Day 159: Who's the Man at Table One
At a wedding reception in San Miguel de Allende, Érika (A) and Nereida (B), old friends of the bride, notice a tall man they don't know at table one, the family table.
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
Oye, ¿quién será el señor alto de la mesa uno?
Hey, who do you think the tall man at table one is?
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B
Será el jefe del novio. Tendrá unos cuarenta, ¿no?
He must be the groom's boss. He looks about forty, doesn't he?
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A
¿El jefe? No deja de ver a la novia: será su primer novio.
The boss? He can't take his eyes off the bride: he must be her first boyfriend.
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B
Y es más alto que el novio. ¡Uy, la novia lo sacó a la pista!
And he's taller than the groom. Ooh, the bride's got him up on the dance floor!
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A
Quién sabe, pero baila mejor que el novio.
Who knows, but he dances better than the groom.
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