Day 135: Lost Girl at the Fenapo
At the Fenapo, the big annual fair in San Luis Potosí, Elena (A), a young woman, finds a little girl (B) crying near the rides; Protección Civil, Mexico's civil protection service, has a help booth at the fair.
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
Oye, chiquita, ¿por qué lloras? ¿Viniste sola a los juegos mecánicos?
Hey, sweetie, why are you crying? Did you come to the rides on your own?
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B
Se me perdió mi mamá. Me solté de su mano en la fila de la rueda de la fortuna.
I've lost my mom. I let go of her hand in line for the Ferris wheel.
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A
Tranquila, soy Elena y ahorita la encontramos. ¿Vamos al módulo de Protección Civil para que avisen por el altavoz?
It's all right, I'm Elena, and we'll find her in no time. Should we go to the Protección Civil booth so they can put out a call over the loudspeaker?
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B
Mi mamá me dijo que si me perdía, no me fuera con nadie. ¿Usted trabaja en la feria, señorita?
My mom told me that if I got lost, I shouldn't go off with anybody. Do you work at the fair, miss?
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A
No, pero mira lo que dice ese letrero: “Si un menor se extraviase, habrá de ser resguardado en el módulo de Protección Civil hasta que su padre, madre o tutor acredite su identidad”.
No, but look what that sign says: “Should a minor become lost, he or she shall be kept safe at the Protección Civil booth until his or her parent or guardian has proven their identity.”
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B
¿Y qué quiere decir “extraviase”? Suena a palabra de licenciado.
And what does “extraviase” mean? It sounds like a lawyer's word.
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A
Es como decir “si se perdiera”, pero en idioma de licenciado. O sea, que ahí te cuidan hasta que tu mamá llegue con su INE.
It's like saying “if they got lost,” but in lawyer language. It means they look after you there until your mom shows up with her INE card.
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B
Aquí abajo dice: “Todo menor habrá de portar una pulsera con el teléfono de sus padres”. ¿Como esta que me puso mi mamá?
Down here it says: “Every minor shall wear a wristband bearing their parents' telephone number.” Like this one Mom put on me?
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A
¡Esa mera! Y tú llorando con el número de tu mamá en la muñeca; ahorita mismo le marcamos.
That's the one! And there you were crying with your mom's number on your wrist; let's call her right now.
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