Day 260: A Ball in the Neighbors' Yard
At home in Saltillo, Milo (A), a teenager, comes in from playing soccer outside to talk to his father, Benito (B).
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
Papá, el balón se fue otra vez al patio de los vecinos.
Dad, the ball went into the neighbors' yard again.
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B
Pues deberías tocar y pedirlo con educación.
Well, you should knock and ask for it politely.
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A
¿Y qué le digo a la señora?
And what do I say to the lady?
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B
Dile: “Disculpe, ¿me podría dar mi balón, por favor?”
Tell her: “Excuse me, could you give me my ball, please?”
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A
Ya me lo sé. Hoy se lo dije tres veces.
I know it by heart. I've said it to her three times today.
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