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PART 3 · LESSON 24 OF 30 · 40 MINUTES

Breathing Is for Summer

On Thursday April 27th, two days before the lights of the Fair go on, Sarah and Emily go to a dress shop in Triana for their first flamenco dresses, where the shop assistant has strong opinions about how tight a dress should be. That evening, Encarna has a surprise for Sarah's mother, and Sarah's father finds a hat in his guidebook. Say can I try it on?, how does it fit?, it's a bit tight, you look like a real Sevillian, it fits perfectly, and name the frills, the polka dots, the shawl and the flower.

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THE STORY

It's Thursday April 27th, eleven in the morning, two days before the lights of the Fair go on. In a small dress shop in Triana, the racks are full of flamenco dresses in every colour, with frills from the knee to the floor. Sarah and Emily are standing in the middle of the shop, not sure where to start. The shop assistant, a woman of sixty with a tape measure round her neck, takes one look at them and pulls a dress off the rack. That evening, in the patio, Encarna brings out a dress of her own for Sarah's mother, and Sarah's father finds a hat in his guidebook. This is the conversation you'll be able to say by the end of the lesson.

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¿Qué os parece este?keh ohs pah-REH-seh EHS-tehWhat do you think of this one? To a group, in Spain.
rojo con lunares blancosRROH-hoh kohn loo-NAH-rehs BLAHN-kohsred with white polka dots
¿Me lo puedo probar?meh loh PWEH-doh proh-BAHRCan I try it on?
el probadorehl proh-bah-DOHRthe fitting room
al fondoahl FOHN-dohat the back
¿Cómo te queda?KOH-moh teh KEH-dahHow does it fit?
Me queda un poco estrecho.meh KEH-dah oon POH-koh ehs-TREH-chohIt's a bit tight.
No puedo respirar.noh PWEH-doh rrehs-pee-RAHRI can't breathe.
Así tiene que quedar.ah-SEE tee-EH-neh keh keh-DAHRThat's how it should fit.
Para respirar está el verano.PAH-rah rrehs-pee-RAHR ehs-TAH ehl beh-RAH-nohBreathing is for summer.

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