Day 183 of 185

Day 183: Pulque and News From the Village

In Querétaro, Leobardo (A), visiting from his village in Hidalgo, calls on his adult son Orlando (B), who moved to the city five years ago; pulque is a traditional drink made from the fermented sap of the maguey plant.

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

    Mira lo que te traje: pulque de tu tío Melchor, y las tortillas te las manda tu mamá.

    Look what I've brought you: pulque from your uncle Melchor, and your mom's sent you these tortillas.

  2. B

    Ay, papá, ya no tomo pulque. Aquí lo que se toma es vino de Tequisquiapan.

    Oh, Dad, I don't drink pulque anymore. What people drink here is wine from Tequisquiapan.

  3. A

    ¡Mírate nomás, qué elegante! Hablas como si fueras de aquí, y hace cinco años raspabas magueyes conmigo.

    Just look at you, so fancy! You talk as if you were from here, and five years ago you were scraping magueys with me.

  4. B

    Ya, me rindo. ¿Qué hay de nuevo en el pueblo?

    All right, I give up. What's new in the village?

  5. A

    Tu prima Nelly se casa en diciembre. Tu tío va a dar el pulque, pero a ti ni te lo ofrezco.

    Your cousin Nelly's getting married in December. Your uncle's providing the pulque, but I won't even offer you any.

  6. B

    Oye, tampoco te pases. Pásame un vaso, nomás por nostalgia.

    Hey, don't push it. Pass me a glass, just for old times' sake.

  7. A

    Así me gusta. Y a la boda no me llegues de lentes oscuros, como si fueras turista.

    That's more like it. And don't show up at the wedding in sunglasses, as if you were a tourist.

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