Quick answer
¿La ponen en versión original?
Is it showing in the original version? Versión original, often shortened to V.O., is the label you look for.
The words
| Spanish | English |
|---|---|
| la película | the film |
| el cine | the cinema |
| la serie | the series |
| el capítulo | the episode |
| la pantalla | the screen |
| los subtítulos | the subtitles |
| el doblaje | the dubbing |
| el actor | the actor |
| la actriz | the actress |
| el guion | the script |
| el estreno | the premiere |
| el mando | the remote control |
| las palomitas | the popcorn |
| ver | to watch |
| grabar | to record |
The phrases you will actually say
Worth knowing
Spain dubs almost everything. Foreign films and series arrive with a full Spanish soundtrack, the dubbing industry is large and long-established, and famous actors have their own permanent Spanish voices, which is why a cinema listing marked V.O.S.E., meaning original version with Spanish subtitles, is a minority option found mainly in city centres. For learners this cuts both ways: dubbed audio is clear and neutral, but the lip-sync rewriting flattens slang. Latin America leans the other way, with subtitles common in cinemas and dubbing mostly for children. Note el capítulo is the usual word for an episode, more common than el episodio, and that el guion lost its accent in the 2010 spelling reform. A small trap: el cine is both the building and the art form, and la película is a film while la filmación is the act of shooting.
Practice
Practise your cinema and tv words
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Check yourself
What does the cinema label "V.O.S.E." tell you?