Day 73: An Uncle's Offer in Los Altos
In Guadalajara, Gonzalo (A), just back from a month on his uncle's ranch near Tepatitlán, in Los Altos de Jalisco, catches up with his close friend Guillermo (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
¿Qué crees? Mi tío me preguntó si me quedaría a vivir en el rancho.
Guess what? My uncle asked me if I'd stay and live on the ranch.
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B
¿Tú? Si no te levantas antes de las diez ni aunque tiemble.
You? You don't get up before ten even if there's an earthquake.
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A
Allá madrugaba a las cinco para ordeñar. Lo raro es que me gustó.
Out there I was up at five to do the milking. The strange thing is, I liked it.
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B
¿Y qué te ofreció? Nadie se queda nomás por las vacas.
And what did he offer you? Nobody stays just for the cows.
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A
Me dijo que, si me quedaba, me daría tierra para sembrar agave.
He said that if I stayed, he'd give me land to plant agave.
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B
Un mes está bien, pero no te imagino ordeñando vacas a los cuarenta.
A month is fine, but I can't picture you milking cows at forty.
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A
Ni yo. Lo malo es que ahora ya no aguanto el tráfico de aquí.
Neither can I. The trouble is, now I can't stand the traffic here anymore.
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