75b. (2/2) Quererse a si mismo es importante (Line by Line Breakdown)

We break down each line from the episode 75a. Quererse a si mismo es importante (Loving yourself is important), 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/75b-2-2-quererse-a-si-mismo-es-importante-line-by-line-breakdown/

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[00:54] My mother kept criticizing me and comparing me to other people.

[01:05] Mi madre me seguía criticando y me comparaba con otras personas.

[01:15] Mi madre me seguía criticando y me comparaba con otras personas.

[01:24] She asked me why her daughter could not be like her friends' daughters.

[01:35] Me decía que por qué su hija no podía ser como las hijas de sus amigas.

[01:45] Me decía que por qué su hija no podía ser como las hijas de sus amigas.

[01:55] She wanted me to take better care of myself and look feminine.

[02:05] Ella quería que me cuidara más y que luciera femenina.

[02:12] Ella quería que me cuidara más y que luciera femenina.

[02:20] That hurt.

[02:24] Eso me dolía.

[02:28] Eso me dolía.

[02:32] That hurt, and every time she reminded me of it, I wanted to cry,

[02:43] Eso me dolía y cada vez que me lo recordaba quería llorar,

[02:52] Eso me dolía y cada vez que me lo recordaba quería llorar,

[02:56] but I think I was stronger than that.

[03:07] pero yo creo que era más fuerte que eso.

[03:14] pero yo creo que era más fuerte que eso.

[03:21] I wanted to prove her wrong.

[03:28] Quería demostrarle que estaba equivocada.

[03:35] Quería demostrarle que estaba equivocada.

[03:41] I was right and they were wrong.

[03:47] Yo estaba bien y ellos estaban mal.

[03:54] Yo estaba bien y ellos estaban mal.

[04:01] Until I fell in love and was still very young.

[04:09] Hasta que me enamoré y era muy joven aún.

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