Day 174 of 185

Day 174: Who's Under the Chinelo Mask

At the festival of Tepoztlán's patron saint, in Morelos, Dionisio (A) and his young daughter Dafne (B) watch the chinelos, dancers in bearded masks, velvet robes and big feathered hats, jump through the streets.

How to study this lesson 3 steps
  1. Read the situation under the title. It says who is talking and how they know each other, which decides how politely they speak.
  2. 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.
  3. 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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  1. A

    Ahí vienen los chinelos desde la iglesia. Fíjate en lo que hacen con los pies cuando suena la banda.

    Here come the chinelos from the church. Look at what they do with their feet when the band plays.

  2. B

    ¡Brincan altísimo! Papá, ¿quién será el de la máscara con la barba más larga?

    They jump so high! Dad, who do you think the one in the mask with the longest beard is?

  3. A

    Por la estatura, será don Bonifacio, el de la panadería. Tendrá un calor cañón ahí adentro.

    Going by his height, it must be Don Bonifacio from the bakery. He must be roasting in there.

  4. B

    ¿A poco don Bonifacio brinca así? ¿Y el de los tenis rosas quién será?

    No way, Don Bonifacio jumps like that? And who could the one in the pink sneakers be?

  5. A

    De ese sí no tengo ni idea. Lo que sí sé es que brinca con más ganas que los jóvenes.

    That one I have no idea about. What I do know is that they jump with more energy than the young ones.

  6. B

    ¡Papá, son los tenis que le regalamos a mi abuelita en su cumpleaños!

    Dad, those are the sneakers we gave Grandma for her birthday!

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