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A walk for breakfast: Spanish and English reading

This edited reading companion follows Lucía’s long walk to her favourite breakfast café. It condenses the conversations and translates their meaning; it is not a word-for-word transcript. Songs and song lyrics are omitted. Open a timestamp to hear the original scene.

0:12 — A mini Camino for breakfast

Spanish: Lucía decide hacer su propio mini Camino de Santiago por Sevilla. Como no es religiosa, su destino será su cafetería favorita, al otro lado de la ciudad.

English: Lucía decides to make her own mini Camino de Santiago through Seville. Since she is not religious, her destination will be her favourite café, on the other side of the city.

Spanish: Calcula un recorrido de quince kilómetros y unas tres horas andando. Quiere llegar antes de las doce para pedir el menú de desayuno.

English: She estimates a fifteen-kilometre journey and about three hours of walking. She wants to arrive before noon to order the breakfast deal.

1:05 — What to take

Spanish: Tiene que salir ya. Se prepara con agua, su carné de identidad y crema solar, porque cree que hará mucho sol.

English: She needs to leave right away. She gets ready with water, her identity card and sunscreen, because she thinks it will be very sunny.

Spanish: También lleva un pompero: quiere hacer pompas de jabón en el sitio más bonito del camino. «Porque hay que divertirse».

English: She also takes a bubble wand: she wants to blow soap bubbles in the prettiest place along the way. “Because we have to have fun.”

1:41 — A race against the breakfast clock

Spanish: Sale a las nueve y siete. En esta visita, cuenta que el desayuno cuesta tres euros antes de las doce; no quiere perderse esa oferta.

English: She leaves at 9:07. On this visit, she says the breakfast deal costs three euros before noon; she does not want to miss it.

Spanish: No se lo ha dicho a su madre, porque cree que le diría que está loca. Con la prisa ya tiene calor y se quita la rebequita.

English: She has not told her mother, because she thinks she would say she is crazy. With all the rushing, she already feels hot and takes off her little cardigan.

2:24 — Leaving familiar streets

Spanish: Al llegar al final del pueblo tiene que buscar cómo llegar al siguiente. No conoce la zona y eso le da miedo; ver coches y gente le hace sentirse más segura.

English: At the edge of town she needs to find a way to the next one. She does not know the area and that frightens her; seeing cars and people makes her feel safer.

Spanish: Luego encuentra un camino donde solo ve caballos. Hace buen día, las vistas son preciosas y tiene que bajar, no seguir subiendo.

English: Then she finds a path where she only sees horses. It is a lovely day, the views are beautiful, and she needs to go downhill rather than keep climbing.

3:25 — An unsettling detour

Spanish: El camino solitario la inquieta. Se pregunta si podría haber tráfico de drogas y cree que algunas casas quizá sean ilegales, pero no lo sabe: son sus sospechas al pasar por un sitio desconocido.

English: The deserted path unnerves her. She wonders whether there might be drug trafficking and thinks some houses might be illegal, but she does not know: these are her suspicions as she passes through an unfamiliar place.

Spanish: Cuando vuelve a ver el paisaje abierto, las vistas le parecen muy bonitas. Aun así, su destino queda más allá de lo que puede señalar desde allí.

English: When the landscape opens up again, she finds the views beautiful. Even so, her destination lies beyond what she can point to from there.

4:18 — Bugs, fear and civilization

Spanish: El mapa la manda por un camino lleno de bichos. Piensa que podría haber serpientes y se asusta: «¿A quién se le ha ocurrido? Se me ha ocurrido a mí, que soy tonta».

English: The map sends her down a path full of bugs. She thinks there could be snakes and gets scared: “Who came up with this? I did. I’m silly.”

Spanish: La conexión a internet no va bien y ve una casa quemada. Por fin encuentra la carretera: «¡La civilización!». Un hombre la saluda y todo resulta normal.

English: The internet connection is poor and she sees a burned house. At last she finds the road: “Civilization!” A man greets her and everything turns out to be normal.

5:22 — A guide and a pedestrian crossing

Spanish: Recuerda la guía gratuita de My Daily Spanish en la descripción del vídeo. Después busca un puente para cruzar el río por un acceso peatonal.

English: She mentions the free My Daily Spanish guide in the video description. Then she looks for a bridge to cross the river using pedestrian access.

Spanish: Explica que los peatones son las personas que andan por la calle. Tiene que girar a la derecha, a la izquierda y otra vez a la derecha para encontrar el paso.

English: She explains that pedestrians are people walking in the street. She needs to turn right, left and right again to find the crossing.

