Day 142: Bracelets Sold Through Instagram
In Querétaro, Carmela (A) questions her grown-up daughter Inés (B), who makes bracelets by hand and sells them on Instagram, about her decision to leave her job at a bank.
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
Mija, ¿de veras dejaste el banco por las pulseras? No creo que se pueda vivir de eso.
Honey, did you really leave the bank for the bracelets? I don't think you can make a living from that.
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B
Sí se puede, mamá. Mira, aquí se ven los pedidos de esta semana.
Yes, you can, Mom. Look, here you can see this week's orders.
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A
¿Tantos? Dudo que sean clientes de verdad; seguro son tus amigas echándote la mano.
That many? I doubt they're real customers; I bet it's your friends helping you out.
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B
Son de Monterrey, de Tijuana, hasta de Cancún. Se paga por transferencia y se manda por paquetería.
They're from Monterrey, from Tijuana, even from Cancún. They pay by bank transfer and it ships by courier.
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A
¿Y cuánto te queda, ya quitando los envíos? Tal vez ni te alcance para la renta.
And how much is left once you take out shipping? It might not even cover your rent.
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B
El mes pasado me quedaron catorce mil limpios, más de lo que ganaba en el banco.
Last month I cleared fourteen thousand pesos, more than I used to earn at the bank.
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A
Bueno, ¿y a las mamás se les hace descuento? Mis compañeras de zumba quieren doce.
Well, do moms get a discount, then? The women from my Zumba class want twelve.
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