2. Si es posible, desactiva los subtítulos en español. Si no logras entender el diálogo, activa la opción "CC" (Closed Caption) en tu televisor para ver los subtítulos en inglés.

3. Intenta mirar capítulos de series que hayas visto. Dado que ya conoces la trama, podrás concentrarte más en el vocabulario y las expresiones usadas en las conversaciones.

4. Repite las frases que escuchas y si no entiendes algo, utiliza un diccionario.

5. Presta atención a la pronunciación y la entonación. De esta forma, entrenarás el oído para identificar las palabras y los diversos acentos, lo cual te ayudará a mejorar tu comprensión del inglés.

From the episode 'The Children'

STANNIS: You're the King Beyond the Wall. Do you know who I am?
MANCE: Never had the pleasure.
DAVOS: This is Stannis Baratheon, the one true king of the Seven Kingdoms.
MANCE: We're not in the Seven Kingdoms. And you're not dressed for this weather.
STANNIS: It is customary to kneel when surrendering to a king.
MANCE: We do not kneel.
STANNIS: I'll have thousands of your men in chains by nightfall. I've got nowhere to put them. I've got nothing to feed them.

King	Rey. Otros títulos de la realeza son: Queen (Reina), Prince  (Príncipe), Princess (Princesa).
beyond	más allá de
wall	muro
to have the pleasure	tener el placer
true	verdadero
kingdom	reino
to be dressed	estar vestido. Para aprender las prendas de vestir, ver Clothes.
weather	clima. Para aprender a hablar del clima, ver Weather.
customary	usual, habitual. Custom significa hábito, costumbre.
to kneel	arrodillarse
to surrender to somebody	rendirse ante alguien
chain	cadena
nightfall	anochecer
nowhere	ningún lugar
to feed somebody	alimentar a alguien

FENNESZ: Before you freed me, I belonged to Master Mighdal. I was tutor to his children, I taught them languages and history. They know a great deal about your family because of me. Little Calla is only seven, but she admires you very much.
DANY: I hope I prove worthy of her admiration. What can I do for you?
FENNESZ: When you took the city, the children begged me not to leave the house, but Master Migdhal and I agreed that I must. So I lost my home. Now I live on the streets.
DANY: I've outfitted mess halls to feed all former slaves, and barracks to shelter them.
FENNESZ: I do not mean to offend you, Your Grace, but these places... I went to one, for three nights. The young prey on the old, take what they want and beat us if we resist. I'd rather take my chances on the street.

to free somebody	liberar a alguien
to belong to somebody	pertenecer a alguien
Master	En este caso, se refiere al dueño de los esclavos. Equivale al español "amo".
tutor	tutor
to teach somebody something	enseñar algo a alguien
a great deal	muchísimo
to prove	demostrar, probar que
worthy	digno, merecedor
to beg somebody to do something	rogar a alguien que haga algo
to leave	dejar. Las formas del pasado son left, left.
to agree	ponerse de acuerdo
to lose	perder. Las formas del pasado son lost, lost.
home	hogar
on the streets	en las calles
to outfit something	equipar algo
mess hall	comedor
former	antiguo
slave	esclavo
barrack	barraca
to shelter somebody	proteger a alguien
Your Grace	Tratamiento de cortesía, equivale al español "Su Excelencia".
to prey on somebody	asediar a alguien, acosar a alguien
to beat somebody	golpear a alguien
to take one's chances	correr el riesgo

 

DANY: What is it that you want from me?
FENNESZ: Your Grace, I ask that you let me sell myself back to Master Mighdal. 
DANY: You want to return to a man who owned you, like a goat or a chair?
FENNESZ: Please, Your Grace. The young may rejoice in the new world you have built for them, but for those of us too old to change, there is only fear and squalor. I am not alone. There are many outside, waiting to beg the same of you.
DANY: I did not take this city to preside over the injustice I've fought to destroy. I took it to bring people freedom. But freedom means making your own choices. I will allow you to sign a contract with your former master. It may not cover a period longer than a year.
FENNESZ: Thank you, Your Grace. Thank you.

to sell something	vender algo
to own something	poseer algo, ser dueño de algo
goat	cabra
to rejoice in something	regocijarse en algo, alegrarse por algo. Notar el uso de la preposición in.
too	demasiado. Para aprender más, ver Too / Enough.
fear	temor, miedo
squalor	miseria
alone	solo
to beg something of somebody	rogar, pedir algo a alguien
to preside	presidir
freedom	libertad
to make your own choices	tomar tus propias decisiones
longer	más largo. Para aprender a hacer comparaciones, ver Comparatives and Superlatives.

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