One sentence of «Las medias de los flamencos»
Los pescados, como no caminan, no pudieron bailar; pero siendo el baile a la orilla del río, los pescados estaban asomados a la arena, y aplaudían con la cola.
The fish, since they do not walk, could not dance; but as the ball was on the river bank, the fish leaned out over the sand and applauded with their tails.
Every word in it
| As printed | Dictionary form | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| Los | el | the (masculine) |
| pescados | pescado | fish (as caught or eaten) (n., m.) |
| como | como | as, like; since (conj./adv.) |
| no | no | no, not (adv.) |
| caminan | caminar | to walk (v.) |
| pudieron | poder | to be able, can (v.) |
| bailar | bailar | to dance (v.) |
| pero | pero | but (conj.) |
| siendo | ser | to be — what a thing IS, against estar, how it is right now (v.) |
| baile | baile | dance, ball (n., m.) |
| a | a | to; at; on (prep.) |
| orilla | orilla | bank, shore, edge (n., f.) |
| del | del | of the, from the (de + el) |
| río | río | river (n., m.) |
| estaban | estar | to be — where a thing is, or how it is right now, against ser, what it is (v.) |
| asomados | asomar | to show, put out; asomarse — to lean out, peer (v.) |
| arena | arena | sand (n., f.) |
| y | y | and (conj.) |
| aplaudían | aplaudir | to applaud, clap (v.) |
| con | con | with (prep.) |
| cola | cola | tail; queue (n., f.) |
Read «Las medias de los flamencos» in the room → Every word glossed where it stands, the English a tap away. The whole tale is free and asks for no account.