28/05/2021: Personal story - what happened in Singapore?

Question 1

___________ (I’m going to tell everything in Spanish) para que puedas practicar tu comprensión auditiva.

Answer 1

Todo lo voy a contar en español para que puedas practicar tu comprensión auditiva.

I’m going to tell everything in Spanish so you can practice your listening comprehension.

Question 2

Todo lo voy a contar en español para que puedas ___________ (practice your listening comprehension).

Answer 2

Todo lo voy a contar en español para que puedas practicar tu comprensión auditiva.

I’m going to tell everything in Spanish so you can practice your listening comprehension.

Question 3

___________ (Once upon a time)…

Answer 3

Érase una vez…

Once upon a time…

Question 4

___________ (I’m going to tell you a story) totalmente en español.

Answer 4

Les voy a contar una anécdota totalmente en español.

I’m going to tell you a story entirely in Spanish.

Question 5

Lo amo ___________ (with all my heart).

Answer 5

Lo amo con todo mi corazón.

I love it with all my heart.

Question 6

Solo mis papás ___________ (came to visit me).

Answer 6

Solo mis papás me fueron a visitar.

Only my parents came to visit me.

Question 7

___________ (We also went to) Indonesia.

Answer 7

También fuimos a Indonesia.

We also went to Indonesia.

Question 8

___________ (She really wanted to) ir a Singapur.

Answer 8

Tenía muchísimas ganas de ir a Singapur.

She really wanted to go to Singapore.

Question 9

Esta vez sí vamos a ir a Singapur, ¡___________ (no excuses, no appeals)!

Answer 9

Esta vez sí vamos a ir a Singapur, ¡sin excusa ni pretexto!

This time we will go to Singapore, no excuses, no appeals!

Question 10

___________ (The easiest way to) irnos a Singapur era en autobús.

Answer 10

La forma más fácil de irnos a Singapur era en autobús.

The easiest way to go to Singapore was by bus.

Question 11

___________ (We bought tickets) para salir de Kuala Lumpur.

Answer 11

Compramos boletos para salir de Kuala Lumpur.

We bought tickets to leave from Kuala Lumpur.

Question 12

_____________ (We stayed in a hotel) cerca de Chinatown.

Answer 12

Nos quedamos en un hotel cerca de Chinatown.

We stayed in a hotel close to Chinatown.

Question 13

Es bastante posible ___________ (to get to know many places) en poco tiempo.

Answer 13

Es bastante posible conocer muchos lugares en poco tiempo.

It’s fairly easy to get to know many places in little time.

Question 14

Es bastante posible conocer muchos lugares ___________ (in little time).

Answer 14

Es bastante posible conocer muchos lugares en poco tiempo.

It’s fairly easy to get to know many places in little time.

Question 15

___________ (We didn’t go to the pool), solo fuimos al bar.

Answer 15

No fuimos a la alberca, solo fuimos al bar.

We didn’t go to the pool, we only went to the bar.

Question 16

No fuimos a la alberca, solo ___________ (we went to the bar).

Answer 16

No fuimos a la alberca, solo fuimos al bar.

We didn’t go to the pool, we only went to the bar.

Question 17

Nos tomamos ___________ (the most expensive beer in the world).

Answer 17

Nos tomamos la cerveza más cara del mundo.

We had the most expensive beer in the world.

Question 18

___________ (As everyone knows)…

Answer 18

Como todo el mundo sabe…

As everyone knows…

Question 19

Oye, ¿a qué hora ___________ (does our bus leave)?

Answer 19

Oye, ¿a qué hora sale nuestro autobús?

Hey, at what time does our bus leave?

Question 20

___________ (We realized) eran las 8 de la noche.

Answer 20

Nos dimos cuenta de que eran las 8 de la noche.

We realized it was 8pm.

Question 21

___________ (We asked for the bill) rapidísimo.

Answer 21

Pedimos la cuenta rapidísimo.

We asked for the bill super quickly.

Question 22

___________ (It was going to take us much more time) llegar de lo normal.

Answer 22

Nos iba a tomar mucho más tiempo llegar de lo normal.

It was going to take us much more time to arrive than normally.

Question 23

___________ (I was checking the map) en mi celular.

Answer 23

Yo iba checando el mapa en mi celular.

I was checking the map on my phone.

Question 24

___________ (I’m terrible with) la orientación espacial.

Answer 24

Yo soy terrible con la orientación espacial.

I’m terrible with (spatial) orientation.

Question 25

Estábamos ___________ (at the other side of) una avenida de seis carriles.

Answer 25

Estábamos del otro lado de una avenida de seis carriles.

We were at the other side of a six-lane avenue.

Question 26

Estábamos del otro lado de ___________ (a six-lane avenue).

Answer 26

Estábamos del otro lado de una avenida de seis carriles.

We were at the other side of a six-lane avenue.

Question 27

___________ (In the distance) podíamos ver un puente peatonal.

Answer 27

A lo lejos podíamos ver un puente peatonal.

In the distance we could see a pedestrian bridge.

Question 28

Yo ___________ (am not athletic at all).

Answer 28

Yo no soy nada atlética.

I am not athletic at all.

Question 29

Las dos ___________ (we were dying of laughter).

Answer 29

Las dos estábamos muertas de la risa.

The two of us were dying of laughter.

Question 30

¿Quieren saber ___________ (what the best part was)?

Answer 30

¿Quieren saber cuál fue la mejor parte?

Do you (plural) want to know what the best part was?

Question 31

¡Todos los autobuses ___________ (were delayed)!

Answer 31

¡Todos los autobuses estaban saliendo con retraso!

All the buses were delayed! (lit. “leaving with delay”)