Lesson 22 - Notes - Show Time Spanis Flashcards
I just can’t do it / I can’t get it right
no doy una
“I can’t hit the ball with my foot” / “I can’t seem to hit the ball” I can’t get anything right
no doy pie con bola
busy
cargado/a
my throat is sore, I have a sore throat
me duele la garganta
it was José’s turn
le tocó a José
it is your turn
te toca a ti
whose turn will it be?
¿a quién le tocará?
I hope it’s not you!
espero que no seas tú
when we were preparing
cuando preparábamos…
to give someone a present
hacer un regalo a alguien
two or three weeks ago I
turned thirty-seven
hace dos o tres semanas cumplí los treinta y siete años
I got an accordion
me han regalado un acordeón
I don’t have as much time today (these days) as before
no tengo tanto tiempo hoy como antes
I wanted to learn something new before reaching the age of forty
quería aprender algo nuevo antes de cumplir los cuarenta
to touch, to play
tocar
challenge
reto (m)
key (piano)
tecla (f)
from/on the outside
desde fuera
given how busy you are
con lo liado que vas
to be busy
ir liado
to keep a little time for oneself
guardarse un ratito
from time to time
de vez en cuando
I sit down to play
me siento a tocar
to disappear
desaparecer
immediately
inmediatamente
escape route
vía (f) de escape
all kinds
todo tipo
style
estilo (m)
since I was little
desde que era chiquitina
music school
conservatorio
gap, space, moment
hueco (m)
to get the most out of something, to get maximum benefit out of something
sacar partido a algo
you have to commit many hours to it
hay que dedicarle muchas horas
you don’t get as much out of the effort you put in practising/ studying
el estudio no cunde
rest
descanso (m)
my children need their sleep
at night
mis niños necesitan su descanso nocturno
with little ones, with children
con los peques…
to wake up
despertar
exactly, precisly
precisamente
portable
portátil
when it comes to
cuando se trata de
and you say it ‘quite the thing’, and you say it without embarrassment
y lo dices tan tranquilo
I’ve no reason to be ashamed about
no tengo por qué avergonzarme de
let’s change the topic
cambiemos de tema
you had told me
me habías dicho
to differ, to be far from
distar
to refer to
referirse a
mp3 player
reproductor de mp3
in a random order
en un orden aleatorio
now song number 1 is playing
ahora suena la canción número uno
to use up a lot of energy, to spend a lot of time doing something
dedicar muchos esfuerzos en
to appear
aparecer
it depended on
dependía de
slow
lento/a
fast, animated
animado/a
key (musical key)
tonalidad (f)
major
mayor
minor
menor
there’s no need to bother / get worried
no hace falta molestarse
in fact
de hecho
even
incluso
you’re bound to know it
tú seguro que lo conoces
let’s see if I can explain it correctly
a ver si lo explico bien
to detect
detectar
gives a name to
pone nombre a
whatever
lo que sea
often
a menudo
I knew that you were bound to use it
ya sabía yo que tú seguro que lo utilizabas
to challenge oneself
retarse a sí mismo
that would help things
eso le facilitaría las cosas
it’s not as easy as it seems
no es tan fácil como parece
to relax, to disconnect
desconectar
music is not listened to
la música no se escucha
to download
descargar
whichever song you want
la canción que quieras
wherever you happen to be, wherever you may be
dondequiera que estés
we’re very pleased
nos alegramos muchísimo
thanks for asking
gracias por preguntar
the electric bass
el bajo eléctrico
made up of
compuesto/a de
we have a great time playing
lo pasamos genial tocando
music from the 70s/80s
música de los años setenta/
ochenta
what’s definitely sure is that
lo cierto es que
to make someone jealous
poner a alguien celoso/a
to make someone envious
dar envidia a alguien
fascinating
fascinante
unfortunately
por desgracia
to have a talent for something
tener habilidad para algo
it has been a pleasure
ha sido un placer
