9.3 Lost Book Interactive Audio

9.3 Lost Book
Interactive Audio Lessons
A book goes missing and everyone's a suspect. But will Mauricio's mom get to the bottom of this whodunit? Only time,
and an incriminating storyline of new words, will tell us.
Interactive Audio
Conversation Transcript
Carmen
Mauricio, ¿dónde está el libro que dejé aquí?
Mauricio, Where is the book that I left here?
Mauricio
¿Cuál libro?
Which book?
Carmen
El libro que traje de la biblioteca ayer.
The book that I brought home from the library yesterday
Mauricio
No tengo idea.
I don't have any idea.
Carmen
Puse el libro aquí encima de la televisión.
I put the book on top of the television.
Mauricio
¿No se cayó?
Didn't it fall down?
Carmen
Puede ser.
It could be.
Ayúdame a buscarlo.
Help me look for it.
Mauricio
¿Miraste en la cocina?
Did you look in the kitchen?
Carmen
Justo estuve en la cocina.
I was just in the kitchen.
El libro no está allí.
The book is not there.
Mauricio
Hmm.
Hmm...
Carmen
Mauricio, no me mientas.
Mauricio, don't lie to me.
¿Tienes mi libro?
Do you have my book?
Mauricio
¿Por qué dices eso?
Why do you say that?
Carmen
Por tu sonrisa.
Because of your smile.
Mauricio
Bueno, sí, leí tu libro un poco anoche
Well, yes, I read your book a little last night
y lo quiero terminar hoy.
and I want to finish it today.
Carmen
¡Me lo escondiste!
You hid it from me!
Mauricio
Perdón, mamá.
Sorry, mom.
Lo tuve que hacer.
I had to do it.
Extra Vocabulary
Bienvenidos al Segundo Curso de Rocket Spanish,
Lección 1.3: El Libro Perdido
Welcome to the second course of Rocket Spanish, Lesson
1.3: The Lost Book.
Dejé mi abrigo en el restaurante.
I left my coat at the restaurant.
Dejé las llaves en el carro.
I left my keys in the car.
Traer
To bring
Traje
I brought
Trajiste
You brought
Trajo
He / She / It brought
Trajimos
We brought
Trajeron
They brought
Perdí el libro que traje de la biblioteca ayer.
I lost the book that I brought from the library yesterday.
¿Dejaste el libro en la biblioteca?
Did you leave the book at the library?
No, no dejé el libro en la biblioteca. Lo llevé a la casa.
No, I didn't leave the book in the library. I brought it
home.
Ya, te creo, te creo.
Ok, I believe you, I believe you.
Poner
To put
Pusiste
You put (past tense)
Puso
He / She / It put (past tense)
Pusimos
We put (past tense)
Pusieron
They / You guys put (past tense)
Pusisteis
You guys put (Spain) (past tense)
Ya, está bien.
It's okay.
Puse el libro en mi maleta.
I put the book in my suitcase. (past tense)
El libro se cayó de la televisión.
The book fell off the television.
Te miré
I looked at you
La cocina es donde uno cocina.
The kitchen is where one cooks.
Sí, Carmen miró en la cocina.
Yes, Carmen looked in the kitchen.
Estar
To be
Estuve
I was
Estuviste
You were
Estuvo
He / She / It was
Estuvimos
We were
Estuvisteis
You guys were (Spain)
Estuvieron
They / You guys were
El año pasado, estuve en Nueva York.
Last year, I was in New York.
Estuve en Hawaii en el verano.
I was in Hawaii in the summer.
Así es. Mucha gente te va a hablar sin importarles tu
gramática.
That's right. Many people are going to speak to you
without caring about your grammar.
Dibujos
Drawings
Al buen entendedor, pocas palabras.
To a good learner, few words.
Te mentí
I lied to you.
Me mentiste
You lied to me
Él me mintió
He lied to me
Ellos me mintieron
They lied to me
Pero para evitar mentiras, es mejor solo decir--
But in order to avoid lies, it's best to only say--
¿Por qué me dices eso?
Why do you say that?
¿Por qué dijiste eso?
Why did you say that?
Dije
I said
Dijiste
You said
Dijo
He / She said
Dijimos
We said
Dijisteis
You guys said (Spain)
Dijieron
They / You guys said
Gramática, gramática.
Grammar, grammar.
Leí tu libro.
I read your book. (past tense)
Leí
I read (past tense)
Leíste
You read (past tense)
Leyó
He / She / It read (past tense)
Leímos
We read (past tense)
Leísteis
You guys read (Spain) (past tense)
Leyeron
They / You guys read (past tense)
Mauricio leyó el libro.
Mauricio read the book.
Terminé el libro ayer.
I finished the book yesterday.
Terminar
To finish
Terminé el proyecto ayer.
I finished the project yesterday.
Terminé el trabajo hace una semana.
I finished work a week ago.
Terminé el reporte esta mañana.
I finished the report this morning.
Esconder
To hide
Me escondiste el libro.
You hid the book from me.
Mauricio me escondió el libro.
Mauricio hid the book from me.
Yo escondí el libro.
I hid the book.
Disculpe.
Excuse me.
Lo siento.
I'm sorry.
Tuve
I had
Tuviste
You had
Tuvo
He / She / It had.
Tuvimos
We had
Tuvisteis
You guys had (Spain)
Tuvieron
They / You guys had
Perdí mi billetera.
I lost my wallet.
Ah, qué terrible. ¿En qué le podemos ayudar?
¿Llamamos a la policía?
Oh, how terrible. What can we help you with? Should
we call the police?
Dejé la billetera en mi habitación.
I left my wallet in my room.
¿Puede ayudarme buscar?
Can you help me look for it?
¡Hasta la próxima!
Until next time!
¡Que estudies mucho, y que te vaya bien!
Study a lot, and hope all goes well!
Hola a todos. Hoy vas a aprender un poco más del
pretérito.
Hi everyone. Today you are going to learn a little more
of the preterite.
Sí, pero no la utilizamos en Sudamérica. Es la forma
“vosotros.”
Yes, but we don't use it in South America. Is the
'vosotros' form.
Se utiliza en España, pero en America del Sur, utilizamos It's used in Spain, but in South America, we use the
la forma “ustedes” en vez de “vosotros.”
'ustedes' form instead of 'vosotros.'
Hay muchos verbos irregulares en el pretérito, como
traer, tener, saber, estar….
There are many irregular verbs in the preterite, like to
bring, to have, to know, to be...
En el proceso de estudiar el pretérito,
In the process of studying the preterite,
Siempre dices esto.
You always say that.
La cosa más importante es que entiendes un poco, y que The most important thing is that you understand a little,
la gente te entiende un poco.
and that people understand you a little.
vas a aprender cómo localizar un objeto perdido.
you're going to learn how to locate a lost object.
Mauricio tuvo que hacerlo.
Mauricio had to do it.
Claro, un momento.
Of course, one moment.
Puede ser que se cayó en algún lugar o que está
escondido debajo de algo.
It could be that it fell to some place or that it's hiding
under something.
Voy a mandar a alguien a ayudarle.
I'm going to send someone to help you (formal)
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