The Spanish reading room
One sentence of «Las medias de los flamencos»
No van a encontrar medias así en ningún almacén.
You are not going to find stockings like that in any shop.
Where it stands
The sentences either side of it, each with its own page.
—¡Buenas noches, señores flamencos!
“Good evening, señores flamingos!
I know what you are looking for.
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.
Mi cuñada, la lechuza, tiene medias así.
My sister-in-law, the owl, has stockings like that.
Every word in it
| As printed | Dictionary form | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| No | no | no, not (adv.) |
| van | ir | to go (v.) — its preterite fue, fui, fueron is shared with ser, to be, so «se fue» is «he went» and «fue una noche larga» is «it was a long night» |
| a | a | to; at; on (prep.) |
| encontrar | encontrar | to find; encontrarse — to meet (v.) |
| medias | media | stocking (n., f.) |
| así | así | thus, so, like this (adv.) |
| en | en | in, on, at (prep.) |
| ningún | ninguno | none, no, not any (adj./pron.) |
| almacén | almacén | store, general shop (n., m.) |
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.