Day 27: The Bike on the Suburban Train
On the Tren Suburbano, the commuter train between Mexico City and its northern suburbs, Karime (A), a young woman with a bicycle, starts talking to Araceli (B), the passenger standing next to her.
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.
Keys: E hide English · ← → previous / next day · point at a word to see its meaning
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A
Perdón, señora, ¿le molesta mi bici?
Sorry, ma'am, is my bike in your way?
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B
No, para nada. ¿Va al trabajo en bici?
No, not at all. Do you bike to work?
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A
SÃ, diario. Y me ahorro el gimnasio.
Yes, every day. And it saves me a gym membership.
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B
¡Qué bien! La mÃa nada más sirve para colgar ropa.
Good for you! Mine's only good for hanging clothes on.
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A
Pues anÃmese. Los domingos cierran Reforma y puede pasear tranquilamente.
Well, go for it. On Sundays they close Reforma and you can ride in peace.
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