Fluent Fiction - Spanish

Family Fun & Dominoes: The Winning Night!


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Fluent Fiction - Spanish: Family Fun & Dominoes: The Winning Night!
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Story Transcript:

Es: Juan, María y Carlos se encontraban en una reunión familiar muy divertida.
En: Juan, María and Carlos were in a very fun family reunion.

Es: La comida estaba deliciosa y la música sonaba a todo volumen, pero lo que realmente los tenía emocionados era la partida de dominó que estaban jugando.
En: The food was delicious and the music was blaring, but what really got them excited was the game of dominoes they were playing.

Es: El juego había empezado hacía una hora y todos estaban jugando muy bien, pero había alguien en especial que estaba ganando todas las rondas.
En: The game had started an hour ago and everyone was playing very well, but there was someone in particular who was winning every round.

Es: Se trataba de Juan, quien no podía ocultar su emoción cada vez que se quedaba con todas las fichas.
En: It was about Juan, who couldn't hide his excitement every time he kept all the chips.

Es: -¡Otra vez gané!
En: -I won again!

Es: -gritó Juan, haciendo una danza victoriosa alrededor de la mesa-.
En: cried Juan, doing a victorious dance around the table.

Es: Los demás jugadores no podían evitar sentirse un poco frustrados por la actitud de Juan.
En: The other players couldn't help but feel a little frustrated by Juan's attitude.

Es: Cada vez que ganaba, saltaba y gritaba como si hubiera ganado el premio mayor de la lotería.
En: Every time he won, he would jump up and down and scream as if he had won the lottery jackpot.

Es: María, quien era muy buena jugando dominó, decidió que era hora de hacer algo al respecto.
En: Maria, who was very good at playing dominoes, decided that it was time to do something about it.

Es: Se dio cuenta que la razón por la que Juan seguía ganando era porque siempre tenía la suerte de empezar con las primeras fichas.
En: He realized that the reason Juan kept winning was because he was always lucky to start with the first few chips.

Es: Así que esperó pacientemente hasta que llego su turno de empezar.
En: So he waited patiently until it was his turn to start.

Es: -¡Ahora verás Juan, no vas a ganar!
En: - Now you'll see Juan, you're not going to win!

Es: -exclamó María con una sonrisa en el rostro.
En: Maria exclaimed with a smile on her face.

Es: Comenzaron a jugar y aunque Juan seguía ganando algunas rondas, ya no tenía tanta suerte como antes.
En: They started playing and although Juan kept winning a few rounds, he wasn't as lucky as before.

Es: Carlos también estaba disfrutando de la partida, y se las arregló para ganar algunas rondas para sí mismo.
En: Carlos was also enjoying the game, and managed to win a few rounds for himself.

Es: Después de varias horas de juegos y risas, llegó la ronda final.
En: After several hours of games and laughter, the final round came.

Es: Juan y María estaban empatados y Carlos estaba muy cerca de ganar.
En: Juan and María were tied and Carlos was very close to winning.

Es: Todo el mundo estaba muy emocionado por saber quién sería el ganador de la noche.
En: Everyone was very excited to find out who would be the winner of the night.

Es: Finalmente, después de una partida muy reñida, María logró salir victoriosa.
En: Finally, after a very close game, Maria managed to emerge victorious.

Es: -¡Gané!
En: -I win!

Es: -exclamó María alegremente mientras saltaba de la silla-.
En: exclaimed Maria happily as she jumped out of her chair.

Es: Juan se sintió un poco decepcionado por haber perdido, pero al mismo tiempo muy feliz por haber pasado una noche tan divertida con su familia.
En: Juan felt a little disappointed for having lost, but at the same time very happy for having spent such a fun night with his family.

Es: Dejando de lado su actitud competitiva, estuvo muy agradecido de haber pasado una noche divertida con su familia y de haber tenido la oportunidad de fortalecer sus lazos familiares.
En: His competitive attitude aside, he was very grateful to have had a fun night with his family and had the opportunity to strengthen his family bonds.


Vocabulary Words:
  • Juan: Juan
  • María: María
  • Carlos: Carlos
  • family reunion: reunión familiar
  • food: comida
  • music: música
  • dominoes: dominó
  • winning: ganando
  • round: ronda
  • chips: fichas
  • excitement: emoción
  • victorious: victorioso/a
  • attitude: actitud
  • frustrated: frustrados/as
  • jump: saltar
  • smile: sonrisa
  • patience: paciencia
  • luck: suerte
  • start: empezar
  • enjoying: disfrutando
  • laughter: risas
  • final round: ronda final
  • winner: ganador/a
  • disappointed: decepcionado/a
  • grateful: agradecido/a
  • opportunity: oportunidad
  • strengthen: fortalecer
  • family bonds: lazos familiares
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