Day 61: Tax-Deductible Glasses in Mérida
At an optical store in Mérida, Leticia (A), who is buying new glasses, asks Julia (B), the young assistant, for an invoice she can use on her tax return.
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
Señorita, necesito factura de los lentes para mi declaración anual.
Excuse me, I need an invoice for the glasses for my annual tax return.
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B
¿Trae su constancia fiscal? Necesito el régimen en el que está registrada.
Do you have your tax certificate with you? I need the tax regime you're registered under.
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A
Aquí está. Me la manda al correo con el que me registré, por favor.
Here it is. Please send it to the email address I registered with.
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B
Espero que haya pagado con tarjeta, porque en efectivo no se puede deducir.
I hope you paid by card, because you can't claim it if you paid in cash.
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A
¡Ay, no, pagué en efectivo! ¿No habrá manera de arreglarlo?
Oh no, I paid in cash! Isn't there some way to fix it?
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B
Le devuelvo el efectivo y se lo cobro con tarjeta. ¡Qué bueno que todavía no hayamos hecho el corte!
I'll give you your cash back and charge it to your card. Good thing we haven't closed out the register yet!
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