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Spanish dialogue with translation · B2 · 14 lines

¡Firmado! Signed!

Comic · 14 panels

Panel 1 of 14 for “Signed!”: “So, dude? Do you have an apartment yet, or are you still dealing with that contract hassle? (to a woman)”
  1. Lucía

    ¿Qué, tía? ¿Ya tienes piso o sigues con el rollo del contrato?

    So, dude? Do you have an apartment yet, or are you still dealing with that contract hassle? (to a woman)

Panel 2 of 14 for “Signed!”: “Signed! As of today, I'm Mr. Navarro's "lessee" (woman speaking).”
  1. Ana

    ¡Firmado! Desde hoy soy «la arrendataria» del señor Navarro.

    Signed! As of today, I'm Mr. Navarro's "lessee" (woman speaking).

Panel 3 of 14 for “Signed!”: “Wow, listen to you! And did he answer the letter in which you asked him a thousand things?”
  1. Lucía

    ¡Qué fuerte, cómo hablas! ¿Y contestó a la carta en la que le preguntabas mil cosas?

    Wow, listen to you! And did he answer the letter in which you asked him a thousand things?

Panel 4 of 14 for “Signed!”: “On Thursday night, but he did answer. He's added the stain to the inventory, and he's letting me hang whatever I want.”
  1. Ana

    El jueves por la noche, pero contestó. Ha añadido la mancha al inventario y me deja colgar lo que quiera.

    On Thursday night, but he did answer. He's added the stain to the inventory, and he's letting me hang whatever I want.

Panel 5 of 14 for “Signed!”: “And the price? Have you managed to negotiate anything?”
  1. Lucía

    ¿Y el precio? ¿Has podido negociar algo?

    And the price? Have you managed to negotiate anything?

Panel 6 of 14 for “Signed!”: “Nothing. But he pays the residents' association fee, and the rent is only adjusted once a year.”
  1. Ana

    Nada. Pero la cuota de la comunidad de vecinos la paga él, y la renta solo se actualiza una vez al año.

    Nothing. But he pays the residents' association fee, and the rent is only adjusted once a year.

Panel 7 of 14 for “Signed!”: “And what if one day you want to leave? They forced a girl I work with to pay for the whole year.”
  1. Lucía

    ¿Y si un día quieres irte? A una chica con la que trabajo la obligaron a pagar el año entero.

    And what if one day you want to leave? They forced a girl I work with to pay for the whole year.

Panel 8 of 14 for “Signed!”: “Not me. After six months I can terminate the contract with one month's notice.”
  1. Ana

    A mí no. Después de seis meses puedo rescindir el contrato con un mes de preaviso.

    Not me. After six months I can terminate the contract with one month's notice.

Panel 9 of 14 for “Signed!”: “"Terminate", "notice period"… Dude, you sound like a lawyer. People say "move out" and "let them know ahead of time". (to a woman)”
  1. Lucía

    «Rescindir», «preaviso»… Tía, pareces una abogada. La gente dice «dejar el piso» y «avisar con tiempo».

    "Terminate", "notice period"… Dude, you sound like a lawyer. People say "move out" and "let them know ahead of time". (to a woman)

Panel 10 of 14 for “Signed!”: “It's just that I've read it four times. I'm already dreaming about clauses.”
  1. Ana

    Es que lo he leído cuatro veces. Ya sueño con cláusulas.

    It's just that I've read it four times. I'm already dreaming about clauses.

Panel 11 of 14 for “Signed!”: “Well, be careful: the contract is already valid, and if you break any of its terms, goodbye to the deposit.”
  1. Lucía

    Pues cuidado: el contrato ya es válido, y si incumples algo, adiós a la fianza.

    Well, be careful: the contract is already valid, and if you break any of its terms, goodbye to the deposit.

Panel 12 of 14 for “Signed!”: “Relax, I'm not planning to break any rules. And neither is Coco: I've had a very serious talk with him (to a woman).”
  1. Ana

    Tranquila, no pienso incumplir nada. Y Coco tampoco: he hablado con él muy en serio.

    Relax, I'm not planning to break any rules. And neither is Coco: I've had a very serious talk with him (to a woman).

Panel 13 of 14 for “Signed!”: “Poor Coco! And the move? If you need help with the boxes, count me in.”
  1. Lucía

    ¡Pobre Coco! ¿Y la mudanza? Si necesitas ayuda con las cajas, cuenta conmigo.

    Poor Coco! And the move? If you need help with the boxes, count me in.

Panel 14 of 14 for “Signed!”: “At the end of January. Thanks! And I'm paying for dinner… in advance, like the rent.”
  1. Ana

    A finales de enero. ¡Gracias! Y la cena la pago yo… por adelantado, como la renta.

    At the end of January. Thanks! And I'm paying for dinner… in advance, like the rent.

Grammar for this text

Two ways to say the same thing. Ana uses contract words, and Lucía translates them into everyday Spanish: rescindir el contrato — dejar el piso, preaviso — avisar con tiempo. The first kind fits a contract or a letter; the second, a chat with friends.

Que with a preposition works in conversation too: la carta en la que le preguntabas mil cosas — "the letter in which you asked him a thousand things"; una chica con la que trabajo — "a girl I work with".

Repeating with la. When a sentence starts with the person or thing the action is done to, that word is repeated with a pronoun: la cuota… la paga él — "he pays the fee"; a una chica… la obligaron a pagar — "they made a girl pay". English simply uses normal word order here.

Me deja colgar lo que quiera — "he lets me hang whatever I want" (unit 3). ¡Firmado! — one past participle instead of a whole sentence: "signed!". Adiós a la fianza — "goodbye to the deposit".

Words and grammar of the unit: Go through a rental contract clause by clause.

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