Day 151: Her Stylist Opened Across the Street
On the sidewalk outside their houses in Tampico, Yazmín (A), who owns a beauty salon, stops her neighbor Sara (B) to talk.
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
¿Ya vio, vecina? Mi mejor estilista abrió su estética enfrente y se está llevando a mi clientela.
Have you seen? My best stylist has opened her own salon across the street, and she's taking my clients.
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B
Ya vi, pero no se me agüite: ninguna estética se llena de la noche a la mañana.
I saw. But don't let it get you down: no salon fills up overnight.
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A
Pues la suya sí. Y encima cobra cien pesos menos por corte.
Well, hers has. And on top of that, she charges a hundred pesos less per cut.
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B
Usted, en cambio, tiene veinte años en esta cuadra y clientas que la conocen desde niñas.
You, on the other hand, have been on this street for twenty years, with clients who've known you since they were girls.
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A
Eso sí, pero me duele. Yo la formé; le enseñé hasta a agarrar las tijeras.
That's true, but it hurts. I trained her; I even taught her how to hold the scissors.
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B
Aun así, no le entre a la guerra de precios: no le dé el gusto.
Even so, don't get dragged into a price war: don't give her the satisfaction.
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A
Tiene razón. Además, esa muchacha nunca llega a tiempo, así que tarde o temprano las clientas van a regresar solitas.
You're right. Besides, that girl is never on time, so sooner or later the clients will come back on their own.
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