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🇪🇸 Spanish · Fluency Level 3

PART 1 · LESSON 10 OF 30 · 40 MINUTES

Said and Done

It's Andalusia Day, and in Manolo's bar the three who passed celebrate at last, a month later than Alvaro said. Rosario and Pepa come up from Cadiz, Manolo opens his good sherry, and there are three speeches. Give a short speech and a toast - I'll be brief, my speech is one sentence, I drink to the city that adopted me, I wouldn't have got this far without you all, this pass belongs to everyone - and look back over the whole winter, the first part of this level.

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THE STORY

It's Thursday, February 28th, 2030, Andalusia Day, a holiday in the south of Spain, with green and white flags on the balconies of Pureza Street. Two in the afternoon, in Manolo's bar. In November, Alvaro said that the three of them would celebrate when they passed, and it has taken two weeks to find a day when all three are off. Rosario and Pepa have come up from Cadiz on the morning train, Encarna has come down in her lift, and Manolo brings out his good sherry, on the house. Then come the speeches. This is the conversation you'll be able to say by the end of the lesson.

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Dijiste que en enero.dee-HEES-teh keh ehn eh-NEH-rohYou said January.
Con un mes de retraso.kohn oon MEHS deh rreh-TRAH-sohA month late.
Seré breve.seh-REH BREH-behI'll be brief.
Mi discurso es una frase.mee dees-KOOR-soh ehs OO-nah FRAH-sehMy speech is one sentence.
¡Y viva el Betis!ee BEE-bah ehl BEH-teesAnd long live Betis!
En mi padre, eso sería un discurso largo.ehn mee PAH-dreh EH-soh seh-REE-ah oon dees-KOOR-soh LAHR-gohFrom my father, that would be a long speech.
sin conocer a nadieseen koh-noh-SEHR ah NAH-dee-ehwithout knowing anyone
Brindo por Sevilla, la ciudad que me ha adoptado.BREEN-doh pohr seh-BEE-yah lah see-oo-DAHD keh meh ah ah-dohp-TAH-dohI drink to Seville, the city that adopted me.
Quiere decir gracias.kee-EH-reh deh-SEER GRAH-see-ahsIt means thank you.
Lo demás, el martes.loh deh-MAHS ehl MAHR-tehsThe rest, on Tuesday.

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