Day 194: Watching the Trompo at Midnight
At a taquerÃa in Puebla around midnight, Ramón (A) and his grown-up daughter, Érika (B), are waiting for their tacos al pastor while the taquero works at the trompo, the spit the meat turns on.
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
Mira, está poniendo la piña.
Look, he's putting the pineapple on.
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B
¡Ay, papá, tengo mucha hambre!
Oh, Dad, I'm so hungry!
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A
Ya vienen tus tacos, hija.
Your tacos are on their way, honey.
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