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3 Words for Ascuas – Episode 15 -Chiringuitos y Boquerones Fritos

3 Words for Ascuas

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Welcome to episode 15 of 3 Words for Ascuas! This week Ben and Marina discuss all things maritime – sea creatures (pulpos y esponjas), beach bars (chiringuitos), great sea-related songs, and much more.

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THIS WEEK’S SHOW NOTES!

Randi

Estar más perdido que un pulpo en un garaje – Like a fish out of water

Ser un pulpo – The guy who can’t keep his hands to himself at the disco

Ese tío es un pulpo – That guy can’t keep his hands to himself

Ser más difícil que ponerle el pantalón a un pulpo – Something is really hard

La mar de contento – Very happy

Mi hijo está la mar de contento con el juguete que le has regalado – My son is really happy with the toy you have given him

Llorar a mares – To cry your eyes out

Está hecho un mar de lágrimas – To be crying a lot

Estar hecho un mar de dudas – To be full of doubt about something

Linda

Alfonsina y el mar, sung by Mercedes Sosa:

You can read more about the song in Wikipedia and read the Lyrics here.

See also Mercedes Sosa’s rendition of Gracias a la vida:

Fito y Fitipaldis – Soldadito marinero:

Angela 

El cangrejo – Crab

La tortuga marina – Sea turtle

La medusa – Jellyfish

La esponja de mar – Sponge

La orilla – Seashore

La ola – Wave

Hacer la ola – To do a Mexican wave (e.g. around a stadium)

Echar agua al mar – Something is pointless

Decirle a mi padre que duerma más es como echar agua al mar – Telling my dad to sleep more is completely pointless

Camarón que se duerme se lo lleva la corriente – You snooze, you lose (literally, the sleeping shrimp is carried away by the current)

Ben

Erizo de mar – Sea urchin

Resaca – Undertow or hangover

Valerie

Un/a Porteño/a – Someone from Buenas Aires

Un/a portero/a – Doorman/doorwoman

Gentilicio – The origin of someone, e.g. Madrileño for people from Madrid

La listilla – Clever-clogs

El que tiene boca se equivoca – Whoever has a mouth, makes mistakes

Arthur

Boquerones Victorianos – Fried little anchovies from Malaga

Boquerones – People from Malaga

Boquerones Fritos – Fried anchovies

Enharinados – Covered in flour

Rebozados – Battered

Anchoas – Anchovies (like the ones you put on a pizza)

Boquerones en vinagre – The white pickled anchovies you have in a bar with crisps

Chiringuitos – Beach bars

El Tintero – The wonderful restaurant we mention in Malaga

El Entierro Del Boquerón – The burial of the Boqueron

Hacer Barquitos- Dipping bread in sauces or olive oil

Viktoria

Nadar y guardar la ropa – To proceed with caution in a matter, to get the most out of it with the least risk (literally to put your clothes away before you swim)

Ir a contracorriente – To go against the current (against popular opinion or behaviour)

Contra viento y marea – When you get over a difficult situation despite all the difficulties (literally, against wind and tide)

Tim

Hay moros en la costa – Watch out! Danger!

Un moroso – someone who doesn’t pay a debt

(Outdated expressions now considered racist)

Elizabeth

¡Chicos, respirad el yodo! – Guys, breath in the iodine

Sirimiri (Txirimiri is the Basque version)- Drizzle

This Week’s Joke

– Papá, ¿cuántas anclas tiene un barco?

– Once

– ¿Estás seguro?

– Claro, nunca has oído eso de: “Eleven anclas”?

– Ah si, es verdad. Gracias Papi!


– Dad, who many anchors does a boat have?

– Eleven

– Are you sure?

– Of course, haven’t you ever heard “Eleven anclas” – “Lift the anchors”?

– Ah, it’s true. Thanks dad.

Marina

Echar pelillos al mar – Let sleeping dogs lie

Ben

No me marees – Stop driving me mad

Me cachis en la mar – Darn it

Girls names: Marina, Mar (sea), Concha (shell)

A boy’s name: Delfín – Dolphin

We hope you enjoyed episode 15!

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