Day 146: The Cousin's Quince Dress Code
At home in Puebla, Marcos (A), a young boy, listens to a voice message from his aunt Viviana about his cousin's quinceañera, her fifteenth birthday party, and passes it on to his father, Raúl (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
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A
Pa, la tÃa Viviana mandó un audio. Dice que nadie puede ir de rosa.
Dad, Aunt Viviana sent a voice message. She says nobody's allowed to wear pink.
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B
Claro, el rosa es para la quinceañera. ¿Qué más dice?
Of course, pink is for the birthday girl. What else does she say?
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A
Pregunta si tienes alguna camisa que no sea la rosa.
She's asking if you have a shirt that isn't the pink one.
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B
Pues me compro una blanca y ya. ¿Algo más?
Then I'll just buy a white one. Anything else?
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A
Dice que salgo en el baile sorpresa. ¡Y yo nunca bailo!
She says I'm in the surprise dance. And I never dance!
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B
Ni modo, mijo. A tu tÃa nadie le dice que no.
Tough luck, son. Nobody says no to your aunt.
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