Day 209: Anniversary Gifts at Mercado Hidalgo
At the Mercado Hidalgo in Guanajuato, Virginia (A) and her older sister, MarÃa del Carmen (B), are looking for presents for their parents' wedding anniversary.
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
Ya tenemos el regalo para mamá. ¿Y a papá qué le compramos?
We've got Mom's present. What should we get Dad?
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B
Una cartera. La suya ya está muy vieja.
A wallet. His is really old now.
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A
¡Qué aburrido! Mejor le regalamos dulces, le encantan.
How boring! Let's give him candy instead, he loves it.
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B
Bueno, dulces. Pero se los damos después de comer.
All right, candy. But we'll give it to him after lunch.
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A
Claro, o ya no come nada.
Of course, or he won't eat a thing.
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