98b. (2/2) Querétaro, una ciudad colonial (Line by Line Breakdown)

We break down each line from the episode 98a. Querétaro, una ciudad colonial (Querétaro, a colonial city), 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] I remember the first thing we did was go to a market, the market in Escobedo.

[01:08] Recuerdo que lo primero que hacíamos era ir a un mercado, el mercado de Escobedo.

[01:21] Recuerdo que lo primero que hacíamos era ir a un mercado, el mercado de Escobedo.

[01:34] From the moment we arrived, it had so many smells, so many flavors, so many delicious things.

[01:50] Desde el momento que llegábamos tenía tantos olores, sabores, tantas cosas tan ricas.

[02:04] Desde el momento que llegábamos tenía tantos olores, sabores, tantas cosas tan ricas.

[02:18] There were ladies who had a food stall,

[02:26] Había señoras que tenían un puesto de comida,

[02:34] Había señoras que tenían un puesto de comida,

[02:43] a comal is a place where you heat up the tortillas.

[02:52] un comal es un lugar donde se calientan las tortillas.

[03:02] un comal es un lugar donde se calientan las tortillas.

[03:11] Well, the ladies who worked there made them by hand

[03:21] Bueno pues, las señoras que trabajaban ahí las hacían a mano

[03:32] Bueno pues, las señoras que trabajaban ahí las hacían a mano

[03:43] and sold something called gorditas;

[03:51] y vendían algo que se llama gorditas;

[03:59] y vendían algo que se llama gorditas;

[04:07] gorditas, enchiladas, memelas, guajolotes, tortas ahogadas.

[04:20] las gorditas, enchiladas, memelas, guajolotes, tortas ahogadas.

[04:25] las gorditas, enchiladas, memelas, guajolotes, tortas ahogadas.

[04:46] My ...