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Spanish dialogue with translation · B1 · 17 lines

¿La mejor peli del año? The best movie of the year?

Comic · 17 panels

Panel 1 of 17 for “The best movie of the year?”: “What a movie! For me, "The Longest War" is, without a doubt, the best one of the year.”
  1. Pablo

    ¡Qué peli! Para mí, «La guerra más larga» es, sin duda, la mejor del año.

    What a movie! For me, "The Longest War" is, without a doubt, the best one of the year.

Panel 2 of 17 for “The best movie of the year?”: “The best? Well, it seems to me it's overrated. And it's super long: almost three hours!”
  1. Ana

    ¿La mejor? Pues a mí me parece que está sobrevalorada. Y es larguísima: ¡casi tres horas!

    The best? Well, it seems to me it's overrated. And it's super long: almost three hours!

Panel 3 of 17 for “The best movie of the year?”: “Overrated? Not at all! The critics say it's brilliant, and it's won three awards.”
  1. Pablo

    ¿Sobrevalorada? ¡En absoluto! La crítica dice que es brillante, y ha ganado tres premios.

    Overrated? Not at all! The critics say it's brilliant, and it's won three awards.

Panel 4 of 17 for “The best movie of the year?”: “The awards aren't the issue. The plot is predictable: by minute ten, I already knew who the enemy was.”
  1. Ana

    Los premios no son la cuestión. La trama es previsible: en el minuto diez ya sabía quién era el enemigo.

    The awards aren't the issue. The plot is predictable: by minute ten, I already knew who the enemy was.

Panel 5 of 17 for “The best movie of the year?”: “On that, I agree with Ana. The script is the weakest part of the movie.”
  1. Lucía

    En eso estoy de acuerdo con Ana. El guion es la parte más floja de la peli.

    On that, I agree with Ana. The script is the weakest part of the movie.

Panel 6 of 17 for “The best movie of the year?”: “Well, I don't agree. The dialogues are really good, especially the one between the king and his son before the final fight.”
  1. Pablo

    Pues yo no estoy de acuerdo. Los diálogos son buenísimos, especialmente el del rey con su hijo antes de la lucha final.

    Well, I don't agree. The dialogues are really good, especially the one between the king and his son before the final fight.

Panel 7 of 17 for “The best movie of the year?”: “OK, the actor who plays the king acts very well. The main actor, on the other hand, is terrible: he makes the same face in the war and at his wedding.”
  1. Ana

    Vale, el actor que hace de rey actúa muy bien. En cambio, el actor principal es pésimo: pone la misma cara en la guerra y en su boda.

    OK, the actor who plays the king acts very well. The main actor, on the other hand, is terrible: he makes the same face in the war and at his wedding.

Panel 8 of 17 for “The best movie of the year?”: “On the contrary! He plays the hardest role of all: he's not a hero but a normal guy who's scared.”
  1. Pablo

    ¡Al contrario! Interpreta el papel más difícil de todos: no es un héroe, sino un chico normal que tiene miedo.

    On the contrary! He plays the hardest role of all: he's not a hero but a normal guy who's scared.

Panel 9 of 17 for “The best movie of the year?”: “For me, the picture is amazing. And the action scenes are the best I've seen this year.”
  1. Lucía

    Para mí, la imagen es impresionante. Y las escenas de acción son las mejores que he visto este año.

    For me, the picture is amazing. And the action scenes are the best I've seen this year.

Panel 10 of 17 for “The best movie of the year?”: “And the sound! In that theater it's excellent: I could feel every hit in my stomach.”
  1. Pablo

    ¡Y el sonido! En esa sala es excelente: yo sentía cada golpe en el estómago.

    And the sound! In that theater it's excellent: I could feel every hit in my stomach.

Panel 11 of 17 for “The best movie of the year?”: “That's true. But his best friend's death lasts one minute, and the final fight, twenty!”
  1. Ana

    Eso es verdad. Pero la muerte de su mejor amigo dura un minuto, y la lucha final, ¡veinte!

    That's true. But his best friend's death lasts one minute, and the final fight, twenty!

Panel 12 of 17 for “The best movie of the year?”: “Come on, it's a war movie, not a drama. And the victory at the end? You didn't like that either? (to several people)”
  1. Pablo

    Hombre, es una peli de guerra, no un drama. ¿Y la victoria del final? ¿Tampoco os ha gustado?

    Come on, it's a war movie, not a drama. And the victory at the end? You didn't like that either? (to several people)

Panel 13 of 17 for “The best movie of the year?”: “It's the most predictable ending in the history of cinema. Look, "Dry Land" is a war movie too, it's just as long, and I wasn't bored for a single minute.”
  1. Ana

    Es el final más previsible de la historia del cine. Mira, «Tierra seca» también es de guerra, es igual de larga y no me aburrí ni un minuto.

    It's the most predictable ending in the history of cinema. Look, "Dry Land" is a war movie too, it's just as long, and I wasn't bored for a single minute.

Panel 14 of 17 for “The best movie of the year?”: “Yeah, but that one is really tough. I cried so much.”
  1. Lucía

    Ya, pero esa es durísima. Yo lloré muchísimo.

    Yeah, but that one is really tough. I cried so much.

Panel 15 of 17 for “The best movie of the year?”: “You're the worst audience in the world. Next time I'm going to the movies alone (to several people, man speaking).”
  1. Pablo

    Sois el peor público del mundo. La próxima vez voy al cine solo.

    You're the worst audience in the world. Next time I'm going to the movies alone (to several people, man speaking).

Panel 16 of 17 for “The best movie of the year?”: “Come on, dude, it's a joke. We'll treat you to something: the bar on the corner serves the best tortilla in the neighborhood.”
  1. Lucía

    Venga, tío, que es broma. Te invitamos a algo: en el bar de la esquina ponen la mejor tortilla del barrio.

    Come on, dude, it's a joke. We'll treat you to something: the bar on the corner serves the best tortilla in the neighborhood.

Panel 17 of 17 for “The best movie of the year?”: “On that one, we do totally agree.”
  1. Pablo

    En eso sí estamos totalmente de acuerdo.

    On that one, we do totally agree.

Grammar for this text

"The most". La guerra más larga (the longest war): article, noun, then más and the adjective. The same pattern: la parte más floja de la peli (the weakest part of the movie), el papel más difícil de todos (the hardest role of all). After "the most", use de.

Mejor and peor go before the noun: la mejor tortilla del barrio (the best tortilla in the neighborhood), el peor público del mundo (the worst audience in the world). You can leave out the noun: la mejor del año means "the best (movie) of the year".

-ísimo. Larguísima, buenísimos, durísima, muchísimo mean "very, very": really long, really good, really hard, so much. Igual de larga means "just as long".

Arguing. En absoluto means "not at all". En cambio means "on the other hand". Al contrario means "on the contrary". No es un héroe, sino un chico normal means "he's not a hero but a normal guy".

Casual Spanish. Peli is what friends call a película. Hace de rey means "he plays the king". Venga, tío, que es broma means "come on, dude, it's a joke": venga is a frozen form of venir (the usted command, "come"), but people say it to friends too, like "come on"; tío here doesn't mean "uncle", it's a friendly way to address someone, like "dude".

Words and grammar of the unit: Argue about a movie.

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