Day 150: Friday Off for the Last Exam
At a bank branch in Mexico City, Rodrigo (A), a young employee who is finishing his university degree, asks his manager, Néstor (B), for a favor.
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
Audio recordings are on the way. For now, each lesson is the dialogue with its English translation.
Keys: E hide English · ← → previous / next day · point at a word to see its meaning
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A
Licenciado, ¿me podría dar permiso el viernes? Presento mi último examen de la carrera.
Excuse me, could I have Friday off? I'm taking the last exam of my degree.
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B
Claro. Con lo callado que andas, estarás nerviosísimo.
Of course. You've been so quiet, you must be really nervous.
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A
La verdad, sí. Pensaba estudiar toda la noche del jueves.
To be honest, yes. I was planning to study all Thursday night.
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B
Ni se te ocurra. Lo importante es que duermas bien.
Don't even think about it. The important thing is that you get a good night's sleep.
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A
Entonces, ¿me da también el jueves? Para dormir, digo.
So could I have Thursday off too? To sleep, I mean.
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