Day 120: No Kiddie Pool This Summer
In Monterrey, where the water is rationed by neighborhood this summer, Nadia (A) finds her close friend Thalía (B) with a kiddie pool ready for her nephew's birthday party.
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
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A
¡Thalía, no la llenes! Con el tandeo, te quedas sin agua toda la semana.
Thalía, don't fill it! With the rationing, you'll be left without water all week.
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B
Ya estaba a punto de llenarla. Mi sobrino está bien emocionado.
I was just about to fill it. My nephew's so excited.
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A
Y si te ven desperdiciando agua, te queman en el grupo de la colonia.
And if they see you wasting water, they'll shame you in the neighborhood group chat.
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B
No me digas eso, que me echo a llorar. ¿Qué le digo ahora?
Don't say that, or I'll burst into tears. What do I tell him now?
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A
No llores, mejor rentamos un brincolín. Los niños se ponen a brincar y se olvidan del agua.
Don't cry, let's rent a bounce house instead. The kids start jumping and forget all about the water.
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B
Sale, pero tú se lo dices. Ya se probó el traje de baño tres veces.
Fine, but you're telling him. He's already tried on his swim trunks three times.
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