Day 47: Crypto, Tandas or Cetes
At the family table in Monclova, Coahuila, Herminia (A), who saves through her street's tanda (a savings circle among neighbors), talks money with her daughter Lorena (B) and Lorena's teenage son Iker (C); Cetes are Mexican government bonds.
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
Iker, dice tu prima que andas convenciendo a todos de meter sus ahorros en criptomonedas.
Iker, your cousin says you've been going around persuading everyone to put their savings into crypto.
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B
A mí me lo viene diciendo desde enero, mamá. Por más que suba, eso es apostar.
He's been telling me the same thing since January, Mom. However much it goes up, that's gambling.
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C
No es apostar, ma. Un compañero metió dos mil y ya va ganando un treinta por ciento.
It's not gambling, Mom. A friend from school put in two thousand and he's already thirty percent up.
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A
Yo desconfío de lo que no se toca, mijo. Mi tanda nunca me ha fallado.
I don't trust anything I can't hold in my hand, honey. My tanda has never let me down.
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C
Perdón, abuelita, pero su tanda ni rendimientos le da: nomás le devuelve su dinero.
Sorry, Grandma, but your tanda doesn't even give you any returns: it just gives you your own money back.
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B
Ni tanto que queme al santo ni tanto que no lo alumbre: ¿por qué no prueban los Cetes?
Not so close you burn the saint, not so far you leave him in the dark: why don't you two try Cetes?
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C
¿Cetes? Eso es de señores de corbata: el dinero va creciendo tan despacito que ni se nota.
Cetes? That's for men in ties: your money grows so slowly you don't even notice.
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A
Más vale paso que dure y no trote que canse. Tu regalo de cumpleaños va a ser en Cetes.
Slow and steady wins the race. Your birthday present is going to be in Cetes.
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