Day 93: The Tanda Organizer Moved Away
In Iztapalapa, Mexico City, Rosalva (A) has news for her neighbor Lidia (B) about Oralia, who ran a tanda, a savings circle where each member pays in regularly and takes the whole pot in turn.
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
Vecina, ¿ya supo que Oralia se mudó?
Have you heard that Oralia's moved out?
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B
Algo oÃ. ¿Usted no estaba en su tanda?
I heard something. Weren't you in her tanda?
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A
SÃ, y ya habÃa pagado tres quincenas. ¿Y ahora?
Yes, and I'd already made three biweekly payments. What now?
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B
DeberÃa hablar con su familia. Vive con la hermana, a la vuelta.
You should talk to her family. She lives with her sister now, around the corner.
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A
¿A la vuelta? ¡Yo ya daba mi dinero por perdido!
Around the corner? I'd already written my money off!
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