McGuffey's Eclectic Primer, Revised Edition — Page 9
They like to see the big wheel go round.
Les gusta ver girar la gran rueda.
They have come to play on the logs and in the boat.
Han venido a jugar sobre los troncos y en el bote.
John and Sue will play here all day.
John y Sue jugarán aquí todo el día.
The cows like grass.
A las vacas les gusta el pasto.
They stand in the shade.
Están paradas a la sombra.
Here are some girls with skates; but they are not on the ice.
Aquí hay algunas niñas con patines; pero no están sobre el hielo.
Their skates roll on the floor.
Sus patines ruedan sobre el suelo.
Which way do you like to skate,--on the ice, or on the floor?
¿De qué manera te gusta patinar, sobre el hielo o sobre el suelo?
The girl with the new black dress is Jane Bell.
La niña con el vestido negro nuevo es Jane Bell.
Look out for the cars!
¡Cuidado con los trenes!
How fast they come!
¡Qué rápido vienen!
No horse can go as fast as the cars.
Ningún caballo puede ir tan rápido como los trenes.
I will not try to catch them, for I should fall and be hurt.
No intentaré alcanzarlos, pues debería caerme y lastimarme.
See the horse look at the cars.
Mira al caballo observar los trenes.
Will he not run?
¿Acaso no correrá?
There is ice on the pond, and the mill wheel can not go round.
Hay hielo en el estanque, y la rueda del molino no puede girar.
The boys are all out on the ice with their skates.
Todos los niños están afuera sobre el hielo con sus patines.
I will let you and Tom try to skate; but do not fall, for you will be hurt.
Los dejaré a ti y a Tom intentar patinar; pero no se caigan, pues se lastimarán.
Look! here come the cars.
¡Mira! ahí vienen los trenes.
John and Nat try to skate as fast as the cars go, but they can not.
John y Nat intentan patinar tan rápido como van los trenes, pero no pueden.
John has had a fall.
John se ha caído.
Vocabulary
- Les
- Indirect object pronoun meaning 'to them' or 'for them'
- gusta
- Third person singular of gustar; means 'is pleasing to'
- ver
- Infinitive meaning 'to see' or 'to watch'
- girar
- Infinitive meaning 'to spin' or 'to rotate'
- gran
- Adjective meaning 'great' or 'large', before noun
- rueda
- Noun meaning 'wheel'; also third person of rodar
- Han
- Third person plural auxiliary 'have' in perfect tense
- venido
- Past participle of venir; meaning 'come'
- jugar
- Infinitive meaning 'to play' (games or sports)
- sobre
- Preposition meaning 'on', 'over', or 'about'
- troncos
- Plural noun meaning 'logs' or 'tree trunks'
- bote
- Noun meaning 'boat' or small vessel on water
- jugarán
- Future tense of jugar; 'they will play'
- aquí
- Adverb meaning 'here', indicating nearby location
- todo
- Adjective or pronoun meaning 'all' or 'whole'
- día
- Noun meaning 'day', a 24-hour period
- vacas
- Plural noun meaning 'cows', female cattle
- les
- Indirect object pronoun meaning 'to them' or 'for them'
- pasto
- Noun meaning 'grass' or 'pasture' for grazing animals
- Están
- Third person plural of estar; 'they are' (state/location)
- paradas
- Adjective meaning 'stopped' or 'standing still' (feminine plural)
- sombra
- Noun meaning 'shade' or 'shadow'
- Aquí
- Adverb meaning 'here', indicating nearby location
- hay
- Impersonal form of haber; means 'there is' or 'there are'
- algunas
- Indefinite pronoun/adjective meaning 'some' (feminine plural)
- niñas
- Plural noun meaning 'girls', young female children
- patines
- Plural noun meaning 'skates', for ice or roller skating
- pero
- Conjunction meaning 'but', introducing a contrast
