Day 165: Stuck Behind a Water Pipa
In a taxi in Mexico City during the dry season, a passenger (A) and the driver (B) are stuck in a street that has stopped moving.
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
Oiga, ¿por qué no avanzamos? ¿Hubo un choque?
Excuse me, why aren't we moving? Was there an accident?
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B
No, es una pipa. Está llenando la cisterna de un edificio.
No, it's a water tanker. It's filling a building's tank.
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A
En mi colonia falta el agua desde marzo. ¿Usted también compra pipas?
In my neighborhood we've been short of water since March. Do you buy tankers too?
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B
SÃ, y están más caras que nunca. Lo peor es esperarlas todo el dÃa.
Yes, and they're more expensive than ever. The worst part is waiting all day for them.
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A
Ni modo. Lo bueno es que hoy no tengo prisa.
Oh well. The good thing is I'm not in a hurry today.
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B
Pues qué bueno, porque el taxÃmetro sigue corriendo.
Good thing, because the meter's still running.
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