Day 207: A Laundromat Near Colonia Roma
At the café on her new street in Colonia Roma, Mexico City, Irasema (A), who has just moved to the neighborhood, asks the young barista (B) for help.
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
Disculpe, soy nueva aquÃ. ¿Me podrÃa decir dónde hay una lavanderÃa?
Excuse me, I'm new around here. Could you tell me where there's a laundromat?
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B
Hay una en la esquina, pero los domingos cierra.
There's one on the corner, but it's closed on Sundays.
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A
¡Y hoy es domingo! ¿No hay otra cerca?
And today's Sunday! Isn't there another one nearby?
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B
SÃ, en la calle Orizaba, pero normalmente hay fila.
Yes, on Calle Orizaba, but there's usually a line.
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A
Entonces, ¿me da un café para llevar?
In that case, could I have a coffee to go?
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