Elementary - Homesick (B0474)
| A: | ¿Por qué esa cara? |
| Why the long face? | |
| B: | Hoy echo de menos mi casa y a mi familia. |
| I miss my home and family. | |
| A: | Ni me digas, yo tengo tremendo gorrión. |
| Tell me about it. I'm feeling home sick. | |
| B: | ¿Te compraste un pájaro? |
| Did you buy a bird? | |
| A: | ¡No! ¡Qué va!Ja ja ja . |
| No, not at all! Ha ha ha. |
Key Vocabulary
| echar de menos | homesick | |
| tremendo | tremendous | |
| comprar | to buy | |
| cara | face | |
| pájaro | bird |
Supplementary Vocabulary
| melancolía | melancholy | |
| extrañar | to miss | |
| lejanía | remoteness | |
| recuerdo | memory | |
| ausencia | absence |
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