Cinco de Mayo — Conversation
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| Francisco | Hola Heidi. | Hi Heidi. |
| Heidi | Hola Francisco, ¿cómo estás? | Hi Francisco, how are you? |
| Francisco | Muy bien. | Very good. |
| Feliz día del Cinco de Mayo. | Happy Cinco de Mayo (day). | |
| Heidi | Oh es cierto, | Oh, that's right, |
| hoy es Cinco de Mayo. | today is Cinco de Mayo | |
| Y ¿cómo se celebra el Cinco de Mayo? | and, how is Cinco de Mayo celebrated? | |
| Francisco | Bueno, acá en Estados Unidos, | Well, here in the United States, |
| los mexicanos nos vamos a juntar | the Mexicans, we'll get together | |
| quizás en algún parque | maybe in some park | |
| y vamos a escuchar música mexicana | and we'll listen to Mexican music, | |
| y vamos a comer comida mexicana. | and we'll eat Mexican food. | |
| Así es básicamente como | That is basically how | |
| lo celebramos en Estados Unidos. | we celebrate it in the United States. | |
| Heidi | Y dime Francisco, | And tell me, Francisco, |
| ¿cómo lo celebran en México? | how do they celebrate it in México? | |
| Francisco | Bueno, en México es diferente. | Well, in México it's different. |
| En México las escuelas...este...primarias | In México, the...um...elementary schools | |
| hacen desfiles, | do parades, | |
| y todos desfilamos | and we all parade | |
| hacia el centro de la ciudad | towards the center of the city | |
| para escuchar al presidente municipal | to listen to the mayor (municipal president) | |
| dar un discurso. | give a speech. | |
| Heidi | Entonces, ¿como el Cuatro de Julio | So, like the Fourth of July |
| aquí en Estados Unidos? | here in the United States? | |
| Francisco | Ahm, En México, eh, | Um, in México, uh, |
| el Día de la Independencia lo celebramos | we celebrate Independence day | |
| el día dieciséis de septiembre | the sixteenth of September | |
| y que eso sería lo mismo | and that would be the same | |
| que en Estados Unidos el Cuatro de Julio. | as the Fourth of July in the United States. | |
| Heidi | Oh, ahora entiendo | Oh, now I understand |
| entonces Cinco de Mayo, | so Cinco de Mayo, | |
| yo siempre que... | I always that... | |
| que viene este...este día, | that this...this day comes, | |
| yo pienso en fiesta. | I think of parties. | |
| Entonces va a haber fiesta, | So there's going to be a party, | |
| seguramente, y va a haber piñata. | certainly, and there will be a piñata. | |
| ¿Podrías invitarme? | Could you invite me? | |
| Francisco | Claro que sí. | Of course I can. |
| Podemos ir cuando quieras. | We can go whenever you like. | |
| Vamos a estar | We are going to be | |
| esta tarde en el parque. | at the park this afternoon. | |
| Así que...te alistas | So...get ready | |
| y nos vamos todos al parque. | and we'll all go to the park. | |
| Heidi | Y dime, ¿hay alguna comida especial | And tell me, is there a special food |
| en el Cinco de Mayo? | on Cinco de Mayo? | |
| Francisco | No, cualquier comida típica de México puede ser; | No, it can be any typical Mexican food; |
| tacos, mole, pozole, | tacos, mole, pozole, | |
| cualquier cosa típica, | any typical thing, | |
| antojitos mexicanos. | Mexican goodies. | |
| Heidi | Oye, ehn, Francisco, | Hey um, Francisco, |
| y yo estaba pensando; | I was thinking; | |
| ahora que me recordaste | now that you reminded me | |
| de que es el Cinco de Mayo, | that it's Cinco de Mayo, | |
| ¿qué tal si hacemos una fiesta? | how about if we have (do) a party? | |
| Francisco | Bueno, podemos hacer una | Well, we can do one |
| y te puedo invitar y | and I can invite you and | |
| podemos pasarla bien esta tarde, | we can have a good time this afternoon, | |
| invitar a algunos amigos. | invite some friends. |
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