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Dejandos Libros – New Notes in Spanish Video

Ben and Marina are doing an ’80/20′ clean up at home, and have found a great place to get give away some old books…

Watch the video, use the vocab below for a helping hand if you need it, and see if you can answer the two questions at the bottom!

Useful vocab from the video:

No tenemos hueco en las estanterías – we haven’t got room on the shelves

Ben ha metido la pata – Ben has put his foot in it/made a big mistake!

Biblioteca pública – Public library

Me parecía un poco rollo – I found it a bit boring

Asomarse – to glance at, take a quick look at

And now, a couple of questions about the video!

¿Porqué dice Marina que Ben ha metido la pata?

¿Quién, segun las sospechas de Ben y Marina, suele llevarse los libros, y porqué?

Answers in the first comment below! And do leave a comment about the video if you like!

Comments:

Comment from Ben

Answers to the questions above!

¿Porqué dice Marina que Ben ha metido la pata?

Porque Ben iba a tirar un libro que Marina le había regalado!

¿Quién, segun las sospechas de Ben y Marina, suele llevarse los libros, y porqué?

El camarero del bar de al lado para venderlos de segunda mano.

Comment from anne west

i thought it was good -interesting and amazingly i understood it

Comment from deebee

I didn’t see one of these bibliotecas the last time I was in el Parque Retiro but will certainly look next time. I understood Marina’s spanish quite well, and found Bens comments very useful. I have a long way to go yet before I will be able to understand without help.
Please keep sending these audios. Very useful for learning purposes.

Comment from Alexei

Interesante como siempre. He comprendido toto. Gracias.

Comment from Vernon

pienso que es un buen idea a tirar el libro de Paul Coelho…pero no si es un regalo.
I reviewed one of his books on my website http://non-newbookreview.blogspot.com

Comment from Richard

Hola, Ben y Marina I do my best to follow Marina in the pronunciation of the spanish language. Very good instruction video’s and I will keep practicing. Gracias to both of you.

Comment from la vieja de la manga

Thank you both for the video, I enjoyed and understood all. Must say I agree with Ben – El senor Coehlo’s version of Camino de Santiago is boring and I’ve read somewhere it’s not totally authentic.

Comment from Bruce

Cada vez cuando mi mujer me dio un libro ella escribió dentro la fecha y un mensaje, como “Feliz Cumpleaños” o similar.
Entonces cuando mis amigos prestan un libro, ellos recuerdan que lo devuelvan, porque conocen que el libro es un libro especial. Tambien no voy a meter la pata como Ben….!

Comment from Paul de Silva

I’ve been listening to and watching Ben and Marina for over a year now here in distant Hawaii. They are not only very good teachers, but a very likeable couple. Please keep it up Ben and Marina. You have become part of my life.

Comment from Martha Lopez

The video offers a delightful slice of life in Madrid. I love the idea of a lending library in the park and I also learned several new works and phrases. I have walked the Camino de Santiago and read some of Paulo Coehlo’s books, and have to agree with Ben that this particular book is not the best. Thanks again for a great video and lesson!

Comment from tana

you are super cool!!! i am NIS beginner but i understood almost all!!! :)

Comment from Annie

As always thanks you two! I didn’t know rollo so that helped. Also what does suele llevarse mean? I understand, in context, that it must mean take away but the suele part I don’t get and can’t find on line.

Thanks again!

Comment from julia

I liked the video very much. It has been a big help following notes in spanish with you both. You are both “muy amable” I also go to spanish lessons, so listening to your conversations is very useful.

Comment from steph

oigo sonidos bebé adorable! ¡que lindo!

Comment from Ben

Thanks for all the lovely comments so far! We are so glad you enjoy the video, we will do more!

@Annie, suele llevarse in this case means ‘tends to take’ – so, ‘who tends to take the books’ – suele is from soler, ‘to tend to do something’.

Comment from Burgi

Gracias! – what i love about this segment: it’s not only about language but about a little cultural bit; you actually go on location to show what you are talking about; (and we get to hear baby in the background – it will be interesting to hear how he learns spanish :)

Comment from Jessica

I’m a beginner-beginner so a lot of what was said went over my head, but from what I gather… Ben was going to give away Marina’s book that she’d gotten as a gift, and so naturally that didn’t go over well.

The biblioteca in the park seems to stand alone rather than being an extension of a bigger library. Fascinating.

You suspect a nearby waiter at a bar is selling them second-hand on the side, which, I’m guessing you frown on because it thwarts the spirit of this little park library? Or did I misunderstand?

It is so helpful to hear and see and read about a particular subject. Thank you for making this!

Comment from paul stanton

He aprendido algo nuevo, porque en el diccionario el verbo “asomarse” significa “to lean out” or “to pop in/out”, y es un diccionario muy bueno – de Harrap, que me ha ayudado muchisimo.

Saludos a todos,

Paul

Comment from Roger Smith

Muchas gracias. Another brilliant video! It is very satisfying to listen to and understand most first time, and then pick up a bit more each time I listen. Well done and keep them coming!

Comment from Brenda

Excelente! Muchas gracias por el video.
I enjoy them very much and listen many times. Each time I hear a new phrase or word. My ear is becoming better at hearing Spanish!

Comment from Natalija

A mi me gusta el video pero prefiero los podcast en mp3 porque las puedo escuchar y practicar mi espanol caminando, en bici, en coche… Hablando de biblioteca publica – es una idea maravillosa. Por el libro de Paolo Coelho aunque sea un regalo yo lo quedaria en las estanterias…
Thank you for the wonderful learning tools!

