Day 180: Screens Off by Eleven
Over fish tacos in Ensenada, Mauricio (A) notices that his friend Nahomi (B) looks exhausted.
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
Traes unas ojeras tremendas, Nahomi. ¿Otra vez te dormiste de madrugada?
You've got terrible bags under your eyes, Nahomi. Did you get to sleep in the wee hours again?
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B
Me acuesto a las once, pero no me da sueño. Amanezco como si tuviera ochenta años.
I go to bed at eleven, but I just don't feel sleepy. I wake up feeling as if I were eighty.
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A
Anoche te vi en línea a la una. Usas el celular como si fuera tu lámpara de buró.
Last night I saw you online at one. You use your phone as if it were your bedside lamp.
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B
Me pongo a ver videos y se me va la noche. ¿No hay una app que me lo bloquee?
I start watching videos and the night just slips away. Isn't there an app that locks it for me?
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A
Mira, esta te bloquea todo de once a seis, y para quitarla necesitas una contraseña.
Look, this one locks everything from eleven to six, and you need a password to turn it off.
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B
Perfecto, pero la contraseña la pones tú. Y no me la digas, aunque te la pida llorando.
Perfect, but you set the password. And don't tell me what it is, even if I come begging in tears.
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