Alice's Adventures in Wonderland — Page 1
A Mad Tea-Party
Una merienda de locos
There was a table set out under a tree in front of the house, and the March Hare and the Hatter were having tea at it: a Dormouse was sitting between them, fast asleep, and the other two were using it as a cushion, resting their elbows on it, and talking over its head.
Había una mesa puesta bajo un árbol frente a la casa, y la Liebre de Marzo y el Sombrerero estaban tomando el té: un Lirón estaba sentado entre ellos, profundamente dormido, y los otros dos lo usaban como cojín, apoyando sus codos en él y hablando por encima de su cabeza.
"Very uncomfortable for the Dormouse," thought Alice; "only, as it's asleep, I suppose it doesn't mind."
"Muy incómodo para el Lirón", pensó Alicia; "solo que, como está dormido, supongo que no le importa".
The table was a large one, but the three were all crowded together at one corner of it: "No room! No room!" they cried out when they saw Alice coming.
La mesa era grande, pero los tres estaban apiñados juntos en una esquina: "¡No hay sitio! ¡No hay sitio!" gritaron cuando vieron venir a Alicia.
"There's _plenty_ of room!" said Alice indignantly, and she sat down in a large arm-chair at one end of the table.
"¡Hay muchísimo sitio!" dijo Alicia indignada, y se sentó en un gran sillón en un extremo de la mesa.
"Have some wine," the March Hare said in an encouraging tone.
"Toma un poco de vino", dijo la Liebre de Marzo en tono alentador.
Alice looked all round the table, but there was nothing on it but tea.
Alicia miró alrededor de la mesa, pero no había nada en ella excepto té.
"I don't see any wine," she remarked.
"No veo ningún vino", observó ella.
"There isn't any," said the March Hare.
"No hay ninguno", dijo la Liebre de Marzo.
"Then it wasn't very civil of you to offer it," said Alice angrily.
"Entonces no fue muy cortés de tu parte ofrecerlo", dijo Alicia enfadada.
"It wasn't very civil of you to sit down without being invited," said the March Hare.
"No fue muy cortés de tu parte sentarte sin ser invitada", dijo la Liebre de Marzo.
"I didn't know it was _your_ table," said Alice; "it's laid for a great many more than three."
"No sabía que era tu mesa", dijo Alicia; "está puesta para muchos más que tres".
"Your hair wants cutting," said the Hatter.
"Tu cabello necesita un corte", dijo el Sombrerero.
He had been looking at Alice for some time with great curiosity, and this was his first speech.
Había estado mirando a Alicia durante un rato con gran curiosidad, y este fue su primer comentario.
Vocabulary
- Una
- Feminine indefinite article meaning 'a' or 'an'
- merienda
- Afternoon snack or light meal, tea time
- de
- Preposition meaning 'of', 'from', or 'about'
- locos
- Plural of 'loco': crazy, mad, insane people
- Había
- Imperfect tense of 'haber': there was, there were
- una
- Feminine indefinite article meaning 'a' or 'an'
- mesa
- Table, desk, flat surface for dining or working
- puesta
- Set, placed, positioned; feminine past participle of 'poner'
- bajo
- Under, below, beneath; also means short or low
- un
- Masculine indefinite article meaning 'a' or 'an'
- árbol
- Tree, woody plant with trunk and branches
- frente
- Front, forehead; 'frente a' means facing or opposite
- a
- Preposition meaning 'to', 'at', or 'towards'
- la
- Feminine definite article meaning 'the'
- casa
- House, home, dwelling place
- y
- Conjunction meaning 'and'
- Liebre
- Hare, rabbit-like animal larger than rabbit
- Marzo
- March, third month of the year
- el
- Masculine definite article meaning 'the'
- Sombrerero
- Hatter, person who makes or sells hats
- estaban
- Imperfect tense of 'estar': they were, were being
- tomando
- Gerund of 'tomar': taking, drinking, having
- té
- Tea, hot beverage made from tea leaves
- estaba
- Imperfect tense of 'estar': was, was being
- sentado
- Seated, sitting down; past participle of 'sentar'
- entre
- Between, among, amidst
- ellos
- Them, they; masculine or mixed gender plural pronoun
- profundamente
- Deeply, profoundly, soundly
- dormido
- Asleep, sleeping; past participle of 'dormir'
- los
- Masculine plural definite article meaning 'the'
- otros
- Others, other ones; masculine plural of 'otro'
- dos
- Two, number 2
- lo
- Him, it; masculine direct object pronoun
- usaban
- Imperfect tense of 'usar': they used, were using
- como
- As, like, how; conjunction and adverb
- cojín