Comment from Jessica

Ben ha metido la pata cuando trato de poner en la biblioteca publica un libro favorito de Marina.

Segun las sospechas de Ben y Marina, un camarero de un restaurante cerca del parque se llevo los libros para venderlos!

Siempre me encantan los videos que Uds. hacen!! Me gustaria ver mas aqui (incluyendo unos de LEO!!! – tan dulces los sonidos que hace para el video!!)

Comment from sharon

Fantasic!!!!! No need to say any more.

Keep up the good work, and thank you from everybody
who needs help to learn Spanish.

Comment from Donna

the video did not come through…yesterday’s did. How can I see it?

Comment from Jane Wylen

The video is an example of an enchanting way to learn Spanish. Both Ben and Marina seem to be people I would feel comfortable with if I ever got to meet them.
I got stuck after Beginning Notes in Spanish and did not find my way into the intermediate podcasts. This video will inspire me to do so.

Thanks Marina and Ben,
Jane

Comment from Terry

Greetings from Seattle. I understood bits and pieces the first time listening, but just like the podcasts, the more I listen to it the more I’ll pick up.

Comment from Michael Ehrenberg

Great video….as always. I love the variety of expressions and find it great to be able to say the same things in different ways..la enriquicimiento de la lenguaje…Hasta pronto, Michael

Comment from Ben

@Jessica, looks like you understood perfectly!

@Donna, you can see it here as well if it doesn’t play above:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dIU7ePGE4jc

To everyone: Thanks so much for such encouraging comments, we will certainly be doing more, we enjoy making the videos so much!

Comment from Niall

Muy bien, gracias pero donde esta excatamente en el parque

Comment from Marina

Yo he visto dos, pero es posible que haya más.

La que aparece en el video está según se sale de La Rosaleda camino de El Palacio de Cristal a la derecha, nada más pasar el kiosko de bebidas.

Hay otra entrando por la puerta de la c/ Ibiza o de la c/ Saiz de Baranda… ahora mismo no me acuerdo de cual.

Comment from wells

Los videos son muy beneficios para aumentar mi vocabulario. Los expressiones que se usan son excelentes,gracias para usar tu tiempo para ayudar los estudiantes de espanol.

Comment from Bill Vance

me gusta mucho sus podcasts each time i listen to them i understand a little better tengo mucho anos y aprendiendo otra idioma es muy dificil pero mi gusta hacerlo

Comment from Bill Vance

me otra vez mi gusta ver su hijo Leo

Comment from Susan

Lo que me interesó más de este video es que describe un costumbre cultural del Parque del Buen Retiro. ¡Fascinante!
Me gusta compartir con mis estudiantes este tipo de información que no se encuentra en libros de escuela (textbooks). Gracias por incluir el punto cultural.

Comment from Ben

@Wells, de nada, nos encanta ayudaros!

@Bill, mucha suerte con tu español, me alegro de que estes aprendiendo español a pesar de ‘tener muchos años’ como dices!

@Susan, diles hola a tus estudiantes de nuestra parte!

Comment from Alan

Me gustó mucho el video y en efecto, me parecen más fáciles los videos que los podcasts. El sitio “Notes in Spanish” es un recurso maravilloso para los estudiantes de español, los que no tienen la suerte vivir en españa. ¡Muchas gracias, Marina y Ben, por haber hecho tan bueno sitio! Es un gran ayuda, que me encoraje continuar mejorar mi español.

Comment from Annie

Ben thanks for explaining suele. I looked up “solar” instead of “soler” and couldn’t understand how constructing a floor fit in with the sentence (-:

Comment from toby

I heard baby noises too, cute! I understood most of this but the comments that follow helped me tremendously. I love these videos too, please keep them coming!

Comment from Niall

Gracias Marina, Voy a echar on ojo

Comment from Bill Vance

Hi Ben further to my previous note.Si tengo occhento y cinco anos

Comment from Ben

@Bill – 85! Un ejemplo para todos!

Muchas gracias por todos los comentarios nuevos, mas videos vienen pronto!

Comment from Gemma

Encanto estos videos, es una manera interesante y facil para mi a empezar el dia con un poco de espanol. Nunca he visto un biblioteca asi en el centro de un parque, a mi me gusta mucha la idea, aunque hay la posibilidad de que un camarero travioso podria portarse un poco mal, tambien (como habeis ensendado en el parte final del video) la gente publica puede asomarse!

Comment from Ben

@Gemma, la verdad es que los libros nunca duran mas que un dia, asi que o los lleva el camarero, o algun lector que pase a menudo por alli a ver lo que hay!

Comment from Beat

Alguien sabe donde esta esta biblioteca publica? voy a volver a madrid en febrero, y me encantaria tener unos libros en español para leer y aprender.

Comment from Ben

@Beat, hola, Marina lo dice en un comentario un poco mas arriba

Comment from ahn hyeyoung

Hola, Ben y Mariana, Hace unos dias cuado corria Retiro, lo vi y tuve curiosidad de eso. por eso me he quedado muy contenta de este video para descubrir de las cosas que queria saber. Estoy de acuerdo de sospecho por que casi cada vez, pobrecillo, esta vacio. ;)
por suerte buen tiempo se ha vuelto aqui en Madrid, muy bien. Gracias por buen video y vuestro esfuerzo.
Adios.

Comment from Ben

@ahn, que bien que lo hayas visto – a ver si nos vemos un dia en el parque!

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