You’ve learned the phrase throughout this week.
Now, you can learn how it’s used in different parts of the Spanish-speaking world.
In today’s audio guide, we’ll show you five ways Camarón que se duerme, se lo lleva la corriente is spoken through different walks of life in different parts of the world.
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🍅 Version 1: The Textbook Spanish: Camarón que se duerme, se lo lleva la corriente.
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🍅 Version 2: The Friendly Spanish: Camarón que se duerme, se lo lleva la corriente, wey.
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🍅 Version 3: The Warning Spanish: Camarón que se duerme... se lo lleva la corriente.
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🍅 Version 4: The Abuela Spanish: Camarón que se duerme, se lo lleva la corriente, mi amor.
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🍅 Version 5: The Argentine Spanish: Camarón que se duerme, se lo lleva la corriente, che.
Version 1: The Textbook Spanish:
Camarón que se duerme, se lo lleva la corriente.
The vibe: Clean and flat. Like reading from a page. Where you would hear it: A Spanish classroom anywhere in the world.
Version 2: The Friendly Spanish:
Camarón que se duerme, se lo lleva la corriente, wey.
The vibe: Light, easy, like a nudge on the shoulder. Where you would hear it: Two friends talking outside a taquería in Mexico City.
Version 3: The Warning Spanish:
Camarón que se duerme... se lo lleva la corriente.
The vibe: Slow and cold. A pause before the point hits. Where you would hear it: A manager in Bogotá telling someone who missed a deadline.
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