Day 228: Left on Read by His Son
At dinner at home in Tlalpan, Mexico City, Derek (A), a teenager, notices that his father, Gilberto (B), is unusually quiet.
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
Papá, ¿por qué tan serio? Normalmente hablas mucho.
Dad, why so quiet? You normally talk a lot.
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B
Te mandé tres mensajes. Los viste y no contestaste.
I sent you three messages. You saw them and didn't answer.
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A
Es que me molestan tus audios. ¡Son larguísimos!
It's just that your voice messages annoy me. They're so long!
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B
¿Largos? Me importa saber dónde estás, con quién, si ya comiste...
Long? It matters to me where you are, who you're with, whether you've eaten...
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A
¿Ves? Así son tus audios, pero de cinco minutos.
See? That's what your voice messages are like, only five minutes long.
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