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Spanish dialogue with translation · B2 · 14 lines

Háblame normal Talk to Me Normally

Comic · 14 panels

Panel 1 of 14 for “Talk to Me Normally”: “How did it go at the bank? Did they give you the certificate?”
  1. Lucía

    ¿Qué tal en el banco? ¿Te dieron el certificado?

    How did it go at the bank? Did they give you the certificate?

Panel 2 of 14 for “Talk to Me Normally”: “Yes, and I was blown away by the guy: it was all "would you be so kind as to…?" and "I'd be grateful if…". What a courteous man!”
  1. Ana

    Sí, y flipé con el señor: todo era «¿sería tan amable de…?» y «le agradecería que…». ¡Qué hombre más cortés!

    Yes, and I was blown away by the guy: it was all "would you be so kind as to…?" and "I'd be grateful if…". What a courteous man!

Panel 3 of 14 for “Talk to Me Normally”: “That's how they are at banks: very polite until you end up in the red. And did you answer him the same way?”
  1. Lucía

    En los bancos son así: muy educados hasta que te quedas en números rojos. ¿Y tú le contestaste igual?

    That's how they are at banks: very polite until you end up in the red. And did you answer him the same way?

Panel 4 of 14 for “Talk to Me Normally”: “Of course. Although after "le agradecería que" I nearly made a mistake.”
  1. Ana

    Claro. Aunque después de «le agradecería que» por poco me equivoco.

    Of course. Although after "le agradecería que" I nearly made a mistake.

Panel 5 of 14 for “Talk to Me Normally”: “How elegant. But you don't need to talk like that with me, OK?”
  1. Lucía

    Qué elegante. Pero conmigo no hace falta hablar así, ¿vale?

    How elegant. But you don't need to talk like that with me, OK?

Panel 6 of 14 for “Talk to Me Normally”: “Too late. Lucía, would you be so kind as to pass me the sugar?”
  1. Ana

    Ya es tarde. Lucía, ¿serías tan amable de pasarme el azúcar?

    Too late. Lucía, would you be so kind as to pass me the sugar?

Panel 7 of 14 for “Talk to Me Normally”: “Dude, talk to me normally, I'm not your bank. Hey, speaking of money: will you lend me fifty euros until Friday?”
  1. Lucía

    Tía, háblame normal, que no soy tu banco. Oye, hablando de dinero: ¿me prestas cincuenta euros hasta el viernes?

    Dude, talk to me normally, I'm not your bank. Hey, speaking of money: will you lend me fifty euros until Friday?

Panel 8 of 14 for “Talk to Me Normally”: “Again? You still have a debt to me: the concert tickets.”
  1. Ana

    ¿Otra vez? Todavía tienes una deuda conmigo: las entradas del concierto.

    Again? You still have a debt to me: the concert tickets.

Panel 9 of 14 for “Talk to Me Normally”: “I know. It's just that I paid for the sofa in full, with my debit card, and I don't have a single euro left.”
  1. Lucía

    Ya lo sé. Es que he pagado el sofá al contado, con la tarjeta de débito, y me he quedado sin un euro.

    I know. It's just that I paid for the sofa in full, with my debit card, and I don't have a single euro left.

Panel 10 of 14 for “Talk to Me Normally”: “And why didn't you buy it in installments?”
  1. Ana

    ¿Y por qué no lo has comprado a plazos?

    And why didn't you buy it in installments?

Panel 11 of 14 for “Talk to Me Normally”: “Because it costs more in installments, and I have no intention of taking out a loan for a sofa.”
  1. Lucía

    Porque a plazos sale más caro, y no pienso pedir un crédito por un sofá.

    Because it costs more in installments, and I have no intention of taking out a loan for a sofa.

Panel 12 of 14 for “Talk to Me Normally”: “OK, I'll lend it to you: I just took money out of the ATM. But I'd be grateful if you paid me back before the thirtieth.”
  1. Ana

    Vale, te los presto: acabo de retirar dinero del cajero. Pero te agradecería que me los devolvieras antes del día treinta.

    OK, I'll lend it to you: I just took money out of the ATM. But I'd be grateful if you paid me back before the thirtieth.

Panel 13 of 14 for “Talk to Me Normally”: “You're talking like the bank again! All that's missing is for you to offer me something "very profitable for small investors."”
  1. Lucía

    ¡Otra vez hablas como el banco! Solo falta que me ofrezcas algo «muy rentable para pequeños inversores».

    You're talking like the bank again! All that's missing is for you to offer me something "very profitable for small investors."

Panel 14 of 14 for “Talk to Me Normally”: “I don't have anything to offer: no foreign currency, no savings, just a few coins in my coat pocket.”
  1. Ana

    No tengo nada que ofrecer: ni divisas ni ahorros, solo unas monedas en el bolsillo del abrigo.

    I don't have anything to offer: no foreign currency, no savings, just a few coins in my coat pocket.

Grammar for this text

The same politeness, with a friend. ¿Serías tan amable de pasarme el azúcar?, te agradecería que me los devolvieras: the same formulas, just with tú. Between friends they sound like a joke, so Lucía immediately asks Ana to "talk normally". The friendly way to say it is ¿me pasas el azúcar?

The form after agradecería que is the imperfect subjunctive: devolvieras, enviara, esperara.

Hasta que te quedas en números rojos: here hasta que is followed by the normal form, because it isn't about the future but about what always happens.

Solo falta que me ofrezcas… ("all that's missing is for you to offer me…") is a set phrase, with the subjunctive after que.

Money. Al contado is the whole amount at once, a plazos is in installments. Tarjeta de débito is a debit card: the money leaves your account right away. Por poco me equivoco means "I nearly made a mistake" (unit 1).

Words and grammar of the unit: Write a polite letter to the bank.

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