29b. (1/2) La Primera Vez que Vi un Cóndor (Line by Line Breakdown)

We break down each line from the episode 29a. La Primera Vez que Vi un Cóndor (The First Time I Saw a Condor), 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/29b-1-2-la-primera-vez-que-vi-un-condor-line-by-line-breakdown/

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[00:54] Welcome to today's episode.

[01:01] Bienvenidos al episodio de hoy.

[01:07] Bienvenidos al episodio de hoy.

[01:13] My name is George. I'm from Venezuela.

[01:20] Mi nombre es George. Soy de Venezuela.

[01:28] Mi nombre es George. Soy de Venezuela.

[01:36] I'm going to use Venezuelan Spanish.

[01:42] Voy a usar un español venezolano.

[01:48] Voy a usar un español venezolano.

[01:55] Today's episode is called "The First Time I Saw a Condor."

[02:06] El episodio de hoy se titula “La primera vez que vi un cóndor”.

[02:15] El episodio de hoy se titula “La primera vez que vi un cóndor”.

[02:26] First of all, I have to start the story by saying what a condor is.

[02:35] Primero que nada, debo comenzar la historia diciendo qué es un cóndor.

[02:46] Primero que nada, debo comenzar la historia diciendo qué es un cóndor.

[02:56] In case you don't know, a condor is a bird.

[03:03] Por si no lo saben, un cóndor es un ave.

[03:11] Por si no lo saben, un cóndor es un ave.

[03:18] It is the largest flying bird in the world when the bird is flying in the sky;

[03:30] Es el ave voladora más grande del mundo cuando el ave está volando por los cielos;

[03:42] Es el ave voladora más grande del mundo cuando el ave está volando por los cielos;

[03:54] it can reach a diameter of 2 meters from one wing to the other.

[04:03] puede alcanzar un diámetro de 2 metros de un ala a la otra.

[04:14] puede alcanzar un diámetro de 2 metros de un ala a la o...