Day 174: Orchids Over the Backyard Wall
In Cuernavaca, Rosalba (A) talks over the backyard wall to her neighbor, Estela (B), about the orchids in Estela's yard.
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
Vecina, ¡qué bonitas flores! ¿Son orquÃdeas?
What lovely flowers! Are they orchids?
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B
SÃ, me encantan. ¡Pero ya tengo demasiadas!
Yes, I love them. But I've got far too many now!
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A
A mà me interesan mucho. ¿Me regala una para empezar?
I'm really into them. Would you give me one to start with?
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B
¿Una? ¡Llévese cinco, por favor!
Just one? Take five, please!
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A
¡Gracias! Asà empezó usted, ¿verdad?
Thank you! That's how you started, isn't it?
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