Day 69: The Megaofrenda on Campus
On the UNAM campus in Mexico City, Christopher (A), a first-year student from Sonora, stares at the huge Día de Muertos ofrenda, the altar for the dead, with Leonardo (B), an older student who grew up in Michoacán.
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
¡Qué ofrenda tan grande!
What a huge ofrenda!
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B
De niño, iba al panteón con mis abuelos.
As a boy, I used to go to the cemetery with my grandparents.
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A
¿Y qué hacían allá?
And what did you do there?
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B
Llevábamos flores y pan, y nos quedábamos toda la noche.
We'd take flowers and bread, and stay all night.
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A
¿Toda la noche? ¡Yo me dormía temprano!
All night? I used to fall asleep early!
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