Day 15: A Mural on the Patio Wall
In a rented house in Oaxaca city, roommates Citlali (A), an illustrator, and Anahí (B) have a request about the patio wall for their landlord, Don Alfonso (C), who has just dropped by.
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
Don Alfonso, ¿nos regala un minutito? Queremos pedirle permiso para algo.
Don Alfonso, could you spare us a minute? We'd like to ask your permission for something.
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B
Citlali diseñó un mural para la pared del patio. ¿Nos deja pintarlo?
Citlali has designed a mural for the patio wall. Will you let us paint it?
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C
¡Qué casualidad! Ayer compré pintura blanca porque esa pared ya estaba muy manchada.
What a coincidence! Yesterday I bought white paint, because that wall was really stained.
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B
Pues guárdela para otra pared. Citlali pinta precioso, se lo juro.
Well, save it for another wall. Citlali paints beautifully, I swear.
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C
No digo que no, pero ¿me enseñan primero el diseño?
I'm not saying no, but will you show me the design first?
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A
Claro, ahorita se lo enseño. Estaba terminándolo cuando usted llegó.
Of course, I'll show it to you right now. I was just finishing it when you arrived.
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