Day 112: A Bad Back from Garrafones
At a doctor's office in Querétaro, Vianey (A), a young woman, sees Dr. Efraín Olvera (B) about her back.
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
Doctor, me duele mucho la espalda desde el sábado.
Doctor, my back has been really hurting since Saturday.
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B
A ver, ¿hizo algún esfuerzo? ¿Cargó algo pesado últimamente?
Let's see, have you strained yourself? Have you lifted anything heavy lately?
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A
Lo que pasa es que subo los garrafones hasta el cuarto piso.
The thing is, I carry the big water jugs up to the fifth floor.
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B
¿Usted sola? ¿Y el señor del agua no se los sube?
On your own? And doesn't the water man take them up for you?
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A
Normalmente los deja abajo. ¿A poco le toca subirlos?
He normally leaves them downstairs. You mean it's his job to take them up?
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B
Claro que le toca. Pídaselo, y lo que se ahorre en pomadas, déselo de propina.
Of course it is. Ask him, and whatever you save on ointments, give him as a tip.
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