Day 210: Don't Scratch the Mosquito Bites
Back home in Puebla after a trip to Tabasco, Santino (A), a teenager, tells his father Roberto (B) that he isn't feeling well.
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
Pa, tengo fiebre y los piquetes de mosquito me pican horrible.
Dad, I have a fever and the mosquito bites are really itchy.
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B
¡No te rasques! Ahorita busco una clÃnica que abra en domingo.
Don't scratch! I'll look for a clinic that's open on Sundays right away.
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A
¿Por unos piquetes? No es para tanto, dame una pastilla.
For a few bites? It's no big deal, just give me a pill.
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B
No tomes nada sin receta, puede ser dengue. Mira, esta del IMSS sà abre.
Don't take anything without a prescription, it could be dengue. Look, this IMSS one is open.
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A
Sale, pero no le digas a mi abuela, o me llena de remedios.
Fine, but don't tell Grandma, or she'll smother me in home remedies.
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