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🇪🇸 Spanish · Fluency Level 3

PART 1 · LESSON 6 OF 30 · 40 MINUTES

I Raise My Glass

It's Encarna's seventy-ninth birthday, in her patio by the jasmine Paco gave her. She makes her two wishes out loud, as always. Lucia and Pablo bring a present that doesn't come in a box, and Sarah and Julian bring last year's ticket, with a date at last. Make a toast - I'd like to say a few words, I raise my glass to - say who a baby will be named after, say how long you've known something, and protest with a smile.

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THE STORY

It's Monday, February 18th, 2030, nine at night, in Encarna's patio in Triana. Today she turns seventy-nine. There are lights in the orange trees, a chocolate cake with a seven and a nine, and the jasmine Paco gave her fifty-nine years ago. Round the table are Sarah and Julian, Manolo, and Lucia, twenty-two weeks pregnant, with Pablo and his guitar. Encarna makes her wishes out loud, as she always does. Then come the presents, two envelopes, and Sarah makes a toast. This is the conversation you'll be able to say by the end of the lesson.

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Pide un deseo. En voz alta, como siempre.PEE-deh oon deh-SEH-oh ehn bohs AHL-tah KOH-moh see-EHM-prehMake a wish. Out loud, as always.
en voz altaehn bohs AHL-tahout loud
Llegar a los ochenta, y ser madrina este año.yeh-GAHR ah lohs oh-CHEHN-tah ee sehr mah-DREE-nah EHS-teh AH-nyohTo make it to eighty, and to be a godmother this year.
Lo de madrina, ya hablaremos.loh deh mah-DREE-nah yah ah-blah-REH-mohsThe godmother thing, we'll talk about it.
No viene en una caja.noh bee-EH-neh ehn OO-nah KAH-hahIt doesn't come in a box.
Sin gafas no veo nada.seen GAH-fahs noh BEH-oh NAH-dahI can't see a thing without my glasses.
la ecografíalah eh-koh-grah-FEE-ahthe scan
Es la ecografía del viernes.ehs lah eh-koh-grah-FEE-ah dehl bee-EHR-nehsIt's Friday's scan.
Se va a llamar como tu Paco.seh BAH ah yah-MAHR KOH-moh too PAH-kohHe's going to be named after your Paco.
Esta vez no era casualidad.EHS-tah behs noh EH-rah kah-swah-lee-DAHDThis time it wasn't a coincidence.

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