Day 105: Sick During the Math Test
At home in Durango, Sonia (A) sees her young son Joel (B) come in from school looking miserable.
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
¿Por qué traes esa cara, Joel? ¿Qué pasó?
Why the long face, Joel? What happened?
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B
Estaba haciendo el examen de matemáticas cuando me empezó a doler la panza.
I was doing my math test when my tummy started hurting.
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A
¡Ay, mi amor! ¿Y alcanzaste a terminarlo?
Oh, sweetheart! And did you manage to finish it?
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B
No. Y la maestra pensó que era mentira.
No. And the teacher thought I was making it up.
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A
No te preocupes. Mañana hablaré con ella, y seguro podrás repetirlo.
Don't worry. I'll talk to her tomorrow, and I'm sure you'll be able to retake it.
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B
¿Repetirlo? Mejor no le digas nada, ma.
Retake it? Better not say anything to her, Mom.
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