Day 196: Time to Buy a Tinaco
At home in Monterrey, after a hot week with no water again, Cristina (A) tells her husband Gerardo (B) that it is time to buy a tinaco, a water tank for the roof.
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
¡Tercer corte de agua en la semana! Hay que comprar un tinaco.
The third water outage this week! We have to buy a tinaco.
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B
SÃ, pero lo malo es el espacio: la azotea está llena.
Yes, but the problem is space: the roof's full.
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A
Lo bueno es que uno de 600 litros no ocupa mucho. Cabe donde está tu asador.
The good thing is that a 600-liter one doesn't take up much room. It fits where your grill is.
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B
¿Y dónde lo pongo para hacer la carne asada?
And where do I put the grill for our barbecues?
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A
En el patio. Además, sin agua, ¿con qué lavas el asador?
In the yard. Besides, without water, what will you wash the grill with?
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