La narradora cuenta la historia con mucha naturalidad, y el diálogo entre las hermanas suena real.

The female narrator tells the story very naturally, and the dialogue between the sisters sounds real.

Breakdown of La narradora cuenta la historia con mucha naturalidad, y el diálogo entre las hermanas suena real.

• con: with
• y: and
• la historia: the story
• mucho: much

Questions & Answers about La narradora cuenta la historia con mucha naturalidad, y el diálogo entre las hermanas suena real.

Why is cuenta used here instead of dice?

Because contar is the usual verb for telling a story.

• contar una historia = to tell a story
• decir = to say

So:

• La narradora cuenta la historia = the narrator tells the story
• La narradora dice la historia would sound unnatural in most contexts

Spanish often uses contar for stories, jokes, anecdotes, and events.

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Why does it say la narradora and not el narrador?

Narradora is the feminine form of narrador.

• el narrador = the male narrator
• la narradora = the female narrator

Spanish usually marks the gender of people with nouns like this:

• profesor / profesora
• escritor / escritora
• narrador / narradora

So this sentence tells you that the narrator is female.

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Why is there an article in la historia and el diálogo?