Day 66 of 185

Day 66: A Church Painted by Local Hands

On the bus from Puebla to Santa María Tonantzintla, a village near Cholula, Jocelyn (A), a young visitor, asks Imelda (B), the local woman sitting next to her, about the village church.

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

    Disculpe, ¿usted es de Tonantzintla? Me dijeron que la iglesia es preciosa por dentro.

    Excuse me, are you from Tonantzintla? I was told the church is beautiful inside.

  2. B

    Sí, y le dijeron bien. Fue decorada por artesanos del mismo pueblo.

    I am, and you heard right. It was decorated by craftsmen from the village itself.

  3. A

    ¿De veras? Yo creía que la habían decorado artistas traídos de España.

    Really? I thought it had been decorated by artists brought over from Spain.

  4. B

    Para nada. Fíjese en los angelitos: tienen caritas de niños de aquí.

    Not at all. Take a look at the little angels: they've got the faces of local children.

  5. A

    ¡Qué bonito! Para la fiesta quiero volver con mi abuela.

    How lovely! I want to come back with my grandmother for the fiesta.

  6. B

    Pues lleguen tempranito, antes de que empiece la misa, porque luego no cabe ni un alfiler.

    Then get there nice and early, before Mass starts, because after that the place is packed.

  7. A

    Entonces la traigo en el primer camión, aunque haya que madrugar.

    Then I'll bring her on the first bus, even if it means getting up at dawn.

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