Day 43: A Business Graduate at the Bakery
In Celaya, Erick (A), a young business graduate, is interviewed for the job of general manager by Alfredo Arriaga (B), who owns a family bakery with four branches.
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
Buenos días, señor Arriaga. Le traje un plan para sus sucursales, por si gusta verlo.
Good morning, Mr. Arriaga. I've brought you a plan for your branches, if you'd like to see it.
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B
Guárdelo tantito. Primero dígame: ¿por qué un licenciado en administración quiere vender bolillos?
Hold on to it for a moment. First tell me: why does a business graduate want to sell bread rolls?
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A
Me interesa el reto: si bien no tengo experiencia en panaderías, sé leer un estado de resultados.
I'm interested in the challenge: although I have no experience in bakeries, I can read an income statement.
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B
El hecho de que tenga título no significa que aguante el ritmo: aquí se empieza a las cuatro.
The fact that you have a degree doesn't mean you can keep up the pace: here we start at four.
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A
Madrugar no me asusta: de niño le ayudaba a mi abuela en su tortillería desde las cinco.
Early mornings don't scare me: as a boy I helped my grandmother in her tortilla shop from five o'clock.
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B
Bien, ¿y qué cambiaría primero? Y ni se le ocurra tocar las recetas de mi papá.
Fine, and what would you change first? And don't even think about touching my father's recipes.
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A
Las recetas no se tocan; la producción, sí: anoche recorrí sus sucursales y en todas sobraban charolas enteras.
The recipes stay as they are; the production doesn't: last night I made the rounds of your branches, and all of them had whole trays left over.
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B
Por mucho que me duela admitirlo, tiene razón. Lo espero mañana a las cuatro, a ver si aguanta.
Much as it pains me to admit it, you're right. I'll see you tomorrow at four, and we'll see if you can keep up.
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