Day 41 of 215

Day 41: The Piano Won't Go Downstairs

In an old building in the center of Puebla, Cecilia (B) is moving out, and her older neighbor, Don Eligio (A), watches the movers trying to get her piano down the narrow stairs ('don' is a respectful title used with a first name).

How to study this lesson 3 steps
  1. Read the situation under the title. It says who is talking and how they know each other, which decides how politely they speak.
  2. 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.
  3. 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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  1. A

    Vecina, no creo que ese piano quepa por aquí.

    I don't think that piano's going to fit down here.

  2. B

    Los de la mudanza dicen que sí, don Eligio.

    The movers say it will, Don Eligio.

  3. A

    Pues dudo que dé la vuelta en la escalera.

    Well, I doubt it'll get around the turn in the stairs.

  4. B

    ¿Y entonces qué hago? Mañana entrego el departamento.

    So what do I do? I'm handing over the apartment tomorrow.

  5. A

    Tendrán que sacarlo por la ventana. Así subimos el mío.

    They'll have to take it out through the window. That's how we got mine up.

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