Day 18: An Essay and a Moving Van
At the Universidad de Guanajuato, Dante (A), a student, stops his literature professor, Fabiola Rangel (B), after class to talk about the essay due on Friday.
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.
Keys: E hide English · ← → previous / next day · point at a word to see its meaning
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A
Maestra, ¿le puedo preguntar algo?
Excuse me, can I ask you something?
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B
Claro. ¿Qué pasó?
Of course. What is it?
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A
Es que el viernes me cambio de casa. ¿PodrÃa mandar el trabajo el lunes?
The thing is, I'm moving on Friday. Could I send the essay on Monday?
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B
Lo siento, a nadie le doy más tiempo. Pero con gusto le reviso un borrador.
I'm sorry, I don't give anyone extra time. But I'll gladly look over a draft.
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A
Gracias, maestra. Lo escribiré entre cajas de mudanza.
Thank you. I'll write it among the moving boxes.
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