Day 70 of 185

Day 70: An Underfilled Gas Tank

In Tlalnepantla, just north of Mexico City, Ezequiel (A), a young volunteer from a consumer group, calls on Doña Eulalia (B), an older woman who suspects her gas tanks come underfilled (doña is a respectful title used with an older woman's first name).

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.

Keys: E hide English · ← → previous / next day · point at a word to see its meaning

  1. A

    Doña Eulalia, me dijeron que el gas ya no le rinde.

    Doña Eulalia, I hear your gas doesn't last like it used to.

  2. B

    Ni tres semanas, mijo. Seguro me dan menos kilos de los que pago.

    Not even three weeks, honey. I bet they give me fewer kilos than I pay for.

  3. A

    Lo mejor es checarlo. Cuando llegue el gasero, pídale que pese el tanque.

    The best thing is to check. When the gas man comes, ask him to weigh the tank.

  4. B

    ¿A poco tienen que pesarlo? ¿Y si le falta, cómo me quejo?

    Do they really have to weigh it? And if it's short, how do I complain?

  5. A

    Sí, están obligados. Lo importante es pedir nota, para que la Profeco le haga caso.

    Yes, they're required to. The important thing is to ask for a receipt, so that Profeco takes you seriously.

  6. B

    Ay, el gasero es mi ahijado. Cuando venga, me lo pesa aunque se ofenda.

    Oh, the gas man is my godson. When he comes, he's weighing it for me, even if he takes offense.

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