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Scene illustrating a Mexican Spanish-language la casa de papel (tv show) conversation

Key Phrases

No se ha abierto un sumario judicial.

A judicial inquiry has not been opened.

Hemos decidido plantar cara.

We have decided to stand up to them.

Le están torturando.

He's being tortured.

Skills You'll Learn

Expressing resistance and protest.

Expresar resistencia y protesta.

Discussing legal and geopolitical issues.

Hablar de cuestiones legales y geopolíticas.

Describing conditions and actions.

Descripción de condiciones y acciones.

Lesson Vocabulary & Phrases

📜

Este mensaje...

eh-steh meh-sah-heh

This message...

💬 Notice how 'este' is used for masculine nouns like 'mensaje'. For feminine nouns, it would be 'esta'.

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➡️

Es para

ehs pah-rah

Is for

💬 In Spanish, possessives like 'para' can stand alone, unlike in English where it needs a noun immediately after.

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🤔

Los que sentís

lohs keh sen-teece

Those who feel

💬 The 'vosotros' form (like 'sentís') is used in Spain. In Latin America, you'd hear 'sienten'.

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🎭

Esta máscara

eh-stah mas-kah-rah

This mask

💬 'Máscara' is feminine, hence 'esta'.

🇲🇽 In 'La Casa de Papel', the mask is iconic and represents the struggle against the system.

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🔧

Como un símbolo

koh-moh oon seem-boh-loh

As a symbol

💬 'Como' is versatile, meaning 'like' or 'as'.

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De resistencia

deh reh-sees-ten-see-ah

Of resistance

💬 'Resistencia' has a similar meaning in English, but it's also a key theme in the show.

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🎭✊

...es para los que sentís esta máscara como un símbolo de resistencia:

ehs pah-rah lohs keh sen-teece eh-stah mas-kah-rah koh-moh oon seem-boh-loh deh reh-sees-ten-see-ah

Goes to all of you who believe that this mask is a symbol of the resistance.

🇲🇽 The show uses these words to inspire unity and defiance against authority.

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🆘

Os necesitamos.

ohs neh-seh-see-tah-mohs

We need you.

💬 'Os' is used for 'you all' in Spain. In Latin America, you'd hear 'los necesitamos'.

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🏛️

El Estado

ehl ehs-tah-doh

The State

💬 El Estado refers to government rather than a geographic state.

🇲🇽 In Spanish-speaking countries, 'El Estado' often implies not just government, but the entire ruling entity.

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