Day 197: Stood Up Again in Coyoacán
At a café in Coyoacán, Mexico City, Aylin (A), a young woman who is waiting for a friend, calls over the barista, Danae (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.
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A
Disculpe, ¿me trae otro café? Llevo cuarenta minutos esperando a una amiga.
Excuse me, could you bring me another coffee? I've been waiting forty minutes for a friend.
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B
Claro, ahorita se lo traigo. ¿Ya le marcó?
Of course, I'll bring it right away. Have you called her?
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A
Tres veces, y nada. Es la amiga más impuntual del mundo.
Three times, and nothing. She's the most unpunctual friend in the world.
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B
Híjole, dudo que llegue. Cuando no contestan, es que ya no vienen.
Oh dear, I doubt she'll come. When they don't answer, it means they're not coming.
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A
¿Me va a dejar plantada otra vez? ¡Ni a mi cumpleaños llegó!
Is she going to stand me up again? She didn't even come to my birthday!
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B
Tenga, un pastelito, cortesía de la casa. Y si llega, no le dé ni un pedazo.
Here you are, a little cake, on the house. And if she turns up, don't give her a single piece.
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