Day 42: Running for the Neighbors' Committee
At home in Cuernavaca, Luciana (A) tells her older sister Diana (B), who has been complaining for months about the broken streetlights on their street, about the election for the street's neighbors' committee.
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
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A
Oye, el domingo es la elección del comité vecinal y no hay nadie que se haya anotado.
Hey, the neighbors' committee election is on Sunday, and nobody has signed up.
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B
No me extraña: nadie quiere un cargo tan ingrato, puras juntas, cuotas y quejas a cambio de nada.
I'm not surprised: nobody wants such a thankless job, just meetings, fees and complaints, and nothing in return.
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A
Pues tú llevas meses quejándote del alumbrado. ¿Por qué no te lanzas de presidenta?
Well, you've been complaining about the streetlights for months. Why don't you run for chair?
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B
¿Yo? Ni loca: salgo de trabajar a las ocho, y no hay vecino que me haga caso.
Me? No way: I finish work at eight, and there isn't a single neighbor who listens to me.
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A
El que te quejes en el grupo de WhatsApp no prende ni un foco.
Complaining in the WhatsApp group won't switch on a single light bulb.
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B
Bueno, supongamos que me lanzo. ¿Quién va a votar por alguien que solo sale a sacar la basura?
All right, let's say I run. Who's going to vote for someone who only comes out to take the trash out?
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A
Pues toda la calle: el hecho de que seas la única candidata te da cierta ventaja.
The whole street: the fact that you're the only candidate gives you a certain advantage.
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B
Va, me anoto. Pero tú vas de tesorera y le cobras la cuota al del catorce.
Fine, I'll sign up. But you're treasurer, and you collect the fee from the guy at number fourteen.
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