Day 125 of 185

Day 125: A Phone Lost at the Alborada

In the crowded streets of San Miguel de Allende at dawn, during the Alborada, the fireworks that open the town's patron saint festival, Lorenzo (A), a local man, notices Viviana (B), a young visitor, searching the ground.

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

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  1. A

    驴Se le cay贸 algo, se帽orita? La veo buscando en el suelo.

    Did you drop something, miss? I can see you searching the ground.

  2. B

    Se me cay贸 el celular con el primer cohete, y alguien lo pate贸.

    My phone slipped out of my hand at the first rocket, and someone kicked it.

  3. A

    Con tanta gente, dudo que lo encontremos antes de que avance la procesi贸n.

    With this crowd, I doubt we'll find it before the procession moves on.

  4. B

    驴Me presta su celular? Se me olvid贸 cargar el m铆o, pero tal vez le quede pila.

    Could I borrow your phone? I forgot to charge mine, but maybe it's got some battery left.

  5. A

    Tenga, m谩rquele. Aunque con estos cohetes, no creo que lo oigamos.

    Here, give it a call. Though with these rockets going off, I don't think we'll hear it.

  6. B

    隆Contestaron! Es un m煤sico de la banda; dice que me espera en la puerta de la parroquia.

    Someone answered! It's a musician from the band; he says he'll wait for me at the door of the parish church.

  7. A

    Pues v谩monos, antes de que la procesi贸n se lo lleve hasta el otro barrio.

    Then let's go, before the procession carries him off to the other side of town.

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