Day 88: Who Wrote This Story, Grandpa Asks
At home in Irapuato, a city known for its strawberries, Cipriano (A) asks his grandson Hugo (B) what he is reading on his phone; in this family the grandchildren say usted to their grandparents.
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
¿Qué tanto lees, mijo? Llevas un buen rato con el celular.
What are you so busy reading, kiddo? You've been on your phone forever.
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B
Una noticia de la carretera nueva, abuelo. Dice que pasará por nuestro fresal.
A story about the new highway, Grandpa. It says it'll go right through our strawberry field.
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A
¿Quién dice? ¿Un periodista o cualquiera que tenga un celular?
Who says? A journalist, or anyone who's got a phone?
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B
Mire, la publicó una página de Facebook, pero no dice cuál es su fuente.
Look, a Facebook page posted it, but it doesn't say what its source is.
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A
Pues yo no confío en eso. Búscame una noticia que diga quién la escribió.
Well, I don't trust that. Find me a story that says who wrote it.
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B
A ver... El periódico de aquí dice que apenas es un proyecto sin fecha.
Let's see... The local paper says it's only a plan, with no date yet.
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A
¿Ves? Y por un rumor tu tía ya quiere que vendamos el terreno.
See? And over a rumor, your aunt already wants us to sell the land.
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