Alice's Adventures in Wonderland — Page 9

English → Spanish Preface Level 4/10

And it'll fetch things when you throw them, and it'll sit up and beg for its dinner, and all sorts of things—I can't remember half of them—and it belongs to a farmer, you know, and he says it's so useful, it's worth a hundred pounds!

¡Y trae las cosas cuando las lanzas, y se sienta y suplica su cena, y toda clase de cosas—no puedo recordar ni la mitad—y le pertenece a un granjero, ¿sabes?, y él dice que es tan útil que vale cien libras!

He says it kills all the rats and—oh dear!" cried Alice in a sorrowful tone, "I'm afraid I've offended it again!"

Dice que mata a todas las ratas y—¡ay, Dios mío! —exclamó Alicia en un tono afligido—. ¡Me temo que lo he ofendido otra vez!

For the Mouse was swimming away from her as hard as it could go, and making quite a commotion in the pool as it went.

Pues el Ratón se alejaba nadando de ella con todas sus fuerzas, y armando un gran alboroto en el estanque mientras se marchaba.

So she called softly after it, "Mouse dear! Do come back again, and we won't talk about cats or dogs either, if you don't like them!"

Entonces ella lo llamó suavemente: —¡Querido Ratón! Vuelve, por favor, y no hablaremos ni de gatos ni de perros, si es que no te gustan.

When the Mouse heard this, it turned round and swam slowly back to her: its face was quite pale (with passion, Alice thought), and it said in a low trembling voice, "Let us get to the shore, and then I'll tell you my history, and you'll understand why it is I hate cats and dogs."

Cuando el Ratón oyó esto, se dio la vuelta y nadó lentamente de regreso hacia ella: su rostro estaba bastante pálido (de pasión, pensó Alicia), y dijo con voz baja y temblorosa: —Vayamos a la orilla, y entonces te contaré mi historia, y comprenderás por qué odio a los gatos y a los perros.

It was high time to go, for the pool was getting quite crowded with the birds and animals that had fallen into it: there were a Duck and a Dodo, a Lory and an Eaglet, and several other curious creatures.

Ya era hora de marcharse, pues el estanque se estaba llenando bastante de aves y animales que habían caído en él: había un Pato y un Dodo, un Loro y un Aguilucho, y varias otras criaturas curiosas.

Alice led the way, and the whole party swam to the shore.

Alicia tomó la delantera, y todo el grupo nadó hasta la orilla.

