Day 185: Proof of Address for the INE
At an INE office in Querétaro, where Mexicans get their voter ID card, a girl who has just turned 18 (A) turns around from the counter to her mother (B).
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
Mamá, el recibo que traje no sirve: tiene más de tres meses.
Mom, the bill I brought is no good: it's more than three months old.
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B
Ay, es de mayo. El que llegó el lunes se quedó en la casa.
Oh, it's from May. The one that came on Monday got left at home.
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A
¿Podrías ir por él? Le pido a la señorita que me espere.
Could you go and get it? I'll ask the lady at the counter to wait for me.
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B
Espérate, ya me acordé: lo guardé en la bolsa donde traigo tu acta.
Hang on, now I remember: I put it in the bag I've got your birth certificate in.
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A
¿Lo traías tú desde la mañana? ¡Ay, mamá!
You've had it on you all morning? Oh, Mom!
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B
Toma. Ya eres mayor de edad: tus papeles los cargas tú.
Here. You're an adult now: you can carry your own papers.
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