The Spanish reading room
One sentence of «Las medias de los flamencos»
Yo sé lo que ustedes buscan.
I know what you are looking for.
Where it stands
The sentences either side of it, each with its own page.
—¡Buenas noches, señores flamencos!
“Good evening, señores flamingos!
No van a encontrar medias así en ningún almacén.
You are not going to find stockings like that in any shop.
Tal vez haya en Buenos Aires, pero tendrán que pedirlas por encomienda postal.
There may be some in Buenos Aires, but you will have to order them by parcel post.
Every word in it
| As printed | Dictionary form | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | yo | I (subject pron.) |
| sé | saber | to know (a fact); to know how to (v.) |
| lo | lo | what, that which (in 'lo que') (pron.) |
| que | que | that, which, who; than (conj./rel. pron.) |
| ustedes | usted | you all — the everyday plural «you» in Latin America, friendly or polite alike (vosotros is not used here) (pron.) |
| buscan | buscar | to look for, seek (v.) |
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.