Day 164: A Typo on the Department's Instagram
At the Universidad Veracruzana in Xalapa, Caleb (A) and Eréndira (B), two students who run their department's Instagram account for a class project, are joined by their professor, Adela (C); cerdo means pig.
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.
Keys: E hide English · ← → previous / next day · point at a word to see its meaning
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A
Eréndira, no te espantes, pero la publicación sobre el director ya se hizo viral.
Eréndira, don't panic, but the post about the dean has gone viral.
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B
¿Viral? ¡Ay, no, le pusimos “doctor Cerdo” en lugar de “doctor Cerda”!
Viral? Oh no, we put “Dr. Cerdo” instead of “Dr. Cerda”!
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C
Jóvenes, cuando la vi, ya la habían compartido hasta en el chat de maestros.
By the time I saw it, it had already been shared even in the faculty group chat.
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A
Maestra, ya la habíamos revisado dos veces antes de subirla. ¿La borramos ahorita mismo?
Professor, we'd already checked it twice before posting it. Should we delete it right now?
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C
No la borren, que se ve peor. Corrijan el texto y pongan una aclaración breve en los comentarios.
Don't delete it, that looks worse. Correct the caption and put a short note in the comments setting things straight.
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B
¿Y si el director ya la vio? Yo no vuelvo a pisar la dirección en todo el semestre.
And what if the dean's already seen it? I'm not setting foot in his office again all semester.
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C
Ya la vio, y le dio “me gusta”. Eso sí, no vuelvan a publicar nada sin que yo lo revise.
He has, and he liked it. That said, don't ever post anything again without me checking it first.
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