Day 137: A Veracruz Hotel with an Elevator
At home in Puebla, Hermelinda (A), her daughter Minerva (B) and Minerva's teenage son Jesús (C) are looking online for a hotel for a family trip to Veracruz.
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
Hija, busca un hotel que tenga elevador y alberca. Ya no aguanto escaleras.
Honey, look for a hotel that has an elevator and a pool. I can't handle stairs anymore.
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B
Mire, mamá, este tiene las dos cosas.
Look, Mom, this one has both.
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C
Pero está lejísimos del malecón. ¿Podríamos buscar uno que esté más cerca?
But it's miles from the waterfront. Could we look for one that's closer?
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B
A ver... Este tiene elevador y da al malecón, pero no tiene alberca.
Let's see... This one has an elevator and looks out onto the waterfront, but there's no pool.
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A
¿Y para qué quiero alberca, si tengo el mar enfrente?
And what do I want a pool for, when I've got the sea right in front of me?
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