Day 76: The Hotel Drops Plastic Bottles
At a hotel in Los Cabos, Ignacio (A), the manager, meets Nayely (B), a receptionist, and Julián (C), who works in purchasing, to talk about a new policy on single-use plastics.
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
Nueva política de la cadena: adiós a los plásticos desechables. En cuanto se acaben las botellitas, ponemos dispensadores de agua.
New policy from the chain: goodbye to disposable plastics. As soon as the little bottles run out, we're putting in water dispensers.
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B
Fíjese que con los popotes, los huéspedes se quejaron por semanas. Sin su botellita, van a poner el grito en el cielo.
Just so you know, when the straws went, the guests complained for weeks. Without their little bottle, they'll hit the roof.
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A
Aunque se quejen unos cuantos, vienen por el mar, y lo quieren limpio.
Even if a few of them complain, they come for the sea, and they want it clean.
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C
A mí me preocupa el costo, jefe: las botellas de vidrio cuestan casi el doble.
What worries me is the cost, boss: glass bottles cost nearly twice as much.
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B
Pero se rellenan: una vez que se recupere la inversión, salen casi gratis.
But they get refilled: once we've made the investment back, they cost next to nothing.
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A
Quiero cifras, no corazonadas: Julián, para el viernes tráeme tres cotizaciones.
I want figures, not hunches: Julián, bring me three quotes by Friday.
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C
Sale, ¿y los frasquitos de champú también se van? Mi tía los colecciona de todos los hoteles.
OK, and are the little shampoo bottles going too? My aunt collects them from every hotel.
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A
También, aunque le duela a tu tía: dispensadores en todas las regaderas.
Them too, even if it breaks your aunt's heart: dispensers in every shower.
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