Thursday, February 5, 2015

Video: Message to young people

 
In this video, Yali Núñez is welcomed on a show and talks about her hopes for millions of young people in Cuba, Mexico, and elsewhere to succeed, and also thanks her mother and father for raising her.  I’m not entirely sure why she is so excited and happy, but I think it has something to do with her being a Cuban citizen and escaping to America.  I picked up on several small points, like the use of pronouns (ti, ustedes), possessive adjectives (mi papa), and vocabulary (pregunta – question).  They’re speaking fast enough that I can’t comprehend most of their words, but sometimes the message is still more or less clear through the use of body language, tone, and emphasis on certain words that I do understand.

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