Day 127: Six Hours Late in Cancún
At a store in the Cancún airport, Marcelo (A), a young man on his way home to Mexico City, asks the salesclerk, Silvia (B), for a travel pillow.
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
Disculpe, ¿cuál es la almohada de viaje más cómoda que tiene?
Excuse me, which is the most comfortable travel pillow you have?
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B
Esta gris, joven. Es la que más se vende.
This gray one. It's the one that sells best.
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A
Me la llevo. Mi vuelo se retrasó seis horas.
I'll take it. My flight's been delayed six hours.
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B
¡Seis horas! Le tocó el peor retraso del día.
Six hours! You got the worst delay of the day.
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A
Y ya casi no tengo batería. ¿Cuál es el cargador más barato?
And my battery's nearly dead. Which is the cheapest charger?
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B
Este, de 350 pesos. Pero junto a la puerta 10 se puede cargar gratis.
This one, at 350 pesos. But you can charge your phone for free next to gate 10.
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