Day 126: A Kilo of Tortillas, Every Day
In a village in Michoacán, Renata (A), a young girl who is growing up in Chicago, is staying with her grandfather Macario (B).
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
¿Otra vez vas por tortillas, abuelo? ¿No compraste un kilo ayer?
Are you going to get tortillas again, Grandpa? Didn't you buy a kilo yesterday?
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B
Aquà las compramos diario, mija, recién salidas del comal.
Here we buy them every day, sweetie, fresh off the griddle.
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A
En Chicago compramos un paquete para toda la semana.
In Chicago we buy a package for the whole week.
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B
¿De paquete? Pues hoy quiero que vayas tú por ellas.
Packaged ones? Well, today I want you to go and get them yourself.
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A
¿Yo sola? Bueno, pero quiero que me esperes en la puerta.
On my own? All right, but I want you to wait for me at the door.
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B
Aquà te espero. Y si te regalan una tortillita con sal, tráeme una.
I'll wait right here. And if they give you a little tortilla with salt, bring me one.
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