Day 12: A Molcajete Like Grandma's
At a kitchenware store in Cuautla, Alonso (A), a young man, looks at the molcajetes, the stone bowls Mexicans grind salsa in, and asks EfraÃn (B), the owner, about one.
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.
Keys: E hide English · ← → previous / next day · point at a word to see its meaning
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A
¿Cuánto cuesta el de piedra?
How much is the stone one?
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B
Seiscientos pesos, ¿ya ha usado uno?
Six hundred pesos. Have you used one before?
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A
Mi abuela siempre hacÃa salsa de jitomate en uno.
My grandma always made tomato salsa in one.
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B
¡Pues para usted, quinientos!
Well, for you, five hundred!
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