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Cinco de Mayo Part II — Spanish Words List
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| Spanish | English | |
| Word(s) | una celebración | a celebration |
| Phrase(s) | El Cinco de Mayo es una celebración, | Cinco de Mayo is a celebration, |
| Y bueno, es una celebración muy grande | And well, it is a very big celebration | |
| Word(s) | sucedió en México | it happened in México |
| Phrase(s) | que sucedió en México. | that happened in México. |
| Word(s) | ganar | to win |
| Phrase(s) | y ganaron los Mexicanos. | and the Mexicans won. |
| Word(s) | conquistar | to conquer |
| Phrase(s) | para conquistar a México | to conquer Mexico |
| a México a querer conquistar; | to México wanting to conquer it; | |
| Word(s) | todos son bienvenidos | all are welcome |
| Phrase(s) | Todos son bienvenidos. | Everyone is welcome. |
| Word(s) | siempre que voy | whenever I go |
| Phrase(s) | porque yo siempre que voy | because whenever (always when) I go |
| Word(s) | los negocios | businesses |
| Phrase(s) | a los negocios | to businesses |
| Word(s) | nunca supe realmente | I never really knew |
| Phrase(s) | pero nunca...nunca supe realmente | but I never...never really knew |
| Word(s) | la independencia | the independence |
| Phrase(s) | cuando realmente fue la independencia en México. | when the independence of Mexico really was. |
| Word(s) | los franceses | the French |
| Phrase(s) | es un tiempo que llegaron los franceses | it's a time that the French came (arrived) |
| Word(s) | Exactamente | Exactly |
| Phrase(s) | Exactamente. | Exactly. |
| Word(s) | gracias por enseñarme | thanks for teaching me |
| Phrase(s) | Gracias por enseñarme un poco más | Thank you for teaching me a little bit more |
| Word(s) | no es igual | it´s not the same |
| Phrase(s) | Ahora entiendo que no es igual | Now I understand that it's not the same |
| Word(s) | te estaré esperando | I'll be waiting for you |
| Phrase(s) | Bueno, te estaré esperando. | Alright, I'll be waiting for you. |
| Word(s) | ¿hay que llevar algo? | should I bring something? |
| Phrase(s) | ¿Hay que llevar algo? | Do I have to bring something? |
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