Day 178: A Bus to Durango to Apologize
At the bus station in Zacatecas, Fidel (A), a man waiting for the bus to Durango, starts talking to Nicolás (B), the young man sitting next to him.
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
Oiga, joven, ¿usted también va a Durango? Se ve nervioso.
Excuse me, are you going to Durango too? You look nervous.
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B
Voy a pedirle perdón a un amigo. Llevamos un año sin hablarnos.
I'm going to apologize to a friend. We haven't spoken for a year.
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A
¿Y le lleva algo que le guste? Con las manos vacías no se pide perdón.
Are you taking him something he likes? You don't say sorry empty-handed.
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B
Una gorra de Santos, como la que le perdí. Por eso nos peleamos.
A Santos Laguna cap, like the one of his I lost. That's what we fought about.
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A
¿Por una gorra? Entonces con eso se arregla todo, ya verá.
Over a cap? Then that'll fix everything, you'll see.
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B
Eso espero, aunque la suya estaba firmada por todo el equipo.
I hope so, although his was signed by the whole team.
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