Fluent Fiction - Spanish

Embarrassing Sneeze, Unexpected Friendship


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Fluent Fiction - Spanish: Embarrassing Sneeze, Unexpected Friendship
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Story Transcript:

Es: Juan iba a trabajar esa mañana en el autobús, al igual que María y Miguel.
En: Juan was going to work that morning on the bus, as were María and Miguel.

Es: Había mucha gente.
En: There were a lot of people.

Es: Juan intentaba concentrarse en su música mientras que María leía el periódico y Miguel jugaba con su teléfono.
En: Juan tried to concentrate on his music while Maria read the newspaper and Miguel played with his phone.

Es: De repente, Juan estornudó tan fuerte que su máscara se deslizó, enviando una gran cantidad de mocos y saliva en la cara de María y Miguel.
En: Suddenly, Juan sneezed so hard that his mask slipped, sending a large amount of snot and saliva into the face of María and Miguel.

Es: Todos entraron en pánico y comenzaron a gritar.
En: Everyone panicked and started screaming.

Es: Juan se disculpó, pero la gente estaba furiosa, los pasajeros presionaban a los conductores para que detuvieran el autobús.
En: Juan apologized, but the people were angry, the passengers pressured the drivers to stop the bus.

Es: Juan se sintió muy avergonzado.
En: Juan felt very ashamed.

Es: Afortunadamente, una mujer llamada Ana tomó el control de la situación y calmó a la multitud.
En: Fortunately, a woman named Ana took control of the situation and calmed down the crowd.

Es: Decidió que lo mejor era detenerse en la siguiente estación para que Juan, María y Miguel tuvieran tiempo de limpiarse.
En: He decided that the best thing to do was to stop at the next station so that Juan, María and Miguel had time to clean up.

Es: La estación estaba llena de gente y Juan estaba preocupado de que la gente se enterara de la vergüenza que había pasado.
En: The station was full of people and Juan was worried that people would find out how embarrassing he had been.

Es: Pero Ana lo animó y le recordó que todo el mundo estornuda en algún momento.
En: But Ana encouraged him and reminded him that everyone sneezes at some point.

Es: La gente les dio espacio y tiempo para acomodarse, Miguel y María se rieron de la situación y se hicieron amigos.
En: People gave them space and time to settle in, Miguel and María laughed at the situation and became friends.

Es: Juan aprendió a soltarse y ser más amistoso con los demás.
En: Juan learned to let go and be friendlier with others.

Es: Finalmente, llegaron a su destino y se despidieron con una sonrisa y un apretón de manos.
En: Finally, they reached their destination and said goodbye with a smile and a handshake.

Es: Juan aprendió que incluso los momentos más vergonzosos pueden resultar en grandes amistades.
En: Juan learned that even the most embarrassing moments can result in great friendships.

Es: Y aunque nunca olvidaría su desastroso estornudo, tendría una nueva historia que contar.
En: And while he would never forget his disastrous sneeze, he would have a new story to tell.


Vocabulary Words:
  • Juan: Juan
  • work: trabajar
  • morning: mañana
  • bus: autobús
  • María: María
  • Miguel: Miguel
  • people: gente
  • music: música
  • newspaper: periódico
  • phone: teléfono
  • sneeze: estornudar
  • mask: máscara
  • snot: mocos
  • saliva: saliva
  • face: cara
  • panic: pánico
  • scream: gritar
  • apologize: disculparse
  • angry: furioso
  • passengers: pasajeros
  • drivers: conductores
  • ashamed: avergonzado
  • woman: mujer
  • control: controlar
  • calm down: calmar
  • crowd: multitud
  • station: estación
  • embarrassing: vergonzoso
  • friendships: amistades
  • laugh: reírse
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