Day 119: A Tanda Notebook on Line 2
On Line 2 of the Mexico City Metro, Evaristo (A), a retired man, sees Sabrina (B), a young woman, writing names in a notebook (a tanda is a savings circle where each member takes the whole pot in turn).
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
Perdone, señorita, ¿esa lista que está haciendo es de una tanda?
Excuse me, miss, is that list you're making for a tanda?
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B
Sí, con las compañeras de la oficina. Solemos pagar cada quincena.
Yes, with the girls from the office. We usually pay in every two weeks.
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A
Con una tanda compré la tele en la que vi el Mundial del 70.
I bought the TV I watched the 1970 World Cup on with a tanda.
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B
¡Ay, qué bonito! ¿Y quién la organizaba?
Oh, how nice! And who ran it?
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A
La muchacha con la que me casé al año. ¡Qué buena tanda!
The girl I married a year later. What a tanda that was!
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