Day 102: The Gym That Won't Stop Charging
In Guadalajara, Matías (A) tells his older brother Luis Ángel (B) about the gym he gave up a few months ago; Profeco is Mexico's consumer protection agency.
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.
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A
El gimnasio me sigue cobrando la mensualidad, y eso que me di de baja en mayo.
The gym's still charging me the monthly fee, even though I canceled my membership in May.
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B
¿Y qué te dijeron en la recepción?
And what did they tell you at the front desk?
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A
Me trataron como si les estuviera mintiendo, como si nunca hubiera firmado la baja.
They treated me as if I were lying to them, as if I'd never signed the cancellation form.
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B
Si fue en mayo, serían ya unos cuatro cargos. ¿Guardaste tu copia?
If it was in May, that'd be about four charges by now. Did you keep your copy?
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A
Le tomé foto. Cuatro cargos de 900 pesos: 3,600 a la basura.
I took a photo of it. Four charges of 900 pesos: 3,600 down the drain.
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B
A la basura, no. Mañana vamos a la Profeco por el reembolso, y de paso levantas una aclaración en el banco.
Not down the drain. Tomorrow we're going to Profeco to get your money back, and while we're at it, you can dispute the charges with your bank.
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