Day 78: What Surprised the Exchange Student
At a middle school in Guanajuato, Dylan (A), a student, tells his teacher, Ernesto (B), about the Japanese exchange student who is living with his family.
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
Profe, ¿sabe lo que más le sorprendió al japonés?
Sir, do you know what surprised the Japanese kid the most?
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B
¿Al de intercambio? A ver, dime.
The exchange student? Go on, tell me.
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A
Que su familia come a las doce, y la mÃa, hasta las tres.
That his family has lunch at twelve, and mine not until three.
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B
¿Y tú? Cuéntame lo que has aprendido de él.
And what about you? Tell me what you've learned from him.
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A
A quitarme los zapatos al entrar. Mi mamá está encantada.
To take my shoes off when I come in. Mom's delighted.
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