Damas and caballeros.

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I'm Timothy, and this is Learncraft Spanish.

Today we're going to learn some new nouns to describe people,

including some religious words such as God, devil, and saint.

To begin with, let's learn the words for ladies and gentlemen.

So we've already learned that seigneur is a common and polite way to refer to a man,

and although it literally means mister, it's used much more broadly than the word

mister in English, almost like the word gentleman. For example, could you give this to the

Mr. at the second table?

Could you give this to the Señor of the second mesa?

But the literal word for gentleman is caballero. But the literal word for gentlemen is caballero.

This is spelled C-A-B-A-L-E-R-O.

Caballiero.

So, for example, what a young gentleman you are.

The joven caballero eras.

The equivalent word for a lady is dama.

So, for example, ladies and gentlemen, please listen carefully.

Damas and caballeros, for favor, listen well please listen carefully. As a little bit of nerdy trivia, both of these terms have a slight relationship with royalty

or gentry. So, caballero is also the word for night, as in a knight of the round table, and dama is sometimes used to refer to a queen or other woman in royal power.

But the most common usage is more similar to the words ladies and gentlemen in the semi-formal way that you'd use either one to get someone's attention

or maybe to label gendered restrooms. Let's practice these words. He always felt like a gentleman.

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