Day 90: Hiding Water Damage in the Listing
At a real estate agency in Quer茅taro, Eugenio (A), the manager, meets with two young agents from his team, Florencia (B) and Osvaldo (C), about a request from a client who is selling his house in El Pueblito, on the edge of the city.
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
El de la casa de El Pueblito quiere que disimulemos la humedad en las fotos. 驴C贸mo ven?
The client with the house in El Pueblito wants us to hide the water damage in the photos. What do you two think?
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B
Con buena luz ni se nota, 驴no cree? Y la comisi贸n nos cae como anillo al dedo.
With good light you can't even tell, don't you think? And the commission couldn't come at a better time.
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C
Perdone, pero una cosa es la luz y otra ocultar una filtraci贸n. Aunque el cliente se enoje, yo no me presto a eso.
Sorry, but lighting is one thing and hiding a leak is another. Even if the client gets angry, I won't be party to that.
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B
Tampoco es para tanto, Osvaldo: el comprador va a ver la casa en persona.
It's not that big a deal, Osvaldo: the buyer's going to see the house in person.
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C
Reci茅n pintada, s铆. Pero con las lluvias sale la mancha, y es el comprador quien paga la reparaci贸n.
Freshly painted, yes. But the stain comes through when the rains come, and it's the buyer who pays for the repair.
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A
Y si reclama, es a nosotros a quienes va a buscar: nuestro logo sale en el anuncio.
And if he complains, it's us he'll come after: our logo's on the listing.
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B
Tiene raz贸n, aunque perdamos la comisi贸n. Pero se nos va con los de enfrente, que tienen menos escr煤pulos.
You're right, even if we lose the commission. But then he'll go to the agency across the street, who have fewer scruples.
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A
Que se vaya. Le voy a proponer declarar la humedad y bajar el precio; si no, que lo aguanten ellos.
Let him go. I'm going to suggest he disclose the water damage and lower the price; if not, they can put up with him.
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