Day 26: The Bus to Veracruz Is Late
At the TAPO bus station in Mexico City, Christopher (A) and Fabricio (B), two close friends, have been waiting two hours for their late bus to Veracruz.
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
Uy, no creo que el autobús salga hoy.
Uh-oh, I don't think the bus is leaving today.
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B
Pues hay que preguntar en la taquilla, ¿no?
Well, we'll have to ask at the ticket office, right?
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A
Ya fui dos veces y ni me hacen caso.
I've already been twice, and they don't even listen to me.
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B
Voy yo. Tal vez a mà sà me hagan caso.
Let me go. Maybe they'll actually listen to me.
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A
Órale, y tráeme unas papitas. Dudo que cenemos en Veracruz.
Go ahead, and bring me some chips. I doubt we'll be having dinner in Veracruz.
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