Day 236: Holy Week Days Off
In an office in Mexicali, Damián (B), a new employee, goes to see his manager, Maricela (A), about some days off to visit his family in Zacatecas.
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.
Keys: E hide English · ← → previous / next day · point at a word to see its meaning
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A
Pase, Damián. ¿Qué necesita?
Come in, Damián. What do you need?
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B
QuerÃa pedirle dos dÃas en Semana Santa para visitar a mi familia.
I wanted to ask you for two days off during Holy Week, to visit my family.
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A
Está bien, pero antes de irse, necesito el informe de marzo.
All right, but before you go, I need the March report.
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B
Ya está. Se lo mandé antes de entrar.
It's done. I sent it to you before I came in.
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A
¡Órale! Por eso entró tan tranquilo.
Well! So that's why you came in so relaxed.
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