

Ten cuidado con la escalera, es fácil torcerse un tobillo.
[ˈteŋ kwiˈðaðo kon la eskaˈleɾa, es ˈfaθil toɾˈθeɾse un toˈβiʎo.]
Be careful on the stairs, it's easy to twist an ankle.
¿Cómo te torciste la muñeca?
[¿ˈkomo te toɾˈθiste la muˈɲeka?]
How did you sprain your wrist?
Se me torció el clavo al martillarlo.
[se me toɾˈθjo el ˈklaβo al maɾtiˈʎaɾlo.]
The nail bent when I was hammering it.
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