Amiga de Argentina Part II — Conversation
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| César | Dime una cosa, ¿cómo es el clima, | And tell me something, what is the climate like, |
| cómo es, este, cómo se vive en Argentina | how is, um, how do they live in Argentina | |
| en cuanto al clima de diferencia? | differently with regards to the climate? | |
| ¿Qué diferencia hay en Estados Unidos, | What difference is there in the United States, | |
| dónde vives, con el clima de Argentina? | where you live, with the climate of Argentina? | |
| Claudia | Bueno, igual que en Estados Unidos, ehn, | well, just like in the United States, um, |
| de acuerdo al estado | according to the state | |
| donde uno esté viviendo es... | where one is living it's... | |
| el clima es diferente. | the climate is different. | |
| En Argentina es igual. | In Argentina it's the same. | |
| En el sur - en el norte de Argentina | In the south - in the north of Argentina | |
| es muy cálido, muy tropical. | it's very warm, very tropical. | |
| Y en el sur de Argentina es muy frío, | And in the south of Argentina it's very cold, | |
| entonces los inviernos son muy fuertes. | so the winters are very strong. | |
| Y en el norte no, no es así, es muy caluroso. | And in the north it's not like that, it's very hot. | |
| César | Y dime Claudia, | And tell me Claudia, |
| ¿qué es lo que más te gusta de Estados Unidos? | what is it that you like most about the United States? | |
| Claudia | Ehm, bueno, me gusta la igualdad que hay | Um, well, I like the equality that there is |
| en cuanto a los derechos. | in regards to rights. | |
| Me gusta la oportunidad que hay para, | I like the opportunity that there is to, | |
| para trabajar, para salir adelante, | to work, to get ahead, | |
| y especialmente que no, | and especially that (there isn't), | |
| para los trabajos, | for the jobs, | |
| no hay discriminación. | there isn't discrimination. | |
| Entonces, esa parte me gusta mucho | So, I like that part a lot | |
| porque si yo tengo más de cincuenta años, | because if I am over fifty years old | |
| igual, puedo tener la misma oportunidad para trabajar | equally, I can have the same opportunity to work | |
| que alguien de veinte. | as someone who is twenty. | |
| En Argentina es un poco, un poco diferente. | In Argentina it's a little, a little different. | |
| César | Y dime algo, | And tell me something, |
| ¿qué es lo que más extrañas de Argentina? | what is it that you miss most about Argentina? | |
| Claudia | Ehn, todo menos el gobierno. | Um, everything except the government. |
| César | ¿Qué es todo? | What is everything? |
| En la lista de todas las cosas que más extrañas, | In the list of all the things that you miss most, | |
| ¿cuál sería la primera? | what would be first? | |
| Claudia | La primera, bueno la familia por supuesto. | the first, well my (the) family of course. |
| La familia, la comida, los amigos, ehm, | My (the) family, the food, my friends, um, | |
| los parques grandes, la sociabilidad, | the big parks, the sociability (friendliness), | |
| pero, lamentablemente no hay oportunidades de trabajo | but, unfortunately there aren't work opportunities | |
| como aquí en Estados Unidos. | like here in the United States. | |
| César | Y dime una cosa, | And tell me something, |
| ¿cómo se te ha hecho para aprender inglés? | how has learning English gone for you? | |
| Claudia | ¿Aprender inglés? | Learning English? |
| Ehm, bueno, eh, por ejemplo | Um, well, uh, for example | |
| para mis hijos ha sido muy fácil. | for my children it has been very easy. | |
| Como niños ya, ya son bilingües. | As children they're already bilingual. | |
| Ehm para mi es un poquito, | Um for me it's a little, | |
| un poquito más, más difícil; | a little more, more difficult; | |
| pero allí estoy, | but there I am, | |
| por lo menos ya la gente me está entendiendo. | at least people are understanding me now. | |
| César | Espero que esta experiencia, | I hope that this experience, |
| esta conversación les ayude | this conversation helps you | |
| para aprender un poquito más el, | to learn a little better (more) the, | |
| el idioma español que es tan bello | the Spanish language that is so beautiful | |
| y por el día de hoy vamos a, a despedirnos. | and for today we are going to, to say good bye. | |
| Me dio mucho gusto conversar contigo Claudia. | It was nice (a pleasure) chatting with you Claudia. | |
| Y qué todos tengan muy buena tarde. | And may you all have a very nice afternoon. | |
| Claudia | Gracias, yo también me sentí muy cómoda. | Thanks, I also felt very comfortable. |
| Me, me divertí mucho y bueno | I had a lot of fun and well | |
| siempre es lindo hablar de, | it's always nice to talk about, | |
| del país de uno | about one's country | |
| y de donde uno está viviendo aquí, | and about where one is living here, | |
| también estar agradecida con, con Estados Unidos. | also being grateful with, with the United States. | |
| César | Perfecto, gracias Claudia. | Perfect, thanks Claudia. |
| Claudia | Ok, gracias a ti. | Ok, thanks to you. |
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