenes, de origen indgena, que siempre parecan tener miedo. Most of Duolingo's material is available, but this version is definitely more limited than the subscription version.. Duolingo acts like a videogame in that if you make a mistake, you lose a "heart" and if you run out of hearts you "lose" and have to wait . Mi abuela no se imaginaba que ese concierto iba a ser el principio de su carrera como cantante. l deca que yo tena talento. Qu pas con esos ros y mares? Javier: Ya haban pasado 10 aos y ahora yo estaba ah, en el Met! En el Met, t sientes esa energa. Carmen: La duracin del viaje a Marte es de aproximadamente ocho meses y se necesitan otros ocho meses para regresar a la Tierra. He was repeatedly invited to perform, and in 2014 he joined fellow tenors Luciano Pavarotti and Juan Diego Flrez as the only singers in 70 years to give an encore during a complete performance there. Nana - Nana. Jorge: Fue un momento muy difcil para toda la familia, pero sobre todo para la abuela. En Guatemala, las mujeres de reas rurales son muy vulnerables. Martina: Irma refused to record the album because she didn't want anyone besides her close family to hear her sing. This story was written by Luca Villavicencio, a multimedia journalist and consultant based in Quito, Ecuador. Martina: There are famous opera singers in Mexico: Jos Mujica, Francisco Araiza, Ramn Vargas; but, opera isnt a very popular choice for music students in Mexico. It was her very first song in front of a real audience. Martina: Linda promised her grandmother that one day, she would take her to the capital to live with her. Creo que mi voz era muy buena porque las maestras siempre me pedan cantar en los festivales de la escuela. French. Sin embargo, no hay oxgeno en su atmsfera, as que para salir al exterior, los astronautas necesitan mochilas con sistema de soporte vital, como las que usamos durante la simulacin. Irma: Yo no saba mucho de internet, pero el efecto fue inmediato. Carmen: Por ejemplo, yo he tenido que trabajar con capitanes que no conocen las tcnicas para el manejo del estrs. Compartilhar isto . Estaba muy nervioso. Martina: But Jorge was a professional musician, and he knew that recording an album was not cheap. Javier: Cuando vi a los otros participantes, sent curiosidad. "Nuestras" is an adjective describing "abuelas". At 80 she thought that was it for heruntil her grandson made an offer she couldn't refuse, and invited her to be the lead singer of his band. Los aplausos son como truenos y la emocin del pblico llega al escenario como una gran ola. Irma: La verdad, me gust la experiencia. Martina: Javier Camarena dropped out of engineering and enrolled at the University of Veracruz to study Music without ever telling his parents. Please edit if you know more stories featuring Lucy. Episode 54: Mi abuela la curandera (My Grandmother the Healer) By Duolingo on Thu 23 Apr 2020. So he did over and over. Esa vez, gan una mencin de honor. Ah acumula todo el aire para llorar con fuerza. Irma: Yo vea a Jorge cantar y senta que mi pasin por las rancheras haba pasado a otra generacin. Imagnense todo lo que podemos lograr en los prximos 50 aos! Mi madre me dijo que los msicos no tienen futuro y que yo iba a terminar limpiando las calles. Linda: Yo de verdad creo que es la victoria ms grande de toda mi carrera. Le expliqu que era algo muy importante. They invested the money they made on a couple of tours in Europe. He kept hearing the voice of his old teacher, Cecilia Perfecto, urging him to compete, to learn and to improve. El jurado estaba en las primeras filas. "Times have changed," they told her. I'm the executive producer, Martina Castro. Irma: Despus de cantar la primera cancin, mi nieto me abraz. Ella me dijo que le encantaba la idea y que me iba a ayudar a producirlo. For Spanish, Spanish flag is being used unless there is Mayan Pyramids in the picture. In Javier's university, there were very few opera students and professors. emotions, travel, and present tense). Linda: Ese fue uno de los tantos hospitales que no pas la evaluacin. Listen free on Apple Podcasts or wherever you listen to podcasts. He didn't think it was important, so he didn't take it right away. Hablaba con ellas para poder entender su visin. Her teachers taught her about a very popular type of regional music called rancheras. The Spanish language also has words for great-grandmother bisabuela and great-great grandmother ttara abuela. The Duolingo English Test Welcome to the convenient, fast, and affordable English test accepted around the world. Los cantantes son como diamantes y los maestros nos cortan, nos modelan, nos