Day 163: A New Band for Saturday's Quince
At an events company in León, Vicente (A), the manager, calls in his two young planners, Irasema (B) and Tristán (C), about Saturday's quinceañera, a girl's fifteenth birthday party.
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
Chicos, canceló el grupo del sábado. Necesito uno que toque cumbia y vals.
Guys, Saturday's band has canceled. I need one that plays cumbia and the waltz.
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B
¿Y que cobre lo mismo? Va a estar difícil, jefe.
And that charges the same? That's going to be hard, boss.
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C
Oiga, mi tío tiene un grupo, y ese día no tiene tocada.
Actually, my uncle has a band, and they don't have a gig that day.
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A
¿Y tocan vals? ¿Podrías hablarle ahorita, por favor?
And do they play the waltz? Could you call him right now, please?
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B
¿Tu tío? ¿El de la posada, que no se quería ir?
Your uncle? The one from the Christmas party, who wouldn't leave?
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C
Ese. Y cobra lo mismo, pero las horas extra las regala.
That's him. And he charges the same, but the extra hours are on the house.
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