Spanish dialogue with translation · B1 · 13 lines
Lo bueno y lo malo The good and the bad
Comic · 13 panels
- Lucía
¡Tía, acabo de leer tu mensaje! ¿En serio era la jefa de recursos humanos? ¡Qué fuerte!
Girl, I just read your message! Was she really the head of human resources? No way!
- Ana
Te lo juro. Lo peor es que le dije que era muy exigente. ¡A ella!
I swear. The worst thing is that I told her she was very demanding. To her!
- Lucía
Mujer, lo bueno es que no le mentiste. ¿Y te hizo preguntas personales?
Come on, the good thing is that you didn't lie to her. And did she ask you personal questions?
- Ana
No, ninguna. Solo profesionales: mi motivación, mi experiencia, lo que hago ahora…
No, none. Only professional ones: my motivation, my experience, what I do now…
- Lucía
¿Y te preguntó cuál era tu mayor virtud? Eso lo preguntan siempre.
And did she ask you what your greatest virtue was? They always ask that.
- Ana
Sí. Le dije que era organizada y que me gustaba trabajar en equipo.
Yes. I told her that I was organized and that I liked working in a team (woman speaking).
- Lucía
¡Bien dicho! ¿Y qué harías allí? ¿Lo mismo que ahora?
Well said! And what would you do there? The same as now?
- Ana
Más o menos: contestar a clientes de otros países y escribir informes. Pero a jornada completa y con mejor salario.
More or less: answering clients from other countries and writing reports. But full-time and with a better salary.
- Lucía
¡Pues qué guay! ¿Y lo malo?
Well, that's so cool! And the bad part?
- Ana
Lo malo es que está lejos de casa. Y me daría pena dejar la empresa donde trabajo: tengo compañeros con quienes me río todos los días.
The bad thing is that it's far from home. And I'd be sad to leave the company where I work: I have coworkers I laugh with every day.
- Lucía
Normal. Pero yo que tú no le daría más vueltas: todavía no te han llamado.
Makes sense. But if I were you, I wouldn't overthink it: they haven't called you yet.
- Ana
Tienes razón. Lo primero es esperar la llamada.
You're right. The first thing is to wait for the call.
- Lucía
Eso. Y lo segundo, cenar conmigo el viernes: quiero oír esa historia otra vez.
Exactly. And the second thing, having dinner with me on Friday: I want to hear that story again.
Grammar for this text
Lo + adjective holds the whole conversation together: lo peor es que… — the worst thing is that…; lo bueno es que… — the good thing is that…; lo malo — the bad thing, the downside; lo primero — the first thing; lo segundo — the second thing; lo mismo que ahora — the same as now.
Lo que hago ahora — what I do now. La empresa donde trabajo — the company where I work. Compañeros con quienes me río — coworkers I laugh with.
The conditional, "would": ¿qué harías allí? — what would you do there?; me daría pena — I'd be sad; yo que tú no le daría más vueltas — if I were you, I wouldn't overthink it (unit 5).
Eso lo preguntan siempre — they always ask that: the verb in the "they" form with no subject means people in general. Eso comes first, so lo repeats it.
Tía and mujer are friendly ways for one woman to address a female friend; you don't talk to your boss like that. Te lo juro — I swear (a set phrase).
Words and grammar of the unit: Talk about yourself at a job interview.
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