Day 139: No Voice After the Final
At a clinic in Monterrey, Noemí (A), a young fan of Rayados, one of the city's two big soccer teams, sees Dr. Leopoldo Garza (B) the day after the final.
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
Doctor, casi no tengo voz. Me la pasé gritando en la final.
Doctor, I've almost lost my voice. I spent the whole final shouting.
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B
A ver, abra la boca. Uy, trae la garganta muy irritada.
Let's see, open your mouth. Ooh, your throat's very red and sore.
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A
¿Y qué se toma para eso? ¿Algún jarabe?
And what do you take for that? Some kind of syrup?
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B
Nada. El único remedio es no hablar con nadie en tres días.
Nothing. The only cure is not talking to anyone for three days.
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A
¿Ni por teléfono? Mi mamá me marca diario.
Not even on the phone? My mom calls me every day.
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B
Ni por teléfono. Y en el próximo partido, se aplaude, no se grita.
Not even on the phone. And at the next game, you clap, you don't shout.
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