Day 8: A Bicycle in the Hallway
In a building in Colonia Roma, Mexico City, Brenda (A), a tenant who has started cycling to work, asks her landlord, Don Arturo (B), where she can keep her bike; don is a title of respect.
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
Don Arturo, ¿puedo dejar mi bici en el pasillo?
Don Arturo, can I leave my bike in the hallway?
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B
HÃjole, fÃjese que les pedà a todos que no dejaran nada ahÃ.
Oh dear, the thing is, I asked everyone not to leave anything there.
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A
Es que el doctor me pidió que hiciera ejercicio, y no tengo dónde ponerla.
It's just that the doctor asked me to get some exercise, and I've got nowhere to put it.
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B
Mire, cuando vaciemos la bodega de abajo, la puede guardar ahÃ.
Look, once we've emptied the storeroom downstairs, you can keep it there.
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A
¿De veras? Si quiere, yo le ayudo a vaciarla este sábado.
Really? If you like, I'll help you empty it this Saturday.
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B
Pues cuando usted diga. Nada más le pido que cierre bien la bodega.
Whenever you say, then. I'd just ask you to lock the storeroom properly.
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