Amiga de Argentina — Conversation
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| César | Hola ¿cómo están? | Hello, how are you (plural)? |
| Me llamo César y soy de México. | My name is Cesar and I am from México. | |
| El día de hoy, | Today, (The day of today) | |
| vamos a conocer a una linda persona, | we are going to meet a lovely person, | |
| una linda chica | a lovely girl | |
| que está con nosotros - [Claudia: Oh, gracias]. | who is with us - [Claudia: Oh, thanks]. | |
| César | Y le vamos a pedir, eh, | And we are going to ask her to, uh, |
| le vamos a hacer algunas preguntas | we're going to ask (make) her some questions | |
| para conocerla. | to get to know her. | |
| Ehm, ¿cómo te llamas? | Um, what is your name? | |
| Claudia | Yo me llamo Claudia. | My name is Claudia. |
| César | Claudia. ¿De dónde eres Cluadia? | Claudia. Where are you from Claudia? |
| Claudia | Soy de Mendoza, Argentina. | I am from Mendoza, Argentina. |
| César | Argen...y ¿dónde está Argentina? | Argen...and where is Argentina? |
| Claudia | Argentina está en Sudamérica. | Argentina is in South America. |
| Es el último país de Sudamérica. | It's the last country of South America. | |
| Está al lado de Chile y, | It's next to Chile and, | |
| y abajo de Brasil. | and below Brazil. | |
| César | Y ¿qué idioma se habla en Argentina? | And what language do they speak in Argentina? |
| Claudia | Bueno, en todo Sudamérica se habla español, | Well, in all of South America they speak Spanish, |
| pero no en Brasil; | but not in Brazil; | |
| en Brasil se habla portugués. | in Brazil they speak Portuguese. | |
| Es el único país de Sudamérica | It's the only country of South America | |
| que no se habla español. | that doesn't speak Spanish. | |
| César | Dime Claudia, | Tell me Claudia, |
| ¿cuál es la comida más común en Argentina? | what is the most common food in Argentina? | |
| Claudia | Bueno en Argentina se come mucho, ehm, | Well in Argentina they eat a lot of, uh, |
| la carne asada, ehn, | of grilled meats, um, | |
| y también hay mucha influencia italiana, | and there is also a lot of Italian influence, | |
| entonces las pastas | so the pastas | |
| son muy común en Argentina, muy ricas. | are very common in Argentina, very good (tasty). | |
| César | Ah, y ¿te gusta cocinar algo en particular? | Oh, and do you like to cook anything in particular? |
| Claudia | Ehn, sí bueno, mi abuelita, | Um, yes well, my grandma, |
| por ejemplo, que vino de Italia, | for example, who came from Italy, | |
| ella hacía siempre el pan casero | she always made homemade bread | |
| y a mí me gustaba ayudarle mucho | and I liked to help her a lot | |
| cuando hacía el pan casero, | when she would make the homemade bread, | |
| las pastas caseras, | the homemade pastas, | |
| y bueno todo eso de comida italiana. | and well all that Italian food. | |
| César | Oh excelente. Y dime Claudia, | Oh great. And tell me Claudia, |
| ¿en dónde vives ahora? | where do you live now? | |
| Claudia | Bueno, ahora, estoy viviendo en Estados Unidos. | Well, now, I am living in the United States. |
| César | Aha. Y ¿vives sola o vives con tu familia? | Uh huh. And do you live alone or do you live with your family? |
| Claudia | Yo me casé y soy mamá de tres niños. | I got married and I am a mother of three children. |
| César | Tres niños. | Three children. |
| Y ¿qué edad tienen los niños? | And how old are the children? | |
| Claudia | Ehn, el niño, el más grande es un niño | Um, the boy, the biggest is a boy |
| y tiene doce años | and he is twelve (has twelve years) | |
| y se llama César Alexander. | and his name is Cesar Alexander. | |
| La mediana, bueno es una niña | The middle child, well she is a girl | |
| y tiene ocho años, | and she is eight, | |
| se llama Sabrina Crystal. | her name is Sabrina Crystal. | |
| Y la más chiquitita tiene seis años | And the littlest is six | |
| y se llama Cindy Araceli. | and her name is Cindy Araceli. | |
| César | Ay, qué bonitos nombres. | Oh, what nice names. |
| Y dime una cosa, | And tell me something, | |
| ¿tienes hermanos y hermanas? | do you have brothers and sisters? | |
| Claudia | Sí, yo soy la, la más chiquitita, | Yes, I am the, the littlest, |
| yo soy la más joven de cinco. | I am the youngest of five. | |
| Tengo dos hermanos y dos hermanas. | I have two brothers and two sisters. | |
| César | ¿Y ellos viven en Argentina o | And do they live in Argentina or |
| viven en Estados Unidos? | do they live in the United States? | |
| Claudia | Algunos en Estados Unidos | Some in the United States |
| y otros en Argentina. | and others in Argentina. |
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