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01x14 - Making a Splash

Episode transcripts for the TV show, "Oh Noah!". Aired: March 25, 2011.*
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A curious, twelve year-old boy learns new Spanish words each day while visiting his grandmother in Mexico.

01x14 - Making a Splash

Post by bunniefuu »

[boat engine revs]

- Whoa!

[exciting music]

[yelling]

How did I ever get into this mess?

I'm Noah.

I'm staying with my grandmother,

and where she lives, nobody speaks English...

all: Hola, Noah!

- Except for Nell, who's a lot like me.

- Hello, Noah!

- Together, we're meeting new friends

and trying to speak their language,

but that's when the trouble starts.

[lion roars]

[stick snaps]

[hawk screeches]

[gentle music]

- Oh...

- Ooh!

[splat]

- Oh!

[sizzling]

[both gasping]

[corn popping]

- Ay!

- [gasping and wheezing]

[ice clinking]

- Noah, Nell.

- Aw, thanks, Grandma.

I mean, gracias, Abuela!

- Gracias, Señora.

- Ay! Hace calor!

- "Hace calor"? What does that mean?

[phone beeping]

- It's hot.

- Yeah, I know.

But what does "Hace calor" mean?

- It means "It's hot."

- Hace calor.

- Oh.

[gulping]

Ahh!

Need any help, Pequeño?

- [wheezing]

Ta-da!

[chuckles]

[air whistling]

Whoa!

- Noah! Nell!

Vamos a la piscina!

- Oh, yeah! You bet, Brisa!

Uh, well...

What does "piscina" mean?

- The pool!

- The pool? The "pool" pool?

The swimming pool pool?

- Yeah! Come on, Noah. It'll be fun!

- [sighs and murmurs]

Oh! Hey!

Here we go! [laughing]

[babbling]

Yah-hoo! Ooh!

[laughs]

- Here we are. The pool.

I mean, la piscina.

[chuckles]

- Uh...

- Hola, Noah!

- Hola, Coco.

- Look out, everyone.

Here I come!

Cannonball!

- [laughing]

- Vamos, Noah! Hace calor!

- Oh, um--I, uh--

I don't have a towel. [chuckles]

- That's okay.

I have an extra one in my bag.

- Come on! Vamos, Noah!

- Oh, uh, okay...

Uh, you know, this water,

it really isn't cooling me off.

I have a better idea.

There we go.

Oh, yeah! Oh, this is gonna be great.

A sunny day, a nice breeze...

[shrieks]

[crashing]

Well, that didn't work.

But I have an even better idea.

[grunting]

There we go.

That's it.

[gasps]

A snow machine. Oh!

[melodic harp scales playing]

This will really beat the heat.

[machine whirs]

Ahh...

There's nothing cooler than...

[clanking]

Huh?

Snow.

- [giggles]

- [shivering]

- [babbling]

- [shivers]

- Noah, what's going on?

- I... I can't swim.

- [loudly] You can't swim?

- [babbling]

- Shh! Shh! No!

I've been traveling with my parents so much,

I never had the time to learn.

- Well, you're living here with your abuela

for a whole year, right?

- Yeah.

- Well, that's plenty of time to learn how to swim.

- You know what, Nell?

You're right. So where do I go?

- Um...

There!

Excuse me, Señor.

He needs swimming lessons.

- No hablo inglés.

- Uh... Swimming lessons?

- Perdón. No comprendo.

- He doesn't understand.

I better go get my phone.

- Swimming. You know?

[imitating bubbles]

Yeah! Yeah!

Swimming!

Swimming! Whoo!

In the water, swimming?

[spluttering]

- Ah!

Aquí!

- Great. Thanks--

I mean, gracias!

- Okay, "swimming lessons" is...

- Clases de natación.

- Got it?

- It's okay, Nell.

He understood me perfectly.

- Really?

[upbeat music]

- I can't believe

I'm gonna finally learn to swim!

Wait.

How do you say "I can swim" in Spanish?

[phone beeping]

- Puedo nadar.

- Puedo nadar!

Eee! Puedo nadar!

Puedo nadar!

[lively music]

- [singing] Vamos! Let's go!

Vamos! Get set!

Noah, you're about to get all wet

You'll learn a few moves

And practice away

Then before you know it

You'll be able to say

Hey, I can swim!

[singing] Puedo nadar

both: [singing] Puedo nadar

Puedo nadar

I can swim

- Like, what kind of moves, Nell?

- [singing] First you'll learn to float

As if you were a boat

- [singing] First I'll learn to float

As if I were a boat

- Then another simple trick

You point your feet and kick

- Then another simple trick

I point my feet and kick

- Move your arms too

Like you're paddling a canoe

- Move my arms too

Like I'm paddling a canoe

- Blow some bubbles underwater

Like a fish or an otter

- Blow some bubbles underwater

Like a fish or an otter

- You put it all together

And practice away

Then before you know it

You'll be able to say

Hey!

[singing] Puedo nadar

both: [singing] Puedo nadar

Puedo nadar

I can swim

Puedo nadar

Puedo nadar, puedo nadar

I can swim!

[ship horn blaring]

- Uh... Maybe he didn't understand you.

We don't want to go fishing.

- Yeah... Wait. Over there.

That must be the swimming class.

- Oh.

- Ah, bueno! Está aquí!

- Uh, yes. Sí! Sí!

I'm here for the swimming class.

[engine turns over]

Uh, this is great and all,

but before we go waterskiing,

shouldn't we learn to--

- [gasps]

- Swim!

[shrieking]

- Noah!

He--he didn't want to go waterskiing!

He wanted swimming lessons!

- Que?

- [yelling]

- [shrieking]

- Hey, guys!

I don't think this is the swimming class!

- No comprendo! - No comprendo.

- No comprendo. - No comprendo!

- No comprendo!

- Uh-oh!

How do you say "I can't swim" in Spanish?

Oh, no! No! No!

Oops, sorry!

I mean, perdón!

Perdón. Perdón.

Perdón. Perdón.

[yelling]

Oof!

[exciting music]

- [babbling]

- Perdón. No comprendo.

- [groans]

- Huh?

Oh!

[yelling]

How did I ever get into this mess?

Hey!

I think I'm starting to get the hang of this!

Huh?

[screaming]

Think, think!

If "puedo nadar" means "I can swim,"

how do you say "I can't swim"?

"I can swim" is "puedo nadar,"

so "I can't swim" must be--

[screams]

No puedo nadar!

all: No puede nadar?

[engine revving]

- Whoa! Whoa! Whoa!

Oh! Whoa!

Whew!

- Yay! Noah!

[cheers and applause]

[cheers and applause]

Noah, are you okay?

- I--I think so.

But I really need to learn to swim.

Hey!

Could you guys give me swimming lessons?

- Clases de natación.

- Clases de natación?

all: Sí!

[lively flute music]

both: [singing] Puedo nadar

Puedo nadar, puedo nadar

I can swim

- Wah-hoo!

both: [singing] Puedo nadar

Puedo nadar, puedo nadar

I can swim!

[all cheering]

- Ta-da!

- Puedo nadar!

- [laughs]