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PART 1 · LESSON 1 OF 30 · 40 MINUTES Free

Nobody's Getting Me Out of Here

Moving day. Sarah and Julian carry everything up to the top-floor flat they painted in April - a new washing machine, a sofa that won't fit and a hundred-odd boxes of books, with no lift until the autumn - and spend their first night on the terrace. Speak the language of moving house - give me a hand, this weighs a ton, mind the corner, what have you got in there, you should have thought of that before - and say you're here to stay.

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Lesson 1 · Nobody's Getting Me Out of Here

Spanish · 40 minutes

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It's Wednesday, July 4th, 2029, eight in the morning, before the heat, in Encarna's building in Pureza Street. Moving day. In April, Sarah and Julian painted the top-floor flat - white walls, and one indigo-blue wall, the blue of Julian's village. Now everything they own is going up, two floors from their old flat on the second floor, and a new washing machine four floors from the patio, where the shop left it. The lift won't be ready until the autumn. Pablo has come to help, two weeks after his wedding, back from Greece, on an ankle that has only just healed. That night, Sarah and Julian sleep in their new home for the first time. This is the conversation you'll be able to say by the end of the lesson.

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una manoOO-nah MAH-noha hand
Échame una mano.EH-chah-meh OO-nah MAH-nohGive me a hand.
con la lavadorakohn lah lah-bah-DOH-rahwith the washing machine
¿Por las escaleras?pohr lahs ehs-kah-LEH-rahsUp the stairs?
el ascensorehl ah-sehn-SOHRthe lift
¡Madre mía!MAH-dreh MEE-ahGood grief!
un quintaloon keen-TAHLa hundredweight
Esto pesa un quintal.EHS-toh PEH-sah oon keen-TAHLThis weighs a ton.
la esquinalah ehs-KEE-nahthe corner
¡Ojo con la esquina!OH-hoh kohn lah ehs-KEE-nahMind the corner!
que me rayáis la paredkeh meh rrah-YAH-ees lah pah-REHDyou'll scratch my wall
¡Pero si la pintamos nosotros!PEH-roh see lah peen-TAH-mohs noh-SOH-trohsBut we painted it ourselves!
Por eso mismo.pohr EH-soh MEES-mohThat's exactly why.
¿Y tantas cajas?ee TAHN-tahs KAH-hahsAnd all these boxes?
¿Qué lleváis ahí?keh yeh-BAH-ees ah-EEWhat have you got in there?
ciento y picosee-EHN-toh ee PEE-koha hundred-odd
ciento y pico cajas de librossee-EHN-toh ee PEE-koh KAH-hahs deh LEE-brohsa hundred-odd boxes of books
¡Haberlo pensado antes!ah-BEHR-loh pehn-SAH-doh AHN-tehsYou should have thought of that before!
una mudanzaOO-nah moo-DAHN-saha move, moving house
Para la próxima mudanzaPAH-rah lah PROHK-see-mah moo-DAHN-sahFor the next move
una empresaOO-nah ehm-PREH-saha company
llamad a una empresayah-MAHD ah OO-nah ehm-PREH-sahcall a removal company
No hay próxima.noh AH-ee PROHK-see-mahThere's no next one.
De aquí no me saca nadie.deh ah-KEE noh meh SAH-kah NAH-dee-ehNobody's getting me out of here.
de momentodeh moh-MEHN-tohfor now
frágilFRAH-heelfragile
a la de tres, levantamosah lah deh trehs leh-bahn-TAH-mohson three, we lift
una cuerdaOO-nah KWEHR-daha rope
cortinaskohr-TEE-nahscurtains
sillasSEE-yahschairs
No hay cortinas, ni sillas, ni nada.noh AH-ee kohr-TEE-nahs nee SEE-yahs nee NAH-dahThere are no curtains, no chairs, nothing.
el colchónehl kohl-CHOHNthe mattress
Pero mira qué vistas.PEH-roh MEE-rah keh BEES-tahsBut look at that view.
molidamoh-LEE-dahworn out, word for word ground
Estoy molida, pero feliz.ehs-TOY moh-LEE-dah PEH-roh feh-LEESI'm worn out, but happy.
Mañana será otro día.mah-NYAH-nah seh-RAH OH-troh DEE-ahTomorrow is another day.
unos solesOO-nohs SOH-lehsstars, lovely people
trato hechoTRAH-toh EH-chohit's a deal
sudando como un pollosoo-DAHN-doh KOH-moh oon POH-yohsweating buckets, word for word like a chicken
a la sombraah lah SOHM-brahin the shade
una rayitaOO-nah rrah-YEE-taha little scratch
Hogar, dulce hogar.oh-GAHR DOOL-seh oh-GAHRHome sweet home.