McGuffey's Eclectic Primer, Revised Edition — Page 6
Sue doll dress new her
Sue muñeca vestido nuevo su
let e u ew
dejar e u ew
[Illustration: Two girls sitting by tree, playing with dolls.]
[Ilustración: Dos niñas sentadas junto a un árbol, jugando con muñecas.]
Sue has a doll.
Sue tiene una muñeca.
It has a new dress.
Tiene un vestido nuevo.
She will let Ann hold the doll in her hands, and Ann will fan it.
Ella dejará que Ann sostenga la muñeca en sus manos, y Ann la abanicará.
Sue is kind to Ann.
Sue es amable con Ann.
LESSON XVII.
LECCIÓN XVII.
there five bird tree rob do
allí cinco pájaro árbol robar hacer
e i v
e i v
[Illustration: Cat watching bird and eggs in nest on tree top.]
[Ilustración: Gato observando un pájaro y huevos en un nido en la copa de un árbol.]
A bird is in the tree. It has a nest there.
Un pájaro está en el árbol. Tiene un nido allí.
The nest has five eggs in it.
El nido tiene cinco huevos dentro.
Do not rob the nest.
No robes el nido.
Will the bird let the cat get her five eggs?
¿Dejará el pájaro que el gato se lleve sus cinco huevos?
LESSON XVIII.
LECCIÓN XVIII.
cage pet sing lives so loves
jaula mascota cantar vive así ama
o g ng
o g ng
[Illustration: Bird perched on girl's hand.]
[Ilustración: Pájaro posado en la mano de una niña.]
This is a pet bird.
Este es un pájaro mascota.
It lives in a new cage.
Vive en una jaula nueva.
It will stand on Sue's hand, and sing.
Se posará en la mano de Sue y cantará.
Sue loves her pet bird.
Sue ama a su pájaro mascota.
So do I love it.
Yo también lo amo.
LESSON XIX.
LECCIÓN XIX.
are you yes fast too
son/están tú/usted sí rápido también
like boys of (ov) play
gustar niños de (ov) jugar
a a y oy
a a y oy
[Illustration: Boys playing in snow by a canal. Town in background.]
[Ilustración: Niños jugando en la nieve junto a un canal. Pueblo al fondo.]
Do you see the boys at play?
¿Ves a los niños jugando?
Yes, I see them; there are five of them.
Sí, los veo; hay cinco de ellos.
Tom is too fat to run fast.
Tom es demasiado gordo para correr rápido.
Nat can catch him.
Nat puede atraparlo.
I like to see boys play.
Me gusta ver jugar a los niños.
LESSON XX.--REVIEW.
LECCIÓN XX.--REPASO.
Sue has a doll and a pet bird.
Sue tiene una muñeca y un pájaro mascota.
Her doll has a new dress and a cap.
Su muñeca tiene un vestido nuevo y un gorro.
Sue loves Mary, and will let her hold the doll.
Sue quiere a Mary y la dejará sostener la muñeca.
The pet bird lives in a cage.
El pájaro mascota vive en una jaula.
