Day 130: Relleno Negro Isn't Burnt
At a family restaurant in Mérida, Marco (A) and his girlfriend Sabrina (B), on vacation from Monterrey, have just been served the dish Sabrina ordered; Raúl (C) owns the restaurant.
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
Audio recordings are on the way. For now, each lesson is the dialogue with its English translation.
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A
¿Esto fue lo que pediste? Está negrísimo, ¿no se les habrá quemado?
Is this what you ordered? It's pitch black, could they have burned it?
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B
¡Baja la voz! Disculpe, señor, ¿así se ve siempre el relleno negro?
Keep your voice down! Excuse me, sir, does relleno negro always look like this?
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C
Siempre, señorita. Es pavo con chiles quemados a propósito, no por descuido.
Always, miss. It's turkey with chiles charred on purpose, not by accident.
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A
Perdón, ¿y pica mucho? Es que mi novia no aguanta nada de chile.
Sorry. And is it very hot? It's just that my girlfriend can't take spicy food at all.
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C
En cuanto lo prueben, van a ver que sabe a humo, no a quemado.
As soon as you try it, you'll see it tastes smoky, not burnt.
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B
¡Está buenísimo, y casi no pica! Oye, Marco, ¿por qué estás tan rojo?
It's delicious, and it's hardly hot at all! Hey, Marco, why are you so red?
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C
No se apure, joven. Le traigo una sopa de lima, en caso de que quiera algo más suave.
Don't worry, young man. I'll bring you a lime soup, in case you'd like something milder.
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