One sentence of «La tortuga gigante»
Y como usted tiene mucha puntería con la escopeta, cace bichos del monte para traerme los cueros, y yo le daré plata adelantada para que sus hermanitos puedan comer bien.
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Y | y | and (conj.) |
| como | como | as, like; since (conj./adv.) |
| usted | usted | you (polite) (pron.) |
| tiene | tener | to have; tener que — to have to (v.) |
| mucha | mucho | much, many; a lot (adj./adv.) |
| puntería | puntería | aim, marksmanship (n., f.) |
| con | con | with (prep.) |
| la | el | the (masculine) |
| escopeta | escopeta | shotgun (n., f.) |
| cace | cazar | to hunt (v.) |
| bichos | bicho | creature, small animal, bug (n., m.) |
| del | del | of the, from the (de + el) |
| monte | monte | forest, wild country (n., m., the River Plate word for the bush) |
| para | para | for, in order to (prep.) |
| traerme | traer | to bring (v.) |
| cueros | cuero | hide, skin (n., m.) |
| yo | yo | I (subject pron.) |
| le | le | to him, to her, to you (indirect object pron.) |
| daré | dar | to give (v.) |
| plata | plata | silver; money (n., f.) |
| adelantada | adelantar | to move forward, advance (v.) |
| que | que | that, which, who; than (conj./rel. pron.) |
| sus | su | his, her, their, your (poss. adj.) |
| hermanitos | hermanito | little brother (n., m., diminutive of hermano) |
| puedan | poder | to be able, can (v.) |
| comer | comer | to eat (v.) |
| bien | bien | well; very (adv.) |
Read «La tortuga gigante» in the room → Every word glossed where it stands, the English a tap away. This scene asks for no account.