Day 258: Mosquito Bites in Bacalar
At a pharmacy in Bacalar, Quintana Roo, Gerónimo (A), a young tourist staying by the lagoon, comes in covered in mosquito bites and asks the owner, Isauro (B), for a cream.
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
¿Tiene una crema para piquetes de mosquito?
Do you have a cream for mosquito bites?
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B
¡Uy, joven! ¿Qué le pasó?
Oh dear, young man! What happened to you?
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A
Salà a ver las estrellas. ¡Me pican y me duelen los brazos!
I went out to look at the stars. My arms are itchy and sore!
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B
Tenga, póngasela suavemente. Y esta noche, vea las estrellas desde su cuarto.
Here you go, put it on gently. And tonight, watch the stars from your room.
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A
¿Desde mi cuarto? ¡Pero si ahà me picaron más!
From my room? But that's where I got bitten the most!
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