Day 46: Buying Into a Taquería
At their favorite barbacoa taquería in Tlaxcala, Darío (A) and his girlfriend Magali (B) make an offer to the owner, Don Genaro (C; don is a respectful title); barbacoa is lamb slow-cooked overnight in a pit in the ground.
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
Don Genaro, queremos invertir nuestros ahorros en una segunda sucursal, a cambio de un porcentaje.
Don Genaro, we'd like to invest our savings in a second branch, in exchange for a share.
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B
No hay barbacoa en Tlaxcala que se le compare; por lo tanto, el riesgo es mínimo.
There's no barbacoa in Tlaxcala that comes close to yours; therefore, the risk is minimal.
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C
Me halagan, jóvenes; sin embargo, en este negocio siempre hay riesgo. A ver, ¿cuánto me deja cada taco?
You flatter me, you two; however, in this business there's always a risk. Let's see, how much do I make on each taco?
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A
Pues si el taco cuesta 35 pesos, yo diría que unos veinte, ¿no?
Well, if a taco costs 35 pesos, I'd say about twenty, right?
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C
Con suerte, ocho: entre el borrego, la leña, la renta y los sueldos, se me va casi todo.
Eight, if I'm lucky: between the lamb, the firewood, the rent and the wages, almost all of it goes.
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B
Te dije que hiciéramos cuentas, Darío. Don Genaro, ¿y si primero nos enseña el negocio?
I told you we should do the math, Darío. Don Genaro, what if you teach us the business first?
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C
No busco socios que le tengan miedo al trabajo: los espero el sábado a las cinco para sacar la barbacoa del hoyo.
I'm not looking for partners who are afraid of hard work: I'll expect you on Saturday at five to take the barbacoa out of the pit.
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A
¿A las cinco de la mañana? Magali, mejor metamos el dinero en Cetes.
At five in the morning? Magali, let's put the money into government bonds instead.
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