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🏖️ Beach, Pool & Water Safety

La playa y la piscina

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🏖️ Beach & Outdoors · Lesson 4 of 6

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Memory tip: Pick one word from this lesson, say it out loud, then use it in a tiny sentence. Try starting with el borde, lo hondo, lo llano.

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💬 A few phrases · Algunas frases
Don't go too far from the shore.
No te alejes mucho de la orilla.noh teh ah-LEH-hehs MOO-choh deh lah oh-REE-yah.
Okay, I'll stay close.
Está bien, me quedo cerca.ehs-TAH byehn, meh KEH-doh SEHR-kah.
Put on your sunscreen.
Ponte el protector solar.POHN-teh ehl proh-tehk-TOHR soh-LAHR.
Can you swim well?
¿Sabes nadar bien?¿SAH-behs nah-DAHR byehn?
Watch the kids in the pool.
Vigila a los niños en la piscina.vee-HEE-lah ah lohs NEE-nyohs ehn lah pees-SEE-nah.
🏊 Pool words · Palabras de la piscina
chlorine
el cloroehl KLOH-roh
floaties
los flotadoreslohs floh-tah-DOH-rehs
goggles
las gafaslahs GAH-fahs
life jacket
el chaleco salvavidasehl chah-LEH-koh sahl-vah-VEE-dahs
pool toys
los juguetes de la piscinalohs hoo-GEH-tehs deh lah pees-SEE-nah
the deep end
lo hondoloh OHN-doh
the edge
el bordeehl BOHR-deh
the filter
el filtroehl FEEL-troh
the pump
la bombalah BOHM-bah
the shallow end
lo llanoloh YAH-noh
the steps / ladder
la escaleralah ehs-kah-LEH-rah
🛟 Pool safety · Seguridad en la piscina
Be careful by the edge.
Ten cuidado con el borde.tehn kwee-DAH-doh kohn ehl BOHR-deh.
Can you swim here / there?
¿Puedes nadar aquí / allá?¿PWEH-dehs nah-DAHR ah-KEE / ah-YAH?
It's very deep here.
Aquí es muy hondo.ah-KEE ehs mwee OHN-doh.
Jump in feet first.
Tírate de pie.TEE-rah-teh deh pyeh.
No diving head first.
No te tires de cabeza.noh teh TEE-rehs deh kah-BEH-sah.
No running by the pool.
No corras cerca de la piscina.noh KOH-rrahs SEHR-kah deh lah pees-SEE-nah.
Only go swimming with an adult.
Solo se nada con un adulto.SOH-loh seh NAH-dah kohn oon ah-DOOL-toh.
Put on your life jacket.
Ponte el chaleco salvavidas.POHN-teh ehl chah-LEH-koh sahl-vah-VEE-dahs.
Stay in the shallow end.
Quédate en lo llano.KEH-dah-teh ehn loh YAH-noh.
🤽 Swimming & fun · Nadar y divertirse
How long can you hold your breath?
¿Cuánto tiempo puedes aguantar la respiración?¿KWAHN-toh TYEHM-poh PWEH-dehs ah-gwahn-TAHR lah rehs-pee-rah-SYOHN?
I like swimming at night.
Me gusta nadar de noche.meh GOOS-tah nah-DAHR deh NOH-cheh.
I like swimming when it's so hot out.
Me gusta nadar cuando hace tanto calor.meh GOOS-tah nah-DAHR KWAHN-doh AH-seh TAHN-toh kah-LOHR.
Let's race to the other side.
Vamos a echar una carrera hasta el otro lado.VAH-mohs ah eh-CHAHR OO-nah kah-RREH-rah AHS-tah ehl OH-troh LAH-doh.
Practice rolling onto your back and floating.
Practica virarte boca arriba y flotar.prahk-TEE-kah vee-RAHR-teh BOH-kah ah-RREE-bah ee floh-TAHR.
The water feels nice today.
El agua está rica hoy.ehl AH-gwah ehs-TAH REE-kah oy.
The water is cold / warm today.
El agua está fría / caliente hoy.ehl AH-gwah ehs-TAH FREE-ah / kah-LYEHN-teh oy.
Watch me!
¡Mírame!¡MEE-rah-meh!
🧽 Pool care · Cuidar la piscina
Did you clean the pool?
¿Limpiaste la piscina?¿leem-PYAHS-teh lah pees-SEE-nah?
Get the leaves out of the pool.
Saca las hojas de la piscina.SAH-kah lahs OH-hahs deh lah pees-SEE-nah.
It needs chlorine.
Hay que echarle cloro.eye keh eh-CHAHR-leh KLOH-roh.
Pick up the pool toys.
Recoge los juguetes de la piscina.reh-KOH-heh lohs hoo-GEH-tehs deh lah pees-SEE-nah.
Turn the pump off.
Apaga la bomba.ah-PAH-gah lah BOHM-bah.
Turn the pump on.
Prende la bomba.PREHN-deh lah BOHM-bah.
👋 Friends over to swim · Amigos a nadar
Bring your swimsuit.
Trae tu traje de baño.TRAH-eh too TRAH-heh deh BAH-nyoh.
Do you want to come swim?
¿Quieres venir a nadar?¿KYEH-rehs veh-NEER ah nah-DAHR?
Dry off before coming inside.
Sécate antes de entrar a la casa.SEH-kah-teh AHN-tehs deh ehn-TRAHR ah lah KAH-sah.
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Answer the 5 quick questions to check what you learned.

1. Which Spanish phrase means “Don't go too far from the shore.”?

2. What does “el borde” mean?

3. Choose the best English sentence for “— Está bien, me quedo cerca.”.

4. What does “lo hondo” mean?

5. Which Spanish phrase means “Put on your sunscreen.”?

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