Day 131 of 185

Day 131: Ponte las Pilas, Goalkeeper

At a girls' under-12 soccer final in Pachuca, Tania (A) and Juan Carlos (B) are watching their daughter Valentina (C), her team's goalkeeper, as the first half ends.

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.

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  1. A

    Uno a cero al medio tiempo. Pobre Valentina, ese gol no lo paraba nadie.

    One-nothing at halftime. Poor Valentina, nobody could have stopped that goal.

  2. B

    Tranquila, ¿eh? Para el final, las nuestras ya habrán metido dos, te lo apuesto.

    Relax, OK? By the end, our girls will have scored two, I bet you.

  3. A

    ¿A poco? Si no han tirado a la portería ni una vez.

    You think so? They haven't had a single shot on goal.

  4. C

    ¡Mamá, papá! No manches, está cañón: su nueve es rapidísima.

    Mom, Dad! No way, it's really tough: their number nine is super fast.

  5. B

    Pues ponte las pilas, portera: cuando venga la nueve, le achicas el ángulo.

    Well, get your act together, goalie: when the number nine comes at you, narrow the angle.

  6. C

    Sí, ya sé. Me voy de volada, que la entrenadora ya me está chiflando.

    Yes, I know. I've got to run, the coach is already whistling for me.

  7. A

    ¿Dos goles, dices? Para el final, tú ya te habrás comido las uñas.

    Two goals, you say? By the end, you'll have bitten your nails off.

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