Day 152: Filling Aguinaldo Bags with Grandpa
In a village near Puebla, Julia (A), a young girl, fills the aguinaldo bags, the little bags of candy and fruit handed out to the children at a posada, with her grandfather, Anselmo (B).
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
Abuelo, ¿cuántos dulces van en cada bolsa?
Grandpa, how many candies go in each bag?
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B
Cinco, con cacahuates y una naranja. ¡Vendrán muchísimos niños!
Five, with peanuts and an orange. Tons of kids will come!
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A
¡La piñata será grandísima! Yo le pegaré primero.
The piñata's going to be enormous! I'll hit it first.
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B
Sí. Oye, ¿por qué esta tiene solo cuatro?
Yes. Hey, why does this one only have four?
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A
Es que tenía que probarlos. ¡Están dulcísimos!
Well, I had to try them. They're so sweet!
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