Day 90: Dad's Age in the Dance Photo
At home in Ciudad Juárez, Viridiana (B) is looking through an old family album when her father, Enrique (A), hears her laughing.
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
¿De qué te ríes, mija? Llevas rato con ese álbum.
What are you laughing at, sweetie? You've been looking at that album for a while now.
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B
Mira esta foto tuya bailando, ya toda amarillenta. Tendrías unos veinte años, ¿no?
Look at this photo of you dancing, all yellow with age. You'd have been about twenty, right?
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A
Diecinueve. Esa noche estrené el saco: me lo compré con mi primera quincena.
Nineteen. That night I wore the jacket for the first time: I bought it with my first paycheck.
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B
¿Y dónde fue? Por los globos, sería una boda, ¿no?
And where was it? With those balloons, I'd say a wedding, am I right?
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A
En el salón de la colonia. Mi generación se enamoraba bailando, no por mensajitos.
At the neighborhood dance hall. My generation fell in love dancing, not by text message.
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B
Voy a escanear el álbum, en caso de que se pierda. Y esta, de fondo de pantalla.
I'm going to scan the album, in case it ever gets lost. And this one's going on my phone as wallpaper.
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