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¡Eso es muy caro! That's very expensive!

Comic · 8 panels

Panel 1 of 8 for “That's very expensive!”: Hi, Pablo. It's Ana, and I'm at a store downtown. I need black shoes, but the prices aren't cheap.

  1. Hola, Pablo. Soy Ana y estoy en una tienda del centro.

    Hi, Pablo. It's Ana, and I'm at a store downtown.

  2. Necesito unos zapatos negros, pero los precios no son baratos.

    I need black shoes, but the prices aren't cheap.

Panel 2 of 8 for “That's very expensive!”: A red T-shirt costs forty euros! That's very expensive.

  1. ¡Una camiseta roja cuesta cuarenta euros! Eso es muy caro.

    A red T-shirt costs forty euros! That's very expensive.

Panel 3 of 8 for “That's very expensive!”: Then I'm going to the market: clothes are cheaper there. I'm buying two T-shirts: a green one and a yellow one.

  1. Después voy al mercado: allí la ropa es más barata. Compro dos camisetas: una verde y una amarilla.

    Then I'm going to the market: clothes are cheaper there. I'm buying two T-shirts: a green one and a yellow one.

Panel 4 of 8 for “That's very expensive!”: I can't pay by card here, only in cash. And I don't have much money on me.

  1. Aquí no puedo pagar con tarjeta, solo en efectivo. Y yo llevo poco dinero.

    I can't pay by card here, only in cash. And I don't have much money on me.

Panel 5 of 8 for “That's very expensive!”: Look, this is for your mom: a very pretty pink dress. There's also a brown sweater, some gray pants and a blue coat. My favorite color is blue.

  1. Mira, esto es para tu madre: un vestido rosa muy bonito.

    Look, this is for your mom: a very pretty pink dress.

  2. También hay un jersey marrón, unos pantalones grises y un abrigo azul. Mi color favorito es el azul.

    There's also a brown sweater, some gray pants and a blue coat. My favorite color is blue.

Panel 6 of 8 for “That's very expensive!”: In the afternoon I'm going to the supermarket. It opens at nine in the morning and closes at ten at night.

  1. Por la tarde voy al supermercado. Abre a las nueve de la mañana y cierra a las diez de la noche.

    In the afternoon I'm going to the supermarket. It opens at nine in the morning and closes at ten at night.

Panel 7 of 8 for “That's very expensive!”: I'm carrying a lot of clothes, and that's why I need a big bag. Do you need anything? Call me, please.

  1. Llevo mucha ropa, por eso necesito una bolsa grande.

    I'm carrying a lot of clothes, and that's why I need a big bag.

  2. ¿Necesitas algo? Llámame, por favor.

    Do you need anything? Call me, please.

Panel 8 of 8 for “That's very expensive!”: See you later, Pablo.

  1. Hasta luego, Pablo.

    See you later, Pablo.

Grammar for this text

esto and eso: "this" and "that". esto es para tu madre, Eso es muy caro — you use them when you don't name the thing itself. esto is something I'm showing (the dress). eso is what was just mentioned (the T-shirt for forty euros).

The color after the noun. Una camiseta roja, un vestido rosa, un jersey marrón, un abrigo azul — the color goes after the noun and agrees with it: unos zapatos negros. In una verde y una amarilla the word camiseta isn't repeated: "a green one and a yellow one".

unos zapatos, unos pantalones. With things that come in pairs, unos doesn't mean "some" but "a pair": unos zapatos negros — black shoes (one pair), unos pantalones grises — gray pants (one pair).

Llevo: two meanings. yo llevo poco dinero — I don't have much money on me. Llevo mucha ropa — I'm carrying a lot of clothes.

más barata. allí la ropa es más barata — clothes are cheaper there: más + an adjective makes a comparison, like English "more" or "-er".

Opens and closes. Abre a las nueve de la mañana y cierra a las diez de la noche — it opens at nine in the morning and closes at ten at night. cierra comes from cerrar: when the stress falls on the stem, the e becomes ie.

Llámame, Mira. Llámame, por favor — "Call me, please." This is a command to a friend (tú): for llamar (to call) it looks the same as the él form (llama), me (me) is attached to the end, and a written accent appears. Mira, esto es para tu madre is also a tú command: "look", from mirar.

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

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