Day 112: Back From Vancouver With Old Slang
In Xalapa, before a party at the house of her friend Yazmín, Michelle (A) lays down some rules for her older brother Luis Ángel (B), who has just come back from five years in Vancouver.
How to study this lesson 3 steps
- Read the situation under the title. It says who is talking and how they know each other, which decides how politely they speak.
- Read the dialogue line by line with its translation, until every line makes sense. Point at (or tap) a Spanish word to see what it means.
- Spend at least 30 minutes listening to native Spanish, for example from the Resources page. It doesn't matter if you don't understand it yet.
Dialogue
Audio recordings are on the way. For now, each lesson is the dialogue with its English translation.
Keys: E hide English · ← → previous / next day · point at a word to see its meaning
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A
Antes de irnos, unas reglas: nada de “YOLO”, nada de “hashtag” y nada de ponerle “lord” o “lady” a quien haga el oso.
Before we go, some rules: no “YOLO,” no “hashtag,” and no calling anyone who embarrasses themselves “Lord” or “Lady” something.
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B
Cuando me fui, era lo máximo. En Vancouver le puse “Lord Papitas” al cuervo que me robaba las papas, y se hizo viral.
When I left, it was all the rage. In Vancouver I named the crow that kept stealing my chips “Lord Papitas,” and it went viral.
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A
Eso ya estaba muerto cuando te fuiste, bro: nadie lo dice desde 2019. Hoy, si alguien hace el ridículo, perdió aura.
That was already dead when you left, bro: nobody's said it since 2019. These days, if someone makes a fool of themselves, they've lost aura.
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B
¿Aura? Suena a limpia del mercado Jáuregui. Si tuviese yo tu edad, me preocuparía más por la ortografía que por el aura.
Aura? Sounds like a spiritual cleansing at the Jáuregui market. If I were your age, I'd worry more about my spelling than my aura.
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A
Tampoco hables así allá. Llegando a la fiesta, saludas de beso a todos. Servidas las pizzas, puedes contar una anécdota de Canadá, una.
And don't talk like that there either. The moment we get to the party, you greet everyone with a kiss. Once the pizzas are served, you may tell one story about Canada. One.
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B
¿Una sola? Ni que hubiese pasado cinco años en Coatepec. ¿Y si me preguntan cómo es la vida allá, qué contesto?
Just one? Anyone would think I'd spent five years in Coatepec. And if they ask me what life's like over there, what do I say?
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A
Contestas que allá también hay chipi chipi y cambias de tema. Y si alguien te dice “chavorruco”, sonríes y no preguntas.
You answer that they get chipi chipi drizzle there too and change the subject. And if anyone calls you a “chavorruco,” an old guy trying to act young, you smile and don't ask.
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B
¿Chavorruco, yo? Si tus amigos supiesen lo que es pasar cinco inviernos sin un tamal decente, me tratarían con más respeto.
A chavorruco, me? If your friends knew what it's like to go five winters without a decent tamal, they'd treat me with more respect.
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A
Espérate, me llegó un mensaje de Yazmín. Ay, no: vieron tu video del cuervo y dicen que “Lord Papitas” es lo más gracioso del año.
Hang on, I've got a message from Yazmín. Oh no: they've seen your video of the crow and they say “Lord Papitas” is the funniest thing this year.
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B
¿Lo ves? Las expresiones son como los pantalones acampanados: basta con esperar a que regresen a la moda. ¿Qué más dice mi público?
See? Expressions are like bell-bottoms: you just have to wait for them to come back into fashion. What else does my public say?
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A
Que si no te llevo, mejor ni me presente. Olvida mis reglas, pues, pero el “YOLO” sí se queda en Canadá.
That if I don't bring you, I shouldn't bother showing up. Forget my rules, then, but “YOLO” stays in Canada.
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B
Concluida la cátedra, hermanita, permíteme una última expresión antes de partir: YOLO.
The lecture concluded, little sister, allow me one last expression before we depart: YOLO.
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