Day 190: Medicine for the Neighbor Upstairs
At a pharmacy in Xalapa, Genoveva (A), an older woman, asks the young pharmacist (B) for medicine for her neighbor upstairs, who is sick and can't go out.
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
Joven, mi vecino está enfermo. ¿Tiene esta medicina?
My neighbor's sick. Do you have this medicine?
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B
Sí. Es solamente una pastilla después de comer.
Yes. It's just one pill after meals.
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A
¿Y antes de dormir? Tiene tos toda la noche.
And before bed? He coughs all night.
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B
Para la tos, llévele este jarabe.
For the cough, take him this syrup.
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A
¡Qué bien! Así por fin duermo yo también.
Wonderful! Then I'll finally get some sleep too.
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