Day 203: Roses Growing Over the Wall
In Tlaquepaque, Don Porfirio (A), an older man, talks over the backyard wall to his neighbor Nidia (B), whose yard his roses have grown into.
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
Vecina, ¿no le molestan mis rosas en su jardÃn?
Aren't my roses a nuisance in your yard?
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B
¡Al contrario, me encantan! ¿Todas son suyas?
Quite the opposite, I love them! Are they all yours?
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A
Las rojas son mÃas. Las blancas eran de mi esposa.
The red ones are mine. The white ones were my wife's.
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B
Se ve que ella las cuidaba mucho.
You can tell she took good care of them.
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A
Corte unas para usted. A ella le gustaba regalarlas.
Cut some for yourself. She liked giving them away.
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