Missed Flight — Spanish Phrases
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| Spanish | English | |
| Word(s) | migración | immigration |
| Phrase(s) | Migración. | Immigration. |
| Por migración. | Through immigration. | |
| Entonces migración es donde todas las personas, | So immigration is where all the people | |
| Word(s) | estudiantes internacionales | international students |
| Phrase(s) | que es porque somos estudiantes internacionales. | which is because we are international students. |
| Word(s) | una pequeña entrevista | a small interview |
| Phrase(s) | tienes una pequeña entrevista en Miami, quiero decir. | you have a small interview in Miami, I mean. |
| Tuvimos una pequeña entrevista. | We had a small interview. | |
| Word(s) | perdimos el vuelo | we missed the flight |
| Phrase(s) | perdimos el vuelo. | we missed the flight. |
| Word(s) | rogar | to beg |
| Phrase(s) | [Sí] Tuvimos que rogar el azafata para que nos cambie de vuelo. | [Yes] We had to beg the attendant to switch us flights. |
| Y tuvimos que rogarle en inglés. | And we had to beg him in English. | |
| Word(s) | estábamos tan asustadas | we were so frightened |
| Phrase(s) | Estábamos tan asustadas y solamente yo le dije, | We were so startled and I just told her, |
| Word(s) | oré | I prayed |
| Phrase(s) | que oré y dije, "por favor, Padre, | that I prayed and I said, "please, Father, |
| Word(s) | nos habíamos retrasado | we had gotten behind |
| Phrase(s) | nos habíamos retrasado por seis horas, | we had gotten behind by six hours, |
| Word(s) | no había nadie | there wasn't anyone |
| Phrase(s) | entonces no había nadie en el aeropuerto para esperarnos. | so there wasn't anyone in the airport to wait for us. |
| Word(s) | estábamos totalmente confundidas | we were totally confused |
| Phrase(s) | Estábamos totalmente confundidas de lo que iba a pasar | We were totally confused, about what was going to happen |
| Word(s) | una pareja | a couple |
| Phrase(s) | pero mientras caminábamos, encontramos a una pareja | but while we were walking, we found a couple |
| Word(s) | un pedazo de papel | a piece of paper |
| Phrase(s) | en un pedazo de papel. | on a piece of paper. |
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