Day 10: The Tanda That Paid Out First
In Le贸n, Alexis (A) asks Denisse (B), a friend from work, about the tanda, the savings circle their colleagues run: each member pays in every payday 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
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
驴Es cierto que te toc贸 el primer turno de la tanda?
Is it true you got the first turn in the tanda?
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B
S铆, me cay贸 como anillo al dedo. Estaba ahogada en deudas cuando me toc贸.
Yes, it couldn't have come at a better time. I was drowning in debt when my turn came up.
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A
驴Y qu茅 hiciste con el dinero?
So what did you do with the money?
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B
Pues lo que hice fue pagar la tarjeta. Ahora solo le debo a la tanda.
Well, what I did was pay off my credit card. Now I only owe the tanda.
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A
Me late entrarle a la pr贸xima. Lo que me da miedo es que alguien no pague.
I'd be up for joining the next one. What scares me is someone not paying.
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B
Por eso nom谩s entra gente de confianza. 驴Te apunto?
That's why only people we trust get in. Want me to sign you up?
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