pulen. Martina: Herlinda fully supported Linda's decision to become a doctor of modern medicine. Cuando lo escuch, mi corazn se detuvo. So he kept on asking himself, Why? Le pregunt si estaba loco y le dije que mis amigos iban a pensar que yo estaba haciendo el ridculo. Secretly, he studied for four semesters. Martina: Opera singers dont commonly use microphones. Yo fui con una excompaera y un excompaero de la Universidad Internacional del Espacio, en Francia, donde hice mi maestra. He felt like he still had more to learn. Linda: En mi adolescencia, vi a muchas mujeres en mi casa hablando sobre este tipo de cosas con mi abuela, y comprend que la salud materna es el corazn de la justicia social. Todo el mundo las cantaba. Linda: Mi abuela estaba muy orgullosa de m. Me empez a gustar el escenario! Carmen: Para ahorrar agua, los astronautas deben baarse en seco, como lo hacen en la Estacin Espacial Internacional donde se limpian con toallitas hmedas. Me vale madre (I don't care) 3. The Duolingo Spanish podcast is produced by Duolingo and Adonde Media. Harry has 16 great great great grandfathers: King Christian IX of Denmark Grand Duke Konstantin Nikolayevich of Russia Prince Alexander of Hesse and by Rhine Louis IV, Grand Duke of Hesse and by Rhine King Edward VII of the United Kingdom Francis, Duke of Teck Claude Bowes-Lyon, 13th Earl of Strathmore and Kinghorne Charles Cavendish-Bentinck Yo me ocupaba de mi casa, de ayudar a mi marido en nuestro rancho y por la noche trabajaba como costurera. They would record a short concert of a dozen songs, on Irma's ranch, surrounded by family and her closest friends. Study Spanish grammar, learn the rules, and know-how and when to apply them. Up to that moment, medicine in Guatemala had been largely traditionala legacy from Mayan culture. Despus de recorrer Europa, fui a cantar en The Metropolitan Opera House de Nueva York. Mi abuela no pudo hacerlo, pero yo no tuve ningn problema. This feeling was confirmed a year later, when she received a document detailing the final resolution of the conference. Eran enormes y haba luces y espejos por todos lados. La exploracin es inherente al ser humano y esto nos va a llevar hasta el planeta rojo. Yo estaba muy nervioso. Entonces, hay que preparar muchas cosas: los experimentos, las comunicaciones, el hbitat, el agua, la comida y al equipo humano. Martina: At one of the family's weekly Sunday gatherings, Jorge decided it was time. Le dije a Jorge que s y l se puso muy contento. I'm Martina Castro. Sin embargo, Cecilia tena razn. Gracias por escuchar. Javier: Yo no estaba listo para eso, as que decid quedarme un semestre ms en Veracruz. Yo le dije que quera mostrarle un disco que haba grabado con mi abuelita y que quera su opinin y sus consejos. Martina: Another concern is staying in shape. Martina: He knew he could have performed better than he had. You can check out all the Spanish vocabulary and grammar we cover here, and we add new material all the time. Linda remembers her grandmother establishing strong relationships with her patients. At age ten, he learned to play a special type of 12-string bass guitar. Martina: It was the first time he had ever heard opera and he was completely enchanted. Linda: Si un beb lloraba demasiado, su madre lo llevaba a nuestra casa para curarlo. Im the executive producer, Martina Castro. He found himself extremely nervous, just like that day in Peru, when he entered his first contest. Martina: Growing up surrounded by music, Jorge started singing rancheras from an early age, often along with his grandma. Yo les tena mucha envidia porque tambin quera ser cantante. Yo era muy buena en mi trabajo y reciba muchas rdenes para hacer vestidos. Martina: Bienvenidos and welcome to the Duolingo Spanish Podcast Im Martina Castro. Irma: Yo no entenda cmo una mujer de 80 aos como yo iba a grabar un disco. Carmen: Yo crec en una familia grande: ramos tres hermanos, una hermana, muchos primos y tos. Linda: Las personas iban a visitar a mi abuela cuando no se sentan bien. Soon, she was a regional sensation. The immersive experience of living like she was on Mars was over. Irma: "Qu es eso de los Grammy? Martina: Irma never wanted to be famous. Cuando el beb contrae su abdomen al llorar, se queda sin aire. Pero dos meses despus, yo le que un grupo de estudiantes de la ciudad de Monterrey iba a hacer un viaje a uno de los centros de la NASA. She had been a professor for many years, and had trained many singers. Esa posibilidad me asustaba. For decades, she took care of the house by day and worked as a seamstress by night. Carmen: Esta es una zona donde los astronautas del Apolo 11 practicaron para caminar por la superficie de la Luna. They attended the Global Space Congress where Carmen was able to speak with astronauts and engineers who worked on the International Space Station project. But he had no formal training, so he went back to school in Veracruz, Mexico, where one of his teachers said he needed to learn how to sing in Italian. Irma: A los 80 aos por fin descubr que soy cantante. She felt she was leaving a bubble, or a burbuja. 