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Las fiestas del pueblo

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🎉 Celebrations & Traditions · Lesson 5 of 5

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🎶 Going to the festival · Vamos al festival
Should we go to the town festival this weekend?
¿Vamos al festival del pueblo este fin de semana?¿VAH-mohs ahl fehs-tee-VAHL dehl PWEH-bloh EHS-teh feen deh seh-MAH-nah?
Yes! They say there's good food.
¡Sí! Dicen que hay buena comida.¡see! DEE-sehn keh ai BWEH-nah koh-MEE-dah.
What time do the activities start?
¿A qué hora empiezan las actividades?¿ah keh OH-rah ehm-PYEH-sahn lahs ahk-tee-vee-DAH-dehs?
There's live music all afternoon.
Hay música en vivo toda la tarde.ai MOO-see-kah ehn VEE-voh TOH-dah lah TAHR-deh.
We're going to have a great time.
Vamos a pasarla muy bien.VAH-mohs ah pah-SAHR-lah mwee byehn.
⛪ Fiestas patronales · Las fiestas patronales
It's the town's patron saint festival.
Son las fiestas patronales del pueblo.sohn lahs FYEHS-tahs pah-troh-NAH-lehs dehl PWEH-bloh.
Let's go on the rides.
Vamos a subirnos a las machinas.VAH-mohs ah soo-BEER-nohs ah lahs mah-CHEE-nahs.
Let's go watch the procession.
Vamos a ver la procesión.VAH-mohs ah vehr lah proh-seh-SYOHN.
There are fireworks at ten.
Hay fuegos artificiales a las diez.ay FWEH-gohs ahr-tee-fee-SYAH-lehs ah lahs dyehs.
There are food stands in the town square.
Hay kioskos en la plaza.ay KYOHS-kohs ehn lah PLAH-sah.
Who's playing on the stage tonight?
¿Quién toca en la tarima esta noche?¿kyehn TOH-kah ehn lah tah-REE-mah EHS-tah NOH-cheh?
🎭 Festivals around the island · Fiestas por la isla
I bought a vejigante mask.
Me compré una máscara de vejigante.meh kohm-PREH OO-nah MAHS-kah-rah deh veh-hee-GAHN-teh.
In Loíza they celebrate Saint James with vejigantes.
En Loíza celebran a Santiago Apóstol con vejigantes.ehn loh-EE-sah seh-LEH-brahn ah sahn-TYAH-goh ah-POHS-tohl kohn veh-hee-GAHN-tehs.
On San Juan night, people fall backward into the sea.
En la Noche de San Juan, la gente se tira de espaldas al mar.ehn lah NOH-cheh deh sahn hwahn, lah HEHN-teh seh TEE-rah deh ehs-PAHL-dahs ahl mahr.
Ponce's carnival has vejigantes too.
En el carnaval de Ponce también hay vejigantes.ehn ehl kahr-nah-VAHL deh POHN-seh tahm-BYEHN ay veh-hee-GAHN-tehs.
The San Sebastián Street Festival is in January.
Las Fiestas de la Calle San Sebastián son en enero.lahs FYEHS-tahs deh lah KAH-yeh sahn seh-bahs-TYAHN sohn ehn eh-NEH-roh.
👨‍👩‍👧 In the crowd · Entre la gente
If we get separated, meet at the fountain.
Si nos perdemos, nos vemos en la fuente.see nohs pehr-DEH-mohs, nohs VEH-mohs ehn lah FWEHN-teh.
It's crowded; don't let go of my hand.
Hay mucha gente; no te sueltes de mi mano.ay MOO-chah HEHN-teh; noh teh SWEHL-tehs deh mee MAH-noh.
There's traffic getting into town.
Hay tapón para entrar al pueblo.ay tah-POHN PAH-rah ehn-TRAHR ahl PWEH-bloh.
Where are the restrooms?
¿Dónde están los baños?¿DOHN-deh ehs-TAHN lohs BAH-nyohs?
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Answer the 5 quick questions to check what you learned.

1. Which Spanish phrase means “Should we go to the town festival this weekend?”?

2. Choose the best English sentence for “— ¡Sí! Dicen que hay buena comida.”.

3. Which Spanish phrase means “What time do the activities start?”?

4. Choose the best English sentence for “Hay música en vivo toda la tarde.”.

5. Which Spanish phrase means “We're going to have a great time.”?

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