Lorca, the poet
Lucía, in Granada, reads Federico García Lorca before visiting his house, now a museum. She meets Romancero gitano, two plays, and his death in 1936.
Lorca, el poeta
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Present tense, querer, and words for poetry, theatre, and a life in Granada.
Lucía wants to know Lorca's voice before she enters his house museum in Granada. She reads Romancero gitano, La casa de Bernarda Alba, and Bodas de sangre, and learns about his years in Madrid, his travels, and his death in 1936 at the age of thirty-eight.
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es un poeta muy importante de España
newhe is a very important poet from Spain
nace en mil ochocientos noventa y ocho
newhe was born in 1898
escribe poesía hermosa
newwrites beautiful poetry
la gente llora al leer sus versos
newpeople cry when reading his verses
el libro más famoso se llama Romancero gitano
newthe most famous book is called "Gypsy Romancero"
murió en mil novecientos treinta y seis
newhe died in 1936
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poeta
poet
Lorca is a famous Spanish poet
poesía
poetry
Lorca writes poetry about love and nature
obra de teatro
play (theater)
"The House of Bernarda Alba" is a famous play
amor
love
Poets often write about love
naturaleza
nature
Lorca's poems speak of nature in Andalusia
siglo veinte
20th century
Lorca is one of the greatest artists of the 20th century
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pasado de verbos -AR
Praeterite for -AR verbs: escribir→escribió, nacer→nació, morir→murió
fechas en español
mil novecientos=1900s, mil ochocientos=1800s. 1936=mil novecientos treinta y seis
pronombres de objeto directo
Direct object pronouns: lo, la, los, las. "Lo mata" = kills him
adjetivos posesivos su/sus
su/sus = his/her/their. "Sus poemas" = his poems
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