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Spanish dialogue with translation · B1 · 18 lines

¿Qué has decidido? What have you decided?

Comic · 18 panels

Panel 1 of 18 for “What have you decided?”: “Ana, I can't stand this uncertainty anymore. Are you leaving for Madrid or are you staying?”
  1. Lucía

    Ana, no aguanto más esta incertidumbre. ¿Te marchas a Madrid o te quedas?

    Ana, I can't stand this uncertainty anymore. Are you leaving for Madrid or are you staying?

Panel 2 of 18 for “What have you decided?”: “Lucía, come on, let her have dinner in peace. We just sat down.”
  1. Pablo

    Lucía, tía, déjala cenar en paz. Acabamos de sentarnos.

    Lucía, come on, let her have dinner in peace. We just sat down.

Panel 3 of 18 for “What have you decided?”: “It's OK. These past few days I've taken stock, and I've come to a conclusion.”
  1. Ana

    No pasa nada. Estos días he hecho balance y he llegado a una conclusión.

    It's OK. These past few days I've taken stock, and I've come to a conclusion.

Panel 4 of 18 for “What have you decided?”: “I bet you're leaving. I don't think you'll say no to an offer like that.”
  1. Sergio

    Yo apuesto a que te vas. No creo que digas que no a una oferta así.

    I bet you're leaving. I don't think you'll say no to an offer like that.

Panel 5 of 18 for “What have you decided?”: “Well, I think she's staying. And I want her to stay, of course.”
  1. Lucía

    Pues yo creo que se queda. Y quiero que se quede, claro.

    Well, I think she's staying. And I want her to stay, of course.

Panel 6 of 18 for “What have you decided?”: “The offer was very good. My mind was saying "Madrid", but deep down I already knew the answer.”
  1. Ana

    La oferta era muy buena. Mi mente decía «Madrid», pero en el fondo yo ya sabía la respuesta.

    The offer was very good. My mind was saying "Madrid", but deep down I already knew the answer.

Panel 7 of 18 for “What have you decided?”: “Well, just say it already, please!”
  1. Pablo

    ¡Pues dilo ya, porfa!

    Well, just say it already, please!

Panel 8 of 18 for “What have you decided?”: “I'm staying, for good. This morning I called Madrid to thank them and say no.”
  1. Ana

    Me quedo, definitivamente. Esta mañana he llamado a Madrid para dar las gracias y decir que no.

    I'm staying, for good. This morning I called Madrid to thank them and say no.

Panel 9 of 18 for “What have you decided?”: “I knew it! I'm so glad you're staying with us!”
  1. Lucía

    ¡Lo sabía! ¡Me alegro de que te quedes con nosotros!

    I knew it! I'm so glad you're staying with us!

Panel 10 of 18 for “What have you decided?”: “OK, I didn't get it right. But Carmen wants to sell the apartment: doesn't that scare you?”
  1. Sergio

    Vale, no he acertado. Pero Carmen quiere vender el piso: ¿no te da miedo?

    OK, I didn't get it right. But Carmen wants to sell the apartment: doesn't that scare you?

Panel 11 of 18 for “What have you decided?”: “Yes, but when I'm scared, I call you. And when I find another apartment, you'll be the first to see it (to several people).”
  1. Ana

    Sí, pero cuando tengo miedo, os llamo a vosotros. Y cuando encuentre otro piso, seréis los primeros en verlo.

    Yes, but when I'm scared, I call you. And when I find another apartment, you'll be the first to see it (to several people).

Panel 12 of 18 for “What have you decided?”: “Either way, it takes courage to say no to Madrid.”
  1. Pablo

    Sea como sea, hace falta valor para decir que no a Madrid.

    Either way, it takes courage to say no to Madrid.

Panel 13 of 18 for “What have you decided?”: “I don't know if it's the right move or a mistake. But I don't want to start from scratch again.”
  1. Ana

    No sé si es un acierto o un error. Pero no quiero empezar de cero otra vez.

    I don't know if it's the right move or a mistake. But I don't want to start from scratch again.

Panel 14 of 18 for “What have you decided?”: “At the end of the day, it's your life. And anyway, Madrid is less than two hours away on the AVE: you can go visit.”
  1. Sergio

    A fin de cuentas, es tu vida. Y de todos modos, Madrid está a menos de dos horas en AVE: puedes ir de visita.

    At the end of the day, it's your life. And anyway, Madrid is less than two hours away on the AVE: you can go visit.

Panel 15 of 18 for “What have you decided?”: “I know. I wish I could go more often, but the AVE isn't cheap.”
  1. Ana

    Ya. Ojalá pudiera ir más, pero el AVE no es barato.

    I know. I wish I could go more often, but the AVE isn't cheap.

Panel 16 of 18 for “What have you decided?”: “Whatever happens, count on us. We'll help you look for an apartment so you don't get stressed out.”
  1. Lucía

    Pase lo que pase, cuenta con nosotros. Te ayudamos a buscar piso para que no te agobies.

    Whatever happens, count on us. We'll help you look for an apartment so you don't get stressed out.

Panel 17 of 18 for “What have you decided?”: “So this isn't a farewell dinner anymore. What are we celebrating?”
  1. Pablo

    Entonces esto ya no es una cena de despedida. ¿Qué celebramos?

    So this isn't a farewell dinner anymore. What are we celebrating?

Panel 18 of 18 for “What have you decided?”: “That I'm staying! Excuse me, when you can, will you bring us four glasses of wine? (formal)”
  1. Ana

    ¡Que me quedo! Perdone, cuando pueda, ¿nos trae cuatro copas de vino?

    That I'm staying! Excuse me, when you can, will you bring us four glasses of wine? (formal)

Grammar for this text

The normal form and the subjunctive side by side:

  • Yo creo que se queda. Y quiero que se quede: an opinion → normal form; a wish → subjunctive.
  • No creo que digas que no: doubt → subjunctive.
  • Cuando tengo miedo, os llamo: it always happens like this → normal form. Cuando encuentre otro piso: it hasn't happened yet → subjunctive. The same goes for the polite cuando pueda, "when you can" (formal): that's how you ask a waiter.
  • para dar las gracias: Ana herself calls and thanks them → infinitive. para que no te agobies: the friends are helping, and it's Ana who shouldn't panic → para que.

Set phrases: pase lo que pase ("whatever happens"), sea como sea ("either way"). Ojalá pudiera means "I wish I could": pudiera comes from poder, and it's the imperfect subjunctive (its stem comes from pudieron). You'll study it in detail at B2, unit 13; for now, learn it as a set phrase. Me alegro de que (unit 18) is a set phrase too.

AVE is Spain's high-speed train: from Valencia to Madrid it takes less than two hours.

Words and grammar of the unit: Explain a hard decision.

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