Watching and reading
| Spanish | English |
|---|---|
| el subtítulo | subtitle |
| la sección | section (of a newspaper, a shop) |
| actual | current, present-day |
| producir | to produce |
| la violencia | violence |
| ilegal | illegal |
| la comunicación | communication |
Foreign films on Spanish TV are usually dubbed, so people who want the original voices look for subtítulos:
| I watch movies in English with subtitles. | Veo las películas en inglés con subtítulos. |
A newspaper is divided into secciones, and so is a big shop:
| My father always reads the sports section first. | Mi padre siempre lee primero la sección de deportes. |
| Which section is the children's clothing in? | ¿En qué sección está la ropa infantil? |
Actual means current
Actual is a false friend: it means current or present-day, not real. In the same way, actualmente means currently. It has one form for both genders, like ilegal: la música actual, el cine actual, plural actuales.
| I don't like present-day music. | No me gusta la música actual. |
| This program talks about current problems. | Este programa habla de los problemas actuales. |
Producir goes like conducir
Produzco, produces, produce in the present; produje, produjo in the preterite. It is used for films and shows, and also for what a place makes or grows.
| Who produced this movie? | ¿Quién produjo esta película? |
| This area produces a lot of wine. | Esta zona produce mucho vino. |
Comunicación and violencia
Nouns ending in -ción and -encia are feminine: la comunicación, la sección, la violencia. You will also hear los medios de comunicación, the media.
| There is a lot of violence on TV. | Hay mucha violencia en la tele. |
| The internet has changed communication between people. | Internet ha cambiado la comunicación entre las personas. |
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