Day 67 of 185

Day 67: Tips Taken at the Supermarket

At a middle school in Tepic, Dylan (A), a student who bags groceries for tips at a supermarket on Saturdays, talks to his teacher, Germán (B), about an older packer.

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

    Profe, ¿tiene un minutito? Un señor que empaca conmigo se queda con mis propinas.

    Excuse me, do you have a minute? A man who packs bags with me keeps my tips.

  2. B

    ¿Cómo que se queda con ellas? ¿Te las quita así nada más?

    What do you mean, he keeps them? He just takes them from you, like that?

  3. A

    Según él, las propinas son repartidas por el supervisor... que es su sobrino.

    According to him, the tips are shared out by the supervisor... who's his nephew.

  4. B

    Ah, caray. Si de veras hay una regla, pídele al gerente que te la enseñe.

    Well, well. If there really is a rule, ask the manager to show it to you.

  5. A

    ¿Y si el señor se entera de que fui yo?

    And what if the man finds out it was me?

  6. B

    Si te dice algo, me avisas. Tú no estás haciendo nada malo.

    If he says anything to you, let me know. You're not doing anything wrong.

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