Vocabulary

trae: Brings; third-person singular present of traer.
las: Definite article 'the,' feminine plural form.
cosas: Things; objects or matters in general.
cuando: When; conjunction indicating time or condition.
lanzas: You throw or launch something; second-person singular present.
y: And; basic coordinating conjunction linking words.
se: Reflexive pronoun used with reflexive or passive verbs.
sienta: Sits down; third-person singular present of sentarse.
suplica: Begs or pleads earnestly for something.
su: His, her, its, or your possessive adjective.
cena: Dinner; the main evening meal.
toda: All or every; feminine singular form of todo.
clase: Class, type, or kind of something.
de: Of or from; very common Spanish preposition.
no: No or not; basic negation word in Spanish.
puedo: I can; first-person singular present of poder.
recordar: To remember or recall something from memory.
ni: Nor or not even; negative conjunction linking options.
la: The; definite article feminine singular form.
mitad: Half; one of two equal parts of something.
le: Indirect object pronoun meaning to him, her, or you.
pertenece: Belongs to; third-person singular present of pertenecer.
a: To or at; very common Spanish preposition.
un: A or an; indefinite article masculine singular form.
granjero: Farmer; a person who works on a farm.
¿sabes?: You know?; informal tag question seeking confirmation.
él: He; third-person masculine singular subject pronoun.
dice: Says or tells; third-person singular present of decir.
que: That or which; very common conjunction or relative pronoun.
es: Is; third-person singular present of ser.
tan: So or as; adverb indicating degree or comparison.
útil: Useful; something that serves a practical purpose.
vale: Is worth; also used informally to mean okay.
cien: One hundred; the number 100 in Spanish.
libras: Pounds; unit of currency or unit of weight.
Dice: Says; third-person singular present of decir.
mata: Kills; third-person singular present of matar.
todas: All; feminine plural form of todo meaning every.
ratas: Rats; small rodents considered pests.
¡ay: Oh or ouch; exclamation expressing pain or surprise.
Dios: God; the supreme divine being in monotheistic religion.
mío: Mine; first-person singular possessive pronoun, masculine.
exclamó: Exclaimed; third-person singular preterite of exclamar.
en: In or on; common Spanish preposition of location.
tono: Tone; manner or quality of voice or expression.
afligido: Distressed or grieved; feeling sorrow or anguish.
¡Me: Me; reflexive or object pronoun used with exclamation.
temo: I fear; first-person singular present of temer.
lo: Him or it; masculine direct object pronoun.
he: I have; auxiliary verb, first-person singular of haber.
ofendido: Offended; past participle of ofender, having caused offense.
otra: Another or other; feminine singular adjective.
vez: Time or occasion; as in once, twice, again.
Pues: Well or then; filler word expressing consequence or transition.
el: The; definite article masculine singular form.
Ratón: Mouse; a small rodent, character in the story.
alejaba: Was moving away; imperfect of alejarse indicating distance.
nadando: Swimming; present participle of nadar.
ella: She; third-person feminine singular subject pronoun.
con: With; preposition indicating accompaniment or means.
sus: His, her, their, or your; plural possessive adjective.
fuerzas: Strengths or forces; plural of fuerza meaning power.
armando: Making or creating; present participle of armar.
gran: Great or big; shortened adjective used before nouns.
alboroto: Commotion or uproar; a noisy disturbance or chaos.
estanque: Pond or pool; a small body of still water.
mientras: While or meanwhile; conjunction indicating simultaneous actions.
marchaba: Was walking or leaving; imperfect of marcharse.
Entonces: Then or at that moment; adverb of time or consequence.
llamó: Called out; third-person singular preterite of llamar.
suavemente: Softly or gently; adverb describing a gentle manner.
¡Querido: Dear; affectionate address used when calling someone beloved.
Vuelve: Come back or return; imperative form of volver.
por: For, by, or through; common versatile Spanish preposition.
favor: Favor; used in por favor meaning please.
hablaremos: We will talk; first-person plural future of hablar.
gatos: Cats; plural of gato, common domestic feline.
perros: Dogs; plural of perro, common domestic canine.
si: If; conditional conjunction introducing a hypothetical clause.
te: You; second-person singular reflexive or object pronoun.
gustan: Are pleasing to you; third-person plural of gustar.
Cuando: When; conjunction indicating time of an event.
oyó: Heard; third-person singular preterite of oír.
esto: This; neuter demonstrative pronoun referring to something near.
dio: Gave or turned; third-person singular preterite of dar.
vuelta: Turn; as in giving a turn or spinning around.
nadó: Swam; third-person singular preterite of nadar.
lentamente: Slowly; adverb describing a slow manner of movement.
regreso: Return; the act of coming back to a place.
hacia: Toward; preposition indicating direction or movement.
rostro: Face; a person's facial features or expression.
estaba: Was; third-person singular imperfect of estar.
bastante: Quite or enough; adverb indicating sufficient degree.
pálido: Pale; having little color, especially in the face.
pasión: Passion; intense emotion or strong feeling about something.
pensó: Thought; third-person singular preterite of pensar.
dijo: Said; third-person singular preterite of decir.
voz: Voice; the sound produced when a person speaks.
baja: Low; soft or quiet, describing a low voice.
temblorosa: Trembling or shaky; describing a quivering voice or body.
Vayamos: Let's go; first-person plural present subjunctive of ir.
orilla: Shore or bank; the edge of water like a river.
entonces: Then; adverb indicating sequence or logical consequence.
contaré: I will tell; first-person singular future of contar.
mi: My; first-person singular possessive adjective.
historia: Story or history; a narrative account of events.
comprenderás: You will understand; second-person singular future of comprender.
qué: Why or what; used here to introduce an explanation.
odio: I hate or hatred; intense strong dislike for something.
los: The; definite article masculine plural form.
Ya: Already or now; adverb indicating something has occurred.
era: Was; third-person singular imperfect of ser.
hora: Hour or time; the appropriate moment to do something.
marcharse: To leave or go away; reflexive infinitive of marchar.
pues: Well or since; filler word or causal conjunction.
llenando: Filling up; present participle of llenar.
aves: Birds; plural of ave, feathered flying animals.
animales: Animals; living creatures other than humans or plants.
habían: Had; third-person plural pluperfect auxiliary of haber.
caído: Fallen; past participle of caer, having fallen in.
había: There was or had; imperfect of haber as auxiliary.
Pato: Duck; a common water bird, character name in story.
Loro: Parrot; a colorful talking bird, character in story.
Aguilucho: Eaglet; a young eagle, character in the story.
varias: Various or several; feminine plural meaning multiple different ones.
otras: Other or others; feminine plural of otro.
criaturas: Creatures; living beings or characters in the story.
curiosas: Curious or strange; feminine plural of curioso.
tomó: Took; third-person singular preterite of tomar.
delantera: Lead or front position; taking the lead in a group.
todo: All or whole; masculine singular meaning the entire thing.
grupo: Group; a number of people or things together.
hasta: Until or up to; preposition indicating a limit or end.

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