Coco – Día de Muertos
Step 1: Vocabulary
Meet the key words used in this clip. Mark the ones you already know to focus on the new ones.
- Ccursed
having bad luck, being unlucky
- Ccount one's blessings
be thankful for the good things you have
- Bbanish/ˈbænɪʃ/C1
đày
In this lesson: remove or stop something completely
- Pprovide for
take care of someone with money, food, a home, etc.
roll up one's sleevesget ready to work hard
fireworks/ˈfaɪərwɜːrks/A2pháo hoa
In this lesson: colorful explosions used for celebration
- Ssparkly
bright and shiny
son-in-law/ˈsʌnɪnˌlɔː/B1con rể
In this lesson: your daughter’s husband
- Gget roped in
be made to join or help with something
- Ttear (s/t) apart
separate (something), destroy (something)
- Hhold (s/t) together
keep (something) united
- Aancestors
family members from long ago
ofrendaan altar (table) for remembering the dead (Spanish)
- Sspirits
the souls of people who have died
- Ccross over
move from the spirit world to the living world
- Sset out/ˈsɛt‿aʊt/B2
khởi hành
In this lesson: place things in preparation
- Mmi hijo
my son (Spanish)
- Ssneak off
leave quietly or secretly
- DDios mío
my God (Spanish)
- Bbe better off
be in a better situation
Tip: Knowing the words before you listen makes the clip far easier to follow.
