Day 198: Forgot My Lactose Pills
At a restaurant in Querétaro, Adilene (A), a young woman who is lactose intolerant, asks the waiter (B) for help with the menu.
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
Joven, se me olvidaron mis pastillas para la lactosa. ¿Qué platillos no llevan queso ni crema?
Excuse me, I forgot my lactose pills. Which dishes don't have cheese or cream?
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B
Déjeme revisar: las enchiladas llevan queso, y los chilaquiles, crema.
Let me check: the enchiladas have cheese, and the chilaquiles have cream.
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A
¿Y las gorditas o la sopa de tortilla?
What about the gorditas, or the tortilla soup?
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B
Fíjese que casi todo lleva queso o crema, hasta la sopa.
I'm afraid almost everything has cheese or cream, even the soup.
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A
¿Y no tienen queso sin lactosa? En muchos lugares ya hay.
Don't you have lactose-free cheese? Lots of places have it now.
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B
Teníamos, pero se nos acabó ayer. ¿Le traigo un agua de jamaica mientras lo piensa?
We did, but we ran out yesterday. Can I bring you a hibiscus water while you think about it?
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