Day 196: A Sweater on the Night Bus
On a night bus from Mexico City to San Cristóbal de las Casas, Agustina (A), a teenager, can't get to sleep and turns to her mother, Elvia (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.
Keys: E hide English · ← → previous / next day · point at a word to see its meaning
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A
Mamá, me molesta el aire acondicionado. ¡No puedo dormir!
Mom, the air conditioning's bothering me. I can't sleep!
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B
Tranquila, traje un suéter. Toma.
Don't worry, I brought a sweater. Here.
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A
¿El rosa con flores? ¡Ni loca!
The pink one with flowers? No way!
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B
Mija, todos están dormidos. Seguramente nadie te va a ver.
Honey, everyone's asleep. Nobody's likely to see you.
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