History of Bolivia — Spanish Phrases Conversation
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| Antonina | Bueno. | Okay. |
| Ahora vamos a hablar un poco | Now we’re going to talk a little bit | |
| acerca de Bolivia. | about Bolivia. | |
| Bolivia es un país hermoso. | Bolivia is a beautiful country. | |
| Tiene los tres tipos de climas. | It has three kinds of climates. | |
| Tenemos climas tropicales que son cálidos. | We have tropical climates that are warm. | |
| Tenemos climas templados, | We have mild climates, | |
| y tenemos climas que son fríos. | And we have climates that are cold. | |
| O sea, tenemos un poco de nieve. | Or rather, we have a little bit of snow. | |
| Tenemos un poco de un clima templado, | We have a little bit of a mild climate, | |
| y tenemos selvas | and we have jungles | |
| y muchos tipos de animales. | and many kinds of animals. | |
| Pero antes de hablar | But before talking | |
| de…de la Bolivia actual, | about…about present-day Bolivia, | |
| vamos a contarles un poco acerca | We’re going to tell you a little bit about | |
| del historia de Bolivia. | Bolivia’s history. | |
| Bolivia ha sido fundado el 6 de agosto de 1852 | Bolivia was founded on August 6, 1852 | |
| por Simón Bolívar. | by Simon Bolivar. | |
| Eh—Antes, suramérica se dividía entre…entre secciones | Uh…before, South America was divided into…into sections | |
| y Bolivia era unida con Perú. | and Bolivia was joined with Peru. | |
| Era el—se llamaba Bolívar. | It was the—it was called Bolivar. | |
| Antonina | Simón Bolívar quería tener una nación | Simon Bolivar wanted to have a nation |
| que lleve su nombre, | that carried his name, | |
| entonces empezó—fundó Bolivia | So he started—he founded Bolivia | |
| con el nombre de Bolívar. | with the name of Bolivar. | |
| Pero después, se cambió a Bolivia, | But afterwards, it was changed to Bolivia, | |
| y él, junto con Antonio José de Sucre, un mariscal, | and he, together with Antonio Jose de Sucre, a marshal, | |
| fundaron la ciudad de Bolivia un 11 de agosto. | founded the city of Bolivia on August 11th. | |
| Y desde entonces Bolivia empezó | And from then on, Bolivia started out | |
| siendo el doble del tamaño que es ahora. | being twice the size that it is now. | |
| Pero bueno, Bolivia pasó por muchas guerras. | But well, Bolivia went through many wars. | |
| Tatiana | Bueno. | Okay. |
| Después de que llegó Bolivia de ser libre e independiente, | After Bolivia became free and independent, | |
| supuestamente libre e independiente, | supposedly free and independent, | |
| pasó por muchas guerras. | it went through many wars. | |
| Una de las guerras que | One of the wars that | |
| fue impactante para Bolivia, | had a lot of impact on Bolivia, | |
| fue la Guerra del Pacífico. | was the War of the Pacific. | |
| La Guerra del Pacífico se hizo un 23 de marzo de 1823, | The war of the Pacific began March 23, 1823, | |
| eh, con Eduardo Abaroa a su cabeza | Uh, with Eduardo Abaroa at the head | |
| y con algunas personas que fueron | and with several people that went | |
| para—para ir y conquistar el mar. | to—to go and conquer the sea. | |
| Bueno, no para conquistar el mar | Well, not to conquer the sea | |
| porque el mar era nuestro. | because the sea was ours. | |
| Tatiana | Pero los chilenos, el país de Chile, | But the Chileans, the country of Chile, |
| ellos tenían muchas personas más | they had many more people | |
| y esas personas | and those people | |
| estaban preparadas con armas, | were prepared with weapons, | |
| con…con petos, con parapetos, | with…with armor, with barricades, | |
| y con muchas cosas | and with a lot of things | |
| que podían servir estrategia | that could serve strategically | |
| para poder ganarnos. | to beat us. | |
| Antonina | Tienes que acordarte que los chilenos | You have to remember that the Chileans |
| nos invadieron cuando nosotros estábamos dormidos. | invaded us when we were asleep. | |
| Ellos vienieron de la noche | They came in the night | |
| cuando nadie los esperaba | when nobody expected them | |
| y no estábamos preparados. | and we weren’t prepared. | |
| Ellos se acercaron | They drew near | |
| y tomaron a todos los hombres | and took all the men | |
| y a todas las mujeres | and all the women | |
| y nos quitaron el pedazo de tierra | and took away the piece of land | |
| que nos daba la salida al mar. | that gave us outlet to the sea. |
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