- están
- Third person plural of estar; 'they are'
- hielo
- Noun meaning 'ice', frozen water
- Sus
- Possessive adjective meaning 'their' or 'his/her'
- ruedan
- Third person plural of rodar; 'they roll'
- suelo
- Noun meaning 'floor', 'ground', or 'soil'
- qué
- Interrogative pronoun meaning 'what' or 'which'
- manera
- Noun meaning 'manner', 'way', or 'method'
- te
- Reflexive or object pronoun meaning 'you' (informal)
- patinar
- Infinitive meaning 'to skate', glide on ice or wheels
- niña
- Noun meaning 'girl', a young female child
- vestido
- Noun meaning 'dress'; also past participle of vestir
- negro
- Adjective meaning 'black' in color
- nuevo
- Adjective meaning 'new', recently made or acquired
- es
- Third person singular of ser; means 'is' (permanent state)
- Cuidado
- Noun/interjection meaning 'careful' or 'watch out'
- trenes
- Plural noun meaning 'trains', rail vehicles
- Qué
- Exclamatory pronoun meaning 'how' or 'what' in exclamations
- rápido
- Adjective/adverb meaning 'fast' or 'quickly'
- vienen
- Third person plural of venir; 'they come' or 'they are coming'
- Ningún
- Negative adjective meaning 'no' or 'not any' (before masculine noun)
- caballo
- Noun meaning 'horse', a large domesticated animal
- puede
- Third person singular of poder; 'can' or 'is able to'
- ir
- Infinitive meaning 'to go'
- tan
- Adverb meaning 'so' or 'as', used in comparisons
- como
- Conjunction/adverb meaning 'as' or 'like' in comparisons
- intentaré
- First person future of intentar; 'I will try'
- alcanzarlos
- Infinitive with pronoun; 'to catch up to them' or 'reach them'
- pues
- Conjunction meaning 'because', 'since', or 'well then'
- debería
- Conditional of deber; 'should' or 'ought to'
- caerme
- Reflexive infinitive of caer; 'to fall down' (myself)
- lastimarme
- Reflexive infinitive of lastimar; 'to hurt myself'
- Mira
- Imperative of mirar; 'look' or 'watch'
- al
- Contraction of 'a' and 'el'; meaning 'to the' or 'at the'
- observar
- Infinitive meaning 'to observe' or 'to watch carefully'
- Acaso
- Adverb meaning 'perhaps', 'maybe', or 'could it be'
- correrá
- Third person future of correr; 'he/she will run'
- Hay
- Impersonal form of haber; 'there is' or 'there are'
- estanque
- Noun meaning 'pond' or 'pool', a still body of water
- del
- Contraction of 'de' and 'el'; meaning 'of the' or 'from the'
- molino
- Noun meaning 'mill', a building for grinding grain
- Todos
- Adjective/pronoun meaning 'all' or 'everyone' (masculine plural)
- niños
- Plural noun meaning 'children' or 'boys'
- afuera
- Adverb meaning 'outside' or 'outdoors'
- sus
- Possessive adjective meaning 'their', 'his', or 'her'
- dejaré
- First person future of dejar; 'I will let' or 'I will leave'
- ti
- Prepositional pronoun meaning 'you' (informal, after preposition)
- intentar
- Infinitive meaning 'to try' or 'to attempt'
- se
- Reflexive pronoun meaning 'himself', 'herself', or 'themselves'
- caigan
- Third person plural subjunctive of caer; 'they fall'
- lastimarán
- Third person future of lastimar; 'they will hurt themselves'
- ahí
- Adverb meaning 'there', indicating a nearby location
- intentan
- Third person plural of intentar; 'they try' or 'they attempt'
- van
- Third person plural of ir; 'they go' or 'they are going'
- pueden
- Third person plural of poder; 'they can' or 'they are able'
- ha
- Third person singular auxiliary haber; 'has' in perfect tense
- caído
- Past participle of caer; meaning 'fallen'
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