Imperfect Flashcards
when I was young
(to be)
cuando yo era pequeña
(ser)
history didn’t tell it like that
(to tell / to relate)
la historia no lo contaba así
(contar)
but the legend did
(literally, indeed it did)
(to do / to make)
pero la leyenda sí que lo hacía
(hacer)
if not… there was no wedding
(literally, no it was wedding)
(to be, to exist)
si no… no había boda
(haber)
marriages of convenience were dangerous
(to be)
los matrimonios de conveniencia eran peligrosos
(ser)
one day her husband was on the battlefield
(literally, that her husband)
(to be)
que su marido estaba en el campo de batalla
(estar)
in a place where the lovers lived
(to live)
en el lugar donde vivían los enamorados
(vivir)
he wanted to kiss his wife
(to want)
quería besar a su esposa
(querer)
I was not even sure
(to be)
ni siquiera estaba seguro
(estar)
when I was young
(to be)
cuando yo era pequeña
(ser)
mm…it tasted / was great
(to be)
mm…estaba buenísimo
(estar)
but it was so good
(to be)
pero estaba tan bueno
(estar)
(that) nor was I able to get up from the table
(to be able to)
que no podía ni levantarme de la mesa
(poder)
but, let’s get on with what I was telling you
(literally, let’s go to)
(to tell/to relate)
pero, vamos a lo que te contaba
(contar)
everything was scrumptious!
(to be)
¡todo estaba riquísimo!
(estar)
but (let’s) see, tell me, what happened?
(to happen)
pero a ver, dime, ¿qué pasaba?
(pasar)
although, we wanted to see the
(to want to)
aunque, nosotros queríamos ver el
(querer)
we all cried! / we were all crying!
(to cry)
todos llorábamos!
(llorar)
she was a cutie / a beauty
(to be)
era una monada
(ser)
since I did not understand Spanish very well
(to understand)
como yo no entendía muy bien el español
(entender)
honestly/frankly, I did not know it
(to know)
francamente, no lo sabía
(saber)
(back) then my Spanish was so-so/mediocre
(to be)
entonces mi español era regular
(ser)
the skirt was long, down to the ankles
(to be)
la falda era larga hasta los tobillos
(ser)
she was not happy with her job
(to be)
no estaba contenta con su trabajo
(estar)
I considered that!
(to think, to consider)
¡eso pensaba!
(pensar)
