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Un Día En Español 2: My Pet Armadillos
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Episode 2: My Pet Armadillos
Julio and his family live in a part of Mexico with lush rainforests and incredible wildlife. His dad rescues animals from the dangers of the highway, including two armadillos, Chato and Chebo. On this day, these two troublemakers brought total chaos to Julio’s household.
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Key Vocabulary
| hermoso/a | beautiful |
| el jardín | the garden |
| la mascota | the pet |
| el loro | the parrot |
| el mapache | the raccoon |
| la tortuga | the tortoise |
| el cocodrilo | the crocodile |
| la madriguera | the burrow |
| res | beef |
| enojado/a | angry |
| volver loco a alguien | to drive someone crazy |
| por eso | that‘s why |
| llover | to rain |
| almorzar | to have lunch |
| el salón | the living room |
| el grito | the scream |
| la escoba | the broom |
| tener miedo | to be scared |
| estar harto/a | to be sick and tired |
| por supuesto | of course |
| el refugio de animales | the animal shelter |
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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 Julio Ferrer for sharing his story on this episode.
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