Day 166: A Flat Tire on the Periférico
At an office in Guadalajara, Ricardo (A) walks in an hour late and tells his colleague Luis Fernando (B) what happened on the Periférico, the city's beltway.
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
Perdón, perdón. Se me ponchó una llanta en el Periférico.
Sorry, sorry. I got a flat tire on the Periférico.
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B
¿Una hora tarde por una llanta? ¿Pues no traías la de refacción?
An hour late because of a tire? Didn't you have the spare with you, then?
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A
La saqué para meter unas cajas y se me olvidó volver a ponerla.
I took it out to fit some boxes in, and I forgot to put it back.
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B
No manches. ¿Y cómo le hiciste para llegar?
No way. So how did you manage to get here?
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A
Esperé una grúa que tardó siglos, y luego un taxi carísimo.
I waited for a tow truck that took forever, and then a really expensive taxi.
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B
Oye, pero el Macro para aquí enfrente, donde está el OXXO. Yo tardo veinte minutos.
But hey, the Mi Macro bus stops right outside, where the OXXO is. It takes me twenty minutes.
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