Day 197: Charging Up for Festival Tickets
In a café in Morelia during the city's international film festival, Guadalupe (A), a customer, calls over Luis Miguel (B), the young waiter.
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
Joven, ¿podría cargar mi celular? Lo necesito para comprar boletos.
Excuse me, could I charge my phone? I need it to buy tickets.
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B
Claro, junto a la barra. ¿Para qué película?
Of course, by the bar. Which movie are they for?
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A
Un corto: “Las manos de mi abuela”.
A short film: “Las manos de mi abuela.”
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B
¡No puede ser! Ese corto es mío.
No way! That film's mine.
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A
¿De veras? Entonces, ¿le importaría regalarme un boleto?
Really? In that case, would you mind giving me a ticket?
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