Day 68: Job Hunting at the Aerospace Plants
At a café in Querétaro, Adán (A), a young engineer looking for work, tells his friend Esteban (B) where he has applied.
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
Audio recordings are on the way. For now, each lesson is the dialogue with its English translation.
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A
Ya mandĂ© mi currĂculum a las plantas aeroespaciales. Busco algo que no tenga turno de noche.
I've sent my résumé to the aerospace plants. I'm looking for something without night shifts.
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B
Uy, pues suerte: esas plantas trabajan las veinticuatro horas. ¿Y cuánto pagarán?
Ooh, good luck with that: those plants run around the clock. And how much do you think they pay?
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A
No viene en el anuncio. Solo piden experiencia y un buen nivel de inglés.
It's not in the ad. They just ask for experience and a good level of English.
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B
Con buen inglés, serán unos veinticinco mil al mes. Los manuales estarán todos en inglés.
With good English, it'll be about twenty-five thousand a month. The manuals must all be in English.
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A
ÂżConoces a alguien que trabaje ahĂ y me pueda recomendar?
Do you know anyone who works there and could recommend me?
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B
Mi cuñado, pero ahorita estará dormido: le tocó turno de noche.
My brother-in-law, but he'll be asleep right now: he's working nights.
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