Vocabulary
- muñeca
- Doll; also means wrist in Spanish
- vestido
- Dress; a garment worn by women
- nuevo
- New; recently made or acquired
- su
- His, her, its, or their possessive pronoun
- dejar
- To let, allow, or leave something behind
- e
- And; conjunction used before words starting with i
- u
- Or; conjunction used before words starting with o
- Ilustración
- Illustration; a picture accompanying a text
- Dos
- Two; the number two
- niñas
- Girls; young female children
- sentadas
- Seated; sitting down, feminine plural form
- junto
- Next to, beside, or together with something
- a
- To; preposition indicating direction or indirect object
- un
- A, an; indefinite article masculine singular
- árbol
- Tree; a large woody perennial plant
- jugando
- Playing; present participle of jugar
- con
- With; preposition indicating accompaniment or means
- muñecas
- Dolls; plural of muñeca, toy figures
- tiene
- Has; third person singular of tener
- una
- A, an; indefinite article feminine singular
- Tiene
- Has; third person singular of tener, capitalized
- Ella
- She; third person singular feminine pronoun
- dejará
- Will let or allow; future tense of dejar
- que
- That; conjunction connecting clauses together
- sostenga
- Hold; subjunctive form of sostener
- la
- The; definite article feminine singular, or her
- en
- In, on, at; preposition indicating location
- sus
- His, her, their; plural possessive adjective
- manos
- Hands; plural of mano, body extremities
- y
- And; basic coordinating conjunction
- abanicará
- Will fan; future tense of abanicar
- es
- Is; third person singular of ser
- amable
- Kind, friendly, pleasant in behavior toward others
- LECCIÓN
- Lesson; a unit of study or instruction
- allí
- There; indicating a place away from speaker
- cinco
- Five; the number five
- pájaro
- Bird; a feathered winged vertebrate animal
- robar
- To steal; to take something without permission
- hacer
- To do or make; very common Spanish verb
- Gato
- Cat; a common domesticated feline animal
- observando
- Watching, observing; present participle of observar
- huevos
- Eggs; oval objects laid by birds
- nido
- Nest; a structure birds build for eggs
- copa
- Treetop; also means cup or goblet
- de
- Of, from; very common Spanish preposition
- Un
- A, an; indefinite article masculine singular, capitalized
- está
- Is; third person singular of estar
- el
- The; definite article masculine singular
- El
- The; definite article masculine singular, capitalized
- dentro
- Inside, within; indicating interior location
- No
- No, not; negation word
- robes
- Steal; subjunctive/imperative form of robar
- Dejará
- Will let; future tense of dejar, capitalized
- gato
- Cat; a common domesticated feline animal
- se
- Reflexive pronoun used with reflexive verbs
- lleve
- Take away; subjunctive form of llevar
- jaula
- Cage; an enclosure for keeping animals
- mascota
- Pet; a domesticated animal kept at home
- cantar
- To sing; to produce musical vocal sounds
- vive
- Lives; third person singular of vivir
- así
- Thus, so, like this; indicating manner or way
- ama
- Loves; third person singular of amar
- o
- Or; basic disjunctive conjunction in Spanish
- Pájaro
- Bird; a feathered winged vertebrate animal, capitalized
- posado
- Perched; resting on a branch or surface
- mano
- Hand; the body part at the end of the arm
- niña
- Girl; a young female child
- Este
- This; demonstrative adjective masculine singular
- Vive
- Lives; third person singular of vivir, capitalized
- nueva
- New; recently made or acquired, feminine form
- Se
- Reflexive pronoun, capitalized at sentence start
- posará
- Will perch; future tense of posarse
- cantará
- Will sing; future tense of cantar
- Yo
- I; first person singular subject pronoun
- también
- Also, too; indicating addition to previous statement
- lo
- Him, it; direct object pronoun masculine singular
- amo
- I love; first person singular of amar
- son/están
- Are; third person plural of ser or estar
- tú/usted
- You; informal and formal second person pronouns
- sí
- Yes; affirmative response word
- rápido
- Fast, quick; moving or happening with speed
- gustar
- To like; to be pleasing to someone
- niños
- Children, boys; young male or mixed children
- jugar
- To play; to engage in recreational activity
- Niños
- Children; plural of niño, capitalized at sentence start
- nieve
- Snow; frozen precipitation falling from the sky
- canal
- Canal; an artificial waterway for navigation
- Pueblo
- Town, village; a small settlement or community
- al
- To the; contraction of a and el
- fondo
- Background, bottom; the rear or base area
- Ves
- Do you see; second person singular of ver
- los
- The; definite article masculine plural
- Sí
- Yes; affirmative response, capitalized
- veo
- I see; first person singular of ver
- hay
- There is, there are; impersonal form of haber
- ellos
- They; third person plural masculine subject pronoun
- demasiado
- Too much, too; exceeding a desirable amount
- gordo
- Fat, overweight; having excessive body weight
- para
- For, in order to; preposition indicating purpose
- correr
- To run; to move quickly on foot
- puede
- Can, is able to; third person singular of poder
- atraparlo
- To catch him or it; infinitive with attached pronoun
- Me
- Me; first person singular indirect or direct object
- gusta
- Is pleasing; third person singular of gustar
- ver
- To see; to perceive with the eyes
- REPASO
- Review; a revision or summary of learned material
- Su
- His, her, their; possessive adjective, capitalized
- gorro
- Hat, cap; a head covering worn for warmth
- quiere
- Wants, loves; third person singular of querer
- sostener
- To hold, support; to keep something in position
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