Day 116 of 185

Day 116: Breaking the Piggy Bank Early

At home in Chihuahua, Pedro (A), a young boy, asks his father, Sergio (B), for the hammer; in Mexico a child's weekly allowance is called the domingo.

How to study this lesson 3 steps
  1. Read the situation under the title. It says who is talking and how they know each other, which decides how politely they speak.
  2. 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.
  3. 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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  1. A

    Papá, pásame el martillo. Estoy a punto de romper mi cochinito.

    Dad, pass me the hammer. I'm about to break my piggy bank.

  2. B

    ¡Espérate! Primero saca las monedas por la ranura y ponte a contarlas.

    Wait! First get the coins out through the slot and start counting them.

  3. A

    Listo: son 640 pesos, y el videojuego cuesta 1,400. ¿Me prestas lo que falta?

    Done: it's 640 pesos, and the video game costs 1,400. Will you lend me the rest?

  4. B

    ¿Prestarte? ¡Si te gastas tu domingo en caprichos, como si el dinero creciera en los árboles!

    Lend it to you? You spend your allowance on silly stuff, as if money grew on trees!

  5. A

    Ay, papá, no es para tanto. ¿Y si desde hoy me pongo a ahorrar en serio?

    Oh, Dad, it's not that bad. What if I start saving for real starting today?

  6. B

    Te propongo algo: por cada peso que ahorres, yo pongo otro. Pero el cochinito no se rompe.

    Here's an idea: for every peso you save, I'll put in another. But the piggy bank doesn't get broken.

  7. A

    Entonces si junto 700, tú pones otros 700. ¡Nomás me faltan 60!

    So if I save up 700, you put in another 700. I'm only 60 short!

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