Day 11: Mole Negro or Coloradito?
At a small restaurant in Oaxaca City, Emilio (A) and his girlfriend Samara (B) can't choose between two moles, the dark mole negro and the red coloradito, so they ask the owner, Braulio (C).
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
Oye, ¿cuál pedimos, el negro o el coloradito?
Hey, which one should we get, the black one or the coloradito?
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B
Ni idea. Disculpe, ¿cuál está más rico?
No idea. Excuse me, which one tastes better?
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C
El negro, sin duda. La receta no es mÃa, es de mi mamá.
The black one, no question. The recipe isn't mine, it's my mom's.
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A
¿Es muy picoso? Ella aguanta más chile que yo.
Is it very hot? She can take more chili than I can.
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C
Poquito. Y también hay que probar la tlayuda.
Just a little. And you've also got to try the tlayuda.
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