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| Banarse (tilde over the "n") |
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| Sentarse (first e --> ie) |
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| Despertarse (second e --> ie) |
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| To Entertain / To Have Fun |
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| Divertirse (first e --> ie) |
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| Cortarse Las Unas (tilde over the "n" in "unas") |
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| Miguel se bana (tilde over the "n") |
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| Yo deber ponerse las zapatillas |
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- Yo debo ponerme las zapatillas
- Yo me debo poner las zapatillas
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| You take a shower after getting up |
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| Tu te duchas despues de levantarte. |
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| I brush my teeth before going to bed |
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| Yo me cepillo antes de acostarme |
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| Who celebrates quinceaneras? Why? |
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| Fifteen year old Latina girls celebrate them to commemorate their changing from girls to young ladies. |
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| Who are the damas and chambalanes? How many are there? |
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| Damas- maids of honor. Chambalanes- male escorts for maids of honor. There are seven of each, fourteen in all. When they are combined with the quinceanera, there is fifteen since this is the girl's fifteenth birthday party |
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| What are the three parts of the quinceanera reception? |
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| The three parts of a quinceanera are a mass, reception and dance. |
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| What article of clothing does the quinceanera change during the reception? Why? |
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| She goes from flat shoes to high heels because they represent her transformation from a little girl to a young lady. |
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| What is the significance of the last doll? |
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| Used to represent the last part of the girl's childhood and to show that she is now a young woman. |
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| What is the significance of the tiara? |
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| Used to show that the girl is moving on into the challenges of adulthood. |
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| What is the significance of the scepter? |
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| Used to represent the girl's new authority over her own life. |
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