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Spanish dialogue with translation · A2 · 12 lines

¿Quién es la última? Who's last in line?

Comic · 8 panels

Panel 1 of 8 for “Who's last in line?”: “Good morning. Who's last in line? (about women)” “Me. There are a lot of people today: the oranges are on sale.”
  1. Ana

    Buenos días. ¿Quién es la última?

    Good morning. Who's last in line? (about women)

  2. Señora

    Yo. Hoy hay mucha gente: las naranjas están en oferta.

    Me. There are a lot of people today: the oranges are on sale.

Panel 2 of 8 for “Who's last in line?”: “What can I get you, dear? (to a woman)” “A kilo of tomatoes. Are they ripe?”
  1. Vendedora

    ¿Qué te pongo, guapa?

    What can I get you, dear? (to a woman)

  2. Ana

    Un kilo de tomates. ¿Están maduros?

    A kilo of tomatoes. Are they ripe?

Panel 3 of 8 for “Who's last in line?”: “These are very ripe: they're for today. The rest are still a little green.”
  1. Vendedora

    Estos están muy maduros: son para hoy. El resto todavía está un poco verde.

    These are very ripe: they're for today. The rest are still a little green.

Panel 4 of 8 for “Who's last in line?”: “Then half a kilo of these and half a kilo of the others. And how much are the oranges?”
  1. Ana

    Entonces, medio kilo de estos y medio kilo de los otros. ¿Y cuánto valen las naranjas?

    Then half a kilo of these and half a kilo of the others. And how much are the oranges?

Panel 5 of 8 for “Who's last in line?”: “Today, two kilos for three euros. They're from here, from Valencia: smaller than the ones at the supermarket, but much tastier.”
  1. Vendedora

    Hoy, dos kilos, tres euros. Son de aquí, de Valencia: más pequeñas que las del supermercado, pero mucho más ricas.

    Today, two kilos for three euros. They're from here, from Valencia: smaller than the ones at the supermarket, but much tastier.

Panel 6 of 8 for “Who's last in line?”: “Two kilos, then. And a dozen eggs. Are they fresh?”
  1. Ana

    Pues dos kilos. Y una docena de huevos. ¿Son frescos?

    Two kilos, then. And a dozen eggs. Are they fresh?

Panel 7 of 8 for “Who's last in line?”: “They don't come any fresher: they're from this morning. Anything else?” “Nothing else, thanks. How much is it?”
  1. Vendedora

    Más frescos no hay: son de esta mañana. ¿Algo más?

    They don't come any fresher: they're from this morning. Anything else?

  2. Ana

    Nada más, gracias. ¿Cuánto es?

    Nothing else, thanks. How much is it?

Panel 8 of 8 for “Who's last in line?”: “Eight euros. And everything's better than at the supermarket!” “Here you go. See you later!”
  1. Vendedora

    Ocho euros. ¡Y todo mejor que en el supermercado!

    Eight euros. And everything's better than at the supermarket!

  2. Ana

    Aquí tiene. ¡Hasta luego!

    Here you go. See you later!

Grammar for this text

¿Quién es la última? At a counter in a Spanish market, people often don't stand in a line. When you arrive, ask who's last: ¿Quién es el último? (or la última if there are women ahead of you), and remember that person: you go after them.

¿Qué te pongo? — literally "What shall I put for you?": this is how a seller asks what you'd like. Guapa ("pretty"; to a man, guapo) is just a friendly way to address customers at the market, not a compliment.

Comparing. Más pequeñas que las del supermercado — "smaller than the ones at the supermarket". Mucho más ricas — "much tastier". Más frescos no hay — "they don't come any fresher". Mejor que en el supermercado — "better than at the supermarket".

Ripe and green. Están maduros — "they're ripe" (right now, so estar). Todavía está un poco verde — "it's still a little green", meaning not ripe yet: here verde isn't about the color. The verb is singular because el resto ("the rest") is a singular word, even though English says "the rest are".

Prices. Dos kilos, tres euros — at the market people often leave out the verb. En oferta — "on sale". ¿Cuánto es? — "How much is it?"

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

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