Day 132: Mom's Job Ads and the Zoo
At dinner in Morelia, Bárbara (A) and her husband Jaime (B) look through job ads for her, while their young daughter Antonia (C) listens.
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
Ahora que Antonia va a la primaria, quiero volver a trabajar.
Now that Antonia's in elementary school, I want to go back to work.
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B
A ver. Este es por las mañanas, pero pagan poquito.
Let's see. This one's in the mornings, but they pay next to nothing.
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A
Mira esta vacante: contadora en el zoológico, y pagan bien.
Look at this opening: an accountant at the zoo, and the pay's good.
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C
¿En el zoológico? ¿Vas a ver a los leones diario?
At the zoo? Are you going to see the lions every day?
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B
Lo que va a ver son facturas, mija, no leones.
What she's going to see is invoices, sweetheart, not lions.
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C
Pues para mí, ese es el mejor. Y los sábados me llevas.
Well, I think that one's the best. And you can take me on Saturdays.
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