Day 119 of 185

Day 119: A Translator Meets the Chatbot

In Mazatlán, Marlene (A), who has translated contracts for twenty years, tells her grown-up daughter Elisa (B) why she is worried about her work.

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.

Keys: E hide English · ← → previous / next day · point at a word to see its meaning

  1. A

    Dos agencias dejaron de mandarme contratos. Dicen que ahora los traduce la inteligencia artificial.

    Two agencies have stopped sending me contracts. They say artificial intelligence translates them now.

  2. B

    Déjame probar con este. Mira, confundió al arrendador con el arrendatario en tres cláusulas.

    Let me try it with this one. Look, it's mixed up the landlord and the tenant in three clauses.

  3. A

    Eso es justo lo que me preocupa: que los clientes ni se den cuenta.

    That's exactly what worries me: that clients won't even notice.

  4. B

    Cuando pierdan un juicio, se dan cuenta y vuelven a buscarte, ya verás.

    When they lose a court case, they'll notice and come back to you, you'll see.

  5. A

    Ojalá. Pero la máquina sigue aprendiendo, y yo sigo cobrando por palabra.

    Let's hope so. But the machine keeps learning, and I'm still charging by the word.

  6. B

    Pues cobra por lo que la máquina no puede hacer: dar la cara si algo sale mal.

    Then charge for what the machine can't do: answer for it if something goes wrong.

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