Day 87: Charged Twice for One Latte
At a café in Cholula, near Puebla, Georgina (A), a customer, goes back to the counter to speak to Jaqueline (B), the barista who served her.
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
Disculpe, según mi banco, me cobraron dos veces el latte.
Excuse me, according to my bank, I've been charged twice for the latte.
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B
A ver... Usted estaba pagando cuando se fue la señal, ¿verdad?
Let's see... You were paying when the signal dropped, weren't you?
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A
Sí, y la terminal marcó error, razón por la cual volví a pasar la tarjeta.
Yes, and the card reader showed an error, which is why I ran my card again.
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B
Pues el primer cobro sí pasó. Ahorita cancelo el segundo; aquí está el folio.
Well, the first payment did go through. I'll cancel the second one right now; here's the reference number.
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A
¿Y cuándo me lo devuelven? Ando corta de dinero este mes.
And when will I get it back? Money's tight this month.
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B
Depende del banco, unos cinco días hábiles. Mientras tanto, el próximo latte es cortesía de la casa.
It depends on the bank, about five business days. In the meantime, your next latte is on the house.
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