- Cushion, pillow, soft pad for sitting
- apoyando
- Gerund of 'apoyar': supporting, leaning, resting
- sus
- Their, his, her, your; possessive adjective plural
- codos
- Elbows, plural of 'codo'
- en
- In, on, at; preposition indicating location
- él
- Him, it; masculine subject pronoun with accent
- hablando
- Gerund of 'hablar': speaking, talking
- por
- For, by, through, because of; versatile preposition
- encima
- Above, on top, over
- su
- His, her, its, your, their; possessive adjective
- cabeza
- Head, top part of body containing brain
- Muy
- Very, quite, highly; adverb of intensity
- incómodo
- Uncomfortable, awkward, inconvenient
- para
- For, to, in order to; preposition
- pensó
- Preterite of 'pensar': he/she thought, believed
- solo
- Only, just, alone; adverb or adjective
- que
- That, which, who; relative pronoun and conjunction
- está
- Present tense of 'estar': is, is being
- supongo
- Present tense of 'suponer': I suppose, assume
- no
- No, not; negative adverb
- le
- Him, her, you, to him/her; indirect object pronoun
- importa
- Matters, is important; present tense of 'importar'
- La
- Feminine definite article meaning 'the'
- era
- Imperfect of 'ser': was, used to be
- grande
- Big, large, great; adjective of size
- pero
- But, however, yet; adversative conjunction
- tres
- Three, number 3
- juntos
- Together, joint, united
- esquina
- Corner, angle of building or street
- No
- No, not; negative adverb
- hay
- There is, there are; present tense of 'haber'
- sitio
- Place, space, room, location
- gritaron
- Preterite of 'gritar': they shouted, yelled, screamed
- cuando
- When, whenever; conjunction indicating time
- vieron
- Preterite of 'ver': they saw, watched
- venir
- Infinitive: to come, to arrive
- Hay
- There is, there are; present tense of 'haber'
- muchísimo
- Very much, a lot, a great deal
- dijo
- Preterite of 'decir': said, told
- indignada
- Indignant, outraged, offended; feminine adjective
- se
- Reflexive pronoun: oneself, himself, herself, themselves
- sentó
- Preterite of 'sentarse': sat down, seated himself/herself
- gran
- Great, large, grand; apocopated form of 'grande'
- sillón
- Armchair, easy chair, large comfortable seat
- extremo
- End, extreme, far end; noun or adjective
- Toma
- Imperative of 'tomar': take, have, here you are
- poco
- Little, few, not much; adjective or adverb
- vino
- Wine, alcoholic beverage from grapes
- tono
- Tone, pitch, manner of speaking
- miró
- Preterite of 'mirar': looked, watched, glanced
- alrededor
- Around, surrounding, in the vicinity
- había
- Imperfect of 'haber': there was, there were
- nada
- Nothing, anything, not anything
- ella
- She, her; feminine subject pronoun
- excepto
- Except, except for, besides
- veo
- Present tense of 'ver': I see, watch
- ningún
- No, not any, none; apocopated form of 'ninguno'
- observó
- Preterite of 'observar': observed, noticed, remarked
- ninguno
- None, not any, nobody; negative pronoun
- Entonces
- Then, so, therefore, at that time
- fue
- Preterite of 'ser/ir': was, went
- muy
- Very, quite, highly; adverb of intensity
- cortés
- Polite, courteous, well-mannered
- tu
- Your, informal singular possessive adjective
- parte
- Part, portion, side, behalf
- ofrecerlo
- Infinitive 'ofrecer' plus 'lo': to offer it
- enfadada
- Angry, annoyed, upset; feminine past participle
- sentarte
- Infinitive 'sentar' plus 'te': to sit down yourself
- sin
- Without, lacking, -less; preposition
- ser
- Infinitive: to be, to exist
- invitada
- Invited, guest; feminine past participle of 'invitar'
- sabía
- Imperfect of 'saber': knew, used to know
- muchos
- Many, lots of; masculine plural adjective
- más
- More, most, plus; comparative adverb
- Tu
- Your, informal singular possessive adjective
- cabello
- Hair, head hair
- necesita
- Present tense of 'necesitar': needs, requires
- corte
- Cut, cutting, haircut; noun or subjunctive of 'cortar'
- estado
- State, condition; past participle of 'estar'
- mirando
- Gerund of 'mirar': looking, watching
- durante
- During, for, throughout; preposition of time
- rato
- While, short time, moment
- con
- With, along with; preposition
- curiosidad
- Curiosity, inquisitiveness, interest
- este
- This, this one; masculine demonstrative adjective
- primer
- First; apocopated form of 'primero' before masculine noun
- comentario
- Comment, remark, observation
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