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Talking About Death in Spanish ⚰️ (Without Saying Morir) · Spanish for Beginners with Marco

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  Speaker 1: October is here and Halloween is just around the corner. So,
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  Speaker 1: throughout this month, you'll find special episodes to learn death-related
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  Speaker 1: vocabulary en español. Vocabulario relacionado con la muerte. We'll explore
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  Speaker 1: topics like El Día de Muertos, El Día de Todos
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  Speaker 1: los Santos, and even visit one of the most famous
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  Speaker 1: cemeteries in Latin America. All of this to boost your español.
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  Speaker 1: And to kick off this spooky series, today you'll learn
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  Speaker 1: three Spanish expressions related to death.¿ Listos?¡ Sí, señor!¡ Sí, señor!¡ Vamos!
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  Speaker 1: La muerte. Death. the one destination we cannot avoid.¿ Sabes
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  Speaker 1: cómo hablar de la muerte en español? In this episode,
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  Speaker 1: you'll learn three different expressions. All of them mean morir,
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  Speaker 1: to die, morir. But Spanish speakers often avoid saying morir
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  Speaker 1: directly and prefer softer, more colorful expressions. Let's get started.
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  Speaker 1: Expresión número uno. Estar con San Pedro. This one literally
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  Speaker 1: means to be with Saint Peter.¿ San Pedro?¿ Por qué
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  Speaker 1: San Pedro? Well, according to Christian tradition, Saint Peter stands
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  Speaker 1: at the gates of heaven. So, if somebody está con
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  Speaker 1: San Pedro, that means they are no longer with us.
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  Speaker 1: For example...¿ Dónde está tu abuelo? Mi abuelo está con
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  Speaker 1: San Pedro. My grandpa is with Saint Peter. It's a
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  Speaker 1: humorous and informal expression, and it's best not to use
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  Speaker 1: it in a serious situation. Next up, expresión número dos.
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  Speaker 1: Pasar a mejor vida. The verb pasar often means to
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  Speaker 1: go or to enter. For example, when you see the
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  Speaker 1: do not enter sign in Spanish, it says no pasar. So,
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  Speaker 1: pasar a mejor vida literally means to go to a
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  Speaker 1: better life. Pasar a mejor vida. It's similar to the
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  Speaker 1: English expression to pass on. But notice how optimistic it
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  Speaker 1: sounds in Spanish. A better life. A mejor vida. That's why...
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  Speaker 1: Pasar a mejor vida is often used as a softer
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  Speaker 1: expression of morir. Usually, you'll hear it in the past tense.
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  Speaker 1: If somebody asks me,¿ y tu abuelo, Marco? Abuelo pasó
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  Speaker 1: a mejor vida. He passed on. And finally, expresión número tres.
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  Speaker 1: Estirar la pata. This one is a fun one. Literally,
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  Speaker 1: to stretch one's leg. Estirar means to stretch and la
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  Speaker 1: pata is the leg. Estirar la pata. There are many
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  Speaker 1: theories about where this expression comes from. Some people compare
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  Speaker 1: it to the English expression to kick the bucket. In
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  Speaker 1: a way, when you kick the bucket, you stretch your leg. So,
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  Speaker 1: estirar la pata would be related in a way. But
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  Speaker 1: some other theories say it comes from the legs of
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  Speaker 1: animals that become stiff after death. Whatever the origin is,
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  Speaker 1: it's a very informal and humorous way to talk about death.
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  Speaker 1: For example,¿ Y tu abuelo, Marco? Uf, mi abuelo estiró
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  Speaker 1: la pata hace años. Abuelito, si me escuchas, I'm sorry. So,
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  Speaker 1: let's recap. The verb morir means to die. But Spanish
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  Speaker 1: speakers often use softer or more playful alternatives. Estar con
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  Speaker 1: San Pedro. Pasar a mejor vida. Or estirar la pata.
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  Speaker 1: Which one is your favorite? Mine is estar con San Pedro.
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  Speaker 1: It's visual and it helps you to practice the verb estar.
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  Speaker 1: Estar con San Pedro. And it sounds hopeful. It means
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  Speaker 1: somebody made it to heaven. Although, who knows, maybe the
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  Speaker 1: stairs were going in the opposite direction. And that's all
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  Speaker 1: for today. Gracias por escuchar Spanish for Beginners. If your
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  Speaker 1: día de muertos en México.¡ Hasta la próxima!¡ Chao, chao!