Day 39: The Sargassum Forecast
On the beach at Playa del Carmen, Brenda (A), a young woman staying at a hotel there, asks Moisés (B), the young lifeguard, who studies marine biology, about the sargassum seaweed that covered the beach last week.
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
Joven, ¿sabe si va a regresar el sargazo? La semana pasada ni se podía nadar.
Excuse me, do you know if the sargassum is going to come back? Last week you couldn't even swim.
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B
Depende de las corrientes. Estudio biología marina y seguimos los mantos con imágenes de satélite.
It depends on the currents. I study marine biology, and we track the mats with satellite images.
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A
¿Con satélites? Yo creía que nadie sabía cuándo iba a llegar.
With satellites? I thought nobody knew when it was going to arrive.
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B
Hay satélites con los cuales se ven los mantos mar adentro, días antes de que lleguen.
There are satellites with which you can see the mats far out at sea, days before they arrive.
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A
¿Y el sábado? Ojalá no hayan detectado nada: ese día me caso aquí.
And Saturday? I hope they haven't spotted anything: I'm getting married here that day.
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B
Mire: hay un manto enorme al sureste de Cozumel, el cual, según el pronóstico, llega el domingo.
Look: there's a huge mat southeast of Cozumel, which, according to the forecast, arrives on Sunday.
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A
Espero que su satélite no se haya equivocado: si le atina, queda invitado a la boda.
I hope your satellite didn't get it wrong: if it's right, you're invited to the wedding.
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