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Un Día En Español 5: Surprise At The CN Tower
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Episode 5: Surprise At The CN Tower
Ángela and her boyfriend have been in a long-distance relationship between Colombia and Canada for years. But now, Ángela is finally able to spend some time with her boyfriend while she takes an English course in Toronto. One day, they go on a date at the CN Tower, and Ángela gets the surprise of a lifetime.
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Key Vocabulary
| el novio, la novia | boyfriend, girlfriend |
| la relación a distancia | long-distance relationship |
| el mensaje | (text) message |
| extrañar | to miss someone |
| estar enamorado/a | to be in love |
| juntos/as | together |
| el atardecer | sunset |
| la noche | night |
| la vista | view |
| el lago | lake |
| el mar | sea |
| confundido/a | confused |
| ¿Te quieres casar conmigo? | Will you marry me? |
| estar sin palabras | to be speechless |
| inesperado/a | unexpected |
| bonito | beautiful |
| el prometido, la prometida | fiancé, fiancée |
| el cambio | change |
| casados/as | married |
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Show Notes
Un día en español is produced by the language experts at Babbel. The show is hosted by Sebastian Escobar. Editing and sound design by Iván Simonovis Pertiñez. Our producers are Elin Asklöv, Carmela López, Dylan Lyons, Andy Nielsen and Madeleine Townsend-Clark. Our executive producers are Jen Jordan and Daniel Meehan. Special thanks to Ángela Valderrama for sharing her story on this episode.
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