Day 220: Bagging Groceries at Seventy
On a street in Campeche, Don Higinio (A), a retired man of seventy, stops his neighbor (B) to show her the supermarket uniform he is wearing.
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
Vecina, ¿cómo me veo de uniforme?
So, how do I look in uniform?
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B
¡Don Higinio! ¿Ahora trabaja en el supermercado?
Don Higinio! Are you working at the supermarket now?
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A
SÃ, empaco las compras por propinas. Solamente cuatro horas al dÃa.
Yes, I bag people's groceries for tips. Just four hours a day.
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B
¿Cuatro horas parado? ¿No le duelen los pies?
Four hours on your feet? Don't your feet hurt?
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A
Un poco, pero me encanta. ¡Ya sé qué compra todo el barrio!
A bit, but I love it. Now I know what the whole neighborhood buys!
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