Odyssey
A bilingual English story with sentence-by-sentence Spanish translation. Level: BEGINNER (CEFR). Tap any word in the DuoBook reader for an instant translation.
The Odyssey is a very old story from Greece.
La Odisea es una historia muy vieja de Grecia.
A famous writer named Homer wrote this book.
Un escritor famoso llamado Homero escribió este libro.
The protagonist is a king named Odysseus.
El protagonista es un rey llamado Odiseo.
He fights in a big war for ten years.
Él lucha en una guerra grande por diez años.
After the war, Odysseus wants to return home.
Después de la guerra, Odiseo quiere regresar a casa.
His home is on the island of Ithaca.
Su casa está en la isla de Ítaca.
The trip back is very long and dangerous.
El viaje de regreso es muy largo y peligroso.
Odysseus's journey lasts another ten years.
El viaje de Odiseo dura otros diez años.
He faces many problems at sea.
Él enfrenta muchos problemas en el mar.
His friends die during the difficult path.
Sus amigos mueren durante el camino difícil.
In Ithaca, his wife Penelope waits for him.
En Ítaca, su esposa Penélope espera por él.
Many men want to marry Penelope now.
Muchos hombres quieren casarse con Penélope ahora.
Finally, Odysseus arrives at his home successfully.
Finalmente, Odiseo llega a su casa con éxito.
The family reunites after a long time.
La familia se reúne después de mucho tiempo.
Vocabulary (English)
- historia
- story
- escritor
- writer
- guerra
- war
- regresar
- to return
- viaje
- journey/trip
- peligroso
- dangerous
- enfrentar
- to face
- amigos
- friends
- esperar
- to wait
- casarse
- to get married
- finalmente
- finally
- reunirse
- to reunite
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