Day 143: New Glasses for Myopia
At recess at an elementary school in Tuxtla Gutiérrez, Chiapas, Maximiliano (A), who has shown up in glasses, sits by the classroom door with his classmate Yaretzi (B).
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
Ya sé que me veo raro con lentes, así que pregúntame de una vez, antes de que lo haga todo el salón.
I know I look weird in glasses, so ask me now, before the whole class does.
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B
Pues sí, ¿qué te pasó? Hasta el viernes veías perfecto, como yo, que tengo vista de águila.
Well, yes, what happened to you? Until Friday you could see perfectly, like me, and I've got eagle eyes.
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A
Fue mi mamá quien se dio cuenta, porque yo veía la tele con los ojos entrecerrados. Tengo miopía: de lejos veo todo borroso.
It was my mom who noticed, because I was squinting at the TV. I'm nearsighted: everything far away looks blurry.
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B
¿Y eso por qué te dio? ¿Por no comer zanahoria, como dice mi abuelita?
And why did you get that? From not eating carrots, like my grandma says?
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A
La oculista dice que es por la tableta: cuanto más la tengo pegada a la cara, más se acostumbra el ojo a ver de cerca.
The eye doctor says it's the tablet: the more I hold it right up to my face, the more my eyes get used to seeing close up.
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B
Uy, yo me la paso viendo videos en el celular de mi mamá. ¿O sea que a mí también me va a pasar?
Uh-oh, I spend all day watching videos on my mom's phone. So is it going to happen to me too?
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A
No necesariamente, pero la oculista fue muy clara: “Se recomiendan dos horas diarias al aire libre y un descanso de la pantalla cada veinte minutos”.
Not necessarily, but the eye doctor was very clear: “Two hours a day outdoors and a break from the screen every twenty minutes are recommended.”
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B
Bueno, voy a hacer mi propio examen. Desde aquí, el pizarrón dice “página treinta y ocho”, ¿verdad?
OK, I'm going to do my own test. From here, the board says “page thirty-eight,” doesn't it?
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A
Dice “treinta y tres”, Yaretzi. ¿No que eras tú la de la vista de águila?
It says “thirty-three,” Yaretzi. Weren't you the one with eagle eyes?
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