http://www.readtheory.org. UKULELE
It comes from Hawaii.
Viene desde Hawaii.
After a while, my friends started to ask me to play.
Tiempo después, mis amigos empezaron a pedirme que tocara.
It has four strings.
Tiene cuatro cuerdas.
At first, I did not know how to play.
A primero, yo no sabía como tocar.
The ukulele looks like a small guitar.
El ukulele se parece a una pequeña guitarra.
Then the ship's captain asked me to play every night! It was pretty cool.
Entonces el capitán del barco me pidió que tocara todas las noches! Que era muy bueno.
Reporter: That's a nice story.
Esa es una agradable historia.
That's the best way to get better. Practice.
Ese es el mejor camino a mejorar. Practica.
It is made of wood.
Esta hecha de madera.
There are four people in our band.
Hay cuatro personas en nuestra banda.
There is a guitar player, a drum player, a piano player, and me.
Hay un guitarrista, un baterista, un pianista, y yo.
People come to hear me play.
La gente venia a escucharme tocar.
We didn't have any music.
No teníamos ninguna musica.
But my had my ukulele.
Pero tenía mi ukulele.
But you don't live on the ship anymore.
Pero usted no vive en el barco más.
But I kept practicing.
Pero yo me mantuve practicando.
Reporter: what is your favorite thing about playing in a band?
Reportero: Cual es su cosa favorita sobre tocar en una banda?
Reporter: What instrument do you play?
Reportero: Qué instrumento usted toca?
Reporter: Do you have any advice for a new musician?
Reportero: Tiene algún consejo para un nuevo músico?
Reporter: How did you get started?
Reportero: Usted como empezó?
Robert Calloway is a musician. In this passage, a reporter asks him about his job.
Robert Calloway es un músico. En este pasaje, un reportero le pregunta sobre su trabajo.
Robert Calloway: Nobody knows how to play right away. It takes practice.
Robert Calloway: Nadi sabe como tocar inmediatamente. Toma practica.
Robert Calloway: Spending time with my friends. I love playing music with them.
Robert Calloway: Pasando el tiempo con mis amigos. Amo tocar musica con ellos.
Robert Calloway: I started when I was in the Navy.
Robert Calloway: Yo empece cuando estaba en la Marina.
Robert Calloway: I play the Ukulele (pronounced yoo-ka-LAY-lee).
Robert Calloway: Yo toco el Ukulele (pronunciado yoo-ka-LAY-lee).
Robert Calloway: I play in a band. It is small.
Robert Calloway: Yo toco en una banda. Es pequeña.
Where do you play now?
Usted donde toca ahora?
I lived on a ship
Vivia en un barco.
I was pretty bad.
Yo era bastante malo.
I practiced alone in my room.
Yo practicaba solo en mi habitación.
I played for the people on my ship.
Yo tocaba para la gente de mi barco.