# A0037: The Baby Is Sleeping
### Introduction

Sh! Don't make that much noise when reading this! And don't miss Liliana and JP talking about babys, prohibitive commands, and kids in general. And don't forget to listen for the keyword: ruido – the noise.
* related SpanishPod lessons: A0013: Doing the laundry, A0033: It's expensive, A0035: Is anyone in there?
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### Dialogue

    hombre:¡Sh! ¡No hagas ruido! mujer:¿Por qué? hombre:El bebé está dormido. mujer:¡No te preocupes!

### Dialogue with Translation

    hombre:¡Sh!¡No hagas ruido! shnot(you) makenoise man:Sh! Don't make noise!
    mujer:¿Por qué? why woman:Why?
    hombre:Elbebéestádormido. thebabyissleeping man:The baby is sleeping.
    mujer:¡Notepreocupes! noyourselfworry woman:Don't worry.

### Vocabulary for Dialogue

    el hombrenoun (masculine)the man la mujernoun (feminine)the woman noadverbnot hacerverb (infinitive)to make ¡(tú) no hagas!verb (negative imperative)(you) don't make! (informal, singular) el ruidonoun (masculine)the noise ¿por qué?adverbwhy? el bebé/la bebénoun (m./f.)the baby estarverb (infinitive)to be (él/ella) estáverb (present tense)he/she(/it) is dormirverb (infinitive)to sleep dormido/dormidaadjective (m./f.)asleep sereflexive pronounoneself preocuparseverb (infinitive)to worry (oneself) tereflexive pronounyourself ¡(tú) no te preocupes!verb (negative imperative)(you) don't worry (yourself)!

### Vocabulary for Audio Lesson

    el silencionoun (masculine)the silence suaveadjective (m./f.)soft el niño/la niñanoun (m./f.)the child los niños/las niñasnoun (plural, m./f.)the children el chico/la chicanoun (m./f.)the boy/the girl los chicos/las chicasnoun (plural, m./f.)the kids/the girls el pequeño/la pequeñanoun (m./f.)the little one los pequeños/las pequeñasnoun (plural, m./f.)the little ones el mocoso/la mocosanoun (m./f.)the snotty one los mocosos/las mocosasnoun (plural, m./f.)the snotty ones el chilpayate/la chilpayatanoun (m./f.)the little child (Mexican) el escuincle/la escuinclanoun (m./f.)the skinny dog (Aztec) los/las escuinclesnoun (plural, m./f.)the skinny dogs (Aztec) ¿dónde?adverbwhere? (ellos/ellas) estánverb (present tense)they are ¿Dónde están los escuincles?phraseWhere are the little dogs? hasta luegophrasesee you later

### More Vocabulary

This section includes grammatically related words. Some of them are required by the exercise Dialogue Recast.
| hacer | infinitive | to make |
| ¡(tú) no hagas! | negative imperative | (you) don't make! (informal, singular) |
| ¡(usted) no haga! | | (you) don't make! (formal, singular) |
| ¡(nosotros/-as) no hagamos! | | (let's) don't make! (m./f.) |
| ¡(vosotros/-as) no hagáis! | | (you) don't make! (informal, plural) |
| ¡(ustedes) no hagan! | | (you) don't make! (formal, plural) |
| estar | infinitive | to be |
| (yo) estoy | present tense | I am |
| (tú) estás | | you are (informal, singular) |
| (él/ella) está | | he/she(/it) is |
| (usted) está | | you are (formal, singular) |
| (nosotros/-as) estamos | | we are (m./f.) |
| (vosotros/-as) estáis | | you are (informal, plural, m./f.) |
| (ellos/ellas) están | | they are (m./f.) |
| (ustedes) están | | you are (formal, plural) |
| me | reflexive pronoun | myself |
| te | | yourself (informal, singular) |
| se | | himself/herself(/itself) |
| se | | yourself (formal, singular) |
| nos | | ourselves, each other |
| os | | yourselves, each other (informal, plural) |
| se | | themselves, each other |
| se | | yourselves, each other (formal, plural) |
| preocuparse | infinitive | to worry (oneself) |
| ¡(tú) no te preocupes! | negative imperative | (you) don't worry (yourself)! (informal, singular) |
| ¡(usted) no se preocupe! | | (you) don't worry! (formal, singular) |
| ¡(nosotros/-as) no nos preocupemos! | | (let's) don't worry! (m./f.) |
| ¡(vosotros/-as) no os preocupéis! | | (you) don't worry! (informal, plural) |
| ¡(ustedes) no se preocupen! | | (you) don't worry! (formal, plural) |

### Exercises
#### Dialogue Translation

Cover the right column, translate from Spanish to English and uncover the right column line by line to check your answers. If possible, read the Spanish sentences aloud.
    ¡Sh! ¡No hagas ruido! Sh! Don't make noise! ¿Por qué? Why? El bebé está dormido. The baby is sleeping. ¡No te preocupes! Don't worry.

#### Dialogue Recall

Now translate from English to Spanish. Remember to say the Spanish sentences aloud.
    Sh! Don't make noise! ¡Sh! ¡No hagas ruido! Why? ¿Por qué? The baby is sleeping. El bebé está dormido. Don't worry. ¡No te preocupes!

#### Dialogue Remix

Translate this variant of the dialogue from English to Spanish.
    Is the baby asleep? ¿El bebé está dormido? No, it's not asleep. No, no está dormido. Why not? ¿Por qué no? Because of (= por) the noise. ¡Por el ruido! Don't make noise! ¡No hagas ruido! Don't worry! The baby is asleep. ¡No te preocupes! El bebé está dormido.

#### Dialogue Recast

This translation exercise requires some of the words from the More Vocabulary section.
    Sh! Don't make noise! (formal) ¡Sh! ¡No haga ruido! Why? ¿Por qué? The babys are sleeping. Los bebés están dormidos. Don't worry. (formal) ¡No se preocupe!

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* “Image:Baby feet.jpg” by Doreen Dotto (GNU Free Documentation License)
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