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⛺ Setting up camp · Acampando
- Have we set up the tent yet?
- ¿Ya armamos la tienda de campaña?¿yah ahr-MAH-mohs lah TYEHN-dah deh kahm-PAH-nyah?
- We're almost done.
- Casi terminamos.KAH-see tehr-mee-NAH-mohs.
- Did you bring enough water?
- ¿Trajiste suficiente agua?¿trah-HEES-teh soo-fee-SYEHN-teh AH-gwah?
- Turn on the flashlight.
- Prende la linterna.PREHN-deh lah leen-TEHR-nah.
- Let's make a campfire.
- Vamos a hacer una fogata.VAH-mohs ah ah-SEHR OO-nah foh-GAH-tah.
- Pick up the trash before we leave.
- Recojan la basura antes de irnos.rreh-KOH-hahn lah bah-SOO-rah AHN-tehs deh EER-nohs.
🥾 On the trail · En el sendero
- Be careful on the trail, it's slippery.
- Ten cuidado en el camino, está resbaloso.tehn kwee-DAH-doh ehn ehl kah-MEE-noh, ehs-TAH rehs-bah-LOH-soh.
- Do you hear the coquí?
- ¿Oyes el coquí?¿OH-yehs ehl koh-KEE?
- Don't leave the trail.
- No te salgas del camino.noh teh SAHL-gahs dehl kah-MEE-noh.
- How much farther?
- ¿Cuánto falta para llegar?¿KWAHN-toh FAHL-tah PAH-rah yeh-GAHR?
- It's getting dark; we need to head down.
- Se está haciendo de noche; hay que bajar.seh ehs-TAH ah-SYEHN-doh deh NOH-cheh; ay keh bah-HAHR.
- Let's rest a while.
- Vamos a descansar un rato.VAH-mohs ah dehs-kahn-SAHR oon RRAH-toh.
- Put on bug spray; there are lots of mosquitoes.
- Ponte repelente; hay muchos mosquitos.POHN-teh rreh-peh-LEHN-teh; ay MOO-chohs mohs-KEE-tohs.
- This view is amazing.
- Esta vista es increíble.EHS-tah VEES-tah ehs een-kreh-EE-bleh.
🏞️ At the river · En el río
- Careful with the rocks, they're slippery.
- Cuidado con las piedras, que resbalan.kwee-DAH-doh kohn lahs PYEH-drahs, keh rrehs-BAH-lahn.
- If it rains hard, get out of the river right away.
- Si llueve mucho, sal del río enseguida.see YWEH-veh MOO-choh, sahl dehl RREE-oh ehn-seh-GEE-dah.
- Let's take a dip in the swimming hole.
- Vamos a darnos un chapuzón en el charco.VAH-mohs ah DAHR-nohs oon chah-poo-SOHN ehn ehl CHAHR-koh.
- The river water is really cold.
- El agua del río está bien fría.ehl AH-gwah dehl RREE-oh ehs-TAH byehn FREE-ah.
🌴 In Puerto Rico · En Puerto Rico
- Let's climb Cerro de Punta in Jayuya.
- Vamos a subir el Cerro de Punta en Jayuya.VAH-mohs ah soo-BEER ehl SEH-rroh deh POON-tah ehn hah-YOO-yah.
- Let's go to El Yunque to see the waterfall.
- Vamos a El Yunque a ver la cascada.VAH-mohs ah ehl YOON-keh ah vehr lah kahs-KAH-dah.