History of Bolivia — Spanish Phrases Conversation
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| Spanish | English | |
| Word(s) | un país hermoso | a beautiful country |
| Phrase(s) | Bolivia es un país hermoso. | Bolivia is a beautiful country. |
| Word(s) | climas templados | mild climates |
| Phrase(s) | Tenemos climas templados, | We have mild climates, |
| Word(s) | selvas | jungles |
| Phrase(s) | y tenemos selvas | and we have jungles |
| Word(s) | Bolivia ha sido fundado | bolivia was founded |
| Phrase(s) | Bolivia ha sido fundado el 6 de agosto de 1852 | Bolivia was founded on August 6, 1852 |
| Word(s) | un mariscal | a marshall |
| Phrase(s) | y él, junto con Antonio José de Sucre, un mariscal, | and he, together with Antonio Jose de Sucre, a marshal, |
| Word(s) | muchas guerras. | many wars |
| Phrase(s) | Pero bueno, Bolivia pasó por muchas guerras. | But well, Bolivia went through many wars. |
| pasó por muchas guerras. | it went through many wars. | |
| Word(s) | libre e independiente | free and independent |
| Phrase(s) | Después de que llegó Bolivia de ser libre e independiente, | After Bolivia became free and independent, |
| supuestamente libre e independiente, | supposedly free and independent, | |
| Word(s) | conquistar el mar | to conquer the sea |
| Phrase(s) | 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 | |
| Word(s) | preparadas con armas, | prepared with weapons |
| Phrase(s) | estaban preparadas con armas, | were prepared with weapons, |
| Word(s) | estábamos dormidos | we were asleep |
| Phrase(s) | nos invadieron cuando nosotros estábamos dormidos. | invaded us when we were asleep. |
| Word(s) | Tenemos climas templados | We have mild climates |
| Phrase(s) | Tenemos climas templados, | We have mild climates, |
| Word(s) | muchos tipos de animales | many kinds of animals |
| Phrase(s) | y muchos tipos de animales. | and many kinds of animals. |
| Word(s) | Pero después | But Afterwords |
| Phrase(s) | Pero después, se cambió a Bolivia, | But afterwards, it was changed to Bolivia, |
| Word(s) | con petos | with armor |
| Phrase(s) | con…con petos, con parapetos, | with…with armor, with barricades, |
| Word(s) | el pedazo de tierra | piece of land |
| Phrase(s) | y nos quitaron el pedazo de tierra | and took away the piece of land |
| Word(s) | los hombres | the men |
| Phrase(s) | y tomaron a todos los hombres | and took all the men |
| Word(s) | las mujeres | the women |
| Phrase(s) | y a todas las mujeres | and all the women |
| Word(s) | La Guerra | The war |
| Phrase(s) | 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, | |
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