Day 35: The Last Printed Edition
At a newsstand in Saltillo, Doña Antonieta (A; doña is a respectful title), who has bought the same daily paper for fifty years, cannot find it and asks Benjamín (B), the young vendor, what has happened.
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.
Keys: E hide English · ← → previous / next day · point at a word to see its meaning
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A
Buenos días, Benjamín, ¿y mi periódico? No lo veo en su lugar de siempre.
Good morning, Benjamín, where's my paper? I can't see it in its usual place.
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B
Ay, doña Antonieta, ayer salió la última edición impresa; desde hoy es solo digital.
Oh, Doña Antonieta, the last print edition came out yesterday; from today it's digital only.
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A
¿Cómo que digital? A pesar de que lo compro desde hace cincuenta años, nadie me avisó.
What do you mean, digital? Even though I've been buying it for fifty years, nobody told me.
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B
A mí tampoco. Los anunciantes, los cuales pagaban la impresión, se fueron a internet.
Nor me. The advertisers, who paid for the printing, have gone online.
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A
Pues yo con esas pantallitas no me hallo, por más que mi nieta me enseñe.
Well, I'm hopeless with those little screens, however much my granddaughter shows me.
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B
Si bien no es lo mismo, déjeme ponérselo en el celular con letra grandota.
It's not the same, I know, but let me put it on your phone for you with great big print.
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A
Ándele, pero aun cuando lo lea ahí, aquí sigo viniendo por mis chicles y el chisme.
All right, but even if I read it on there, I'll keep coming here for my chewing gum and the gossip.
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