Day 180: The Bridesmaid's Dress on the Bus
On the bus from Mexico City to Puebla, Rosana (A), a young woman holding a bridesmaid's dress on her lap, sits next to Yolanda (B), a woman she doesn't know.
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
Perdón, ¿le molesta el vestido? Es para la boda de mi hermana, mañana.
Sorry, is the dress bothering you? It's for my sister's wedding tomorrow.
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B
Para nada. Mejor póngalo en ese asiento vacÃo, para que no se arrugue.
Not at all. Put it on that empty seat instead, so it doesn't get wrinkled.
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A
Mil gracias. Si llega arrugado, mi hermana me mata.
Thanks so much. If it gets there wrinkled, my sister will kill me.
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B
¿Y dónde es la boda? ¿En el centro?
And where's the wedding? Downtown?
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A
En Santo Domingo. Dicen que es la iglesia más bonita de Puebla.
At Santo Domingo. They say it's the most beautiful church in Puebla.
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B
¡Ahà me casé yo! Y mi dama de honor llegó con el vestido todo arrugado.
That's where I got married! And my bridesmaid turned up with her dress all wrinkled.
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