Un Día En Español 20: The Legend Of Juan Noj
Lionel recounts a cherished memory of spending quality time with his dad. But it turns out they’re not the only characters in their story…
Subscribe to Un día en español: A Spanish learning podcast on Apple | Spotify | Google or wherever you listen. See all episodes here.
Lionel and his father set out on a fishing trip that the eager 8-year-old Guatemalan boy has been waiting to join for ages. While spending quality time with his dad makes for a treasured memory, it’s the appearance of a foreboding folktale figure that makes the experience unforgettable.
Want to test your skills by listening to the episode entirely in Spanish? Get the Spanish story-only version without narration here and its dynamic transcript here.
Let us know what you think of Season 2 in this short survey!
Key Vocabulary
pescar | to fish |
el pez | fish |
el pescado | (caught) fish |
atrapar | to catch |
la luna | moon |
la estrella | star |
la red de pescar | fishing net |
lanzar | to throw |
recoger | to pull in |
el caballo | horse |
el matorral | bush |
la valla | fence |
el vaquero | cowboy |
la riqueza | wealth |
el alma | soul |
abrazar | to hug |
estar a salvo | to be safe |
Dynamic Transcript
https://player.timelinenotation.com/undia2/22928
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 Carmela López, David Doochin, Laure Cesari and Ted Mentele.
Want to let us know what you thought of the episode? Send us an email at podcasting@babbel.com. Make sure to subscribe to Un día en español wherever you get your podcasts, and please rate and review us if possible. You can find past and future episodes of the show here (or on your preferred podcast platform). Thanks for listening!
Learn A New Language
Try Babbel
David is a native of Nashville and graduated from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, where he studied linguistics and history. Before Babbel he worked at Quizlet and Atlas Obscura. A geek for grammar and an editorial enthusiast, he speaks Spanish (and dabbles in German, Dutch, Afrikaans and Italian). When he’s not curating his Instagram meme collection, you can find him spending too much money on food and exploring new cities around the world.
David is a native of Nashville and graduated from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, where he studied linguistics and history. Before Babbel he worked at Quizlet and Atlas Obscura. A geek for grammar and an editorial enthusiast, he speaks Spanish (and dabbles in German, Dutch, Afrikaans and Italian). When he’s not curating his Instagram meme collection, you can find him spending too much money on food and exploring new cities around the world.
