Day 86: How to Pick an Avocado
At the market in Uruapan, Mexico's avocado capital, Montserrat (A), a young woman, goes shopping with her grandmother, Otilia (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
¿Por qué siempre este puesto, abuela?
Why always this stall, Grandma?
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B
Suelo comprarle a esta señora. Me da buen precio.
I usually buy from this lady. She gives me a good price.
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A
¿Y cómo sabes cuáles están maduros?
And how do you know which ones are ripe?
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B
Hay que tocarlos despacio. Toca este.
You have to feel them gently. Feel this one.
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A
¡Uy, le metà el dedo! ¿Hay que pagarlo?
Oops, my finger went right in! Do we have to pay for it?
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