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Why’s James Crying

Lebron James was caught crying on camera. These guys made a video about it.

Why’s James crying?

‘Cause he just got dunked on.

I ain’t even lying.

Yo, he just got dunked on.

Yup, yup. He was standing in the way, so I jumped up in the air and I dunked it on his face.


(Identify the tenses above)


Why’s James crying?
¿Por qué llora James?
‘Cause he just got dunked on.
Lo acabo de humillar (I just humiliated him)
I ain’t even lying.
No digo mentiras.
Yo, he just got dunked on.
Lo acabo de humillar (I just humiliated him)
Yup, yup. He was standing in the way, so I jumped up in the air and I dunked it on his face.
Simón. Él estaba en camino, y salté en el aire y hice clavada en su nariz.

acabar + de + inf = to have just done something, usually conjugated in the Present even though making reference to something that is done
hacer una clavada = (to make a slam-dunk, literally: to make a hammered)

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“pero tengo la camioneta”

–Gracias por ir por mí.
–No iba a perderme la liberación de mi compañero.
–Oye, ¿y tu novia?
–Ella se fue…
–Oy.
–…y mi madre falleció, y a mi padre lo deportaron…
–…
–¡pero tengo la camioneta!
–Sí, es algo.
–Sí, lo es.

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“Don’t worry. I have a plan”

spanish-ace.com if you miss class

–No se preocupen.–
Verb: PREOCUPARSE (to worry oneself)
Negative Ustedes Command: Present Subjunctive
PSJK: Go to YO, drop the O, add the OPPOSITE”
PREOCUPARSE becomes PREOCUPO, then PREOCUP, then PREOCUPEN to match ustedes.
Subtract the “SE” off put it in front of the verb.       –No se preocupen–

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“Don’t go anywhere”

spanish-ace.com Thor no te vayas

–No te vayas.–
Verb: IRSE (to go/to leave)
Negative Tú Command: Present Subjunctive
PSJK: Normal steps “Go to YO, drop the O, add the OPPOSITE” don’t work. There is no “o” and the end of “voy.”
IRREGULAR PSJK: IR becomes vaya, vayas, vaya…
Take the “SE” off and make it into “TE”       –No te vayas–

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“No more smashing”

spanish-ace.com Thor no rompas más cosas

–No rompas más cosas.–
Verb: ROMPER
Negative Tú Command: Present Subjunctive
PSJK: Go to YO, drop the O, add the OPPOSITE
ROMPER becomes ROMPO, then ROMP, then ROMPAS to match tú.
–No rompas–

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“Do me a favor and don’t be dead.”

spanish-ace.com Thor hazme un favor y no te mueras

–Hazme un favor y no te mueras.–
Verb: MORIRSE
Negative Tú Command: Present Subjunctive
PSJK: Go to YO, drop the O, add the OPPOSITE
MORIRSE becomes MUERO, then MUER, then MUERAS to match tú. The SE become TE and goes in front after the NO.
–…no te mueras–

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Don’t Panic, Don’t Freak Out

spanish-ace.com Tangled no entres en pánico

–¡No entres en pánico!–

Verb: ENTRAR
Negative Tú Command: Present Subjunctive
PSJK: Go to YO, drop the O, add the OPPOSITE
ENTRAR becomes ENTRO, then ENTR, then ENTRES to match tú.
–No entres– Do not enter

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–Yo no entro en pánico– I’m not freaking out

Verb: ENTRAR
Present Tense
ENTRAR goes to the YO form: Yo no entro…

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el escaparate

el escaparate: the storefront window

la mota: a tiny piece, speck

campestre: (adj.) country, rural

el cuerno: horn (animal)

el anillo: ring (worn on a finger)

una pausa: a pause