Day 113: Quitting Insurance for Sound Engineering
At home in Tijuana, Gildardo (A) asks his daughter Elena (B) about her plan to leave her job at an insurance company and work freelance as a sound engineer.
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
Tu mamá dice que quieres dejar la aseguradora. ¿Un trabajo tan estable?
Your mom says you want to leave the insurance company. Such a steady job?
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B
SÃ, papá. Llevo cuatro años revisando pólizas, y lo mÃo es grabar y mezclar.
Yes, Dad. I've been checking insurance policies for four years, and recording and mixing are my thing.
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A
¿Y cómo le vas a hacer, a no ser que te lluevan clientes el primer mes?
And how are you going to manage, unless clients come pouring in the first month?
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B
Llevo un año ahorrando: tengo para seis meses, en caso de que tarden en llegar.
I've been saving for a year: I've got enough for six months, in case they're slow to come.
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A
Eso se va volando, mija. ¿Ya tienes clientes, o son puras ganas?
That'll go in no time, honey. Do you have any clients yet, or is it just wishful thinking?
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B
Tres, contándote a ti: tu grupo lleva años queriendo grabar un disco, ¿o no?
Three, counting you: your band has been wanting to record an album for years, hasn't it?
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