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PART 1 · LESSON 1 OF 30 · 40 MINUTES Free

Finally

On a rainy Friday in May, Julian cooks mole for Sarah, with a little help from Elena on the phone, and finally asks her the question. Say what had already happened before something else - I'd already thought, I'd never met anyone like you, by the time you arrived - and talk about going out with someone and being a couple.

Lesson 1 · Finally

Spanish · 40 minutes

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It's Friday, the first of May, a holiday, and the first rains of the season have come to Oaxaca. Julian has invited Sarah to his flat for dinner - mole, which he made himself, with a little help from Elena on the phone. Rain is drumming on the roof, and he hasn't eaten a bite. Later, he walks her home, and Chayo hears them on the stairs. This is the conversation you'll be able to say by the end of the lesson.

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había comidoah-BEE-ah koh-MEE-dohI had eaten
Nunca había comido un mole tan bueno.NOON-kah ah-BEE-ah koh-MEE-doh oon MOH-leh tahn BWEH-nohI'd never eaten such a good mole.
a salvoah SAHL-bohsafe
Tu secreto está a salvo conmigo.too seh-KREH-toh ehs-TAH ah SAHL-boh kohn-MEE-gohYour secret is safe with me.
no has comidonoh ahs koh-MEE-dohyou haven't eaten, to a friend
Tengo ganas de preguntarte algo.TEHN-goh GAH-nahs deh preh-goon-TAHR-teh AHL-gohI've been wanting to ask you something.
hace semanas queAH-seh seh-MAH-nahs kehfor weeks
¿Qué cosa?keh KOH-sahWhat is it?
¿Quieres ser mi novia?KYEH-rehs sehr mee NOH-byahWill you be my girlfriend?
había pensadoah-BEE-ah pehn-SAH-dohI had thought
Ya había pensado que nunca me lo ibas a preguntar.yah ah-BEE-ah pehn-SAH-doh keh NOON-kah meh loh EE-bahs ah preh-goon-TAHRI'd already thought you were never going to ask me.
había conocidoah-BEE-ah koh-noh-SEE-dohI had met
Nunca había conocido a nadie como tú.NOON-kah ah-BEE-ah koh-noh-SEE-doh ah NAH-dyeh KOH-moh tooI'd never met anyone like you.
¿Ni en tus libros de historia?nee ehn toos LEE-brohs deh ees-TOH-ryahNot even in your history books?
Ni ahí.nee ah-EENot even there.
Me gustabas desde el primer café.meh goos-TAH-bahs DEHS-deh ehl pree-MEHR kah-FEHI've liked you since the first coffee.
Y tú a mí.ee too ah meeAnd I've liked you.
no enamorarmenoh eh-nah-moh-RAHR-mehnot to fall in love
Pero yo ya había decidido no enamorarme en México.PEH-roh yoh yah ah-BEE-ah deh-see-DEE-doh noh eh-nah-moh-RAHR-meh ehn MEH-hee-kohBut I'd already made up my mind not to fall in love in Mexico.
Quiero ser tu novia.KYEH-roh sehr too NOH-byahI want to be your girlfriend.
¿Somos novios?SOH-mohs NOH-byohsAre we a couple?
No le digas a Elena todavía.noh leh DEE-gahs ah eh-LEH-nah toh-dah-BEE-ahDon't tell Elena yet.
Porque si Elena sabe, mañana todo Oaxaca va a saber.POHR-keh see eh-LEH-nah SAH-beh mah-NYAH-nah TOH-doh wah-HAH-kah bah ah sah-BEHRBecause if Elena knows, the whole of Oaxaca will know tomorrow.
Doña Chayo lo sabía antes que nosotros.DOH-nyah CHAH-yoh loh sah-BEE-ah AHN-tehs keh noh-SOH-trohsChayo knew before we did.
habías hechoah-BEE-ahs EH-chohyou had made, to a friend
se había quemadoseh ah-BEE-ah keh-MAH-dohit had burned
para cuandoPAH-rah KWAHN-dohby the time
Para cuando llegaste, ya lo había hecho dos veces.PAH-rah KWAHN-doh yeh-GAHS-teh yah loh ah-BEE-ah EH-choh dohs BEH-sehsBy the time you arrived, I'd already made it twice.
había salidoah-BEE-ah sah-LEE-dohI had gone out
había empezadoah-BEE-ah ehm-peh-SAH-dohit had started
Nunca había salido con un maestro de historia.NOON-kah ah-BEE-ah sah-LEE-doh kohn oon mah-EHS-troh deh ees-TOH-ryahI'd never gone out with a history teacher.
había viajadoah-BEE-ah byah-HAH-dohI had travelled
chapulineschah-poo-LEE-nehstoasted grasshoppers
gringaGREEN-gahan American woman, as a joke
con cariñokohn kah-REE-nyohwith affection
había extrañadoah-BEE-ah ehks-trah-NYAH-dohI had missed
habías tenido noviasah-BEE-ahs teh-NEE-doh NOH-byahsyou had had girlfriends, to a friend
se había idoseh ah-BEE-ah EE-dohshe had gone
El amor no se busca, se encuentra.ehl ah-MOHR noh seh BOOS-kah seh ehn-KWEHN-trahLove isn't looked for, it's found.