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When the U goes silent in Spanish

It's Sunday, you bring your guitar and something to eat to the park, and the kids are already running through the grass.

The phrase

Nos vemos en el parque junto a los árboles.
See you at the park next to the trees.

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The ten words

  1. parque/ˈpaɾke/

    parknoun

    Open area with trees, grass and benches where people go for a walk.

  2. guitarra/ɡiˈtara/

    guitarnoun

    Wooden instrument with six strings played with the fingers.

  3. queso/ˈkeso/

    cheesenoun

    Solid food made by curdling milk.

  4. mosquito/mosˈkito/

    mosquitonoun

    Very small flying insect that bites to suck blood.

  5. águila/ˈaɡila/

    eaglenoun

    Large bird with a curved beak that hunts other animals.

  6. juguete/xuˈɡete/

    toynoun

    Object made for children to play with.

  7. quemar/keˈmaɾ/

    to burnverb

    To destroy or damage something with fire.

  8. quedar/keˈdaɾ/

    to stayverb

    To be in a certain place, said of something that doesn't move.

  9. seguir/seˈɡiɾ/

    to continueverb

    To keep doing something without stopping.

  10. pequeño/peˈkeɲo/

    smalladjective

    Having little size.

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The sentences

  1. Nos vemos en el parque junto a los árboles.

    See you at the park next to the trees.

  2. Traigo la guitarra al parque para tocar un rato.

    I'm bringing the guitar to the park to play for a while.

  3. Traigo pan, queso y fruta para compartir.

    I'm bringing bread, cheese and fruit to share.

  4. Me picó un mosquito en el brazo otra vez.

    A mosquito bit me on the arm again.

  5. Mira, un águila enorme está volando sobre los árboles.

    Look, a huge eagle is flying over the trees.

  6. El niño dejó su juguete debajo del árbol.

    The kid left his toy under the tree.

  7. Cuidado, el sol te puede quemar la espalda.

    Careful, the sun can burn your back.

  8. ¿Nos podemos quedar hasta que baje el sol?

    Can we stay until the sun goes down?

  9. Quiero seguir tocando la guitarra un rato más.

    I want to keep playing the guitar a bit longer.

  10. Le compramos un juguete pequeño para el bebé.

    We bought a small toy for the baby.

Pronunciation

  • guitarra/ɡiˈtara/

    The u is silent and the rr is trilled; the stress falls on the middle syllable, gui-TA-rra.

  • águila/ˈaɡila/

    The stress falls on the first syllable: A-gui-la, and the u is not heard.

  • juguete/xuˈɡete/

    The stress falls on the middle syllable: ju-GUE-te.

  • seguir/seˈɡiɾ/

    The u in 'gui' is not pronounced, and the stress falls on the last syllable: se-GUIR.

  • pequeño/peˈkeɲo/

    The u in 'que' is silent: pe-KE-ño.

Good to know

la comida
"La comida" is the midday meal, and Sunday is a common day for families to bring food to the park to eat together.
puestos ambulantes
Street vendors selling snacks, drinks and small toys are common in Mexican parks, especially on weekends.
música en el parque
It's common to see people playing guitar or other instruments casually in the park on a Sunday.

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Questions

How do you say "guitar" in Spanish for this scene?
Guitarra, as in "Traigo la guitarra al parque para tocar un rato."
What does "quedar" mean here?
To stay in a place, said of something that doesn't move, as in "¿Nos podemos quedar hasta que baje el sol?"
How do you say "eagle" in Spanish?
Águila, as in "Mira, un águila enorme está volando sobre los árboles."

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