Bolivian Politics Spanish Phrases Conversation
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Tatiana | Tenemos también algunas batallas | We also have some battles |
que hemos…que hemos tenido. | that we have…that we have had. | |
La batalla de Ingavi, | The Battle of Ingavi, | |
la batalla de Aroma, | the Battle of Aroma, | |
la batalla de… | the Battle of… | |
Antonina | La guerra del Chaco. | The Chaco War. |
Con la guerra del Chaco | With the Chaco War | |
fue que perdimos la parte | it happened that we lost part | |
de Paraguay | of Paraguay | |
y un poco de Argentina. | and a little bit of Argentina. | |
Eh, la de—lo que era— | Uh, the—what was— | |
como saben, | as you know, | |
de la parte | of the part | |
de Argentina, | of Argentina, | |
la parte del Chaco, | the part of Chaco | |
es muy cálido. | is very warm. | |
Es muy…es muy seco | It’s very…it’s very dry | |
y muy cálido. | and very warm. | |
Y todos los soldados | And all the soldiers | |
que teníamos | that we had | |
en ese tiempo | at that time | |
eran de lugares muy fríos. | Were from very cold places. | |
Y lo que más nos ayudó, | And what most helped us, | |
bueno, | well, | |
les ayudó al adversario | helped the opponent (adversary) | |
al poder ganar la guerra del Chaco, | to be able to win the Chaco War, | |
fue que nuestros hombres | was that our men | |
no estaban capacitados | Were not prepared (qualified) | |
para soportar | to withstand | |
el clima tan cálido. | the very warm climate. | |
Ellos se deshidrataban | They became dehydrated | |
muy rápido | very quickly | |
y perdimos muchos hombres | and we lost many men | |
más por deshidratacion | More from dehydration | |
que por la guerra | than from the war | |
en sí. | in itself. | |
Así que fue que | So it was that | |
perdimos la parte del Chaco. | we lost the part of Chaco. | |
Tatiana | Bueno después de— | Well after the— |
a pesar de | despite | |
las muchas guerras y | the many wars and | |
de las muchas…de las muchas pruebas | the many…the many trials | |
que ha podido pasar Bolivia, | that Bolivia has passed through, | |
ahora vamos a ver un poquito | now we are going to see a little | |
de cómo está la economía | of how the economy is (what’s the economy like) | |
de Bolivia | of Bolivia | |
y cómo está la presidencia | and how the presidency is | |
de Bolivia. | of Bolivia. | |
Antonina | ¡Ay, ni me hables | Oh, don’t even talk |
de eso! | about that! | |
Nuestro querido presidente. | Our dear president. | |
Es por eso | It’s because of that | |
que estamos aquí nosotras ahora | that we’re here now | |
porque queremos mejorar a | because we want to improve | |
nuestro país. | our country. | |
Queremos que sea mejor | We want it to be better | |
y que—que pueda un día surgir | and that—that one day it may arise | |
porque Bolivia | because Bolivia | |
es un país hermoso. | is a beautiful country. | |
Pero luego los gobernantes— | But then the leaders— | |
como dicen, | as they say, | |
depende quién los gobierne, | it depends who is governing them, | |
así van a ser también las personas | that’s how the people will be | |
que son gobernadas. | that are governed. | |
Tatiana | El presidente de Bolivia | The president of Bolivia |
en este momento | right now (in this moment) | |
es Evo Morales. | is Evo Morales. | |
Evo Morales ha sido electo | Evo Morales has been elected | |
por segunda vez. | for the second time. | |
Lamentablemente, | Unfortunately, | |
la—un sesenta por ciento | the—sixty percent | |
de la población | of the population | |
de Bolivia | of Bolivia | |
es indígena | is indigenous | |
y este, y esta persona | and um, and this person | |
que ha sido escogido | that has been elected (chosen) | |
es un indígena. | is indigenous. | |
Es Evo Morales. | It’s Evo Morales. | |
Él [espera] no tiene… | He [wait] doesn’t have… | |
Antonina | Antes, para aclararles, | First (before), to clear things up, |
un indígena | an indigenous person | |
es una persona | is a person | |
que vive en el campo | that lives in the country | |
que no ha recibido una educación, | that hasn’t received an education, | |
que no ha recibido— | that hasn’t received— | |
que su nivel | that his level | |
de vida es…es bajo. | of life is…is low. | |
No sólo el hecho económicamente, | Not only the fact economically | |
sino también intelectual. | but also intellectually. | |
Antonina | O sea, estamos diciendo | Rather, we are saying |
que nuestro querido presidente | that our dear president | |
no ha terminado | has not finished | |
la secundaria todavía, | high school yet, | |
y el nivel | and the level | |
que él tiene | that he has | |
de conocimiento intelectual | of intellectual knowledge | |
es muy poco. | is very low (little). | |
Tatiana | Y se dan cuenta | And you realize |
las…las responsabilidades | the…the responsibilities | |
que tiene un presidente | that a president has | |
son tan grandes | are very great | |
porque tiene que gobernar | because he has to govern | |
a un país. | a country. | |
Él tiene que hacer los tratados | He has to make the treaties | |
de comercio | of business | |
con todos los países | with all of the countries | |
que están a nuestro alrededor. | that are around us. | |
Tiene que hacer | He has to do | |
los eventos. | the events. | |
Tiene que saber | He has to know | |
qué es lo…qué es lo bueno | what is…what is good | |
para nuestro país. | for our country. | |
Cuáles son las ventajas | What are the advantages | |
que tenemos para exportar | that we have to export | |
o las cosas | or the things | |
que tenemos | that we have | |
para importar. | to import. | |
Pero lamentablemente, | But unfortunately, | |
por el estudio | because of the study | |
que él ha tenido, | that he has had, | |
tal vez él no conoce | perhaps he’s not familiar with (doesn’t know) | |
muchas de esas cosas. | many of these things. | |
Y él se apoya | And he leans | |
en otras personas | on other people | |
que las cuales pueden hacer | that can do | |
un poco de bien | a little good | |
en nuestro país. | in our country. | |
Pero más quieren | But mostly they want | |
un bien para ellos mismos. | good for themselves. | |
Antonina | Como, por ejemplo, | Like, for example, |
Hugo Chávez. | Hugo Chavez. | |
Ahora están, | Right now they are | |
muy aliados | very close | |
con Hugo Chávez, | with Hugo Chavez, | |
y el presidente | and the president | |
de Cuba, | from Cuba, | |
Fidel Castro. | Fidel Castro. | |
Ellos están tratando de volver a Bolivia | They are trying to change Bolivia | |
a un—en un país comunista. | to a—into a Communist country. |
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