Day 88: Forty Years at the Same Fonda
At a fonda, a small family restaurant, in the center of Puebla, Evaristo (A) sits down with his grandson, Maximiliano (B), who calls him usted.
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
Aquà como desde hace cuarenta años.
I've been eating here for forty years.
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B
¿No se aburre, abuelo? Yo quiero tacos.
Don't you get bored, Grandpa? I want tacos.
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A
Debes probar el mole. ¡No hay mejor en Puebla!
You must try the mole. There's none better in Puebla!
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B
¿Mejor que el de mi abuelita?
Better than Grandma's?
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A
¡Shh! Tu abuela no debe saberlo.
Shh! Your grandma can't find out.
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