Day 35: Office Tamales on Candelaria Day
On Candelaria Day, February 2, at an office in Mexico City, a new young employee (A) sees the tamales his manager, Enrique (B), has brought in, because he found the little baby Jesus figure in the rosca de Reyes in January.
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
¡Cuántos tamales, jefe!
So many tamales, boss!
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B
Hay verdes, rojos y de dulce.
There are green ones, red ones and sweet ones.
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A
¿Y los rosas?
And the pink ones?
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B
Los rosas son de dulce.
The pink ones are the sweet ones.
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