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Interview 2

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EnglishSpanishSpanish Pronunciation
Officer: Good afternoon Mrs. Cruz, what is the problem?¿Buenas tardes Señora Cruz, cuál es el problema?

(¿BWEHN-ahs TAHR-dehs sehn-NYOH-rah Cruz, KWAHL ehs ehl proh-BLEH-mah?)

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Listen to the Spanish pronunciation of Good afternoon Mrs. Cruz, what is the problem?

EnglishSpanishSpanish Pronunciation
Person interviewed: My daughter, Danielle, did not return from school today. My daughter is missing.Mi hija, Danielle, no regresó de la escuela hoy. Mi hija está perdida.

(mee EE-hah, Danielle, noh reh-greh-SOH deh lah eh-SKWEH-lah ohy. mee EE-lah eh-STAH pehr-DEE-dah.)

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Listen to the Spanish pronunciation of My daughter, Danielle, did not return from school today. My daughter is missing

Officer: I am sorry, please calm down and speak more slowly.Lo siento, por favor cálmese, y hable un poco más despacio.

(PAH-rah ehs-too-dee-AHR)

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Listen to the Spanish pronunciation of I am sorry, please calm down and speak more slowly.

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Officer: Are you sure she didn't go to one of her friend's house to study?¿Está Usted segura que su hija no fue a la casa de una amiga para estudiar?

(¿eh-STAH oo-STEHD seh-GOO-rah kay soo EE-hah noh fweh ah lah KAH-sah deh OO-nah ah-MEE-gah PAH-rah eh-stoo-dee-AHR?)

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Listen to the Spanish pronunciation of Are you sure she didn't go to one of her friend's house to study?

Person Interviewed: Yes, she never goes anywhere without my permission.Sí ella nunca va en ninguna parte sin mi permiso.

(SEE, EH-yah NOON-kah vah ehn neen-GOO-nah PAHR-teh seen mee pehr-MEE-soh.)

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Listen to the Spanish pronunciation of Yes, she never goes anywhere without my permission.

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Officer: Who was the last person to see your daughter?¿Quién fue la última persona que vió a su hija?

(¿kee-EHN fweh lah OOL-tee-mah pehr-SOH-nah kay vee-OH ah soo EE-hah?)

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Listen to the Spanish pronunciation of Who was the last person to see your daughter?

Person Interviewed: I believe it was her teacher, Mr. Cunningham.Creo que fue su maestro, el Señor Cunningham.

(KREH-oh kay fweh soo my-EH-stroh ehl sehn-NYOHR Cunningham.)

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Listen to the Spanish pronunciation of I believe it was her teacher, Mr. Cunningham

Officer: I will speak with him later.Voy a hablar con él más tarde.

(vohy ah ah-BLAHR kohn EHL MAHS TAHR-deh.)

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Listen to the Spanish pronunciation of I will speak with him later.

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Officer: How old is she?¿Cuántos años tiene ella?

(¿KWAHN-tohs, AH-nyohs TEEAY-neh EH-yah?)

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Listen to the Spanish pronunciation of How old is she?

Person Interviewed: She is nine years old.Ella tiene nueve años.

(EH-yah TEEAY-neh NWEH-veh AH-nyohs.)

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Listen to the Spanish pronunciation of She is nine years old.

Officer: Please, I need a complete description of your daughter.Por favor necesito una descripción completa de su hija.

(pohr fah-VOHR neh-seh-SEE-toh OO-nah deh-skreep-see-OHN kohm-PLEH-tah deh soo EE-hah.)

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Listen to the Spanish pronunciation of Please, I need a complete description of your daughter.

EnglishSpanishSpanish Pronunciation
Person interviewed: She is short and slender. She measures four feet and three inches tall, black hair, green eyes. She has a beauty mark near right eye. She also has freckles.Ella es bajita y muy delgada. Ella mide cuatro pies y tres pulgadas, de pelo negro y ojos verdes. Ella tiene un lunar cerca de su ojo derecho. También ella tiene pecas.

(EH-yah ehs bah-HEE-tah ee MOO-ee dehl-GAH-dah. EH-yah MEE-deh KWAH-troh PEE-ehs ee trehs pool-GAH-dahs, deh PEH-loh NEH-groh ee OH-hohs VEHR-dehs. EH-yah TEEAY-neh oon loo-NAHR SEHR-kah deh soo OH-hoh deh-REH-choh. tahm-bee-EHN EH-yah TEEAY-neh PEH-kahs.)

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Listen to the Spanish pronunciation of She is short and slender. She measures four feet and three inches tall, black hair, green eyes. She has a beauty mark near right eye. She also has freckles

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Officer: Anything else?¿Algo más?

(¿AHL-goh MAHS?)

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Listen to the Spanish pronunciation of Anything else

Person Interviewed: Yes, she has a scar on her left knee from a bicycle accident.Sí, ella tiene una cicatriz en su rodilla izquierda debido un accidente con su bicicleta.

(SEE, EH-yah TEEAY-neh OO-nah see-kah-TREES ehn soo roh-DEE-yah ees-kee-EHR-dah deh-BEE-doh oon ahk-see-DEHN-teh kohn soo bee-see-KLEH-tah.)

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Listen to the Spanish pronunciation of Yes, she has a scar on her left knee from a bicycle accident.

Officer: Also, I will need a recent photo of her.También necesito una foto reciente de ella.

(tahm-bee-EHN neh-seh-SEE-toh OO-nah FOH-toh reh-see-EHN-teh deh EH-yah.)

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Listen to the Spanish pronunciation of Also, I will need a recent photo of her.

Person interviewed: That's fine.Está bien.

(eh-STAH BEE-ehn.)

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Listen to the Spanish pronunciation of That's fine.

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Officer: And finally, how was she dressed?¿Y finalmente, cómo estaba vestida?

(¿EE fee-nahl-MEHN-teh, KOH-moh eh-STAH-bah veh-STEE-dah?)

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Listen to the Spanish pronunciation of And finally, how was she dressed?

Person Interviewed: I believe she was wearing a green shirt with white stripes and some blue pants. I don't remember very well. You can ask her teacher.Creo que ella llevaba una camisa verde con rayas blancas y pantalones azules. Yo no me acuerdo muy bien. Usted puede preguntarle a su maestro.

(KREH-oh kay EH-yah yeh-VAH-bah OO-nah kah-MEE-sah VEHR-deh kohn RAH-yahs BLAHN-kahs ee OO-nohs pahn-tah-LOH-nehs ah-SOOL-ehs. yoh noh meh ah-KWEHR-doh MOO-ee BEE-ehn. oo-STEHD PWEH-deh preg-goon-TAHR-leh ah soo my-EH-stroh.)

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Listen to the Spanish pronunciation of I believe she was wearing a green shirt with white stripes and some blue pants. I don't remember very well. You can ask her teacher

Officer: Okay.Está bien.

(eh-STAH BEE-ehn.)

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Listen to the Spanish pronunciation of Also, I will need a recent photo of her.

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