chiquitita: very young/small
aprendi: I learned [aprender]
playa: beach
me gusto: made me happy [gustar]
piscina: swimming pool
espere: wait, command form [esperar]
anteojos: glasses
tendría: I probably was/had [conditional of tener]
tranquilita: very calmly, diminutive of tranquila
me meto: I dive in
el mar: the sea
embravecido: fierce, angry
tirando: to pull [tirar]
asustar: to become frightened
ándate: come on, move it, literally-to walk [command form of andar]
de momento: in the moment
me levanto: I get up [levantarme]
respirar: to breathe
grandota: augmentative of “grande”
me cogió: it grabbed me [coger-has vulgar connotations in some regions
me di una vuelta: I filped over
me ahogo: I’m going to drown [ahogarse]
como si yo estuviera: as if I were [past subjuntive of estar]
me recuerdo: I remember
pensé: I began to think [pensar]
monga: limp
poquito: diminutive of poco
fui flotando: I began floating [flotar]
pulmones: lungs
estallar: to burst
sal….interrupted thought, probably salí [salir]
pude: I finally managed to
llorando: crying [llorar]
histérica: hysterical
adonde mi mamá: to where my mom was
por poco: almost
ha sido: has been
susto” fright
El Condado: beach in Puerto Rico
se ha ahogado: have drowned