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Isabela captura un congo Karen Rowan The Second of Four Novellas in Basic Spanish Editado por Contee Seely, Pablo Ortega López y muchos otros Fluency Fast Language Classes, Inc. P.O Box 165 Manitou Springs, Colorado 80829 866-WWW-FLUE(ncy) (866-999-3583) 719-633-6000 [email protected] www.fluencyfast.com con Command Performance Language Institute 28 Hopkins Court Berkeley, CA 94706-2512 Phone: 510-524-1191 Fax: 510-527-9980 [email protected] www.cpli.net

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Isabela capturaun congo

Karen Rowan

The Second of Four Novellasin Basic Spanish

Editado por Contee Seely, Pablo Ortega López y muchos otros

Fluency Fast Language Classes, Inc.P.O Box 165

Manitou Springs, Colorado 80829866-WWW-FLUE(ncy) (866-999-3583)

[email protected]

www.fluencyfast.com

con

Command Performance Language Institute28 Hopkins Court

Berkeley, CA 94706-2512Phone: 510-524-1191

Fax: [email protected]

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Primera edición: enero de 2011

Cuarta impresión: noviembre de 2014

Reservados todos los derechos. Copyright ©

2011, 2013, 2014 por Karen Rowan. Prohibida la

repro ducción o transmisión total o parcial de este

libro sin la autorización por escrito de Karen

Rowan. La reproducción de cualquier forma—fo-

tocopia, micro- film, cinta magnética, disco o

cualquier otra—constituye una infracción.

Impreso en Estados Unidos de América en pa pel

sin ácido y con tinta a base de soya.

First edition published January, 2011

Fourth printing November, 2014

Copyright © 2011, 2013, 2014 by Karen Rowan.

All rights reserved. No other part of this book may

be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any

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or retrieval system, without permission in writing

from Karen Rowan.

Printed in the U.S.A. on acid-free paper with soy-

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ISBN: 978-0-9824687-1-5

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Índice

Capítulo uno:Yo soy Isabela la famosa

Capítulo dos:Quiero una mascota

Capítulo tres:Los problemas me encuentran

Capítulo cuatro:Yo busco congos

Capítulo cinco:¿El congo electrocutado está muerto?

Capítulo seis:El bebé congo no se mueve

Capítulo siete:Vamos a la clínica

Capítulo ocho:¿La familia no acepta al bebé congo?

Capítulo nueve:Puentes para los congos

Capítulo diez:Una semana más tarde

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Yo soy Isabela Huffman. Yo tengo nueveaños y medio. Yo tengo ojos azules. Yo tengopelo de dos colores. Mi pelo es un poco rubioy un poco castaño.

Yo no soy pirata. Yo no soy la presidenta.Yo no soy bailarina.

Yo soy aventurera. Yo soy famosa. Yo soyuna fotógrafa famosa. No soy muy famosa,pero soy un poco famosa.

Yo tengo una mascota. Mi mascota es unperro. Mi perro se llama Sam. Sam es perfecto.Sam es el perro más perfecto de todo elmundo. Sam es famoso también.

Sam duerme en mi cama. Sam no duermeen el suelo. Sam come en la mesa. Sam nocome en el suelo. Sam es especial.

Yo estoy en otra aventura con mi mamá.Yo soy aventurera. Yo soy una aventurerafamosa. Yo voy a Costa Rica con mi mamá.

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Capítulo uno: Yo soy Isabela la famosa

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¡Pura vida!

Mi mamá se llama Elizabeth Huffman.Ella tiene veintinueve años. Ella es alta.Tiene pelo castaño y ojos cafés. Mi mamáviaja mucho por su trabajo. Yo voy con ella.Ella trabaja y yo tengo aventuras. Ella trabaja y yo tomo fotos. Tengo un librito demis aventuras. Tengo un librito con fotos. Enmi opinión es un librito muy bueno.

Me gusta viajar. Me gusta viajar mucho.¡Pero tengo un problema! ¡Tengo un problemagrande! ¡Tengo un problema enorme! ¡Tengoun problema serio!

Sam no viaja con nosotras.

Estoy muy triste. No estoy un poco triste.Estoy muy, muy triste.

Yo quiero llamar por teléfono a Sam. Yoagarro el teléfono celular de mi mamá. Yomarco números. ¡Yo quiero llamar a mi perrito!

Mi mamá me dice:

—Isabela. Es ridículo. Sam es un perro.