6. Es un proceso que incluye tanto a las parteras como a las curanderas. Mi abuela masajeaba el cuerpo del beb con un huevo y con hierbas. Ella estaba deprimida y triste. This map seems to be a slightly different copy of this map, which was created by Duolingo itself . She adjusts her giant helmet and moves through the pressurization room astronauts go through every time they have to go outside. Estar crudo (To be hungover) 8. Hay galletas y tortillas. Martina: These simulations are also done in projects like NEEMO: a NASA mission that sends astronauts, engineers and scientists to live inside a habitat called Aquariusthats an undersea research station off the coast of Florida. Martina: Bienvenidos and welcome to the Duolingo Spanish PodcastI'm Martina Castro. A mi nana le gusta tejar. The frontman, Jorge Loayzat, grabbed the mic. Martina: After 16 days, Carmen was able to leave the habitat. This story was produced by Tali Goldman, a journalist, and writer from Buenos Aires, Argentina. Pero eso no era parte del sistema pblico de salud. Partly due to her experiences, Mexico now has a stake in this new space race. And within each unit, there are several stepping stones that cover skills, concepts and thematic topics (e.g. Linda: En los aos de la universidad, no pude hacerlo porque no tena suficiente dinero, pero ella me visitaba a menudo. Thats how Javier felt in his borrowed suit on stage that day. She was amazed. . La otra parte tiene que ver con el uso de las plantas naturales y la preparacin de infusiones, porque con eso se tratan las diferentes enfermedades. Pensar en esto me tranquilizaba. Martina: Jorge explained that there was no shame, or vergenza, in being filmed. If we were to tell someone that they are mexican, we would say that our grandparents are mexican, but we would only mean our grandmothers, since only they are alive. Martina: After high school, she wanted to study Astronomy or Aerospace Engineering, but there wasnt anything like that at any of the universities where she grew up: Culiacn, in the state of Sinaloa, Mexico. She still did not fully understand how she got there, but she was thrilled! Linda: Mi objetivo era ayudarlos a entender por qu este cambio era necesario en nuestro sistema de salud. Cmo se dice our grandmothers are mexican en espaol? She was back inside that traditional community work she'd experienced with her grandmother Herlinda. Linda: Mi abuela era una mujer pequea, delgada y de piel clara. Even private enterprises like SpaceX have their eyes fixed on Mars. Martina: Javier was broken hearted. Martina: Linda's family is mestizo, meaning they have a mix of indigenous and European roots. Entonces, cuando lleg mi adolescencia, pens: "Yo quiero seguir los pasos de mi abuela, pero yo voy a ser doctora". Linda: El servicio no era bueno, era sin cuidado, sin recursos y muy poco personalizado. Martina: At age 22, Javier Camarena took a left turn in his career path. Javier: Cecilia era una profesora inteligente y honesta. Carmen: Fue un momento muy importante en mi carrera. Martina: It was devastating news. Estamos nominados a los Premios Grammy Latinos!". Gracias a mi nieto Jorge, he aceptado que ese siempre fue mi sueo y que nunca es tarde para cumplirlo. Te crees muy muy (You think you're something special) Yo no saba de qu hablaba, as que le pregunt: "Felicidades? At 80 she thought that was it for heruntil her grandson made an offer she couldn't refuse, and invited her to be the lead singer of his band. grandmother Mexican Spanish la abuela More Relations Vocabulary in Mexican Spanish American English Mexican Spanish boss el jefe parents los padres family la familia father el padre girlfriend la novia grandfather el abuelo children los nios mother la madre boyfriend el novio bride la novia groom el novio hug abrazo friend el amigo wife la esposa Learn languages by playing a game. Martina: Javier graduated from college and decided to participate in Mexicos most important music contest, Concurso Nacional de Canto Carlo Morelli. Martina: Linda grew up in a time when modern medicine was transforming Guatemala's health care system. Duolingo is the world's most popular way to learn