Day 72: Air Conditioning and a Huge Bill
In a rented apartment in Hermosillo, where summers are fiercely hot, Alicia (A) opens the electricity bill in front of her roommate Janet (B).
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
¡Ay, Janet! Llegó el recibo de la luz: casi seis mil pesos.
Oh, Janet! The electric bill's here: nearly six thousand pesos.
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B
Es por el clima. Pero tranquila: el dueño me dijo que pagaría la mitad.
It's the air conditioning. But don't worry: the landlord told me he'd pay half.
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A
¿Ese tacaño? ¿Y cuándo te lo dijo, si a mí ni me saluda?
That cheapskate? And when did he tell you that, when he doesn't even say hello to me?
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B
En mayo. Me explicó que el clima ya estaba viejo y tragaba mucha luz.
In May. He explained that the air conditioner was old and guzzled electricity.
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A
Pues entonces mándaselo tú, que a ti te lo prometió.
Then you send it to him, since it was you he promised.
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B
Sale, se lo mando... Oye, pero no me lo puso por escrito.
OK, I'll send it to him... Wait, though: he didn't put it in writing.
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