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Episode Translation: Movie Fan

Vocabulario: 
película (movie)
cine (movie theater, cinema)
vez (time)
genero (genre, gender)
especialmente (especially)
frente (in front)
comedor (dining room)
desayuno (breakfast)
almuerzo (lunch)
trastes (dishes)
ejercicio (exercise)
mayoria (majority, most)
doblaje (dub)
preferir (to prefer)
idioma (language)
Coreano (Korean)
Noruego (Norwegian)
doblado (dubbed)
aunque (even though, although)
terminar + verbo (to end up doing an action)
darse cuenta (to realize, to notice)
botana (snack)
disfrutar (to enjoy)
crepa (crepe)
torta (sandwhich - in Mexican Spanish / cake - in European Spanish)
durante (during)
pastel (cake)
pollo (chicken)
frito (fried)
hasta (until, even)
cerveza (beer)
aventar (to throw)
palomitas (popcorn)
ahogarse (to choke)

Las Aventuras De Miss Jacy

Fan Del Cine

BOB: We’d like two tickets for the 3:30
show, please.
TICKET SALES: Here you go. Enjoy the movie!
[Inside the theater]
BOB: Would you mind moving over one,
so my friend and I can sit together?
WOMAN: No, not at all.
BOB: Thanks a lot!



LANGUAGE NOTES
• The 3:30 show Movies are shown at different times throughout the day. This refers to 
the movie that starts at 3:30. Notice the emphasis on 3:30.
• Enjoy the movie! Notice how the intonation rises on movie. This is said in a friendly 
way, and is followed by an exclamation point.
• Would you mind is a polite way to ask “Can you do something for me?” Notice the 
verb ends in “-ing.” Compare this structure to “Would you mind if I” plus a verb that 
ends in “-ed” (Would you mind if I opened the window?).
• Moving over one Here “one” is short for “one seat.”
• No, not at all is a way of saying “No, I don’t mind” or “I will be glad to.” Notice the 
answer to “Would you mind” is in the negative form.

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Day 21: At the Movies

¡Bienvenidos a Cómo le llamas a esto en tu país! En esta segunda edición continuamos aprendiendo más palabras de Colombia y Perú.

En esta ocasión les contaremos dos anécdotas distintas, cada una incluye 6 palabras propias de nuestros países. Estas anécdotas tratan de nuestra rutina diaria. Ustedes deberán identificar estas palabras únicas, las respuestas estarán en la descripción del episodio y en la página web.

Minibus: el micro - la buseta
Workplace/Job: la chamba - el camello 
Cap: la gorra - la cachucha 
Backpack: la mochila - el morral
Pen: el lapicero - esfero, bolígrafo
Sweater: la chompa - el suéter

Maria & Pablo Spanish

6. ¿Cómo le llamas a esto en tu país? Edición anécdotas

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