Day 77: Twenty Years of Building Meetings
At the UNAM in Mexico City, two architecture students, JoaquÃn (A) and Eva (B), interview their professor, Marcela Ibarra (C), for a project on housing, about the residents' meetings in her building.
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
-
A
Gracias por recibirnos, arquitecta. ¿Empiezas tú, Eva?
Thank you for seeing us. Do you want to start, Eva?
-
B
¿Cuántos años lleva en su edificio?
How many years have you been in your building?
-
C
Veinte, y he ido a todas las juntas.
Twenty, and I've been to every single meeting.
-
A
¿A todas? Yo nunca he ido ni a una.
Every single one? I've never been to a single one.
-
B
¿Y cuál ha sido el peor acuerdo?
And what's been the worst decision?
-
C
Uno que no me tocó. Cuando llegué, ya habÃan convertido el jardÃn en estacionamiento.
One from before my time. When I arrived, they'd already turned the garden into a parking lot.
Your progress is saved in this browser only, with no sign-up. The course page and the menu show where you left off. Well done! Next up: Day 78: What Surprised the Exchange Student
If this free course has helped you in your Spanish journey, please consider supporting the project. It's a one-person effort, and even small contributions help keep it running and free for everyone.