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Spanish dialogue with translation · B1 · 18 lines

Quiero que seas sincero I want you to be honest

Comic · 18 panels

Panel 1 of 18 for “I want you to be honest”: “Diego, you haven't called me in three weeks. I want to clear things up with you.”
  1. Ana

    Diego, llevas tres semanas sin llamarme. Quiero aclarar las cosas contigo.

    Diego, you haven't called me in three weeks. I want to clear things up with you.

Panel 2 of 18 for “I want you to be honest”: “It's OK, Ana. I've had a lot of work, that's all.”
  1. Diego

    No pasa nada, Ana. He tenido mucho trabajo, nada más.

    It's OK, Ana. I've had a lot of work, that's all.

Panel 3 of 18 for “I want you to be honest”: “I'm asking you to tell me the truth. Did something I said hurt you?”
  1. Ana

    Te pido que me digas la verdad. ¿Te ha herido algo que he dicho?

    I'm asking you to tell me the truth. Did something I said hurt you?

Panel 4 of 18 for “I want you to be honest”: “Oh no, of course not, you haven't hurt me. It's not you, it's me (to a woman).”
  1. Diego

    No, mujer, tú no me has hecho daño. No eres tú, soy yo.

    Oh no, of course not, you haven't hurt me. It's not you, it's me (to a woman).

Panel 5 of 18 for “I want you to be honest”: “Then I want you to be honest with me. That's what friends are for (to a man).”
  1. Ana

    Entonces quiero que seas sincero conmigo. Para eso están los amigos.

    Then I want you to be honest with me. That's what friends are for (to a man).

Panel 6 of 18 for “I want you to be honest”: “OK, I'm going to speak plainly. I'm having a hard time: in Valencia I have almost no friends, except you.”
  1. Diego

    Vale, voy a hablar claro. Lo estoy pasando mal: en Valencia casi no tengo amigos, excepto tú.

    OK, I'm going to speak plainly. I'm having a hard time: in Valencia I have almost no friends, except you.

Panel 7 of 18 for “I want you to be honest”: “What about your friends from Madrid?”
  1. Ana

    ¿Y tus amigos de Madrid?

    What about your friends from Madrid?

Panel 8 of 18 for “I want you to be honest”: “We write to each other, but a long-distance friendship isn't the same. On Sundays the loneliness is terrible.”
  1. Diego

    Nos escribimos, pero una amistad a distancia no es lo mismo. Los domingos la soledad es terrible.

    We write to each other, but a long-distance friendship isn't the same. On Sundays the loneliness is terrible.

Panel 9 of 18 for “I want you to be honest”: “And why haven't you told me anything?”
  1. Ana

    ¿Y por qué no me has dicho nada?

    And why haven't you told me anything?

Panel 10 of 18 for “I want you to be honest”: “Because you're always happy. I don't want you to suffer over my problems (to a woman).”
  1. Diego

    Porque tú siempre estás contenta. No quiero que sufras por mis problemas.

    Because you're always happy. I don't want you to suffer over my problems (to a woman).

Panel 11 of 18 for “I want you to be honest”: “You're so silly! I understand you very well: my first year here was just as hard (to a man).”
  1. Ana

    ¡Qué tonto eres! Te comprendo muy bien: mi primer año aquí fue igual de duro.

    You're so silly! I understand you very well: my first year here was just as hard (to a man).

Panel 12 of 18 for “I want you to be honest”: “Thanks for your understanding. And for your frankness: I needed it.”
  1. Diego

    Gracias por tu comprensión. Y por tu franqueza: la necesitaba.

    Thanks for your understanding. And for your frankness: I needed it.

Panel 13 of 18 for “I want you to be honest”: “If you're ever feeling down, I want you to call me, any time of day. And I advise you to go out more.”
  1. Ana

    Si un día estás mal, quiero que me llames, a cualquier hora. Y te aconsejo que salgas más.

    If you're ever feeling down, I want you to call me, any time of day. And I advise you to go out more.

Panel 14 of 18 for “I want you to be honest”: “I don't know, Ana. I'm not in the mood to see people.”
  1. Diego

    No sé, Ana. No estoy de humor para ver gente.

    I don't know, Ana. I'm not in the mood to see people.

Panel 15 of 18 for “I want you to be honest”: “On Saturday I'm having dinner with Pablo and Lucía. I'm begging you to come! We're going to cheer you up, I promise you.”
  1. Ana

    El sábado ceno con Pablo y Lucía. ¡Te ruego que vengas! Vamos a animarte, te lo prometo.

    On Saturday I'm having dinner with Pablo and Lucía. I'm begging you to come! We're going to cheer you up, I promise you.

Panel 16 of 18 for “I want you to be honest”: “All right, I'll go. Thanks for your support. I'm glad you're here.”
  1. Diego

    Está bien, iré. Gracias por tu apoyo. Me alegro de que estés aquí.

    All right, I'll go. Thanks for your support. I'm glad you're here.

Panel 17 of 18 for “I want you to be honest”: “And I hope that next time you vent sooner. Thanks for opening up to me.”
  1. Ana

    Y yo espero que la próxima vez te desahogues antes. Gracias por sincerarte conmigo.

    And I hope that next time you vent sooner. Thanks for opening up to me.

Panel 18 of 18 for “I want you to be honest”: “I promise. You're a very loyal friend. Hopefully you'll never change (to a woman).”
  1. Diego

    Prometido. Eres una amiga muy leal. Ojalá no cambies nunca.

    I promise. You're a very loyal friend. Hopefully you'll never change (to a woman).

Grammar for this text

One person or two. Quiero aclarar las cosas — Ana wants it and will clear things up herself, so it's the infinitive. Quiero que seas sincero, quiero que me llames — Ana wants it, but Diego has to do it: que + subjunctive (seas comes from ser).

Requests and advice work the same way: te pido que me digas la verdad, te aconsejo que salgas más, te ruego que vengas. Rogar is stronger than pedir: "I'm begging you".

Hopes and wishes: espero que la próxima vez te desahogues antes, ojalá no cambies nunca. With a negative: no quiero que sufras — "I don't want you to suffer".

A ready-made phrase: me alegro de que estés aquí — "I'm glad you're here". The subjunctive follows it too; the rule comes later.

Llevas tres semanas sin llamarme — "you haven't called me in three weeks". You know llevar + a period of time (unit 1); sin + infinitive after it shows how long someone has not done something.

Colloquial Spanish. No, mujer — "oh no, of course not": people say this to a woman they know, and it isn't rude (to a man: hombre). Lo estoy pasando mal — "I'm having a hard time" (compare pasarlo bien). Prometido — "I promise".

Words and grammar of the unit: Share wishes and requests with loved ones.

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