Day 225: Opening a First Bank Account
At a bank in Chetumal, Elizabeth (A), a young woman who has just gotten her first paycheck, is opening her first account with Luis Alberto (B), a personal banker, who has just told her the monthly fee.
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
¿Trescientos pesos al mes? ¡Es carÃsimo!
Three hundred pesos a month? That's really expensive!
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B
Pero es nuestra mejor cuenta, con seguro y tarjeta de crédito.
But it's our best account, with insurance and a credit card.
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A
No me interesa la mejor. ¿No tiene una más barata?
I'm not interested in the best one. Don't you have a cheaper one?
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B
Hay una que no cuesta nada, pero no puede tener mucho dinero.
There's one that costs nothing, but you can't keep much money in it.
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A
No me importa. ¡Yo tengo poquÃsimo!
I don't mind. I hardly have any!
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