Day 153: Out of Gas Mid-Shower
In a street in Puebla, Rogelio (A) knocks on the door of his neighbor Ram贸n (B) with a towel around his neck.
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.
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A
Perdone, vecino: se me acab贸 el gas a medio ba帽o.
Excuse me, my gas ran out halfway through my shower.
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B
Con raz贸n trae espuma en el pelo. 驴No pas贸 el cami贸n?
That explains the lather in your hair. Didn't the gas truck come by?
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A
Suele pasar temprano, pero hoy nada. 驴Usted a qui茅n se lo compra?
It usually comes early, but nothing today. Who do you buy yours from?
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B
Empec茅 a pedirlo por una aplicaci贸n. Suele llegar en una hora.
I started ordering it through an app. It usually arrives within an hour.
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A
驴Una hora? Pues p谩semela, total, ya se me sec贸 el champ煤.
An hour? Send it over anyway, my shampoo's already dried.
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