Day 206: Flour Tortillas for the Carne Asada
On a Sunday in Hermosillo, José Antonio (A) smells the carne asada, grilled beef, that his neighbor Gregorio (B) is cooking on the other side of the wall, and says hello.
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
¡Qué rico huele su carne asada, vecino!
Your carne asada smells delicious, neighbor!
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B
Pásele. ¿Le gustan las tortillas de harina?
Come on over. Do you like flour tortillas?
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A
¡Me encantan! A mà nunca me quedan asÃ.
I love them! Mine never turn out like this.
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B
¡Pero si la receta es de su esposa! Se la dio a la mÃa.
But the recipe's your wife's! She gave it to mine.
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