6:02 — Walking on an empty stomach

Spanish: Se da cuenta de que ha salido sin comer nada: va en ayunas y tiene muchísima hambre. Todavía está en el pueblo de al lado.

English: She realizes she left without eating anything: she is on an empty stomach and very hungry. She is still only in the neighbouring town.

Spanish: Pasa por debajo de un puente mientras los coches hacen ruido por arriba. Está cansada, pero dice que tiene energía y que va a aguantar el hambre.

English: She passes beneath a bridge while cars make noise overhead. She is tired, but says she has energy and will put up with the hunger.

6:50 — A donkey and a hair break

Spanish: Un burro hace un ruido de repente y le da un susto, porque no sabía que estaba allí.

English: A donkey suddenly makes a noise and startles her, because she did not know it was there.

Spanish: Al pasar por el río habla de la zona de la Cartuja y hace una pausa para peinarse: no aguanta más con ese pelo.

English: As she passes the river, she talks about the La Cartuja area and stops to fix her hair: she cannot stand that hairstyle any longer.

7:43 — The next stage

Spanish: Queda una hora y cincuenta minutos y quiere desayunar. Al llegar a una zona con más gente y más vida se siente más segura: primera fase completada.

English: There is an hour and fifty minutes left and she wants breakfast. When she reaches an area with more people and more life, she feels safer: first stage completed.

Spanish: Pasa por Torre Sevilla, que a ella le parece muy fea, y cruza otro puente. Todavía no sabe cómo encontrar la entrada peatonal al centro comercial.

English: She passes Torre Sevilla, which she thinks is very ugly, and crosses another bridge. She still does not know how to find the pedestrian entrance to the shopping centre.

8:55 — Soap bubbles by the river

Spanish: Ahora toca seguir el río y andar mucho. Le parece una de las zonas más bonitas de Sevilla, así que aquí cumple la misión de hacer pompas de jabón.

English: Now she needs to follow the river and walk a long way. She thinks it is one of Seville’s prettiest areas, so this is where she completes her soap-bubble mission.

Spanish: Aprovecha la parada para buscar una tirita, porque le duele el pie. Por suerte, encuentra una.

English: She uses the stop to look for a plaster, because her foot hurts. Luckily, she finds one.

9:37 — Shoelaces and a sore foot

Spanish: Se desata los cordones, se quita el calcetín y se pone la tirita detrás del pie. Después se pone el zapato y vuelve a atarse los cordones.

English: She unties her shoelaces, takes off her sock and puts the plaster on the back of her foot. Then she puts her shoe back on and ties the laces again.

Spanish: Ahora le duele menos. Queda una hora y veinte minutos; ojalá tuviera un patinete o una bicicleta para llegar antes.

English: It hurts less now. There is an hour and twenty minutes left; she wishes she had a scooter or a bicycle to get there sooner.

10:14 — Ten thousand steps, another wrong turn

Spanish: El reloj le marca diez mil pasos, aunque a ella le parecen muchos más. Aún queda casi la mitad del camino y señala el puente del Quinto Centenario.

English: Her watch shows ten thousand steps, although it feels like many more to her. Almost half the journey is still ahead, and she points out the Quinto Centenario bridge.

Spanish: Se ha equivocado de calle y tiene que volver atrás. Si hace falta correrá: «Yo me merezco un buen desayuno».

English: She has taken the wrong street and needs to go back. She will run if necessary: “I deserve a good breakfast.”

10:55 — Churros and roadworks

Spanish: Por un momento todo huele muy bien: los demás están desayunando y huele a churros. Eso hace que tenga todavía más ganas de comer.

English: For a moment everything smells wonderful: other people are having breakfast and it smells of churros. That makes her even more eager to eat.

Spanish: Después encuentra obras, un olor horrible y calles cortadas: «¡Hostia, está cortado!». Tiene que retroceder y buscar por dónde pasar, hasta que por fin vuelve a acercarse al puente.

English: Then she finds roadworks, a horrible smell and closed streets: “Shit, it’s closed!” She needs to backtrack and find a way through, until she finally starts getting closer to the bridge again.

11:53 — Running towards Lagoh

Spanish: Vuelve a tener esperanza: va en buen camino hacia Lagoh. Solo queda media hora y calcula que necesita media hora más de camino.

English: She has hope again: she is heading the right way towards Lagoh. There is only half an hour left, and she estimates she needs another half hour to get there.

Spanish: Aunque está muerta de cansancio, corre un poco: «Yo puedo llegar a tiempo». Al lado del puente ya se ve el centro comercial al fondo.

