Meet Claudia II — Spanish Phrases Conversation
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| Michael | ¿Te gustan los deportes? | Do you like sports? |
| Claudia | Sí, me encantan. | Yes, I love them. |
| Ehm, me gusta jugar básquetbol | Um, I like to play basketball | |
| y vóleibol también. | and volleyball too. | |
| Michael | Oh, qué bien. | Oh, good. |
| A mí me gustan los deportes. | I like sports. | |
| Es más, casi todos los deportes me gustan. | In fact, almost all sports I like. | |
| No más que | Except that | |
| no me gusta casi el básquetbol | I don’t really like basketball | |
| porque como soy chaparro, | because since I’m short, | |
| no me gusta jugar tanto | I don’t like to play much | |
| porque casi todos los que juegan | because almost everyone who plays | |
| están muy altos | are very high | |
| y me quedo muy abajo. | and I stay very low (I'm left down below). | |
| Siempre me caen los codos en la cabeza. | I always get elbowed in the head. | |
| Claudia | Siempre te golpean [sí] | They always hit you [yes] |
| cuando…cuando saltan. | when…when they jump. | |
| Michael | Por eso casi no me gusta el “básquet.” | For that reason I don’t really like basketball. |
| Pero todos los otros deportes me gustan. | But all the other sports I like. | |
| Me gusta el fútbol americano | I like American football | |
| y el futbol “soccer.” | and soccer. | |
| ¿El fútbol soccer es popular en México? | Is soccer popular in Mexico? | |
| Claudia | Pues, eh, sí, obviamente. | Well, uh, yes, obviously. |
| Porque creo que todos los países latinos | Because I think it’s what all the Latin countries | |
| es lo que les encanta más— [mm-hmm] | love most—[mm-hmm] | |
| es el fútbol soccer. | is soccer. | |
| Claudia | En todos lados vas a ver los domingos | Everywhere you will see on Sundays |
| que la gente se reúne | that people get together | |
| y para celebrar los equipos | and to celebrate the teams | |
| que están ganando. | that are winning. | |
| Y toda la familia— | And the whole family— | |
| por ejemplo, | for example, | |
| mi familia usualmente los domingos | my family on Sundays usually | |
| se reunía—o se reúne. | got together—or gets together. | |
| Obvia—Ehm, yo ahora que estoy aquí, | Obvious—Um, now that I’m here, | |
| no lo hago, | I don’t do it, | |
| pero con mi familia en México, sí. | but with my family in Mexico, yes. | |
| Cada domingo, | Every Sunday, | |
| toda la familia - los primos, los abuelos, | The whole family – cousins, grandparents | |
| en domingo se reúne | meets together on Sunday | |
| para ver fútbol | to watch soccer | |
| y después para celebrar, | and afterwards to celebrate, | |
| comía--comer juntos. | they ate—eat together. | |
| Eso es bonito | That is specialnice | |
| porque toda la familia está unida. | because the whole family is united (together). | |
| Michael | Sí. Parece que es costumbre, ¿verdad? | Yes. It seems to be a custom, right? |
| ¿Es costumbre? | It’s a custom? | |
| Y sí, es cierto, | And yes, it’s true, | |
| porque yo he aprendido | because I’ve learned | |
| que el fútbol— eh, el fútbol soccer | that soccer—uh, soccer | |
| es un deporte que | is a sport that | |
| se juega en todo el mundo, | is played throughout the world, | |
| no solamente en México, | not only in Mexico, | |
| ¿verdad? | Right? | |
| Pero también me gusta el boxeo. | But I also like boxing. | |
| Michael | Me gusta—es más, últimamente | I like—in fact, lately |
| en los últimos tres años, | in the past three years, | |
| he empezado a jugar mucho el golf. | I’ve began to play golf a lot. | |
| ¿No sé si has jugado tú | I don’t know if you have played | |
| en, eh, alguna ocasión el golf? | golf, uh, on any occasion? | |
| Claudia | Sí. Y tomé una clase | Yes. I took a class |
| hace mucho [ajá] | a long time ago [uh-huh] | |
| para jugar golf | to play golf | |
| y tengo mis, ehm, palos de golf [sí] | and I have my, um, golf clubs [yes] | |
| pero no los uso. | but I don’t use them. | |
| No voy…no voy mucho. [Oh] | I don’t go…I don’t go much. [Oh] | |
| Espero que este verano | I hope that this summer | |
| pueda hacerlo [sí] | I can do it [yes] | |
| porque el…el clima | because the…the weather | |
| y los campos de golf | and the golf courses | |
| están tan bonitos | are so nice | |
| y me gustaría ir este verano | and I would like to go this summer | |
| a tratar un poco [sí] y aprender. | and try a little [yes] and learn. | |
| Michael | Y…y aun si no aprendes, | And…and even if you don’t learn, |
| y si no sales que—si no sale | and if you don’t turn out that—if it doesn’t turn out | |
| que eres así tan experta, | that you are an expert, | |
| bueno, pues de todos modos, | well, anyway, | |
| es divertido manejar los carritos, ¿verdad? | it’s fun to drive the carts, right? | |
| Claudia | Claro, sí. | Of course, yes. |
| Podemos andar | We can ride | |
| por todos los caminitos. | along all the little paths. | |
| Michael | Sí, sí es cierto. | Yes, yes it’s true. |
| Pues Claudia, fue mucho gusto conocerte. | Well Claudia, it was nice to meet you. | |
| Pero pasé un tiempo muy agradable | But I had a wonderful time | |
| platicando contigo. | chatting with you. | |
| Y pues, es un placer conocerte. | And well, it’s a pleasure to meet you. | |
| Como dije, mi nombre es Michael | As I said, my name is Michael | |
| Y a ver si en otra ocasión, | and let’s see if on another occasion | |
| nos volvemos a encontrar. | we meet again. | |
| Claudia | Claro, Michael. | Of course, Michael. |
| Me encantó platicar contigo. | I loved chatting with you. | |
| Y espero, pues, | And I hope, well, | |
| que tengas un buen día, | that you have a good day, | |
| y hasta la vista. | and until next time. | |
| Michael | Ándale pues. | All right then. |
| Igualmente. | Same to you. | |
| Hasta luego. | See you later. |
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