Day 101: Feeding the Street Dogs
On a street corner in San Luis Potosí, Matías (A), a young boy, is with his grandmother Guillermina (B), who has fed the street dogs there for years.
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
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A
Abuelita, ¿usted va a seguir trayéndoles croquetas diario?
Grandma, are you going to keep bringing them dog food every day?
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B
Sí, mijo. Una vez dejé de venir, pero volví a empezar.
Yes, honey. I stopped coming once, but I started again.
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A
¿Y por qué volvió?
And why did you come back?
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B
Porque el Canelo se sentaba en mi puerta a esperarme.
Because Canelo used to sit at my door waiting for me.
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A
Con razón ahora vienen más perros que antes. ¡Les contó el Canelo!
No wonder more dogs come now than before. Canelo told them!
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