Day 255: Waiting Out the Mexicali Heat
On a summer afternoon at home in Mexicali, Hannah (A), a teenager, asks her mother, Eunice (B), if she can go out with her friends.
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
Mamá, ¿puedo ir al parque con mis amigas?
Mom, can I go to the park with my friends?
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B
¿Ahorita? ¡Estamos a 45 grados!
Now? It's 45°C!
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A
Normalmente nos sentamos debajo de los árboles.
We normally sit under the trees.
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B
Después de las seis, sÃ. Y antes de salir, tómate un vaso de agua.
After six, yes. And before you go out, drink a glass of water.
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A
¿A las seis? ¡Si a esa hora todavÃa hace 43 grados!
At six? But it's still 43°C then!
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