Day 175: A Missed Connection in Mexico City
Late at night at Mexico City's airport, Elizabeth (A) and her young son Alexander (B), from Mérida, have just missed their connecting flight to Chicago, where they are going to visit cousins.
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
Listo, nos cambiaron al vuelo de las seis de la mañana. Por quince minutos se nos fue el avión.
OK, they've moved us to the six a.m. flight. We missed the plane by fifteen minutes.
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B
¿Vamos a dormir aquí? Mamá, te tengo que confesar algo, pero no te vayas a enojar.
Are we going to sleep here? Mom, I've got something to confess, but don't get mad.
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A
Esa frase nunca trae nada bueno, Alexander. A ver, dímelo de una vez.
Those words never mean anything good, Alexander. Come on, out with it.
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B
Se me olvidó la tableta en el otro avión, en la bolsa del asiento de enfrente.
I left my tablet on the other plane, in the pocket of the seat in front.
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A
¡Ay, hijo! Ahorita le pregunto a la aerolínea si la tripulación la encontró y nos la puede guardar.
Oh, sweetheart! I'll ask the airline right now whether the crew found it and can keep it for us.
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B
Mientras, ¿me prestas tu celular? Te lo cuido muchísimo, te lo prometo.
Meanwhile, can I borrow your phone? I'll look after it really well, I promise.
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