English: Although she is exhausted, she runs a little: “I can get there in time.” Beside the bridge, the shopping centre is finally visible in the distance.

12:50 — The café at last

Spanish: Por fin llega al centro comercial y casi puede tocarlo con las manos. Le fallan las piernas, pero todavía tiene que encontrar la cafetería.

English: At last she reaches the shopping centre and can almost touch it with her hands. Her legs are giving out, but she still needs to find the café.

Spanish: Encuentra Manolo Bakes, su cafetería favorita, y hay mesas libres. Para ella, sus cruasanes de mantequilla son los mejores del mundo.

English: She finds Manolo Bakes, her favourite café, and there are free tables. To her, its butter croissants are the best in the world.

13:34 — Ordering the breakfast deal

Spanish: Pregunta si todavía está a tiempo de pedir el desayuno. Sí: pide dos manolitos dulces, uno crocanti y uno Lotus, con un ColaCao.

English: She asks whether she is still in time to order breakfast. Yes: she orders two sweet Manolitos, one Crocanti and one Lotus, with a ColaCao.

Spanish: Pregunta por leche de soja; le ofrecen avena o almendra y elige avena. La aventura tiene final feliz. Dice que ha hecho dieciséis mil cien pasos.

English: She asks for soy milk; they offer oat or almond and she chooses oat. The adventure has a happy ending. She says she has done sixteen thousand one hundred steps.

14:03 — ColaCao and very hot milk

Spanish: Resume la aventura como unas tres horas andando y corriendo. No bebe café: toma ColaCao o Nesquik, y dice que prefiere Nesquik.

English: She sums up the adventure as about three hours of walking and running. She does not drink coffee: she has ColaCao or Nesquik, and says she prefers Nesquik.

Spanish: El ColaCao lleva leche de avena. Había pedido la leche templada, pero bromea con que está más caliente que el fuego del infierno.

English: Her ColaCao is made with oat milk. She had asked for lukewarm milk, but jokes that it is hotter than the fires of hell.

14:50 — Enjoying the Manolitos

Spanish: Los manolitos son mini cruasanes de Manolo Bakes. Antes de comerlos con las manos, se limpia con una toallita húmeda.

English: Manolitos are Manolo Bakes’ mini croissants. Before eating them with her hands, she cleans her hands with a wet wipe.

Spanish: Prueba el de chocolate y el de Lotus. Cree que le gusta más el de chocolate con almendritas: está dulce, un poco húmedo por la mantequilla y buenísimo.

English: She tries the chocolate one and the Lotus one. She thinks she prefers the chocolate one with little almonds: it is sweet, slightly moist from the butter and delicious.

15:36 — A happy ending… and a lift home

Spanish: Está feliz por haber desayunado bien, aunque sea alrededor del mediodía. Espera que los espectadores hayan disfrutado de la aventura y recomienda más vlogs para aprender español.

English: She is happy to have had a good breakfast, even if it is around noon. She hopes viewers enjoyed the adventure and recommends more vlogs for learning Spanish.

Spanish: Le duelen muchísimo las piernas. Pero ahora hay otro problema: «¿Cómo vuelvo a casa? Hola, papá, ¿me puedes recoger en el Lagoh?».

English: Her legs hurt terribly. But now there is another problem: “How do I get home? Hi, Dad, can you pick me up from Lagoh?”

Useful words and expressions

• DNI / carné de identidad: DNI means Documento Nacional de Identidad: Spain’s national identity card.
• crema solar / pompero: Sunscreen / a bubble wand or bubble-making toy.
• hacer pompas de jabón: Blow soap bubbles.
• rebequita: Little cardigan; rebeca with an affectionate diminutive.
• tener calor: Feel hot. Spanish uses tener in this expression; English uses feel or be. Mucho calor is general standard usage; mucha calor is also used regionally, including southern Spain.
• peatón / acceso peatonal: Pedestrian / pedestrian access.
• en ayunas: On an empty stomach; she left without breakfast.
• ¡Qué susto!: What a fright! / That startled me!
• tirita / cordones: Adhesive plaster (US: Band-Aid) / shoelaces.
• desatarse / atarse los cordones: Untie / tie one’s shoelaces.
• calle cortada / dar una vuelta: Closed street / go around or take a detour in this scene.
• Estoy muerta: I’m exhausted here; an informal exaggeration.
• leche templada / leche de avena: Lukewarm milk / oat milk.
• toallita húmeda: Wet wipe.
• ¿Me puedes recoger?: Can you pick me up?

Watch a short scene once without subtitles, then replay it with subtitles. Say what Lucía is doing using your own words, and copy one useful expression aloud.