Day 77: Telling Mom I'm in Therapy
At home in Saltillo, Estela (A) wants to know where her grown-up daughter Melissa (B) goes every Thursday.
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
Ya dime qué pasa, mija: llevas semanas saliendo los jueves sin decir a dónde.
Just tell me what's going on, honey: you've been going out on Thursdays for weeks without saying where.
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B
Voy a terapia, mamá. Llevo dos meses yendo con una psicóloga, y me ha ayudado mucho.
I'm in therapy, Mom. I've been seeing a psychologist for two months, and it's helped me a lot.
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A
¿Dos meses y hasta ahora me entero? La ropa sucia se lava en casa.
Two months, and I'm only hearing about it now? You don't air your dirty laundry in public.
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B
Mira lo que me mandó la clínica: “Le agradeceríamos confirmar su sesión a la brevedad; cabe señalar que todo lo tratado es confidencial”.
Look what the clinic sent me: “We would be grateful if you could confirm your session at your earliest convenience; please note that everything discussed is confidential.”
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A
¿Confidencial? O sea, que una desconocida sabe de ti más que yo.
Confidential? So a stranger knows more about you than I do.
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B
Precisamente: a ella le cuento lo que me da pena contarte. Y cuanto más hablo con ella, mejor me llevo contigo.
Exactly: I tell her the things I'm embarrassed to tell you. And the more I talk to her, the better I get along with you.
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A
Pues dile a tu psicóloga que, si sale mi nombre, exijo derecho de réplica.
Well, tell your psychologist that if my name comes up, I demand the right of reply.
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