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No puede hablar por teléfono.

Mi mama me abraza. Yo no estoy contenta.

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a toa mi alrededor around me

abraza hugsabrazo I hugabre opensacepta he/she acceptsaceptan they acceptagarra grabsagarro I grabagua waterahora nowaire airal to thealrededor de aroundalta tall (fem)amigo friendanimales animalsaño yearantiinflamatorios anti-inflammatoriesaquí hereárboles treesarroz riceasco: ¡qué asco! gross!atacan they attackaúlla he/she howlsaullador / aulladores (plural) howleraúllan they howlaullaron they howledaventura adventureaventurera adventurerayuda he/she helpsayudan they helpazul / azules (plural) blue

GLOSARIO COMPLETO

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bailarina ballerina / dancerbaja: (se) baja he/she comes downbajo shortbananos bananasbebé babybesa he/she kissesbicicleta bicyclebien well / fine / OKboca mouthbonito prettybueno / buena / buenos / buenas goodbuscamos we look forbuscar to look forbusco I look forcae fallscaen: se caen they fallcafés (plural) browncaigo I fallcaja boxcama bedcamina he/she walkscaminamos we walkcaminan they walkcaminar to walkcamino I walkcamión truckcanto I singcapturar to capturecara facecarro carcasa housecasi almostcastaño brunette / dark-hairedcausas you causecauses: ¡no causes! don’t cause! (command)

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causaste you caused causo I causecayó: se cayó he fellcelular cell / cellularcerca de near / close to

cerca del near the / close to theceviche a dish made of raw fish

that is cooked in limejuice

chicos boyschiquititos really littlecinco fivecírculos circlesclase kind / type / classcola tailcolores colorscome he/she eatscomen they eatcomer to eat

no demos de comer we don’t feedno le den de comer you (plural) don’t feed him

comida foodcomo like / as / I eat

como que as if¿cómo? how?completamente completelycomprar to buycon withcongo monkeyconstruir to buildconstruirlos to build themconstruyen they buildcontento / contenta content / happycorre she/he runscorro I run

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corta she/he cutscosa thingCosta Rica a country in Central

America / rich coastcreo I believecuando whencuerda ropecuesta it costsculpa faultda: le da she/he gives him/herdarle to give him/herde of / fromdedos fingersdel of the / from thedemasiado toodemasiados too manydemos: no demos de comer we don’t feedden: no le den de comer you (plural) don’t feed himdespacio slowlydespués afterwardsdi: le di I gave him/herdía day

todos los días every daydice he/she saysdifícil difficultdigo: le digo I say to him/herdinero moneydio: le dio she/he gave him/herdisculpe excuse medolor paindonaciones donationsdonar to donate¿dónde? where?dormir to sleepdos two

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duele hurtsduerme he/she sleepsduermen they sleepdulces sweetel theél heelectricidad electricityelectrocutado electrocutedelectrocutan they electrocuteella sheellos they (masc)empieza beginsen inencuentran they findencuentro I findenorme enormousenseña he/she teachesenseñarles to teach themes isescuchan they listenescuela schoolespaldas backsespecial specialespera waits foresperamos we waitesperan they waitesperaron waited forespero I wait forestá is

está usted (formal) are youestán they areestás (informal) are youestómago stomachestoy I amestrés stress

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estudiantes studentsexactamente exactlyexamina examinesexplica he/she explainsexplicar to explainfamosa / famoso famousfavor: por favor pleasefeliz happyflores flowersfoto picture / photofotógrafa photographerfruta fruitfue she/he went fuerte strong / loudgato catgrado gradegrande biggrita she/he yellsgritamos we yellgrito I yellgrupos groupsguapo handsomegusta: me gusta is pleasing to mehabla he/she talks / speakshablan they talkhablar to talkhablo I talkhacemos we make / we do¡háganlo! do it! (plural command)hacia towardhan they havehay there is / there areheridas injurieshermano brotherhoy today

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importa mattersinglés Englishinmediatamente immediatelyinvita he/she invitesinyección injection / shotir to gojalo I pulljoven youngjugar to playla thelarga longlas thelenta slowleones lionsles them / to themlevanta he/she raises¡levántate! stand up! (raise yourself)

(command)levanto: (me) levanto I stand upliberar to liberate / to freelibrito little bookllama: se llama calls himself/herselfllaman: se llaman they call themselvesllamar to callllora he/she crieslo itlocos crazy / crazy peoplelos (plural) the maestra teachermal badly / poorlymalo badmaneja he/she drivesmano handmar sea / oceanmarco I dial

