Day 36: Don't Answer Every Email
At an insurance company in Mexico City, Lourdes (A), the head of a department, finds Valeria (B), a new colleague in her first week, still at her desk in the evening.
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
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A
Valeria, ¿todavÃa aquÃ? Ya son las ocho.
Valeria, still here? It's eight o'clock.
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B
Me faltan muchos correos urgentes. ¿Usted no se va?
I still have lots of urgent emails to answer. Aren't you going home?
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A
Suelo salir a las seis. Solo vine por mi celular.
I usually leave at six. I only came back for my phone.
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B
Pensé que todos se quedaban tarde. ¿Qué me aconseja?
I thought everyone stayed late. What would you advise?
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A
No contestes todo luego luego. Y no te quedes tarde.
Don't answer everything right away. And don't stay late.
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