Day 81: An Influencer Slams Our Coffee
Near midnight in Coatepec, Veracruz, Saúl (A) and Orlando (B), close friends who sell coffee from Saúl's family farm online, find a food influencer's video blaming their coffee for his stomachache.
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.
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A
¿Ya viste? Un influencer, cuyo video ya lleva doscientas mil vistas, jura que nuestro café le dio retortijones.
Have you seen it? An influencer, whose video has already had two hundred thousand views, swears our coffee gave him stomach cramps.
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B
Sí, y van como mil comentarios, lo cual me tiene sin dormir. Tenemos que disculparnos antes de que esto crezca.
Yes, and there are about a thousand comments already, which is keeping me awake. We need to apologize before this grows.
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A
¿Disculparnos de qué? No hay un solo cliente que se haya quejado en seis años. Contestemos con datos y tantito sarcasmo.
Apologize for what? There isn't a single customer who's complained in six years. Let's answer with facts and a touch of sarcasm.
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B
Con sarcasmo nos hunden, Saúl. Pelearse con un influencer es perder aunque tengas razón, y de esta marca vive tu familia.
Sarcasm will sink us, Saúl. Picking a fight with an influencer means losing even when you're right, and your family lives off this brand.
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A
¿Y pedir perdón por algo que no hicimos? Mi abuelo, cuya finca lleva ochenta años dando café, se revolcaría en su tumba.
And say sorry for something we didn't do? My grandfather, whose farm has been growing coffee for eighty years, would be turning in his grave.
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B
Tampoco se trata de eso. Espérate, regrésale tantito: en el segundo cuarenta dice que se tomó cinco tazas en ayunas.
It's not about that either. Hang on, go back a bit: at forty seconds he says he drank five cups on an empty stomach.
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A
¡No manches! ¿Cinco tazas de café de altura sin desayunar? No hay estómago que aguante eso.
No way! Five cups of high-grown coffee without breakfast? There's no stomach that could take that.
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B
Pues ahí está el comunicado: lamentamos su malestar, le deseamos pronta recuperación y recordamos que el café se disfruta con medida.
Well, there's our statement: we're sorry he's unwell, we wish him a speedy recovery and we remind everyone that coffee is best enjoyed in moderation.
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A
Y cerramos así: “Si gusta probarlo en cantidades humanas, y ya desayunado, lo esperamos en la finca”.
And we finish like this: “Should you care to try it in human quantities, and after breakfast, we look forward to seeing you at the farm.”
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B
“Cantidades humanas” se queda; “desayunado”, no. Que lo descubran los comentarios: nada convence tanto como lo que uno descubre solo.
“Human quantities” stays; “after breakfast” goes. Let the comments work it out: nothing convinces people like what they find out for themselves.
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A
Sale, aunque me duele no contestarle con un meme. ¿Lo publicamos ya o lo consultamos con la almohada?
Fine, although it hurts not to answer him with a meme. Do we post it now or sleep on it?
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B
A las siete, cuando el algoritmo desayuna. Y tú, a dormir: llevas tres tazas desde las diez y ya tienes cara de retortijón.
At seven, when the algorithm has its breakfast. And you, off to bed: you've had three cups since ten and you're already looking queasy yourself.
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