Day 104: Dinner at Six in San Antonio
On the drive home to Monterrey after visiting cousins in San Antonio, Texas, Hugo (A), a young boy, asks his father, Ismael (B), about something that surprised him.
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
Papá, ¿por qué mis primos cenan a las seis?
Dad, why do my cousins have dinner at six?
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B
Allá asà es la costumbre, mijo, y hay que respetarla.
That's the custom there, son, and we have to respect it.
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A
¡Pero a las diez ya tenÃa hambre!
But by ten I was already hungry!
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B
Yo también, fÃjate. Me comà unas galletas a escondidas.
So was I, believe it or not. I ate some cookies on the sly.
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A
¡Papá! Ojalá que mi tÃa no se dé cuenta.
Dad! I hope my aunt doesn't notice.
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B
Por si las dudas, quiero que le mandes un mensajito para agradecerle todo.
Just in case, I want you to send her a nice message to thank her for everything.
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