Day 98 of 265

Day 98: Tamales for Candelaria Day

At the market in Oaxaca on February 1, the day before the Día de la Candelaria, when whoever found the baby Jesus figure in the rosca de Reyes provides the tamales, Hermelinda (A) runs into her old friend Jovita (B).

How to study this lesson 3 steps
  1. Read the situation under the title. It says who is talking and how they know each other, which decides how politely they speak.
  2. 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.
  3. 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

  1. A

    ¡Jovita! Acabo de comprar hojas para tamales.

    Jovita! I've just bought husks for tamales.

  2. B

    ¿A quién le salió el niño?

    Who got the baby Jesus?

  3. A

    A mi nieta, pero no sabe hacerlos.

    My granddaughter, but she doesn't know how to make them.

  4. B

    ¿Te acuerdas? Solíamos empezar un día antes.

    Remember? We used to start the day before.

  5. A

    ¡Por eso! Te espero a las siete.

    Exactly! I'll expect you at seven.

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