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Season 1 · Episode 14
Job Day
A2LatAm dubRelaxed dialogueRelaxed: slower, easier to follow· 12 min
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on NetflixA school project pairs Llama and his friends with grown-ups while they're doing their jobs.
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niñera
babysitter, nannynoun (f)Mis padres contrataron a una niñera para cuidarnos mientras ellos salían.My parents hired a babysitter to look after us while they went out.masa
dough; pastry doughnoun (f)Amasé la masa durante diez minutos hasta que quedó suave.I kneaded the dough for ten minutes until it was smooth.pastelería
bakery, pastry shopnoun (f)Compramos los pasteles para el cumpleaños en la pastelería de la esquina.We bought the birthday cakes at the bakery on the corner.hacerle caso
to listen to someone, to obey, to pay attention toexpressioncolloquialA very common fixed verb phrase in Latin American Spanish. The literal words suggest 'making a case' but the actual meaning is to heed, obey, or pay attention to someone. It cannot be derived from the individual words alone and is used across all age groups.
Le dije que tuviera cuidado pero no me hizo caso y se lastimó.I told him to be careful but he didn't listen to me and got hurt.tobillo
anklenoun (m)Se torció el tobillo jugando fútbol y tuvo que descansar una semana.He twisted his ankle playing soccer and had to rest for a week.venda
bandagenoun (f)La enfermera le puso una venda en el brazo después de la caída.The nurse put a bandage on his arm after the fall.portarse bien
to behave, to be goodverb phraseLes pedí a los chicos que se portaran bien durante la visita.I asked the kids to behave themselves during the visit.con las manos en la masa
caught red-handed, caught in the actexpressioncolloquialA fixed idiom used throughout Latin American Spanish. Literally refers to being caught with dough on your hands, but figuratively means being caught in the middle of doing something you should not be doing. In this episode it is used playfully in a baking context, but the idiomatic meaning is well established.
La maestra lo atrapó con las manos en la masa copiando el examen de su compañero.The teacher caught him red-handed copying his classmate's exam.me muero de hambre
I'm starving, I'm dying of hungerexpressioncolloquialA hyperbolic fixed expression used throughout Latin American Spanish to express strong hunger. The literal words suggest death but the actual meaning is simply intense hunger. It cannot be taken at face value.
Saltamos el almuerzo y para las cuatro de la tarde ya me moría de hambre.We skipped lunch and by four in the afternoon I was absolutely starving.vereda
sidewalk, pavementnoun (f)Siempre camino por la vereda para no meterme en el tráfico.I always walk on the sidewalk to stay out of traffic.
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