How the word "el alba" is translated into English
Salimos del hotel al alba para llegar a la cima antes que nadie.
[saˈlimoz ðel oˈtel al ˈalβa ˈpaɾa ʎeˈɣaɾ a la ˈθima ˈantes ke ˈnaðje.]
We left the hotel at dawn to reach the summit before anyone else.
¿Has visto alguna vez el alba desde la cubierta de un barco?
[¿ˈaz ˈβisto alˈɣuna ˈβeθ el ˈalβa ˈðezðe la kuˈβjeɾta ðe um ˈbaɾko?]
Have you ever seen the dawn from the deck of a ship?
Los pescadores del pueblo regresan al puerto con las primeras luces del alba.
[los peskaˈðoɾez ðel ˈpweβlo reˈɣɾesan al ˈpweɾto kon las pɾiˈmeɾaz ˈluθez ðel ˈalβa.]
The village fishermen return to port at the first light of dawn.
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