The Spanish reading room
One sentence of «La tortuga gigante»
—Usted es amigo mío, y es un hombre bueno y trabajador.
“You are a friend of mine, and you are a good, hard-working man.
Where it stands
The sentences either side of it, each with its own page.
Por eso quiero que se vaya a vivir al monte, a hacer mucho ejercicio al aire libre para curarse.
That is why I want you to go and live in the forest, and take plenty of exercise in the open air to get well.
And since you are a fine shot with a gun, hunt the creatures of the forest and bring me their hides, and I will give you money in advance so that your little brothers can eat properly.”
Every word in it
| As printed | Dictionary form | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| Usted | usted | you (polite) (pron.) |
| es | ser | to be — what a thing IS, against estar, how it is right now (v.) |
| amigo | amigo | friend (n., m.) |
| mío | mío | mine, my (poss. pron.) |
| y | y | and (conj.) |
| un | un | a, an, one (indef. art.) |
| hombre | hombre | man (n., m.) |
| bueno | bueno | good; well then, all right (adj./interj.) |
| trabajador | trabajador | hard-working; worker (adj./n., m.) |
Read «La tortuga gigante» in the room Every word glossed where it stands, the English a tap away. This scene asks for no account.