Day 99: Overheating on the Road to Zihuatanejo
On the road from Morelia to Zihuatanejo, Mónica (A), her husband Julio (B) and their young daughter Olivia (C) have pulled over because their car keeps overheating.
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
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A
Julio, ¿se volvió a calentar el carro?
Julio, has the car overheated again?
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B
Sí, y mira, sigue saliendo humo.
Yes, and look, there's still smoke coming out.
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C
¿Y la playa? ¿Sí vamos a llegar hoy, papá?
What about the beach? Are we still getting there today, Dad?
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B
Claro, mi amor. Cuando deje de salir humo, seguimos manejando.
Of course, sweetheart. When the smoke stops, we'll keep driving.
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A
Eso decías cuando se calentó en Uruapan. Ya llamé a la grúa.
That's what you were saying when it overheated in Uruapan. I've already called a tow truck.
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