English Spanish Translation ｜ Learn Spanish while you sleep ｜ Bilingual stories for beginners

Welcome to Polyglot Pages. In this tragic story, which we will be spontaneously translating into both English and Spanish, you'll pick up the most common 500 words and plenty of useful everyday phrases in Spanish. The strategic integration of repetition, complemented by the visual and audio design of the story, will enhance your language acquisition process. Family secrets. Secretos de familia. Part one. Parte uno. Family. Familia. Secrets. Secretos. Secret. Secreto. Family secrets. Secretos familiares. On a rainy night. En una noche lluviosa. Rainy. Lluvioso. Rain. Lluvia. It's raining. Está lloviendo. It rains. Llueve. It rains every day. Llueve todos los días. It will rain soon. Lloverá pronto. Night. Noche. On a rainy night. En una noche lluviosa. The doorbell rang. Sonó. To ring. Sonar. Rang. Sonó. The doorbell rang at the Anderson house. El timbre sonó en la casa Anderson. House. Casa. On a rainy night. The doorbell rang at the Anderson house. En una noche lluviosa sonó el timbre de la casa de los Anderson. The housekeeper. El ama de llaves. Opened. Abrió. The door. La puerta. And. Y. Was surprised. The housekeeper opened the door and was surprised to find a baby. El ama de llaves abrió la puerta y se sorprendió al encontrar a un bebé. A baby crying. Un bebé llorando. A baby crying in a basket. Un bebé llorando en una cesta. A baby crying in a basket with a note. Un bebé llorando en una cesta con una nota. The housekeeper opened the door and was surprised to find a baby crying in a basket with a note. El ama de llaves abrió la puerta y se sorprendió al encontrar a un bebé llorando en una cesta con una nota. The note said. La nota decía. Take good care of him. Cuiden bien de él. He's special. Él es especial. Rainy. Lluvioso. Rain. Lluvia. Night. Noche. On a rainy night. En una noche lluviosa. Bell. Doorbell. Timbre. To ring. Sonar. Rang. Sonó. House. Casa. Housekeeper. Ama de llaves. To open. Abrir. Door. Puerta. To be surprised. Estar sorprendido. Surprise. Sorpresa. To find. Encontrar. Baby. Bebé. A baby. Un bebé. To cry. Llorar. Basket. Cesta. With. Con. Note. Nota. With a note. Con una nota. To say. Decir. Said. Dijo. The note said. La nota decía. Take good care of him. To take care of someone. Cuidar de alguien. He's special. Él es especial. You are special. Tú eres especial. This is our first key phrase. Memorize it and write it down in the comments to practice. Take good care of him. He is special. Cuiden bien de él. Él es especial. When Mr. and Mrs. Anderson saw the baby boy. Cuando el señor y la señora Anderson vieron al niño. When Mr. and Mrs. Anderson saw. Cuando el señor y la señora Anderson vieron. To see. Ver. Saw. Vieron. They were shocked. Estaban impactados. To be shocked. Estar impactado. They were shocked. Estaban impactados. They are shocked. Están impactados. They were shocked. Estaban impactados. They also saw. También vieron. They also saw a birthmark. También vieron una marca de nacimiento. On his neck. En su cuello. Which made Mr. Anderson think he was a special baby. Lo que hizo pensar al señor Anderson que era un bebé especial. Daisy mira esta marca en su cuello. Check out this mark on his neck. It's just a mark. It's even ugly. They also saw a birthmark on his neck. Which made Mr. Anderson think he was a special baby. También vieron una marca de nacimiento en su cuello. Lo que hizo pensar al señor Anderson que era un bebé especial. Daisy mira esta marca en su cuello. To make someone do something. Hacer que alguien haga algo. To make someone think something. Hacer que alguien piense algo. It makes me think. Me hace pensar. It makes me think that he was a special baby. Me hace pensar que era un bebé especial. To think. Pensar. To make. Hacer. Neck. Cuello. Birth. Nacimiento. Birthmark. Marca de nacimiento. He was eager. Estaba ansioso. Daisy, vamos. Podría ser como nuestro tercer hijo. He was eager to take him in. Estaba ansioso por recibirlo. Even though his wife didn't agree. Aunque su esposa no estaba de acuerdo. No way. Absolutely not. De ninguna manera. Absolutamente no. Even though. Aunque. Even though his wife didn't agree. Aunque su esposa no estaba de acuerdo. No way. Absolutely not. De ninguna manera. Absolutamente no. To agree. Estar de acuerdo. To agree with someone. Estar de acuerdo con alguien. I agree with you. Estoy de acuerdo contigo. I don't agree with you. No estoy de acuerdo contigo. I didn't agree with you. No estaba de acuerdo contigo. His wife didn't agree with him. Su esposa no estaba de acuerdo con él. Even though his wife didn't agree. Aunque su esposa no estaba de acuerdo. He was eager to take him in. Estaba ansioso por recibirlo. He thought. Él pensó. He thought that they had enough money. Pensó que tenían suficiente dinero. They had enough money. Tenían suficiente dinero. He thought. Él pensó. He thought that they had enough money. Pensó que tenían suficiente dinero. To take care of another child. Para cuidar de otro niño. To take care of somebody. Cuidar de alguien. He thought that they had enough money to take care of another child. Pensó que tenían suficiente dinero para cuidar a otro niño. And. Y. He believed. Él creía. The baby would be a good friend to their two sons. Que el bebé sería un buen amigo para sus dos hijos. He thought that they had enough money to take care of another child. And he believed the baby would be a good friend to their two sons. Pensaba que tenían dinero suficiente para hacerse cargo de otro niño y creía que el bebé sería un buen amigo para sus dos hijos. But things didn't go as planned. Pero las cosas no