a language. She respected that Linda didn't want to become a curandera, and understood that Linda's feelings about traditional medicine were somewhat conflicted, given her own mother's attitude. Lucy says she's a great writer, as she has a very popular blog and has (or has written) a lot of books, as seen in "Lucy and the Dinosaurs". Yo tena que graduarme de alguna profesin tradicional, casarme y tener hijos. The storyteller will be using intermediate Spanish and Ill be chiming in for context in English. Martina: The first of many schools of partera in Guatemala opened in 2016, and Linda decided to become one of the teachers. Martina: Sistema de soporte vital is a life support system. The 2020 Duolingo Language Report includes trends, patterns, and analyses about language learning around the world. An example of data being processed may be a unique identifier stored in a cookie. Hacamos viajes de familia en la playa. No me dejaron terminar de cantar el aria. Whether you are learning Spanish to study or because you want to travel to a Spanish-speaking country. Javier: Yo confiaba mucho en Cecilia y segua todas sus instrucciones. Todava queda mucho por hacer en mi pas en materia de salud. Carmen: Yo compart mi experiencia con ellos y, desde entonces, trabajamos juntos cada vez que voy a Mxico. Martina: Besides his singing gigs, Jorge was earning some money doing administrative work for a record label, Universal Music. To join, download the app today, or find out more at duolingo.com. It would be could if the added a couple of sections devoted to it at the end of the tree. This episode touches on topics related to reproductive health and contraception. Duolingo Spanish can be classified as either Mexican Spanish or Spain Spanish. Pero yo creo que, poco a poco, si combinamos lo mejor de la medicina tradicional con la medicina moderna, seguiremos avanzando. Martina: Irma didn't understand why women couldn't sing rancheras. Martina: Carmen is an electronics and telecommunications engineer. Carmen: Nuestro objetivo es llegar a Marte y aprender sobre su pasado. Martina: Ten years into his career, Javier had conquered every stage in Europe and now he was about to face his Everest, The Met. Her parents didn't have a lot of money, and they worked in the fields. Irma: Jorge vena a mi rancho a practicar conmigo todas las semanas. Cmo estn? Stories and the characters names may be different depending on your language. Javier: Cecilia me dijo que yo tena talento e identific el tono y el color de mi voz. Say hello to Lucy and Lin! Javier: Despus de la mencin de honor en Per, particip de nuevo en el Concurso Nacional de Canto en el Palacio de Bellas Artes y gan una beca. Martina: Linda's lobbying paid off. Martina: The accordion began to play. Linda: Ella siempre estuvo segura de que yo iba a ir a la universidad. You can find the audio and a transcript of each episode at podcast.duolingo.com. Courses. Javier: Despus de escuchar pera por primera vez, me inscrib en una clase de canto con la maestra Cecilia Perfecto, una profesora de pera de la Universidad Veracruzana. The course is free, and it is designed for beginners. Martina: After his professional debut, Javier toured Mexico singing, and he became famous in his country. Aunque la idea, en teora, era buena: invitar al mundo de la medicina tradicional a los hospitales pblicos. Common Mexican Slang Words and Expressions 1. Martina: Clavillazo was a Mexican comic actor mostly popular between the 1940s and 60s. This episode includes recordings from Kyle1Katarn and soundmary under the Creative Commons Attribution License. Linda: Es una carrera de tres aos y, al final, las estudiantes reciben un diploma de tcnicas de partera con especializacin intercultural. Every episode, we bring you fascinating true stories, to help you improve your Spanish listening and gain new perspectives on the world. Esto es porque, en Guatemala, especialmente en las reas rurales, las personas prefieren la medicina tradicional a la medicina moderna. This year Javier released a new album, Contrabandista. Yo saba que tena que volver a la esencia de la medicina tradicional, de una u otra manera. Under the new law, Planned Parenthood and other health organizations were able to create the first school of professional parteras in Guatemala. As a child, Dr. Linda Valencia was fascinated by her grandmother, a traditional healer in Guatemala. This episode was produced by Duolingo and Adonde Media. Martina: Guatemala has a very hierarchical social structure that dates back to the Spanish colonization of the Americas. 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