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PART 1 · LESSON 2 OF 30 · 40 MINUTES Free

Telling the Story

At Sunday lunch, Elena reads the news on Sarah's face, and by evening Valeria knows it too. Tell a story with three pasts - what was going on, what had happened before, and what happened next - and react to big news - I knew it!, I couldn't believe it, since when?

Lesson 2 · Telling the Story

Spanish · 40 minutes

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THE STORY

It's Sunday, the third of May. Sarah asked Julian not to tell Elena yet, and all Elena has heard from him is that the mole was delicious. At Sunday lunch at the blue house, Elena takes one look at Sarah's face and puts down her spoon. That evening, Sarah calls Valeria in Guadalajara, to tell her the news herself. She's too late. This is the conversation you'll be able to say by the end of the lesson.

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Tienes una cara...TYEH-nehs OO-nah KAH-rahYou've got a look on your face.
lo mismoloh MEES-mohthe same thing
cenéseh-NEHI had dinner
El viernes cené con Julián.ehl BYEHR-nehs seh-NEH kohn hoo-LYAHNOn Friday I had dinner with Julian.
¡Cuéntamelo todo!KWEHN-tah-meh-loh TOH-dohTell me everything!
estaba lloviendoehs-TAH-bah yoh-BYEHN-dohit was raining
Estaba lloviendo mucho.ehs-TAH-bah yoh-BYEHN-doh MOO-chohIt was pouring with rain.
Él había hecho mole, dos veces.ehl ah-BEE-ah EH-choh MOH-leh dohs BEH-sehsHe had made mole, twice.
le había dadoleh ah-BEE-ah DAH-dohI had given him
¡Y yo le había dado la receta!ee yoh leh ah-BEE-ah DAH-doh lah rreh-SEH-tahAnd I'd given him the recipe!
Me preguntó si quería ser su novia.meh preh-goon-TOH see keh-REE-ah sehr soo NOH-byahHe asked me if I wanted to be his girlfriend.
No lo podía creer.noh loh poh-DEE-ah kreh-EHRI couldn't believe it.
¡Lo sabía desde enero!loh sah-BEE-ah DEHS-deh eh-NEH-rohI've known since January!
desde que le hablé de tiDEHS-deh keh leh ah-BLEH deh teesince I told him about you
Se puso rojo como un jitomate.seh POO-soh RROH-hoh KOH-moh oon hee-toh-MAH-tehHe went as red as a tomato.
una suegraOO-nah SWEH-graha mother-in-law
Ahora tiene suegra.ah-OH-rah TYEH-neh SWEH-grahNow he has a mother-in-law.
Entonces solo le digo a Valeria.ehn-TOHN-sehs SOH-loh leh DEE-goh ah bah-LEH-ryahThen I'll only tell Valeria.
Mi mamá ya me contó.mee mah-MAH yah meh kohn-TOHMy mom already told me.
¡Salí de tu casa hace una hora!sah-LEE deh too KAH-sah AH-seh OO-nah OH-rahI left your house an hour ago!
Me habló en cuanto te fuiste.meh ah-BLOH ehn KWAHN-toh teh fwees-TEHShe called me as soon as you left.
lo había dicholoh ah-BEE-ah DEE-chohI had said it
Yo siempre lo había dicho.yoh SYEHM-preh loh ah-BEE-ah DEE-chohI'd always said so.
te estaba mirandoteh ehs-TAH-bah mee-RAHN-dohhe was looking at you
Te estaba mirando toda la noche.teh ehs-TAH-bah mee-RAHN-doh TOH-dah lah NOH-chehHe was looking at you all night.
habíamos salidoah-BEE-ah-mohs sah-LEE-dohwe had gone out
había oídoah-BEE-ah oh-EE-dohshe had heard
había abiertoah-BEE-ah ah-BYEHR-tohhe had opened
me había apostadomeh ah-BEE-ah ah-pohs-TAH-dohshe had bet me
habían apostadoah-BEE-ahn ah-pohs-TAH-dohyou had bet
había estadoah-BEE-ah ehs-TAH-dohI had been
te habías idoteh ah-BEE-ahs EE-dohyou had left
Las noticias vuelan.lahs noh-TEE-syahs BWEH-lahnNews travels fast.