Day 4: Decoding His Daughter's Slang
In line at the civil registry in Monterrey, Arturo (A), a man in his fifties, asks AnahĂ (B), the young woman behind him, for help with a message his daughter has sent to the family WhatsApp group.
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
Disculpe, señorita, ¿me ayuda con un mensaje que mi hija mandó al grupo de la familia? Viene en otro idioma, y eso que es español.
Excuse me, miss, could you help me with a message my daughter sent to the family group? It's in another language, and it's meant to be Spanish.
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B
A ver, présteme. “Neta, el jefe ya tiene más rizz que yo, qué cringe”.
Let's see, hand it over. “Honestly, the boss has got more rizz than me now, so cringe.”
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A
ÂżSu jefe? Ya decĂa yo, ese licenciado anda presumiendo carro nuevo cada seis meses.
Her boss? I knew it, that boss of hers goes around showing off a new car every six months.
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B
Rizz es labia para ligar, cringe es pena ajena, y ojo: en idioma de hija, el jefe es el papá.
Rizz is the gift of gab for flirting, cringe is secondhand embarrassment, and watch out: in daughter-speak, the boss is the dad.
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A
ÂżEl papá? Pues sĂ, ando saliendo con una señora del zumba, pero en la casa nadie sabe.
The dad? Well, yes, I'm seeing a lady from Zumba, but nobody at home knows.
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B
FĂjese que sĂ saben: “Y viene diciendo desde enero que va al Registro Civil por un acta, ajá”.
Actually, they do know: “And he's been saying since January that he's going to the civil registry for a certificate, yeah, right.”
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A
ÂżCĂłmo se enterĂł? Sea como fuere, sĂ, vengo a apartar fecha para la boda y pensaba decĂrselo el domingo.
How did she find out? Be that as it may, yes, I'm here to book a date for the wedding, and I was going to tell her on Sunday.
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B
Las hijas siempre saben. Al final dice: “Ojalá se case con ella, los shippeo”, o sea, que los apoya.
Daughters always know. At the end it says: “I hope he marries her, I ship them,” which means she's rooting for you both.
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A
Pues ni modo, hay que actualizarse: el domingo le contesto que su jefe tiene rizz de sobra.
Well, I'll just have to keep up with the times: on Sunday I'll reply that her boss has got rizz to spare.
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B
Ay, no, señor, eso sĂ le darĂa cringe de por vida. Mejor pĂdale que sea su testigo.
Oh no, sir, that really would make her cringe for life. Better ask her to be your witness.
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