Day 160: We Met at the Danzón
At home in Veracruz, Feliciano (A) and his wife Ofelia (B), an older couple, talk about their grandson's new girlfriend; danzón is a stately couple dance from Cuba, danced on the city's main square.
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 supiste? Nuestro nieto conoció a su novia en una de esas aplicaciones del celular.
Have you heard? Our grandson met his girlfriend on one of those phone apps.
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B
Nosotros nos conocimos bailando danzón en el zócalo, sin tanta aplicación.
We met dancing danzón in the main square, without all these apps.
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A
Estabas a punto de irte cuando la danzonera se puso a tocar “Nereidas”, y te saqué a bailar.
You were just about to leave when the band struck up “Nereidas,” and I asked you to dance.
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B
¿Sacarme? Me pisaste tres veces, y yo me eché a reír de verte tan apenado.
Asked me to dance? You stepped on my feet three times, and I burst out laughing at how embarrassed you were.
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A
Y pensar que si no hubieras ido esa noche, no nos habríamos conocido. ¿Te imaginas?
And to think that if you hadn't gone that night, we'd never have met. Can you imagine?
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B
Pues no fue casualidad: tu hermana me avisó que ibas a ir. Ella fue mi aplicación.
Well, it wasn't chance: your sister told me you'd be there. She was my app.
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