Day 126: Binge-Watching at the Nursing Home
At a nursing home in Colima, Tadeo (A), a young volunteer, chats with Doña Conchita (B; doña is a respectful title), an older resident who watched a whole new streaming series about a famous singer of the 1950s in one weekend.
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.
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A
Buenos días, doña Conchita. Dice la enfermera que se aventó toda la serie en un fin de semana; espero que le haya gustado.
Good morning, Doña Conchita. The nurse says you got through the whole series in one weekend; I hope you enjoyed it.
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B
La música, una maravilla; la trama, un melodrama cursi. Me extraña que le haya gustado a tanta gente.
The music was wonderful; the plot was a sappy melodrama. I'm surprised so many people have liked it.
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A
¿Tan mal? Pues en redes todo mundo dice que es la mejor serie del año.
That bad? Well, everyone on social media says it's the best series of the year.
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B
Porque en redes nadie vivió los cincuenta, mijo. Hay un capítulo en el cual la novia dice “qué oso” en pleno 1952.
Because nobody on social media lived through the fifties, dear. There's an episode in which his girlfriend says “how cringe” in 1952, of all years.
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A
Yo ni cuenta me di. Pero al actor sí lo defiendo: estudió canto dos años para el papel.
I didn't even notice. But I will stand up for the actor: he studied singing for two years for the part.
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B
Canta bonito, pero mueve las manos como licenciado en junta. Dudo que haya visto una sola película del verdadero.
He sings nicely, but he waves his hands around like some suit in a meeting. I doubt he's seen a single movie of the real one.
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A
Con ese ojo, usted debería escribir reseñas. Hay páginas donde la gente publica sus críticas.
With an eye like that, you ought to write reviews. There are websites where people post their criticism.
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B
Ya la escribí, catorce hojas: anoche me dieron las tres de la mañana. Pásamela a la computadora, pero ni una palabra a la enfermera.
I've already written it, fourteen pages: I was up until three last night. Type it up for me, but not a word to the nurse.
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A
Ahora entiendo por qué desayunó tan tarde. Descuide, su secreto está a salvo, pero la reseña la firma usted.
Now I see why you had breakfast so late. Don't worry, your secret's safe, but you're signing the review.
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