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🇲🇽 Spanish · Intermediate Level 2

PART 2 · LESSON 16 OF 30 · 40 MINUTES

The Guelaguetza

On the second and last Monday of the Guelaguetza, Sarah, her parents and Julian climb the hill to the open-air auditorium to watch the dances of the eight regions of Oaxaca. Say "the more... the more", describe dances and costumes, explain what a word means, catch a flying pineapple, and give a gift back.

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THE STORY

It's Monday, the twenty-seventh of July, the second and last Monday of the Guelaguetza, and the doctor has given Sarah the day off. The festival is held in an open-air auditorium on the Fortin hill, above Oaxaca. Dancers from the eight regions of the state perform their dances, then throw gifts to the crowd. Julian has found four tickets. The show starts at ten, it's already ten past, and the steps up the hill are steep. This is the conversation you'll be able to say by the end of the lesson.

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mientras más subesmyehn-trahs MAHS SOO-behsthe higher you climb
Mientras más subes, mejor se ve.myehn-trahs mahs SOO-behs meh-HOHR seh behThe higher you climb, the better you can see.
me cansomeh KAHN-sohI get tired
Mientras más subo, más me canso.myehn-trahs mahs SOO-boh mahs meh KAHN-sohThe higher I climb, the more tired I get.
hace calorAH-seh kah-LOHRit's hot, word for word it makes heat
Mientras más calor hace, más agua necesitas.myehn-trahs mahs kah-LOHR AH-seh mahs AH-gwah neh-seh-SEE-tahsThe hotter it is, the more water you need.
¡Ya casi llegamos!yah KAH-see yeh-GAH-mohsWe're almost there!
¡Ya empezó!yah ehm-peh-SOHIt's started!
Esas son las mujeres de Tuxtepec.EH-sahs sohn lahs moo-HEH-rehs deh toohs-teh-PEHKThose are the women from Tuxtepec.
Bailan la Flor de Piña.BY-lahn lah flohr deh PEE-nyahThey dance the Pineapple Flower.

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