Illustration for “Have you been to Andalucía?”

Spanish dialogue with translation · A2 · 16 lines

¿Has estado en Andalucía? Have you been to Andalucía?

Comic · 16 panels

Panel 1 of 16 for “Have you been to Andalucía?”: “Ana, this is Rocío, my friend from Granada. She came back from her village today.”

Pablo
Ana, esta es Rocío, mi amiga de Granada. Ha vuelto hoy de su pueblo.
Ana, this is Rocío, my friend from Granada. She came back from her village today.

Panel 2 of 16 for “Have you been to Andalucía?”: “Hi, Ana! Pablo told me you're not from here. Have you ever been to Andalucía?”

Rocío
¡Hola, Ana! Pablo me ha dicho que no eres de aquí. ¿Has estado alguna vez en Andalucía?
Hi, Ana! Pablo told me you're not from here. Have you ever been to Andalucía?

Panel 3 of 16 for “Have you been to Andalucía?”: “No, never. I've seen several photos, and the scenery looks amazing to me.”

Ana
No, nunca. He visto varias fotos y el paisaje me parece increíble.
No, never. I've seen several photos, and the scenery looks amazing to me.

Panel 4 of 16 for “Have you been to Andalucía?”: “And has anyone recommended any place to you?”

Rocío
¿Y alguien te ha recomendado algún sitio?
And has anyone recommended any place to you?

Panel 5 of 16 for “Have you been to Andalucía?”: “No, no one. I don't know a single place: I haven't been to Seville or to Granada.”

Ana
No, nadie. No conozco ningún sitio: no he ido ni a Sevilla ni a Granada.
No, no one. I don't know a single place: I haven't been to Seville or to Granada.

Panel 6 of 16 for “Have you been to Andalucía?”: “No way! Well, in Granada you can ski in the morning and go down to the coast in the afternoon.”

Rocío
¡Qué fuerte! Pues en Granada puedes esquiar por la mañana y por la tarde bajar a la costa.
No way! Well, in Granada you can ski in the morning and go down to the coast in the afternoon.

Panel 7 of 16 for “Have you been to Andalucía?”: “Really? I've never ever skied. I prefer the sea.”

Ana
¿En serio? Yo jamás he esquiado. Prefiero el mar.
Really? I've never ever skied. I prefer the sea.

Panel 8 of 16 for “Have you been to Andalucía?”: “It's true. Ana has done something new this year: she went diving on an island.”

Pablo
Es verdad. Este año Ana ha hecho algo nuevo: ha buceado en una isla.
It's true. Ana has done something new this year: she went diving on an island.

Panel 9 of 16 for “Have you been to Andalucía?”: “Yes, in Menorca. I was really scared and I broke my goggles, but it was an adventure.”

Ana
Sí, en Menorca. He tenido mucho miedo y he roto las gafas, pero ha sido una aventura.
Yes, in Menorca. I was really scared and I broke my goggles, but it was an adventure.

Panel 10 of 16 for “Have you been to Andalucía?”: “How cool! And have you tried the cured ham from Trevélez?”

Rocío
¡Qué guay! ¿Y has probado el jamón de Trevélez?
How cool! And have you tried the cured ham from Trevélez?

Panel 11 of 16 for “Have you been to Andalucía?”: “No. What is it? I have no idea.”

Ana
No. ¿Qué es? No tengo ni idea.
No. What is it? I have no idea.

Panel 12 of 16 for “Have you been to Andalucía?”: “Trevélez is a mountain village near Granada. Making ham there is a very old tradition.”

Rocío
Trevélez es un pueblo de montaña cerca de Granada. Hacer jamón allí es una tradición muy antigua.
Trevélez is a mountain village near Granada. Making ham there is a very old tradition.

Panel 13 of 16 for “Have you been to Andalucía?”: “And to get to know the culture of Andalucía, you have to see a flamenco show.”

Pablo
Y para conocer la cultura de Andalucía, tienes que ver un espectáculo de flamenco.
And to get to know the culture of Andalucía, you have to see a flamenco show.

Panel 14 of 16 for “Have you been to Andalucía?”: “You've given me lots of ideas. But on my own I'm going to get lost: today I got lost in my neighborhood (to several people, woman speaking).”

Ana
Me habéis dado muchas ideas. Pero yo sola voy a perderme: hoy me he perdido en mi barrio.
You've given me lots of ideas. But on my own I'm going to get lost: today I got lost in my neighborhood (to several people, woman speaking).

Panel 15 of 16 for “Have you been to Andalucía?”: “It's OK. I'm going back to Granada in May. Are you coming with me?”

Rocío
No pasa nada. Yo vuelvo a Granada en mayo. ¿Vienes conmigo?
It's OK. I'm going back to Granada in May. Are you coming with me?

Panel 16 of 16 for “Have you been to Andalucía?”: “What a good idea! I want to discover Andalucía.”

Ana
¡Qué buena idea! Quiero descubrir Andalucía.
What a good idea! I want to discover Andalucía.

Grammar for this text

Asking about experience. ¿Has estado alguna vez en Andalucía? — "Have you ever been to Andalucía?" The answer "not once" is No, nunca. Stronger: jamás, as in Yo jamás he esquiado — "I've never skied in my life".

Irregular past participles. ha vuelto (from volver), me ha dicho (decir), he visto (ver), ha hecho (hacer), he roto (romper): learn these by heart.

Double negative. No conozco ningún sitio, no he ido ni a Sevilla ni a Granada: ningún and ni... ni come after the verb, so you need no before the verb. algún and ningún are the short forms of alguno and ninguno before a masculine noun.

Perderse — to get lost. Voy a perderme — "I'm going to get lost", me he perdido en mi barrio — "I got lost in my neighborhood". Without me, perder means "to lose"; with me, "to get lost".

Ha sido una aventura — "it was an adventure": sido is the past participle of ser.

Casual Spanish. ¡Qué fuerte! — "no way!", ¡Qué guay! — "how cool!", No tengo ni idea — "I have no idea".

Local touch. From Granada it's easy to get to both the ski slopes of Sierra Nevada and the sea. Trevélez is a mountain village famous for its cured ham (jamón). Flamenco is singing, guitar and dance together; this art comes from Andalucía.

Words and grammar of the unit: Talk about what you've done and seen.

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