Day 22: Goat Birria, Not Beef
In a taxi in Guadalajara, Adolfo (A), a visitor from Monterrey, the city of cabrito (roast kid goat), asks the driver, Eliseo (B), where to eat birria, the spiced meat stew of Jalisco.
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
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A
Oiga, ¿dónde se come buena birria? Vengo de Monterrey.
Excuse me, where can you get good birria? I'm from Monterrey.
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B
Uy, hay en todos lados. ¿La quiere de res o de chivo?
Oh, you'll find it everywhere. Do you want it made with beef or goat?
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A
¿Hay de chivo? En Monterrey solo la he visto de res.
There's goat? In Monterrey I've only ever seen it made with beef.
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B
Esa será la de Tijuana. La auténtica de Jalisco se hace con chivo.
That'll be the Tijuana kind. The real Jalisco one is made with goat.
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A
Pues a ver si le gana al cabrito. ¿A cuál me lleva?
Well, let's see if it beats cabrito. Which place are you taking me to?
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B
A una en las Nueve Esquinas, aunque ya serán las dos: estará llena.
One in Las Nueve Esquinas, though it must be two by now, so it'll be packed.
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