92b. (2/2) Los videojuegos cambiaron mi vida (Line by Line Breakdown)

We break down each line from the episode 92a. Los videojuegos cambiaron mi vida (Video games changed my life), 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.

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[00:55] My mom, seeing this, did nothing else, she stopped buying me Barbies

[01:07] Mi mamá al ver esto no hizo nada más, dejó de comprarme Barbies

[01:18] Mi mamá al ver esto no hizo nada más, dejó de comprarme Barbies

[01:30] and although she didn’t allow me to have other consoles,

[01:40] y aunque no me dejaba tener otras consolas,

[01:49] y aunque no me dejaba tener otras consolas,

[01:59] at least she never forbade me to play with them.

[02:08] al menos nunca me prohibía jugar con ellas.

[02:16] al menos nunca me prohibía jugar con ellas.

[02:24] I also played a lot of games with my neighbors.

[02:32] También jugué muchísimo con mis vecinos.

[02:39] También jugué muchísimo con mis vecinos.

[02:47] They were a couple of years younger than me,

[02:55] Ellos eran un par de años menores que yo,

[03:03] Ellos eran un par de años menores que yo,

[03:11] but their parents always bought them the newest consoles on the market.

[03:21] pero sus padres siempre les compraban las consolas más nuevas del mercado.

[03:34] pero sus padres siempre les compraban las consolas más nuevas del mercado.

[03:45] That way, I had a lot of fun

[03:53] Así me divertía muchísimo

[03:59] Así me divertía muchísimo

[04:06] and got to know a lot more about this world and all kinds of games.

[04:18] y conocía mucho más sobre este mundo y de todos sus tipos de juego.

[04:28] y conocía mucho más sobre este mundo y de todos sus tipos de juego.

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