Day 193: Children's Day Toys on the Metro
On the Mexico City Metro on April 30, Children's Day, Teófilo (A), an older man with a big bag of toys, turns to a young woman (B) standing next to him.
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
Señorita, ¿podría decirme dónde me bajo para el Centro?
Excuse me, miss, could you tell me where I get off for downtown?
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B
En Zócalo. ¡Cuántos juguetes lleva!
At Zócalo. You've got so many toys!
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A
Es Día del Niño. Suelo regalarle uno a cada nieto.
It's Children's Day. I usually give each grandchild one.
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B
¿Cuántos nietos tiene?
How many grandchildren do you have?
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A
Doce. Y este año empecé a comprar para los bisnietos.
Twelve. And this year I've started buying for the great-grandchildren.
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