Day 154 of 160

Day 154: More Grandparents Than Children

At a wedding reception in Chetumal, two friends, Damián (A) and Andrea (B), look around the party from their table.

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

Audio recordings are on the way. For now, each lesson is the dialogue with its English translation.

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  1. A

    Oye, ¿ya te fijaste? En esta boda hay más abuelitos en la pista que niños en toda la fiesta.

    Hey, have you noticed? At this wedding there are more grandparents on the dance floor than children at the whole party.

  2. B

    Salió en las noticias: la tasa de natalidad se desplomó, lo cual en veinte años se va a notar en todo.

    It was on the news: the birth rate has plummeted, which will show in everything twenty years from now.

  3. A

    No me extraña. A mi edad, mis papás ya tenían casa y tres hijos; yo comparto departamento y apenas puedo con un perro.

    I'm not surprised. At my age my parents already had a house and three kids; I share an apartment and can barely handle a dog.

  4. B

    Somos una generación cuyos sueldos no alcanzan ni para la renta. ¿Pero tú sí quieres hijos, o nada más te quejas?

    We're a generation whose wages don't even cover the rent. But do you actually want kids, or are you just whining?

  5. A

    Sí quiero, pero no hay prisa. En cuanto tenga trabajo fijo y algo ahorrado, lo platico en serio con mi novia.

    I do, but there's no rush. As soon as I've got a steady job and some savings, I'll talk it over seriously with my girlfriend.

  6. B

    Eso decía mi prima a los veintiocho, y ya va a cumplir cuarenta: siempre encontraba un pretexto para posponerlo.

    My cousin said that at twenty-eight, and she's about to turn forty: she always found an excuse to put it off.

  7. A

    ¿Y tú qué? Porque a ti tampoco te veo con mucha prisa por formar una familia.

    What about you? Because I don't see you in much of a hurry to start a family either.

  8. B

    Yo sí quiero uno, pero una vez que termine la maestría y haya trabajado un año en el extranjero. Ya después, que venga la cigüeña.

    I do want one, but once I've finished my master's and worked abroad for a year. After that, the stork can come.

  9. A

    Ya ves, tú también tienes tu lista. Y ya van a aventar el ramo: ¿vas o te da miedo?

    There you go, you've got your list too. And they're about to throw the bouquet: are you going, or are you scared?

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