La Casa de Papel (TV show) (Advanced): Group planning scene S03E02

💬 Habría encontrado often means "reportedly/may have found" in news style, not only a literal "would have found." You'll hear the same hedge in reports like habría salido or habrían visto.

💬 Que here means "that/which" and links back to the previous idea: evidence que confirmarían... = evidence "that would confirm...". You can reuse it the same way in datos que demostrarían eso.

🇪🇸 Joder is very common in Spain but clearly vulgar. You'll hear it a lot in stress or frustration, much more than many textbooks suggest.

🇪🇸 ¡Mierda! is a blunt swear word, fine among close friends or in tense moments but rude in polite company. In Spain it's common and strong, though usually a bit less explosive than insulting someone directly.

🇪🇸 Me cago en la puta is very strong, much rougher than the English gloss "damn it." It sounds intensely angry and very informal; don't use it outside close, coarse company.

💬 Jodido can mean "screwed" or "in a bad situation," so estamos jodidos is "we're screwed," not anything literal about sex. You'll hear the same adjective in está jodido for a situation, plan, or person having a hard time.

💬 After no quieren que, Spanish uses enteremos, not entramos or entendemos. This same pattern shows up with lots of verbs of wanting or emotion: quiero que vengas, temen que sea verdad.

💬 Ir a + infinitive is the everyday way to say what's about to happen: van a entrar = "they're going to come in." You can swap in any verb: voy a llamar, vamos a salir.

💬 Quedarse de brazos cruzados is a fixed expression meaning "do nothing / sit idly by." You can reuse it whole: no podemos quedarnos de brazos cruzados.

💬 Poner en marcha means "set in motion / get underway," not literally just "put in march." It's a useful chunk for plans and systems: poner en marcha un plan, poner en marcha el motor.

🇪🇸 In Spain, puto/puta is often used as an intensifier in angry speech, as here, not always as a literal insult about sexuality. It's still vulgar, though, so copy it only if you're comfortable sounding rough.

💬 Sonar often means "sound/seem" in the sense of "strike me as," so me suena mejor is "that sounds better to me." The me matters: me suena bien, te suena raro.

💬 With si meaning "if," Spanish often keeps the same word order as a statement: si esta es…, not "if is this…". You can reuse that pattern in no sé si viene or no sé si es verdad.

💬 Lo es means "it is" or "is it?", where lo stands in for an idea or quality, not a masculine object. You'll see the same thing in sí, lo es = "yes, it is."

💬 Lo es means "it is" or "is it?", where lo stands in for an idea or quality, not a masculine object. You'll see the same thing in sí, lo es = "yes, it is."

💬 Aviso here means "just so you know" or "fair warning," not a noun like "a warning sign." As a quick reusable pattern, te aviso is "I'm warning you / letting you know."

💬 Perderíais is a Spain-only vosotros form: "you lot would lose." The ending -íais is the same pattern as haríais or podríais.

💬 Perderíais is a Spain-only vosotros form: "you lot would lose." The ending -íais is the same pattern as haríais or podríais.

💬 Spanish often says no tener ganas de + verb for "not feel like" doing something: no tengo ganas de salir, no tenemos ganas de hablar. Here ninguna strengthens the negative: no tengo ninguna gana de… = "I have absolutely no desire to…"

💬 Spanish often says no tener ganas de + verb for "not feel like" doing something: no tengo ganas de salir, no tenemos ganas de hablar. Here ninguna strengthens the negative: no tengo ninguna gana de… = "I have absolutely no desire to…"

💬 Future tense can be a direct challenge or accusation, not just a neutral future: ¿renunciarás ahora? sounds like "so you're going to quit now?" Same feel in ¿te rendirás ahora?.

💬 Por lo que here means "for what" / "for the thing that": todo por lo que has luchado = "everything you've fought for." Compare la razón por la que = "the reason why."

💬 Future tense can be a direct challenge or accusation, not just a neutral future: ¿renunciarás ahora? sounds like "so you're going to quit now?" Same feel in ¿te rendirás ahora?.

🇪🇸 Chicos is a very normal informal way to address your group in Spain, including mixed groups. It fits friends, teammates, or coworkers in a tense situation, but not a formal meeting.

💬 Al is just a + el combined: tienen al Profesor = "they have the Professor." You do the same in voy al banco or llamé al médico.

🇪🇸 Chicos is a very normal informal way to address your group in Spain, including mixed groups. It fits friends, teammates, or coworkers in a tense situation, but not a formal meeting.

💬 With haber for "there is/are," Spanish often uses va a haber for "there is going to be," even though English uses "be." Reuse it as va a haber problemas or no va a haber tiempo.

💬 After a negative, Spanish often uses ningún before a masculine singular noun: no hay ningún túnel, no tengo ningún plan. Before the noun it shortens from ninguno to ningún.

💬 With haber for "there is/are," Spanish often uses va a haber for "there is going to be," even though English uses "be." Reuse it as va a haber problemas or no va a haber tiempo.

💬 Van a estar is a very common way to say what someone will be doing: literally "they are going to be," but often best translated as "they'll be." Same pattern: va a estar esperando = "he'll be waiting."

🇪🇸 Puñeteros is a milder swear than many subtitles suggest; in Spain it often means "bloody" or "damn" rather than full-strength obscenity. You'll hear it in heated speech, but it's still rougher than neutral conversation.

🇪🇸 Puñeteros is a milder swear than many subtitles suggest; in Spain it often means "bloody" or "damn" rather than full-strength obscenity. You'll hear it in heated speech, but it's still rougher than neutral conversation.

🇪🇸 Una ratonera literally means a mousetrap, but people use it for a place where you're cornered with no good way out. In Spain it sounds vivid and colloquial, not formal.

🇪🇸 Una ratonera literally means a mousetrap, but people use it for a place where you're cornered with no good way out. In Spain it sounds vivid and colloquial, not formal.

💬 En cinco horas can mean "in five hours" from now, not just "within five hours" in a vague sense. Same timing pattern: en dos minutos vuelvo = "I'll be back in two minutes."

💬 Spanish often uses the simple future like llamará where English might prefer "will call." It's a single-word future, unlike va a llamar, which is another common option.

💬 En cinco horas can mean "in five hours" from now, not just "within five hours" in a vague sense. Same timing pattern: en dos minutos vuelvo = "I'll be back in two minutes."

💬 Seguir + verb form like creyendo means "keep/still do something": sigo creyendo = "I still believe." You can reuse it in seguimos esperando or sigue hablando.

💬 After creer, Spanish uses en for believing in a person: creo en ti, creemos en él. Without en, creer usually means "think" or "believe that," as in creo que sí.

💬 Seguir + verb form like creyendo means "keep/still do something": sigo creyendo = "I still believe." You can reuse it in seguimos esperando or sigue hablando.