Day 53: Worn-Out Shoes Before the Half Marathon
At a sporting goods store in Guadalajara, Joel (A), a young man training for the city's half marathon, asks Fabiola (B), a salesclerk, for new running shoes.
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
Buenas tardes, ¿me enseña unos tenis para correr? Entreno para el medio maratón.
Good afternoon, could you show me some running shoes? I'm training for the half marathon.
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B
Con gusto, joven. ¿Qué talla usa, y con cuáles corre ahorita?
Certainly. What size are you, and which ones are you running in at the moment?
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A
Del 27. Tengo estos desde hace dos años y siguen aguantando.
Size 27. I've had these for two years and they're still holding up.
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B
¿Dos años? Ya les habrá metido mil kilómetros; con razón están tan gastados.
Two years? You'll have put a thousand kilometers on them, then; no wonder they're so worn.
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A
Más, seguro. Le confieso que ayer se me despegó la suela y regresé cojeando.
More, I'm sure. I must confess that yesterday the sole came off and I limped home.
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B
¡Qué peligro! Pruébese estos y estrénelos desde hoy: para la carrera ya se habrán amoldado.
That's dangerous! Try these on and start wearing them today: by the race they'll have molded to your feet.
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