Day 19: Investing in a Lemonade Stand
At home in Chihuahua, César (A) talks to his young daughter Ana Sofía (B) about her plan to sell agua de limón, a sweet limeade, at the Sunday tianguis, the street market.
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
Tu mamá dice que quieres vender algo en el tianguis.
Your mom says you want to sell something at the tianguis.
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B
Sí, agua de limón con Itzia. Dice que le toca la mitad de la ganancia.
Yes, limeade, with Itzia. She says half the profit is hers.
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A
Me parece justo. ¿Y quién pone los vasos y el hielo?
That seems fair. And who's paying for the cups and the ice?
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B
Pues tú, papá. Itzia pregunta si quieres invertir en nuestro negocio.
Well, you, Dad. Itzia's asking if you want to invest in our business.
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A
Órale, pero si nadie les comprara, ¿qué harían con tanta agua?
All right, but if nobody bought any, what would you do with all that limeade?
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B
Te la venderíamos a ti. Siempre dices que te mueres de sed.
We'd sell it to you. You're always saying you're dying of thirst.
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