Day 177: Twisted Ankle on the Broken Stairs
On a Saturday morning at a doctor's office in Puebla, Janeth (A), a young woman, sees Dr. Rodolfo Serrano (B), who lives in the same apartment building as she does.
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
Doctor, me torcí el tobillo esta mañana en la escalera del edificio.
Doctor, I twisted my ankle on the stairs in our building this morning.
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B
¿En el escalón roto del segundo piso? ¿Ya se puso hielo?
On the broken step on the third floor? Have you put ice on it?
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A
Sí. Lleva años roto y nunca lo han arreglado.
Yes. It's been broken for years, and they've never fixed it.
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B
Acabo de pedir que lo arreglen en la junta de vecinos de las ocho.
I just asked for it to be fixed at the eight o'clock residents' meeting.
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A
¿A las ocho? ¡A esa hora me caí, y no pasó nadie!
At eight? That's exactly when I fell, and nobody came by!
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B
Pues ya tiene la mejor prueba para quejarse en la próxima junta: su tobillo.
Well, now you've got the best evidence for your complaint at the next meeting: your ankle.
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