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Spanish dialogue with translation · B1 · 18 lines

Cuando llegues, escríbeme When you arrive, write me

Comic · 17 panels

Panel 1 of 17 for “When you arrive, write me”: “Katia, finally! I've been counting the days for a month, I swear.”
  1. Ana

    ¡Katia, por fin! Llevo un mes contando los días, te lo juro.

    Katia, finally! I've been counting the days for a month, I swear.

Panel 2 of 17 for “When you arrive, write me”: “I really want to see you too. Look, let me tell you my itinerary: I leave on Thursday morning and have a layover in Istanbul.”
  1. Katia

    Yo también tengo muchas ganas de verte. Mira, te cuento el itinerario: salgo el jueves por la mañana y hago escala en Estambul.

    I really want to see you too. Look, let me tell you my itinerary: I leave on Thursday morning and have a layover in Istanbul.

Panel 3 of 17 for “When you arrive, write me”: “Is the layover very long?” “Three hours. And I already have the visa: they gave it to me on Monday.”
  1. Ana

    ¿Es muy larga la escala?

    Is the layover very long?

  2. Katia

    Tres horas. Y ya tengo el visado: me lo dieron el lunes.

    Three hours. And I already have the visa: they gave it to me on Monday.

Panel 4 of 17 for “When you arrive, write me”: “Thank goodness! When you have the boarding pass for the second flight, send me a picture: that way I'll know what time you arrive.”
  1. Ana

    ¡Menos mal! Cuando tengas la tarjeta de embarque del segundo vuelo, envíame una foto: así sabré a qué hora llegas.

    Thank goodness! When you have the boarding pass for the second flight, send me a picture: that way I'll know what time you arrive.

Panel 5 of 17 for “When you arrive, write me”: “Deal. Hey, Mom wants me to bring you food from home.”
  1. Katia

    Hecho. Oye, mamá quiere que te lleve comida de casa.

    Deal. Hey, Mom wants me to bring you food from home.

Panel 6 of 17 for “When you arrive, write me”: “But don't bring meat or cheese, because they'll throw them out at customs! Better bring chocolate from home: I miss it.”
  1. Ana

    ¡Pero no traigas carne ni queso, que en la aduana te los tiran! Mejor trae chocolate de casa: lo echo de menos.

    But don't bring meat or cheese, because they'll throw them out at customs! Better bring chocolate from home: I miss it.

Panel 7 of 17 for “When you arrive, write me”: “OK. One more thing: you know the landing scares me a lot.”
  1. Katia

    Vale. Otra cosa: ya sabes que el aterrizaje me da mucho miedo.

    OK. One more thing: you know the landing scares me a lot.

Panel 8 of 17 for “When you arrive, write me”: “When the plane starts to descend, take a deep breath and think about the beach. And when you arrive, write me.”
  1. Ana

    Cuando el avión empiece a bajar, respira hondo y piensa en la playa. Y cuando llegues, escríbeme.

    When the plane starts to descend, take a deep breath and think about the beach. And when you arrive, write me.

Panel 9 of 17 for “When you arrive, write me”: “I'll write you as soon as I arrive. And what do I do when I leave the plane?”
  1. Katia

    Te escribo nada más llegar. ¿Y qué hago cuando salga del avión?

    I'll write you as soon as I arrive. And what do I do when I leave the plane?

Panel 10 of 17 for “When you arrive, write me”: “It's a small airport, you're not going to get lost. When you go through passport control and pick up your suitcase, go out through the arrivals door: I'll be in the…
  1. Ana

    Es un aeropuerto pequeño, no vas a perderte. Cuando pases el control de pasaportes y recojas la maleta, sal por la puerta de llegadas: yo estaré en la terminal, justo delante.

    It's a small airport, you're not going to get lost. When you go through passport control and pick up your suitcase, go out through the arrivals door: I'll be in the terminal, right in front.

Panel 11 of 17 for “When you arrive, write me”: “Are you coming to pick me up? I'm so excited! I was planning to go alone on the metro (woman speaking).”
  1. Katia

    ¿Vienes a buscarme? ¡Me hace mucha ilusión! Pensaba ir sola en metro.

    Are you coming to pick me up? I'm so excited! I was planning to go alone on the metro (woman speaking).

Panel 12 of 17 for “When you arrive, write me”: “Of course I'm coming! I want to welcome you like in the movies, with a sign and everything.”
  1. Ana

    ¡Claro que voy! Quiero darte la bienvenida como en las películas, con un cartel y todo.

    Of course I'm coming! I want to welcome you like in the movies, with a sign and everything.

Panel 13 of 17 for “When you arrive, write me”: “How embarrassing! Well, and what have you planned for these days?”
  1. Katia

    ¡Qué vergüenza! Bueno, ¿y qué has planeado para estos días?

    How embarrassing! Well, and what have you planned for these days?

Panel 14 of 17 for “When you arrive, write me”: “Nothing very touristy. When you're rested, I'll go downtown with you, and when it's hot, we'll go to the beach (to a woman).”
  1. Ana

    Nada muy turístico. Cuando estés descansada, te acompañaré al centro, y cuando haga calor, iremos a la playa.

    Nothing very touristy. When you're rested, I'll go downtown with you, and when it's hot, we'll go to the beach (to a woman).

Panel 15 of 17 for “When you arrive, write me”: “The beach! Then I'll bring my swimsuit and the camera.”
  1. Katia

    ¡Playa! Entonces llevo el bañador y la cámara.

    The beach! Then I'll bring my swimsuit and the camera.

Panel 16 of 17 for “When you arrive, write me”: “And I can't wait to show you my neighborhood. You'll see: when you try the horchata, you won't want to go back home.”
  1. Ana

    Y yo estoy deseando enseñarte mi barrio. Ya verás: cuando pruebes la horchata, no querrás volver a casa.

    And I can't wait to show you my neighborhood. You'll see: when you try the horchata, you won't want to go back home.

Panel 17 of 17 for “When you arrive, write me”: “When I try it, I'll tell you. See you Thursday!”
  1. Katia

    Cuando la pruebe, te lo diré. ¡Hasta el jueves!

    When I try it, I'll tell you. See you Thursday!

Grammar for this text

Cuando + subjunctive about the future. Everything the sisters are arranging is still ahead, so cuando is followed by the subjunctive: cuando tengas (tener), cuando llegues (llegar; the u keeps the hard "g" sound), cuando el avión empiece (empezar), cuando salga (salir), cuando pases… y recojas (recoger), cuando estés, cuando haga calor, cuando pruebes (probar). The second half of the sentence has a request (envíame, respira, escríbeme, sal) or the future (iremos, te lo diré, no querrás).

No subjunctive here: así sabré a qué hora llegas — this isn't the linking word "when", it's a question inside a sentence ("what time").

Expressions. Nada más llegar — "as soon as I arrive" (nada más + infinitive). Me hace mucha ilusión — "I'm so excited"; it works like me gusta. Mamá quiere que te lleve — "Mom wants me to bring you" (unit 18). Te los tiran — "they'll throw them out": los stands for the meat and the cheese.

Words and grammar of the unit: Plan a guest's visit.

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