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más moreel perro más perfecto the most perfect dog

mascota petme me / myselfmedio a halfmejilla cheekmesa tablemeses monthsmi mymiedo fear

tenemos miedo we’re scared (we have fear)

tengo miedo I’m scared (I have fear)tiene miedo he’s/she’s scared

(he/she has fear)minuto minutemira looks at /

look! (command)miramos we look atmiran they look atmiro I look atmis mymismo samemojada wetmomento momentmono monkeymonta he/she gets onmontamos en we ride

nos montamos en we get onmoverse to move himself/herselfmucho / mucha / muchos / a lot (of)

muchas muere she/he diesmueren they diemuerto dead

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mueve she/he movesmundo worldmurió: se murió he diedmuy verynada nothingnadar to swimnadas you swimnariz nosenecesita he/she needsnecesitamos we neednecesitan they needniña girlnombre namenorteamericana Americannos usnosotros (masc) / nosotras (fem) wenovia girlfriendnovio boyfriendnueve ninenuevo / nueva / nuevos / nuevas newnúmeros numbersnunca nevero orocho eightojos eyesonce elevenotra (fem) / otro (masc) other / anotherotros / otras otherpadres parentspájaros birdspapá father / dadpapás parentspara for pasa happens

¿qué le pasa? what happens to him/her?

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pasó happenedpega it hitspelo hairpequeño / pequeños small / littlepermitirá will permitpero butperra female dogperrita female puppyperrito little male dogperro (male) / perra (female) dogpersonas peoplepie footpiensa thinkspienso I thinkpies feetpirata pirateplanes plansPlaya Rica Rich Beach (fictional

town)pobre poorpoco: un poco a littlepollo chickenpone putspongo I putpoquito: un poquito a littlepor for

¿por qué? why?porque becausepregunta he/she askspregunto: le pregunto I ask him/herprimero firstproteger to protect¡puaj! ugh! / yuck!puede he/she canpueden they can

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puedes you canpuedo I canpuentes bridgespura vida pure life / life is great¿qué? what?

¿por qué? why?¡qué asco! gross!

quemó burnedquiere he/she wantsquieren they wantquieres you wantquiero I wantquinto 5thranas frogsrápido fastregrese she/he returnsregreso: de regreso (on the way) backreímos: nos reímos we laughrespira she/he breathesrespirar to breatheresponde he/she responds

/ answersresto rest / remainderridículo ridiculousríe: se ríe laughsriendo laughingrío I laughroja redropa clothesrubio blondesale he/she comes out / leavessalieron they leftsegundo secondsemana weeksentaron: se sentaron they sat down

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señor Mr.señora Mrs.ser to beserio serioussiempre alwayssiento: me siento I sit down / I feel

lo siento I’m sorrysignifica meanssiguen they followsolamente onlysolos alonesombrero hatson they aresonríe smilessonrío I smilesoy am / I amsu / sus his / her / its / theirsuave softly / quietlysube climbssuelo floor / groundsurf : tabla de surf surfboardsurfea he/she surfssurfear to surfsurfeo I surftabla de surf surfboardtambién alsotarde late

más tarde laterteléfono phonetenemos we havetengo I have

tengo nueve años I am 9 years old (I have 9 years)

tico Costa Ricantiempo time

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tienda storetiene hastienen they havetienes you havetigres tigerstira he/she throwstoallas towelstoca touchestocan they touchtoco I touchtodavía stilltodo / toda / todos / todas all

todos los días every day toma she/he takestomo I taketonta stupid / silly / fooltoquemos: no toquemos we don’t touchtoquen: no toquen you (plural) don’t touchtoques: no toques don’t touch (command)trabaja she/he workstrabajan they worktrabajo work / jobtrae bringstrece thirteentres threetriste sadun / una a / anuno oneusa he/she usesusan they useva she/he goes

se va she/he goesvacaciones vacationvamos we go / we’re going

nos vamos let’s go

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van they goveces times

a veces sometimesveintinueve twenty-nineveo I seeverde greenveterinaria veterinarian / veterinaryviaja travelsviajar to travelvida: pura vida pure life / life is greatvisitamos we visitvisitar to visitvisito I visitvive livesviven they livevivir to livevoy I go / I’m goingvoz voicey andyo Izapatos shoes

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