Day 136: Buñuelos on Christmas Eve
On Christmas Eve in Saltillo, Josefa (A), a grandmother, makes buñuelos, thin fried pastries dusted with sugar, in the kitchen with her daughter, Edith (B), and her teenage grandson, Sebastián (C), who calls her usted.
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
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A
¿Quién me agarra el plato para ponerles el azúcar?
Who'll hold the plate for me so I can put the sugar on?
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B
Tengo masa en las manos. ¡Sebastián, ven!
I've got dough on my hands. Sebastián, come here!
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C
¡Ya me iba, abuela! ¿No hay nadie más?
I was just leaving, Grandma! Isn't there anyone else?
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A
Nadie, mijo. ¡Te llevas algunos para tus amigos!
Nobody, sweetie. You can take some for your friends!
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