Twelve Bells at Puerta del Sol (Spanish A1)
Andrés stands under the Madrid clock and lets the ball and the four double cuartos pass so he can count the twelve real bells himself.
Doce campanadas
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What you'll learn
Present tense for a midnight count: campanada, cuartos, reloj, and numbers up to twelve.
On New Year's Eve, Andrés is in Puerta del Sol under the Real Casa de Correos clock. He does not count the ball or the four double cuartos. He counts twelve single bells and lets the twelfth finish before the square shouts.
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Las doce campanadas
newThe twelve chimes
un año termina y otro comienza
newone year ends and another begins
La gente se pone nerviosa y emocionada
newPeople get nervous and excited
Es un momento de diversión y caos controlado
newIt is a moment of fun and controlled chaos
La tradición continúa año tras año
newThe tradition continues year after year
Es un momento de reflexión y esperanza
newIt is a moment of reflection and hope
Key words
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campanadas
chimes/bells
Nochevieja
New Years Eve
uvas
grapes
reloj
clock
reflexión
reflection
tradición
tradition
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Presente simple para tradiciones: "Las campanadas son el símbolo"
Present simple for traditions: "The chimes are the symbol"
Conector temporal "cuando": Cuando las campanas suenan doce veces, un año termina
Temporal connector "when": When the bells ring twelve times, a year ends
Expresión "año tras año" para repetición
Expression "year after year" for repetition
Adjetivos posesivos: mi familia, su tradición
Possessive adjectives: my family, their tradition
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