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Illustration for “Two jackets”

Spanish story with translation · A2 · 16 lines

Dos chaquetas Two jackets

Comic · 12 panels

Panel 1 of 12 for “Two jackets”: Today is January seventh: the sales have started in Valencia. I need a jacket, so I'm going downtown with Lucía.

  1. Hoy es siete de enero: en Valencia han empezado las rebajas.

    Today is January seventh: the sales have started in Valencia.

  2. Necesito una chaqueta, por eso voy al centro con Lucía.

    I need a jacket, so I'm going downtown with Lucía.

Panel 2 of 12 for “Two jackets”: In one store I see two very nice jackets: a black leather one and a blue cotton one. The leather one is from a famous brand and costs two hundred euros. Without the sale it costs five…

  1. En una tienda veo dos chaquetas muy bonitas: una negra, de cuero, y otra azul, de algodón.

    In one store I see two very nice jackets: a black leather one and a blue cotton one.

  2. La de cuero es de una marca famosa y vale doscientos euros. Sin rebajas vale quinientos.

    The leather one is from a famous brand and costs two hundred euros. Without the sale it costs five hundred.

Panel 3 of 12 for “Two jackets”: The cotton one is much cheaper: forty euros. But the quality is worse.

  1. La de algodón es mucho más barata: cuarenta euros. Pero la calidad es peor.

    The cotton one is much cheaper: forty euros. But the quality is worse.

Panel 4 of 12 for “Two jackets”: I go to the fitting room with both jackets. The black one looks good on me, but it's a little narrow: with a sweater it's tight on me.

  1. Voy al probador con ambas chaquetas.

    I go to the fitting room with both jackets.

  2. La negra me queda bien, pero es un poco estrecha: con un jersey me queda apretada.

    The black one looks good on me, but it's a little narrow: with a sweater it's tight on me.

Panel 5 of 12 for “Two jackets”: The blue one is as comfortable as a sweater, but it's too loose. Lucía thinks loose jackets don't look good on me and that the blue one is less pretty than the black one.

  1. La azul es tan cómoda como un jersey, pero es demasiado ancha.

    The blue one is as comfortable as a sweater, but it's too loose.

  2. Lucía cree que las chaquetas anchas me quedan mal y que la azul es menos bonita que la negra.

    Lucía thinks loose jackets don't look good on me and that the blue one is less pretty than the black one.

Panel 6 of 12 for “Two jackets”: She's right. But I don't want to spend two hundred euros on a jacket: this month I need to save.

  1. Tiene razón. Pero no quiero gastar doscientos euros en una chaqueta: este mes necesito ahorrar.

    She's right. But I don't want to spend two hundred euros on a jacket: this month I need to save.

Panel 7 of 12 for “Two jackets”: I ask for the blue one in a smaller size. The style is the same, but now it looks much better on me.

  1. Pido la azul en una talla más pequeña. El modelo es igual, pero ahora me queda mucho mejor.

    I ask for the blue one in a smaller size. The style is the same, but now it looks much better on me.

Panel 8 of 12 for “Two jackets”: In the end I take the cotton one. The saleswoman gives me the receipt: I have fifteen days to exchange or return the jacket.

  1. Al final me llevo la de algodón. La dependienta me da el tique: tengo quince días para cambiar o devolver la chaqueta.

    In the end I take the cotton one. The saleswoman gives me the receipt: I have fifteen days to exchange or return the jacket.

Panel 9 of 12 for “Two jackets”: I leave the store very happy: I've saved a hundred and sixty euros! (woman speaking)

  1. Salgo de la tienda muy contenta: ¡he ahorrado ciento sesenta euros!

    I leave the store very happy: I've saved a hundred and sixty euros! (woman speaking)

Panel 10 of 12 for “Two jackets”: But there's a sports store nearby, and there I see some sneakers from my favorite brand. It's the last pair, and it's my size.

  1. Pero cerca hay una tienda de deportes, y allí veo unas zapatillas de mi marca favorita. Es el último par y es mi número.

    But there's a sports store nearby, and there I see some sneakers from my favorite brand. It's the last pair, and it's my size.

Panel 11 of 12 for “Two jackets”: How much are they? A hundred and sixty euros. And they look good on me, of course…

  1. ¿Cuánto valen? Ciento sesenta euros. Y me quedan bien, claro…

    How much are they? A hundred and sixty euros. And they look good on me, of course…

Panel 12 of 12 for “Two jackets”: Today I've saved a hundred and sixty euros and spent a hundred and sixty euros. Thank goodness the sales aren't every month!

  1. Hoy he ahorrado ciento sesenta euros y he gastado ciento sesenta euros. ¡Menos mal que las rebajas no son todos los meses!

    Today I've saved a hundred and sixty euros and spent a hundred and sixty euros. Thank goodness the sales aren't every month!

Grammar for this text

La de cuero, la azul. To avoid repeating chaqueta, Spanish keeps just the article: la de cuero — "the leather one", la azul — "the blue one". English adds "one"; Spanish doesn't.

Comparing. Mucho más barata — "much cheaper". Menos bonita que la negra — "less pretty than the black one". Tan cómoda como un jersey — "as comfortable as a sweater". La calidad es peor, me queda mucho mejor — "worse" and "better", without más.

Does it look good on me? Me queda bien — "it looks good on me" (one thing). Me quedan mal — "they don't look good on me" (several things: jackets, sneakers). Me queda apretada — "it's tight on me": the adjective agrees with la chaqueta.

Numbers. 200 — doscientos, 500 — quinientos, 160 — ciento sesenta (not ✗ cien sesenta).

Rebajas. In Spain the winter sales traditionally start on January 7, the day after Three Kings' Day (Epiphany), when people give each other presents.

He ahorrado, he gastado — "I've saved, I've spent": what happened so far today (present perfect, unit 2).

Words and grammar of the unit: Compare prices and haggle.

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