Day 85: Two Hours Waiting for the Chepe
At the station in Creel, in the mountains of Chihuahua, Anabel (A), her husband Julio (B) and their daughter Miranda (C) are waiting for the Chepe, the train that runs through the Copper Canyon.
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
Llevamos dos horas esperando, Julio. ¿Qué dice el aviso?
We've been waiting two hours, Julio. What does the notice say?
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B
Que le dieron preferencia a un tren de carga, motivo por el cual se retrasó.
That a freight train was given priority, which is why it's late.
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C
¿Y sí llegamos al hotel? Llevo todo el viaje queriendo ver la barranca.
And will we still get to the hotel? I've been wanting to see the canyon the whole trip.
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B
Claro, mija, aunque sea de noche. Ya le avisé al hotel.
Of course, sweetie, even if it's after dark. I've already let the hotel know.
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A
Pues de noche no se ve nada, y justo para eso tomamos el tren.
Well, you can't see a thing in the dark, and that's the whole reason we took the train.
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B
Tranquila, el hotel está en la mera orilla: amanecemos viendo la barranca.
Relax, the hotel's right on the edge: we'll wake up looking at the canyon.
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C
¡Ya se oye el tren! Mamá, ¿me dejas ir en la ventana?
I can hear the train! Mom, can I have the window seat?
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