101b. (2/2) Mi primer adios (Line by Line Breakdown)

We break down each line from the episode 101a. Mi primer adios (My first farewell), first in English and then in Spanish. After we say the line in English, practice your speaking by saying the line out loud in Spanish. Afterwards, we’ll tell you the correct response in Spanish.

A full transcript of this episode is available at https://icanspeakspanish.com/101b-2-2-mi-primer-adios-line-by-line-breakdown/

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[00:55] Once at the clinic, we found out she had a broken hip,

[01:05] Una vez en la clínica nos enteramos que tenía una fractura en la cadera,

[01:17] Una vez en la clínica nos enteramos que tenía una fractura en la cadera,

[01:28] so she had to stay longer for her treatment and to get better.

[01:39] así que se tenía que quedar por más tiempo para su tratamiento y mejorarse.

[01:52] así que se tenía que quedar por más tiempo para su tratamiento y mejorarse.

[02:03] At that time, I was not very worried,

[02:11] En ese entonces no me preocupaba mucho,

[02:19] En ese entonces no me preocupaba mucho,

[02:26] but after several months, I was beginning to realize

[02:36] pero luego de varios meses ya me empezaba a dar cuenta

[02:47] pero luego de varios meses ya me empezaba a dar cuenta

[02:58] that my grandmother would not be able to return home for a long time.

[03:09] que a mi abuelita le faltaría mucho tiempo para volver a casa.

[03:20] que a mi abuelita le faltaría mucho tiempo para volver a casa.

[03:30] Many months passed and everything kept getting worse and worse.

[03:42] Pasaron muchos meses y todo seguía empeorando cada vez.

[03:52] Pasaron muchos meses y todo seguía empeorando cada vez.

[04:02] My grandmother, my grandmother was having a very bad time at that time.

[04:15] Mi abuelita, mi abuelita la estaba pasando muy mal en ese momento.

[04:27] Mi abuelita, mi abuelita la estaba pasando muy mal en ese momento.

[04:39] I didn't know what to do, so I wanted to...