Day 13: I'll Tell Your Manager Myself
At a restaurant in Polanco, Mexico City, Aranza (A), a customer, notices that Cristian (B), her young waiter, is upset after getting chewed out over her order.
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
Joven, Âżtodo bien? Lo vi salir de la cocina muy apenado.
Excuse me, is everything all right? I saw you come out of the kitchen looking very embarrassed.
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B
Es que el gerente querĂa que yo pagara su platillo.
It's just that the manager wanted me to pay for your dish.
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A
¡Pero si fue error de la cocina! Usted anotó “sin salsa”.
But it was the kitchen's mistake! You wrote down “no sauce.”
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B
Ya sé, señorita, pero no se preocupe. No hay que hacerla de tos.
I know, miss, but don't worry. There's no need to make a fuss.
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A
No es justo. Llame a su gerente y yo misma se lo explico.
It's not fair. Call your manager and I'll explain it to him myself.
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B
Bueno, si insiste, ahorita se lo traigo. A usted seguro sĂ le cree.
Well, if you insist, I'll go get him right away. He's bound to believe you.
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