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🇲🇽 Spanish · Intermediate Level 3

PART 2 · LESSON 18 OF 30 · 40 MINUTES

I Nearly Fell

Tuesday's class is at a midwives' centre, and it's Ivan's turn to deliver a baby. At the last moment he faints, and then he gets up and catches the baby. Say I nearly, you almost, it was close, we nearly didn't make it; say there's no midwife who hasn't fainted once; say how embarrassing, better than ever, my lips are sealed; and help someone back on their feet.

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THE STORY

It's Tuesday, January 19th, and today Sarah's class is at a midwives' centre, a house where women come to give birth with midwives. A young mother from the mountains sits on a low wooden birthing stool, an old traditional midwife holds her from behind, and the director has chosen Ivan to catch the baby. Sarah is assisting. Everything is going well. Then the baby's head appears, Ivan goes white, and slides gently to the floor. This is the conversation you'll be able to say by the end of the lesson.

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Te desmayaste.teh dehs-mah-YAHS-tehYou fainted. To a friend.
¿Me desmayé?meh dehs-mah-YEHI fainted?
te pegasteh PEH-gahsyou hit yourself
Por poco te pegas con la mesa.pohr POH-koh teh PEH-gahs kohn lah MEH-sahYou nearly hit your head on the table.
¡Qué vergüenza!keh behr-GWEHN-sahHow embarrassing!
que no se haya desmayadokeh noh seh AH-yah dehs-mah-YAH-dohwho hasn't fainted
No hay partera que no se haya desmayado una vez.noh eye pahr-TEH-rah keh noh seh AH-yah dehs-mah-YAH-doh OO-nah behsThere's no midwife who hasn't fainted once.
Casi me caigoKAH-see meh KYE-gohI nearly fell
encima del doctorehn-SEE-mah dehl dohk-TOHRon top of the doctor
Todavía no nace.toh-dah-BEE-ah noh NAH-sehIt hasn't been born yet.

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