Raising a Teenager in Spain
Talk about your teenager with friends and negotiate curfews and rules at home in Spanish.
Spanish teenagers go out late: summer fiestas del barrio or del pueblo run past midnight, and the curfew debate (la hora de llegar) is a classic family fight. Parents vent to friends over a café and use tú with their kids, who use tú back. The cards follow a mother venting to a friend, then negotiating a Saturday night out with her fifteen-year-old.
- 1
Mi hija ya tiene quince años.
My daughter's fifteen now.
- 2
Ha cambiado muchísimo este año.
She's changed so much this year.
- 3
Se pasa el día pegada al móvil.
She spends all day glued to her phone.
- 4
Ya no me cuenta nada.
She doesn't tell me anything anymore.
- 5
Es la edad, ya se le pasará.
It's just her age, it'll pass.
- 6
Tú eras igual a su edad.
You were exactly the same at her age.
- 7
¿Puedo salir con mis amigas el sábado?
Can I go out with my friends on Saturday?
- 8
¿A qué hora tienes que estar en casa?
What time do you have to be home?
- 9
A todas las dejan hasta las dos.
All the other girls are allowed out till two.
- 10
Me da igual lo que hagan los demás.
I don't care what everyone else does.
- 11
¡Nunca me dejas hacer nada!
You never let me do anything!
- 12
No me hables en ese tono.
Don't talk to me in that tone.
- 13
Mándame un mensaje cuando llegues.
Text me when you get there.
- 14
¿Con quién vas a estar?
Who are you going to be with?
- 15
Ya no soy una cría.
I'm not a little kid anymore.
- 16
Vamos a hacer un trato.
Let's make a deal.
- 17
Si llegas tarde, el finde que viene te quedas sin salir.
If you're late, you're grounded next weekend.
- 18
Tiene exámenes y no da golpe.
She's got exams and she's not doing a thing.
- 19
Intento no estar encima de ella todo el rato.
I try not to be on her back all the time.
- 20
Confía un poco en mí, mamá.
Trust me a bit, Mum.