Day 60: An Apartment in Grandma's Old House
In Colonia Roma, Mexico City, Guillermo (A) shows Lizbeth (B), a young woman looking for somewhere to live, an apartment he rents out.
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
Pásele. Antes esta era la casa de mi abuela.
Come in. This used to be my grandmother's house.
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B
¡Qué bonito! ¿Qué necesito para rentarlo?
How pretty! What do I need to rent it?
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A
Un depósito, un aval con casa propia y nada de mascotas.
A deposit, a guarantor who owns a house, and no pets.
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B
¿Ni un gatito? ¿Y para qué es esa puertita?
Not even a kitten? So what's that little door for?
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A
Era para el gato de mi abuela. Pero ella era la dueña.
That was for my grandmother's cat. But she was the owner.
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B
Entonces para tener gato, tengo que comprar la casa.
So to have a cat, I'd have to buy the house.
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