12a. (1/2) Cómo Terminé en Cancún (Line by Line Breakdown)

We break down each line from the episode 12a. Cómo Terminé en Cancún (How I Ended Up in Cancun), first in English and then in Spanish. After we say the line in English, say the line out loud in Spanish to practice your speaking, and then we’ll tell you the correct response in Spanish.

A full transcript of this episode is available at https://icanspeakspanish.com/12a-1-2-como-termine-en-cancun-line-by-line-breakdown/

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[00:55] Welcome to today's episode.

[01:01] Bienvenidos al episodio de hoy.

[01:06] Bienvenidos al episodio de hoy.

[01:11] "How I Ended Up in Cancun."

[01:17] “Cómo terminé en Cancún”.

[01:22] “Cómo terminé en Cancún”.

[01:27] My name is Juan,

[01:31] Mi nombre es Juan,

[01:35] Mi nombre es Juan,

[01:39] and my Spanish is from Latin America, from Mexico,

[01:42] y mi español es de Latinoamérica, de México,

[01:49] y mi español es de Latinoamérica, de México,

[02:00] the southern neighbor of the United States.

[02:07] el vecino al sur de los Estados Unidos.

[02:14] el vecino al sur de los Estados Unidos.

[02:20] In this episode I'm going to tell you

[02:26] En este episodio les voy a platicar

[02:33] En este episodio les voy a platicar

[02:38] how I ended up living in Cancun, desperately looking for work

[02:49] de cómo terminé viviendo en Cancún buscando trabajo de manera desesperada

[03:01] de cómo terminé viviendo en Cancún buscando trabajo de manera desesperada

[03:12] because I wanted to save a little money to travel to Europe.

[03:20] por querer ahorrar un poco de dinero para viajar a Europa.

[03:28] por querer ahorrar un poco de dinero para viajar a Europa.

[03:36] Let's get started.

[03:40] Vamos a empezar.

[03:44] Vamos a empezar.

[03:48] When I got out of high school,

[03:53] Yo, cuando salí de la preparatoria,

[03:59] Yo, cuando salí de la preparatoria,

[04:05] I really wanted to get to know Europe; any country.

[04:13] tenía muchas...