This session was done on June 2nd, 2020
I'm reading Spanish Short Stories for Intermediate Learners by Olly Richards. The stories are pretty awful, but they are engaging enough and they are both bite size and at my reading level. There are 8 in total and I plan to go through one every day for the next few days.
Note: I didn't know how to use diacritics when I made this practice log, so accents are missing. For some words I capitalized a letter that would otherwise have an accent mark.
I. Read Short Stories
- Read 1st story from Olly Richards Book.
II. Listening Exercises.
- Listen to 10 mins of a Spanish listening exercise video on youtube.
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Review
I. Vocab
Persevera y triunfara's
Capitulo 1:
parado frente a nosotros = standing in front of us
adecuada - que se acomoda a ciertas condiciones
portapapeles - una herramienta que se usa para tener algo atras de papel para escribir en la papel mientras se esta de pie.
"fruncio el cen~o"
Nos habiamos puesto guapos.
mi hombro flacucho. -
Era apuesto - muy guapo / bien vestido
"Puso los ojos en blanco" = rolled his eyes
una cuerda de terciopelo = terciopelo es el color como purpulo para los ricos
nego con la cabeza - he shook his head.
"Te pille" - I catch you
me hizo a un lado = he pushed me aside
rellenos = lleno
"Nacho no se parecia en nada a Aron" - Nacho was not at all like Aron.
arriesgado - con valor
las golosinas = la comida dulce "the sweets"
el camarero = el trabajador que trae la comida en un resteraunte
se encogiO de hombros = he shrugged his shoulders
suspirE = I sighed.
me cruce de brazos = I crossed my arms.
rojizo = que tiene un tono rojo.
hazme un favor = do me a favor.
asintieron con la cabeza = they nodded in agreement.
la pelirroja = the redhead.
(no tiene) nada que ver con (algo) = it has nothing to do with
Apetecer - desejar, querer
"Ni siquiera os conocemos" - we don't even know you
IntentEmoslo - let's try it.
se miraron entre sI. - they looked at each other
Capitulo 2:
me dio un codazo en las costillas - he gave me a poke in the ribs.
amedrentador - intimidating
menor de edad -
la pista de baile - donde se baila
se llevan bien - como se cayen bien.
chavales - ninos
Lo espantaste a Aron? (espantar a - to scare away)
tu amigo es raro - extraNo / weird
ya espantaste a tu novio -
"no te metas con (alguien)" - don't mess with
una sonrisa burlona - a mocking smile
el concurrido bar - the crowded bar
se mordio el labio - she bit her lip
EchE un vistazo al club. - I took a look (at something)
altavoces - speakers
es una indirecta? - is it an insinuation?
se agregO a sI misma - she added herself
callarme - shutup
Capitulo 3
sE tu mismo - be yourself
EstAs actuando raro - you are acting weird
una noche extraNa - a strange night.
un mayordomo - a butler
una docena - 12
rio a carcajadas - she laugh out loud
grosero - rude
"Ese tIo" (but its not tio like uncle) - this guy
Me dio pena - i felt sorry for him
me visitaba a menudo - me visitaba con frequencia
Estas equivocado, chaval. you're wrong, kid
II. Listening Exercises
10 mins of "Why Not Spanish?" Listening exercises.