Day 189: New ATMs, Early Saturday
At a bank branch in Pachuca, Francisco (A), a junior employee, asks Fidel (B), the branch manager, about the new ATMs.
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
Jefe, ¿es cierto que vienen cajeros nuevos?
Boss, is it true we're getting new ATMs?
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B
SÃ, y son mucho más rápidos que los viejos.
Yes, and they're much faster than the old ones.
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A
¡Qué padre! Asà la gente espera menos.
Awesome! That way people will wait less.
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B
Llegan el sábado a las siete. Te necesito aquÃ.
They arrive on Saturday at seven. I need you here.
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A
¿A las siete? Bueno, ni modo.
At seven? Oh well, no choice.
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