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🇪🇸 Spanish · Fluency Level 3

PART 3 · LESSON 27 OF 30 · 33 MINUTES

Mother and Son, Healthy

Sunday night on the delivery ward of the Macarena. Lucia's waters break on the sofa at eleven, Pablo drives her in and leaves the hospital bag by the front door, and Sarah is on the night shift, with a promise to keep. Lucia, a midwife herself, is a terrible patient, and Pablo holds on. At a quarter to six, Paco. Say what has happened - my waters have broken, I've left it by the door - refuse the usual comfort - don't tell me it's going well, that's what I tell the first-time mothers, you say that to all of them - talk a woman through a birth - tonight you're not a midwife, you're a mother, you're doing really well, don't push yet, I can see the head, meet your son - hold on - I'm here, and I'm not fainting - and give the news in the right order - first Encarna, then your mother, Paco's been born.

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THE STORY

It's Sunday, June 16th, 2030, half past eleven at night, at the door of the delivery ward of the Virgen Macarena, in Seville. Sarah is on the night shift. Lucia's waters broke on the sofa at eleven, Pablo drove her in, and the hospital bag he packed in April is still by their front door. In April, Sarah made Lucia a promise, and tonight she keeps it. Lucia, a midwife herself, is a terrible patient. At a quarter to six on Monday morning, Paco is born, and the first phone call goes to Encarna. This is the conversation you'll be able to say by the end of the lesson.

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He roto aguas.eh RROH-toh AH-gwahsMy waters have broken.
me la he dejadomeh lah eh deh-HAH-dohI've left it, said of the bag
Me la he dejado al lado de la puerta.meh lah eh deh-HAH-doh ahl LAH-doh deh lah PWEHR-tahI've left it by the door.
No me digas que va bien.noh meh DEE-gahs keh bah bee-EHNDon't tell me it's going well.
las primerizaslahs pree-meh-REE-sahsthe first-time mothers
Eso se lo digo yo a las primerizas.EH-soh seh loh DEE-goh yoh ah lahs pree-meh-REE-sahsThat's what I tell the first-time mothers.
Esta noche no eres matrona. Eres madre.EHS-tah NOH-cheh noh EH-rehs mah-TROH-nah EH-rehs MAH-drehTonight you're not a midwife. You're a mother.
Lo estás haciendo muy bien.loh ehs-TAHS ah-see-EHN-doh mwee bee-EHNYou're doing really well.
Eso se lo dices a todas.EH-soh seh loh DEE-sehs ah TOH-dahsYou say that to all of them.
no empujesnoh ehm-POO-hehsdon't push

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