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Season 3 · Episode 25
Fairytale
Bluey
A2LatAm dubRelaxedRelaxed: slower, easier to follow· 7 min
Dad tells Bluey and Bingo a real-life fairy tale about growing up in a wild place called the 80s, about a boy who was cursed when he was mean to his little brother.
Expressions to listen for
4chispasa game-rule exclamation called when two people say the same word simultaneously, triggering a countdown challenge
colloquialAppears ~4× in this episode
A playground word used in Latin America in the 1980s. It is a mild exclamation on its own (similar to 'dang' or 'shoot'), but in this childhood game context it functions as a fixed trigger word with specific rules attached. Its meaning as a game call cannot be guessed from the word itself.
Dijimos la misma palabra al mismo tiempo, así que grité '¡chispas!' antes que él.We said the same word at the same time, so I shouted 'chispas!' before him.