Meet a Venezuelan — Conversation
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| Claudia | Buenos d�as a todos. | Good morning everyone. |
| Mi nombre es Claudia | My name is Claudia | |
| y soy de M�xico. | and I am from M�xico. | |
| Y yo les presentar� | And I will introduce you | |
| a un nuevo amigo, Efra�n. | to a new friend, Efrain (Ephraim). | |
| Efra�n, por favor, | Efrain, please, | |
| dinos tu nombre completo. | tell us your full (complete) name. | |
| Efra�n | Ah, gracias por tenerme aqu�. | Ah, thank you for having me here. |
| Yo me llamo Efra�n Gilberto Olivares de Lobos. | My name is Efrain Gilberto Olivares de Lobos. | |
| Claudia | Wow, Efra�n, y | Wow, Efrain, and |
| �por qu� tienes tantos nombres? | why do you have so many names? | |
| Efra�n | Es algo de la cultura m�a de Venezuela. | It's something about my culture from Venezuela. |
| Y este...nosotros le damos respeto | And um...we give respect | |
| a los dos lados de la familia. | to both sides of the family. | |
| Efra�n | Entonces mi primer nombre es Efra�n; | So my first name is Efrain; |
| mi medio nombre es Gilberto; | my middle name is Gilberto; | |
| el apellido es | the last name is | |
| el nombre de mi pap�, Olivares; | the name of my dad, Olivares; | |
| y claro "de...de Lobos" | and of course "de...de Lobos" | |
| es el apellido del pap� de mi mam�. | is the last name of my mom's dad. | |
| Claudia | Wow, y �siempre te acuerdas de | Oh, and do you always remember |
| todos los nombres de todos los de tu familia? | all the names of all those from your family? | |
| Efra�n | Claro, verdad, es para darles respeto | Of course, right (really), it's to give respect |
| a las dos familias. | to both families. | |
| Claudia | Bueno, y �de d�nde vienes? | Well, and where do you come from? |
| Efra�n | Vengo de Caracas, Venezuela. | I come from Caracas, Venezuela. |
| Claudia | Y �d�nde est� Venezuela? | And where is Venezuela? |
| Efra�n | Venezuela est� en Sudam�rica. | Venezuela is in South America. |
| Este...est� norte de Brasil, | Um...it's north of Brazil, | |
| a la derecha de Colombia, | to the right of Colombia, | |
| abajo de Panam�. | below Panama. | |
| Claudia | Wow y �cu�nto tiempo tienes | Wow and how long have you been (do you have) |
| en Estados Unidos? | in the United States? | |
| Efra�n | Tengo m�s o menos como diez a�os. | I have about like ten years (here). |
| Claudia | Ya veo y �qu� es lo que haces? | And what is it that you do? |
| Efra�n | Yo trabajo en un laboratorio m�dico. | I work in a medical laboratory. |
| Claudia | Y �vives aqu� con toda tu familia? | And do you live here with your whole family? |
| Efra�n | No toda mi familia, | Not my whole family, |
| pero s� mis padres est�n aqu�, | but yeah my parents are here, | |
| mi mam� y mi pap� - ah pues mi padrastro, | my mom and my dad - oh well my stepdad, | |
| mi pap� vive en Venezuela. | my dad lives in Venezuela. | |
| Mi...mis dos hermanos y cuatro hermanas. | My...my two brothers and four sisters. | |
| Claudia | Y �extra�as tu pa�s? | And do you miss your country? |
| Efra�n | Claro que s�, extra�o Venezuela. | Of course I do, I miss Venezuela. |
| Este...Caracas es muy bonito, | Um...Caracas is very pretty, | |
| pero tambi�n aqu� | but also here | |
| he aprendido a querer a los Estados Unidos mucho. | I have learned to love the United States a lot. | |
| Claudia | Y Efra�n, dinos �cu�nto tiempo haces | And Efrain, tell us, how long does it take you (do you make) |
| de aqu� hasta Venezuela en avi�n? | from here to Venezuela by plane? | |
| Efra�n | En avi�n, si me acuerdo | By plane, if I remember |
| la �ltima vez que viaj� | the last time that I traveled | |
| era como unas quince horas de avi�n | it was like about fifteen hours by plane | |
| de Caracas a Nueva York. | from Caracas to New York. | |
| Claudia | Bueno. Muchas gracias Efra�n | Alright. Thank you Efrain |
| por estar aqu� con nosotros | for being here with us | |
| y hasta pronto a todos. | and see you soon everyone. | |
| Efra�n | Pues muchas gracias, nos vemos. | Well thank you, see you. |
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