mænwˈɛl ɪz ɡˈʊd fɹˈɛndz wɪð pˈɑːli, hˌuː kæn kəmjˈuːnᵻkˌeɪt bˈɛst wɪð hˌɪm bˈeɪzəl klˈeɪmz tə hæv lˈɜːnt "klˈæsɪkəl spˈænɪʃ", wˈɛɹæz pˈɑːli spˈiːks ðɪ ˈæktʃuːəl lˈæŋɡwɪdʒ ænd ˈɔfən jˈuːsᵻz hˌɪm æz ɐ mˈɑːdəl fɔːɹ hɜː skˈɛtʃᵻz.
Manuel is good friends with Polly, who can communicate best with him (Basil claims to have learnt "classical Spanish", whereas Polly speaks the actual language) and often uses him as a model for her sketches.