Chapter 8.3 - Spanish III

Yo iba a los estrenos y siempre veía los efectos especiales maravillosos

I used to go to movie premieres and I always saw great special effects

Maria iba al parque de atracciones y siempre le gustaban los carros chocones

Maria used to go to the amusement park and she always liked the bumper cars

Mis padres iban al zoológico cada semana y siempre veían los loros bonitos

My parents used to go to the zoo every week and they always saw the pretty parrots

la serpiente es el peor animal de todos

The snake is the worst animal of them all

el festival

festival

los carrozas

floats

el desfile

parade

el disfraz

costume

los disfraces

costumes

la máscara

mask

decorar

to decorate

disfrutar

to enjoy

diseñar

to design

desfilar

to march/parade

dije, dijiste, dijo, dijimos, dijeron

conjugate decir in the preterite

Julio me dijo que

Julio told me that

Le dije que

I told her that

Ellos nos dijeron que

They told us that

¿Qué dijo?

What did he say?

¿Qué te dijeron?

What did they tell you?

Raul me dijo que los disfraces eran feos

Raul told me that the costumes were ugly

Les dije que las carrozas eran bonitas

I told them that the floats were pretty

Ellos nos dijeron que el desfile era largo

They told us that the parade was long

Mario me dijo que estaba aburrido

Mario told me that he was bored

¿Qué le dije a Ramon?

What did I tell Ramon?

Le dije a Ramon que desfilé en el defile

I told Ramon that I marched in the parade

Mario me dijo que los disfraces eran bonitos

Mario told me that the costumes were pretty

Ellos nos dijeron que las carrozas eran grandes

They told us that the floats were big

Me dijiste que tocaste la musica

You told me that you played music

los musicos

musicians

Toda la gente del pueblo le gustó el festival

All the people of the city liked the festival

Mi amigo me dijo que era buenísimo

My friend told me that it was very very good