Day 189: My Old Boss Owns That Company
In Saltillo, Don Valeriano (A), a retired man, meets his neighbor (B) as she leaves for a job interview at a family furniture company ('don' is a respectful title used with a first name).
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
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A
¡Buenos días! ¿A dónde va tan arreglada?
Morning! Where are you off to, all dressed up?
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B
A una entrevista en Muebles Treviño, don Valeriano. ¿Conoce la empresa?
To an interview at Muebles Treviño, Don Valeriano. Do you know the company?
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A
¿Que si la conozco? ¡Es la fábrica en la que trabajé treinta años!
Do I know it? It's the factory I worked in for thirty years!
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B
¡No me diga! Entonces conocerá al dueño, con quien tengo la cita.
You're kidding! Then you must know the owner. He's the one I'm seeing.
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A
Don Zenón ya tendrá como noventa años. Será su hijo, al que le enseñé a manejar.
Don Zenón must be about ninety by now. It must be his son, the boy I taught to drive.
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