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June 3, 2024 17 mins

A true story of an overconfident Spanish tutor and her misunderstandings in South America.

Vocabulario:

  1. una parte is one part
  2. no importa (importar) is it doesn’t matter
  3. la vergüenza is shame
  4. los principiantes are beginners
  5. Si no has oído (oír) is if you haven’t heard
  6. utilizan (utilizar) they use
  7. la cuota is installment
  8. la empleada is employee
  9. estaba dando la vuelta (dar) is she was turning around
  10. para llevar is take away or to-go
  11. había fracasado (fracasar) is I had failed
  12. el misterio is the mystery
  13. señaló (señalar) is pointed
  14. avergonzada is embarrassed
  15. las paltas are avocados
  16. las frutillas are strawberries
  17. el choclo is corn
  18. los porotos are beans
  19. el orgullo is pride
  20. agradeceré (agradecer) is I will thank

Contact Alyssa at www.gringaconsulting.com for Spanish lessons for your company. Mention the podcast for a free intro lesson.

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