63. 🔥 ¿Caliente? Spanish Mistakes That Lead to Funny Misunderstandings
Speaking Spanish for Beginners
Latin ELE
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🗓️ 18 June 2024
⏱️ 7 minutes
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😱 Learn three common Spanish mistakes that lead to funny misunderstandings.
Learn why "constipado" doesn’t mean constipated, "embarazada" isn’t embarrassed, and how calling someone "caliente" might not be the compliment you think it is.
Tune in to avoid these hilarious errors and improve your Spanish vocabulary 😉
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| 0:00.0 | While promoting the movie Hot Pursuit, the actress Rhys Wetherspoon said the following in Spanish, inviting people to go to the cinema. |
| 0:09.4 | But a hot pursuit is two women very caliente. |
| 0:15.6 | Two Mujeres Calientes? |
| 0:18.4 | Aye, aye, aye. |
| 0:20.0 | Do you really mean that risk? |
| 0:22.5 | Some men might go to the cinema for the wrong reasons. |
| 0:26.2 | Nice. |
| 0:27.3 | Want to know why? |
| 0:28.6 | Well, find out about this common mistake made by Spanish beginners in this new episode |
| 0:33.4 | of speaking Spanish for beginners. |
| 0:40.5 | What tal? |
| 0:41.8 | Mejao Marco, your Spanish body from Latin America. |
| 0:45.5 | In this episode, you learn three Spanish mistakes with funny results. |
| 0:51.5 | Mistakes that, if you make them them will surprise or even shock your Latino friends |
| 0:57.8 | because you're not saying what you really mean. Are you ready for this? |
| 1:03.7 | Sir, yes, sir. It's common to make mistakes when learning a language. |
| 1:12.7 | Mistakes are the best opportunities for you to learn and get feedback. |
| 1:17.1 | So there's nothing wrong with making mistakes in your learning process. |
| 1:21.6 | But not all mistakes are created equal. |
| 1:25.0 | Some are also good for sharing some unintended laughs with |
| 1:29.5 | Amigos. Let's review three of the most common ones that Spanish beginners make. |
| 1:35.3 | Numero one. I know my amigo. Constipado sounds a lot like constipated. |
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