Day 134: Catching Rain on Grandma's Roof
At her grandmother's house in Tlalpan, in the south of Mexico City, Ana María (A) finds her grandmother Ernestina (B) at the tank that collects rainwater from the roof, a system Ana María put in herself.
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
Abue, ¿vas a vaciar el tanque? ¡Está lleno de agua de lluvia!
Grandma, are you going to empty the tank? It's full of rainwater!
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B
Estaba a punto de vaciarlo para lavarlo, mija. El agua ya trae hojitas.
I was just about to empty it to clean it, sweetie. There are little leaves in the water now.
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A
Es el filtro, que está sucio. Te lo lavo y no desperdiciamos ni una gota.
It's the filter, it's dirty. I'll wash it for you, and we won't waste a drop.
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B
Ándale, pero ¿me lo explicas otra vez? Cuando lo instalaste, no te entendí nada.
All right, but will you explain it to me again? When you put it in, I didn't understand a word.
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A
Mira: el filtro atrapa las hojas, y al tanque solo llega agua limpia.
Look: the filter catches the leaves, and only clean water gets into the tank.
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B
¿Oyes, mija? Se puso a llover, y tú con el filtro en la mano.
Hear that, sweetie? It's started raining, and there you are with the filter in your hand.
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A
¡Ay, no! Ni modo, abue: ahora sí te ayudo a vaciarlo.
Oh no! Oh well, Grandma: now I'll have to help you empty it after all.
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