Day 123: Will Month at the Notary's
In September, Mexico's Will Month, when notaries charge less for wills, two old friends, Genoveva (A) and Matilde (B), run into each other in a notary's waiting room in León.
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
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A
Matilde, ¿tú también aprovechando el Mes del Testamento? Con los descuentos, medio León habrá venido a formarse hoy.
Matilde, you're making the most of Will Month too? With the discounts, half of León must have come to line up today.
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B
Aquí andamos, Genoveva. Traigo las escrituras de la casa, aunque todavía no sé bien qué decirle al notario.
Here I am, Genoveva. I've brought the deeds to the house, though I still don't really know what to tell the notary.
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A
Yo ya traigo todo decidido: la casa para mis hijas, el terreno de Silao para mi hijo y mi sobrina de albacea.
I've got it all decided: the house for my daughters, the plot in Silao for my son, and my niece as executor.
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B
¡Qué envidia! Yo quiero dejarle la casa a la menor, que es la que me cuida, y los otros dos ni lo sospechan.
I'm so jealous! I want to leave the house to my youngest, since she's the one who looks after me, and the other two don't even suspect.
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A
Pues díselo tú primero. Esa es justo la razón por la cual junté a los míos a comer antes de venir.
Well, tell them yourself first. That's exactly why I got mine together for lunch before coming.
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B
Tú, porque tus hijos se llevan bien. Los míos se pelearon por una camioneta vieja; imagínate por una herencia.
That's easy for you, your children get along. Mine fought over an old pickup; imagine what they'd do over an inheritance.
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A
Por eso mismo: si no se enteran por ti, se enterarán por el notario, y ya no estarás para explicarles tus razones.
All the more reason: if they don't hear it from you, they'll hear it from the notary, and you won't be around to explain your reasons.
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B
Tienes razón, como siempre. Firmo hoy y el domingo los invito a comer; para entonces ya se me habrá quitado el miedo.
You're right, as always. I'll sign today and have them over for lunch on Sunday; by then I'll have gotten over my nerves.
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A
¡Te están llamando, Matilde! Ándale, y el domingo me invitas, por si hay que poner orden.
They're calling you, Matilde! Go on, and invite me on Sunday, in case someone needs to keep the peace.
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