Day 13 of 160

Day 13: Inflation in a Kilo of Tortillas

At the UNAM in Mexico City, economics students Aldo (A) and Ana Sofía (B) show their professor, Dr. Beatriz Solís (C), the draft of a project that uses the price of tortillas to explain inflation.

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

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  1. A

    Doctora, le traemos el borrador: explicamos la inflación con el precio de la tortilla.

    Professor, we've brought you our draft: we explain inflation through the price of tortillas.

  2. B

    Y demostramos que la tortilla subió más que la inflación: las familias perdieron poder adquisitivo.

    And we show that tortillas went up more than inflation: families lost purchasing power.

  3. C

    Buena idea, pero ojo: un solo producto no es un índice. ¿Y los salarios?

    Good idea, but careful: a single product isn't an index. And what about wages?

  4. A

    Te lo dije, Ana Sofía: sin los salarios, el argumento queda cojo.

    I told you, Ana Sofía: without wages, the argument doesn't stand up.

  5. C

    Exacto: el salario mínimo se triplicó con creces desde 2018, y ustedes ni lo mencionan.

    Exactly: the minimum wage has more than tripled since 2018, and you don't even mention it.

  6. B

    Tiene razón, doctora. ¿Nos recibiría el trabajo unos días después para corregirlo?

    You're right, Professor. Would you take the project a few days later so we can fix it?

  7. C

    Se lo recibo el lunes, siempre y cuando incluyan los salarios. A menos que se conformen con un seis, claro.

    I'll take it on Monday, as long as you include wages. Unless you're happy to settle for a six, of course.

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