4.3.14

Childhood

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La Apariencia - Appearance

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Key Vocab

  • Cuando era joven - When I was young.
  • De pequeño/a - As a child.
  • La piel clara - fair-skinned.
  • La piel oscura - dark-skinned.
  • Gordito/a - chubby.
  • Sonriente - cheerful.
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Cuando era joven

  • De pequeña era bastante gordita y tenía el pelo rubio.
    • As a child, I was quite chubby and I had blond hair.
  • Cuando era joven tenía la piel oscura y el pelo moreno.
    • When I was young I had dark skin and brown hair.
  • De pequeño tenía los ojos negros.
    • When I was younger I had black eyes.
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Como una nina

  • ¿Cómo eras de pequeña?
    • What were you like as a child?
  • De pequeña era muy traviesa y muy alegre. Tenía el pelo oscuro y largo.
    • As a child I was very naughty and very happy. I had dark, long hair.

Lo Que Me Gustaba - What I Used To Like

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Key vocab

  • Me gustaba(n), encantaba(n) - I liked, loved.
  • Odiaba - I used to hate.
  • Jugar con - to play with.
  • Ir a casa de mis primos - to go to my cousins house.
  • Nadar - to swim.
  • Montar en bici - biking.
  • Bailar - to dance.
  • La zanahoria - carrot.
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De pequeño

  • De pequeño odiaba nadar, tenía miedo.
    • As a child I hated swimming, I was scared.
  • Me encantaba montar en bici y jugar con mi canguro.
    • I used to love biking and playing with my Kangaroo.
  • No me gustaba ir a la casa de mis primos.
    • I didn't like going to my cousins house.
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De pequeña

  • ¿Qué te gustaba (o no) hacer de niño/ a?
    • What did you like (or not like) to do when you were a child?
  • De niña me encantaba bailar pero odiaban las zanahorias.
    • As a child I loved to dance but I hated carrots.

Mi Juguete Favorito - My Favorite Toy

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Key vocab

  • Un juguete - toy.
  • Una muñeca - a doll.
  • Un dinosaurio - a dinosaur.
  • De plástico - made of plastic.
  • Una cocinita - small kitchen.
  • Un peluche - cuddly toy.
  • Un oso de peluche - a teddy bear.
  • Un elefante de peluche - an elephant cuddly toy.
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Mis juguetes

  • Tenía un dinosaurio de plástico y me lo encantaba.
    • I had a dinosaur made of plastic and I loved it.
  • Mi juguete favorito era un oso de peluche.
    • My favorite toy was a teddy bear.
  • Tenía una cocinita, con la que concinaba brownies con mi madre.
    • I had a small kitchen, with which I used to cook brownies with my mum.

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