Day 42: Hide the Cake Until the Waltz
At a quinceañera, a girl's fifteenth birthday party, in a party hall in Tlaquepaque, Denisse (A), the birthday girl's older sister, talks to one of the waiters (B).
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
Joven, ¿me guarda el pastel en la cocina?
Excuse me, could you keep the cake in the kitchen for me?
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B
Pero la quinceañera ya preguntó por él.
But the birthday girl has already asked about it.
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A
Por eso. Que no lo vea hasta que termine el vals.
That's why. She can't see it until the waltz is over.
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B
Les aviso a los demás para que nadie lo saque.
I'll tell the others so that nobody brings it out.
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A
Gracias. Si insiste, dígale que no hay pastel.
Thanks. If she keeps asking, tell her there's no cake.
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