salieron como habían planeado. But. Pero. Things. Cosas. Didn't go. No fue. To go. Ir. It goes. Va. It doesn't go. No va. It didn't go. No fue. As planned. Como estaba planeado. To plan. Planear. To plan something. Planear algo. Things didn't go as planned. Pero las cosas no salieron como habían planeado. Here's our second key phrase. Listen carefully and write down what you hear. A veces las cosas no salen como podríamos planear. No te preocupes, sé feliz. Let's hear it again. A veces las cosas no salen como podríamos planear. No te preocupes, sé feliz. Mr. Anderson became sick. El señor Anderson enfermó. And passed away. Y falleció. To die. Morir. To pass away. Fallecer. Mr. Anderson became sick and passed away. El señor Anderson enfermó y falleció. As a result. Como consecuencia. His wife. Su esposa. Took over. Se hizo cargo. The family business. El negocio familiar. Mr. Anderson became sick and passed away. As a result. His wife took over the family business. El señor Anderson enfermó y falleció. Como resultado, su esposa se hizo cargo del negocio familiar. To take something over. Hacerse cargo de algo. La señora Anderson se hizo cargo del negocio familiar tras el fallecimiento del señor Anderson. Mrs. Anderson took over the family business after Mr. Anderson passed away. La señora Anderson se hizo cargo del negocio familiar tras el fallecimiento del señor Anderson. Unfortunately. Desafortunadamente. Mrs. Anderson couldn't successfully run the business. La señora Anderson no pudo dirigir con éxito el negocio. To run a business. Dirigir un negocio. Mrs. Anderson couldn't successfully run the business. La señora Anderson no pudo dirigir con éxito el negocio. Successful. Éxitoso. Successfully. Éxitosamente. Can. Puede. Mrs. Anderson can run the family business successfully. La señora Anderson puede dirigir el negocio familiar con éxito. Mrs. Anderson could run the family business successfully. La señora Anderson podría dirigir el negocio familiar con éxito. Unfortunately. Desafortunadamente. Mrs. Anderson couldn't successfully run the business. La señora Anderson no pudo dirigir con éxito el negocio. They were broke. Estaban quebrados. Broke. Quebrados. And. Y. Had to sell their stuff. Tuvieron que vender sus cosas. They had to sell. Tuvieron que vender. They have to sell. Tienen que vender. They had to sell. Tuvieron que vender. Including. Incluyendo. Including their big house. Incluida su gran casa. They had to move. Tuvieron que mudarse. They had to move to a small apartment. Tuvieron que mudarse a un pequeño apartamento. Out of the city center. Fuera del centro de la ciudad. They were broke and had to sell their stuff, including their big house, and move to a small apartment out of the city center. Quedaron en bancarrota y tuvieron que vender sus cosas, incluida su gran casa, y mudarse a un pequeño apartamento fuera del centro de la ciudad. During. Durante. During this hard time. Durante esta dura época. The baby. El bebé. The baby they had adopted. El bebé que habían adoptado. Named William. Llamado William. Became a real headache. Se convirtió en un verdadero dolor de cabeza. During this hard time, the baby they had adopted, named William, became a real headache. He wasn't wanted. No lo querían. He wasn't wanted from the beginning. No lo querían desde el principio. And his stepbrothers. Y sus hermanastros. Saw him as an enemy. Lo veían como un enemigo. They made fun. Se burlaban. They made fun of his mark on his neck. Se burlaban de su marca en el cuello. Always. Siempre. Finding ways to make him feel small. Encontrando formas de hacerle sentir pequeño. That's why. Por eso. William always covered. William siempre se cubría. His neck. Su cuello. With a piece of cloth. Con un trozo de tela. Or. O. A scarf. Un pañuelo. To hide. Para esconder. The mark. La marca. Thing. Cosa. Things. Cosas. Things didn't go as planned. Las cosas no salieron como habían planeado. To become sick. Enfermar. To pass away. Fallecer. As a result. Como resultado. His. Su. Wife. Esposa. To take over something. Hacerse cargo de algo. To take over a family business. Hacerse cargo de un negocio familiar. Business. Negocio. Unfortunately. Desafortunadamente. Success. Éxito. Successful. Éxitoso. Successfully. Éxitosamente. To run a business. Dirigir un negocio. To be broke. Estar en bancarrota. To sell. Vender. Stuff. Cosas. Including. Incluyendo. To include. Incluir. Big. Grande. House. Casa. To move. Mudarse. To move to a small apartment. Mudarse a un pequeño apartamento. Out of city center. During. Durante. Hard time. Tiempo duro. Hard. Duro. Time. Tiempo. This. Esto. During this hard time. Durante esta dura época. Baby. Bebé. To adopt. Adoptar. Real. Real. Really. Realmente. Headache. Dolor de cabeza. To begin. Empezar. Beginning. Inicio. From the beginning. Desde el principio. He wasn't wanted from the beginning. No fue querido desde el principio. Brother. Stepbrother. To see. Ver. Saw. Vieron. Enemy. Enemigo. To make fun of something. Burlarse de algo. They made fun of his mark on his neck. Se burlaban de su marca en el cuello. To make. Hacer. Made. Hizo. Always. Siempre. To find. Encontrar. To find ways. Encontrar formas. To feel. Sentir. To feel small. Sentir pequeño. To cover. Cubrir. Neck. Cuello. Piece. Pieza. A piece of cloth. Un trozo de tela. Scarf. Bufanda. To hide. Para esconder. Mark. Marca. Will the Anderson brothers keep on treating William poorly? Will William have to spend his life in a family that never wanted him, living in poverty? Where are William's real parents? We'll dive into all these questions in the upcoming episode. If it's already live, you can catch it right here. Until next time!