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One sentence of «Las medias de los flamencos»
Pídanselas, y ella les va a dar las medias coloradas, blancas y negras.
Ask her for them, and she will give you the red, white and black stockings.”
Where it stands
The sentences either side of it, each with its own page.
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Pídanselas | pedir | to ask for, request (v.) |
| y | y | and (conj.) |
| ella | él | she, her, it (pron., f.) |
| les | le | to them, to you all (indirect object pron.) |
| va | 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.) |
| dar | dar | to give (v.) |
| las | el | the (def. art., f. pl.); also them (f. object pron., before a verb) |
| medias | media | stocking (n., f.) |
| coloradas | colorado | red, ruddy (adj., the usual River Plate word for red) |
| blancas | blanco | white (adj.) |
| negras | negro | black (adj.) |
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.