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Spanish dialogue with translation · A1 · 14 lines

¿Cuánto cuesta aquella camisa? How much is that shirt over there?

Comic · 12 panels

Panel 1 of 12 for “How much is that shirt over there?”: “Good afternoon. What are you looking for? (formal)”
  1. Lucía

    Buenas tardes. ¿Qué busca?

    Good afternoon. What are you looking for? (formal)

Panel 2 of 12 for “How much is that shirt over there?”: “Good afternoon. I want to buy new clothes. I need a skirt and a jacket.”
  1. Ana

    Buenas tardes. Quiero comprar ropa nueva. Necesito una falda y una chaqueta.

    Good afternoon. I want to buy new clothes. I need a skirt and a jacket.

Panel 3 of 12 for “How much is that shirt over there?”: “Look, this black skirt is very pretty. And that gray jacket is new. (formal)”
  1. Lucía

    Mire, esta falda negra es muy bonita. Y esa chaqueta gris es nueva.

    Look, this black skirt is very pretty. And that gray jacket is new. (formal)

Panel 4 of 12 for “How much is that shirt over there?”: “I like the skirt. And that white shirt over there? How much is it?”
  1. Ana

    Me gusta la falda. ¿Y aquella camisa blanca? ¿Cuánto cuesta?

    I like the skirt. And that white shirt over there? How much is it?

Panel 5 of 12 for “How much is that shirt over there?”: “It costs thirty euros. It's cheap, but the size is small.”
  1. Lucía

    Cuesta treinta euros. Es barata, pero la talla es pequeña.

    It costs thirty euros. It's cheap, but the size is small.

Panel 6 of 12 for “How much is that shirt over there?”: “I wear a large size. Do you have blue or pink shirts? (formal)”
  1. Ana

    Llevo la talla grande. ¿Tiene camisas azules o rosas?

    I wear a large size. Do you have blue or pink shirts? (formal)

Panel 7 of 12 for “How much is that shirt over there?”: “Yes, of course: this blue one is very pretty, and that pink one over there too.”
  1. Lucía

    Sí, claro: esta azul es muy bonita, y aquella rosa también.

    Yes, of course: this blue one is very pretty, and that pink one over there too.

Panel 8 of 12 for “How much is that shirt over there?”: “I'll try on the blue one and the black skirt, please.” “Of course. You can try on the clothes over there, next to the door. (formal)”
  1. Ana

    Me pruebo la azul y la falda negra, por favor.

    I'll try on the blue one and the black skirt, please.

  2. Lucía

    Claro. Puede probarse la ropa allí, al lado de la puerta.

    Of course. You can try on the clothes over there, next to the door. (formal)

Panel 9 of 12 for “How much is that shirt over there?”: “I like both things. How much is everything?”
  1. Ana

    Me gustan las dos cosas. ¿Cuánto es todo?

    I like both things. How much is everything?

Panel 10 of 12 for “How much is that shirt over there?”: “The skirt costs forty euros and the shirt, thirty. That's seventy euros.”
  1. Lucía

    La falda cuesta cuarenta euros y la camisa, treinta. Son setenta euros.

    The skirt costs forty euros and the shirt, thirty. That's seventy euros.

Panel 11 of 12 for “How much is that shirt over there?”: “Can I pay by card, or only in cash?” “By card, of course. Do you want a bag? (formal)”
  1. Ana

    ¿Puedo pagar con tarjeta, o solo en efectivo?

    Can I pay by card, or only in cash?

  2. Lucía

    Con tarjeta, claro. ¿Quiere una bolsa?

    By card, of course. Do you want a bag? (formal)

Panel 12 of 12 for “How much is that shirt over there?”: “Yes, thanks. Another day I'll come back for the brown coat: right now I don't have any more money.”
  1. Ana

    Sí, gracias. Otro día vuelvo por el abrigo marrón: ahora no tengo más dinero.

    Yes, thanks. Another day I'll come back for the brown coat: right now I don't have any more money.

Grammar for this text

This, that, that over there. The three demonstratives show how far away something is: esta falda negra — near the speaker, esa chaqueta gris — a little farther, aquella camisa blanca — far away, "that one over there".

The color comes after the noun. esta falda negra, camisas azules o rosas, el abrigo marrón — English says "a black skirt", Spanish says "a skirt black". The color agrees with the noun: negra is feminine, azules is plural.

la azul, esta azul: no noun. esta azul es muy bonita, y aquella rosa también, Me pruebo la azul — the word camisa isn't repeated. An article or a demonstrative + a color means "the blue one", "that pink one over there". English adds "one"; Spanish doesn't.

Trying on. probarse is a reflexive verb: Me pruebo la azul — I'll try on the blue one; Puede probarse la ropa allí — you can try on the clothes over there. In the yo form the stem changes: pruebo.

Mire. Mire, esta falda negra es muy bonita — "Look, this black skirt is very pretty." This is a command: the shop assistant speaks to the customer formally (usted). It comes from mirar (to look): the final -ar becomes -e, like gire in unit 7.

Price and paying. ¿Cuánto cuesta? is about one thing. ¿Cuánto es todo? means "How much is everything?", and the answer is Son setenta euros.

Llevo, vuelvo por. Llevo la talla grande — I wear a large size. Otro día vuelvo por el abrigo marrón — volver por + a thing means "to come back for it".

Words and grammar of the unit: Buy clothes at a store.

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