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Illustration for “Long time no see!”

Spanish dialogue with translation · A2 · 16 lines

¡Cuánto tiempo! Long time no see!

Comic · 15 panels

Panel 1 of 15 for “Long time no see!”: “Diego! Long time no see! What are you doing in Valencia?” “Hi, Ana! I don't live in Madrid anymore. I left in March.”
  1. Ana

    ¡Diego! ¡Cuánto tiempo! ¿Qué haces en Valencia?

    Diego! Long time no see! What are you doing in Valencia?

  2. Diego

    ¡Hola, Ana! Ya no vivo en Madrid. Me fui en marzo.

    Hi, Ana! I don't live in Madrid anymore. I left in March.

Panel 2 of 15 for “Long time no see!”: “Really? What a change! And your job at the bank?”
  1. Ana

    ¿En serio? ¡Qué cambio! ¿Y tu trabajo en el banco?

    Really? What a change! And your job at the bank?

Panel 3 of 15 for “Long time no see!”: “They closed my office, and I was left without a job. But a local company hired me a month ago.”
  1. Diego

    Cerraron mi oficina y me quedé sin trabajo. Pero una empresa de aquí me contrató hace un mes.

    They closed my office, and I was left without a job. But a local company hired me a month ago.

Panel 4 of 15 for “Long time no see!”: “Congratulations! And how's the new job?”
  1. Ana

    ¡Enhorabuena! ¿Y qué tal el trabajo nuevo?

    Congratulations! And how's the new job?

Panel 5 of 15 for “Long time no see!”: “The salary isn't as high as in Madrid, but the hours are better: I leave at three.”
  1. Diego

    El sueldo no es tan alto como en Madrid, pero el horario es mejor: salgo a las tres.

    The salary isn't as high as in Madrid, but the hours are better: I leave at three.

Panel 6 of 15 for “Long time no see!”: “Lucky you! And the move?”
  1. Ana

    ¡Qué suerte! ¿Y la mudanza?

    Lucky you! And the move?

Panel 7 of 15 for “Long time no see!”: “A disaster. I did it all by myself, by train, with four suitcases (man speaking).”
  1. Diego

    Un desastre. Lo hice todo yo solo, en tren, con cuatro maletas.

    A disaster. I did it all by myself, by train, with four suitcases (man speaking).

Panel 8 of 15 for “Long time no see!”: “And don't you miss Madrid?”
  1. Ana

    ¿Y no echas de menos Madrid?

    And don't you miss Madrid?

Panel 9 of 15 for “Long time no see!”: “On Sundays I get a little sad. But it was a good decision.”
  1. Diego

    Los domingos me pongo un poco triste. Pero fue una buena decisión.

    On Sundays I get a little sad. But it was a good decision.

Panel 10 of 15 for “Long time no see!”: “I understand you. I get sad too when I think about my family.”
  1. Ana

    Te entiendo. Yo también me pongo triste cuando pienso en mi familia.

    I understand you. I get sad too when I think about my family.

Panel 11 of 15 for “Long time no see!”: “What about you? Are you staying in Valencia or going back to your country?”
  1. Diego

    ¿Y tú? ¿Te quedas en Valencia o vuelves a tu país?

    What about you? Are you staying in Valencia or going back to your country?

Panel 12 of 15 for “Long time no see!”: “I'm staying. My Spanish has improved a lot, and besides, I've just gotten a job interview.”
  1. Ana

    Me quedo. Mi español ha mejorado mucho y, además, acabo de conseguir una entrevista de trabajo.

    I'm staying. My Spanish has improved a lot, and besides, I've just gotten a job interview.

Panel 13 of 15 for “Long time no see!”: “How nice! It's a great opportunity. When is it?”
  1. Diego

    ¡Qué bien! Es una gran oportunidad. ¿Cuándo es?

    How nice! It's a great opportunity. When is it?

Panel 14 of 15 for “Long time no see!”: “On Thursday. Well, I'm heading out: I'm late for class. Should we meet up another day?”
  1. Ana

    El jueves. Bueno, me voy: llego tarde a clase. ¿Quedamos otro día?

    On Thursday. Well, I'm heading out: I'm late for class. Should we meet up another day?

Panel 15 of 15 for “Long time no see!”: “Sure! I'll call you and we'll grab a drink.”
  1. Diego

    ¡Claro! Te llamo y tomamos algo.

    Sure! I'll call you and we'll grab a drink.

Grammar for this text

Verbs of change. Me fui — "I left": this is irse, to leave a place. Me quedé sin trabajo — "I was left without a job". ¿Te quedas en Valencia? — Me quedo — "Are you staying in Valencia? — I'm staying." Me pongo triste — "I get sad": ponerse + adjective is a change of mood, like English "get".

Me voy at the end of a conversation is the usual way to say goodbye: "well, I'm off".

Quedarse and quedar are different verbs. Me quedo — "I'm staying". ¿Quedamos otro día? — "Should we meet up another day?" (quedar — to arrange to meet, A1).

Acabar de + infinitive — "have just": acabo de conseguir una entrevista — "I've just gotten a job interview".

Ya no — "not anymore": Ya no vivo en Madrid. In vuelves a tu país, volver a comes before a place: "you're going back to your country".

Cerraron mi oficina — "they closed my office": the ellos form with no subject, when it doesn't matter who did it, just like English "they". Lo hice todo yo solo — "I did it all by myself": with todo (everything), Spanish also adds lo before the verb.

Salgo a las tres — "I leave at three": some Spanish offices work without a lunch break, from eight to three (jornada intensiva).

Words and grammar of the unit: Talk about a new job and a move.

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