Spanish dialogue with translation · B2 · 18 lines
La reunión es en la sala dos The meeting is in room two
Comic · 18 panels
- Nuria
Buenos días a todos. Ya sabéis que hoy la reunión es aquí, en la sala dos: en la uno la pantalla está rota. Ana, cuando quieras.
Good morning, everyone. As you all know, today the meeting is here, in room two: the screen in room one is broken. Ana, whenever you're ready.
- Ana
Gracias. Voy a exponer la estrategia para los próximos meses. En la primera diapositiva tenéis el gráfico de ventas.
Thanks. I'm going to present the strategy for the next few months. On the first slide you have the sales chart (to several people).
- Germán
Perdona que te interrumpa, Ana, pero ese gráfico es del año pasado.
Sorry to interrupt you, Ana, but that chart is from last year.
- Ana
No, es de este año. Si me dejas terminar, verás los datos nuevos en la siguiente diapositiva.
No, it's from this year. If you let me finish, you'll see the new data on the next slide.
- Germán
Es que no estoy de acuerdo con el plan. Todavía está muy verde, y con los clientes grandes no podemos ser tan impulsivos.
The thing is, I don't agree with the plan. It's still very half-baked, and with big clients we can't be so impulsive.
- Ana
Entiendo tu punto de vista. Pero el plan no es impulsivo, es ambicioso, y todos los datos están en mi portátil.
I understand your point of view. But the plan isn't impulsive, it's ambitious, and all the data is on my laptop.
- Germán
No quiero llevarte la contraria, pero ya lo intentamos hace dos años y la respuesta de los clientes fue negativa.
I don't want to disagree with you, but we already tried it two years ago and the clients' response was negative.
- Ana
Hace dos años la empresa era otra. Ahora somos más competitivos y tenemos mejor reputación.
Two years ago the company was different. Now we're more competitive and we have a better reputation.
- Nuria
Un momento, por favor. Germán, déjala terminar: después podrá intervenir todo el mundo.
Just a moment, please. Germán, let her finish: afterward everyone will be able to speak.
- Sonia
Yo no me opongo al plan. Pero en una cosa estoy con Germán: los plazos son demasiado cortos.
I'm not against the plan. But on one thing I'm with Germán: the deadlines are too short.
- Ana
En eso os doy la razón. Puedo ceder en los plazos: tres meses, no dos.
I'll admit you're right about that. I can give in on the deadlines: three months, not two (to several people).
- Nuria
Me parece bien. Ana, escríbelo en la pizarra. Seguimos el jueves a las diez: la reunión será aquí otra vez.
Sounds good to me. Ana, write it on the board. We'll continue on Thursday at ten: the meeting will be here again.
- Germán
Ana, espera un minuto. Quería pedirte perdón: te he interrumpido delante de todos y casi pierdo los papeles.
Ana, wait a minute. I wanted to apologize: I interrupted you in front of everyone and I almost lost it.
- Ana
Tranquilo. Pero pensaba que estabas molesto conmigo: esta semana estás muy callado, y tú no eres callado.
Don't worry. But I thought you were upset with me: you're very quiet this week, and you're not a quiet person (to a man).
- Germán
Contigo no. Es que mi hija está enferma: no es grave, pero llevo tres noches despierto y hoy no estoy atento a nada.
Not with you. It's just that my daughter is sick: it's nothing serious, but I've been awake for three nights and today I'm not paying attention to anything (man speaking).
- Ana
Vaya, lo siento. Y en algo tenías razón: el plan todavía está un poco verde. ¿Colaboramos? Tú conoces a esos clientes mejor que nadie.
Oh, I'm sorry. And you were right about one thing: the plan is still a little half-baked. Shall we collaborate? You know those clients better than anyone.
- Germán
Hecho. Estoy muy interesado en que salga bien. Y tú te has vuelto muy diplomática: antes te ponías roja cuando alguien te contradecía.
Deal. I'm very interested in it turning out well. And you've become very diplomatic: you used to turn red when someone contradicted you (man speaking, to a woman).
- Ana
Y todavía me pongo roja, pero ya no se nota: estoy morena. Venga, vamos a por un café.
And I still turn red, but you can't tell anymore: I'm tanned. Come on, let's go get a coffee (woman speaking).
Grammar for this text
Where the meeting is: ser. Hoy la reunión es aquí, en la sala dos, la reunión será aquí otra vez — a meeting isn't a thing, it's an event: it "takes place", so Spanish uses ser, even though for a location you'd normally pick estar. The screen is a thing, and it's broken right now: la pantalla está rota.
One word, two meanings. Todavía está muy verde is about the plan: not "green" but "half-baked, not ready yet". Esta semana estás muy callado, y tú no eres callado — "you're very quiet this week, and you're not a quiet person": estar is how someone is acting now, ser is what they're like in general. Pensaba que estabas molesto conmigo — "I thought you were upset with me" (with ser it would mean "annoying"). Estoy muy interesado en que salga bien — "I'm very interested in it turning out well"; soy interesado would mean "I'm self-serving". Salga is the subjunctive: it's a wish. Estoy morena — "I'm tanned"; soy morena — "I have dark hair and dark skin".
Two different kinds of "become". Te has vuelto muy diplomática — volverse: her character changed, for a long time. Antes te ponías roja — ponerse: she turned red for a moment, a short change.
How to interrupt politely. Perdona que te interrumpa — "sorry to interrupt you": after perdona que comes the subjunctive.
Casi pierdo los papeles — "I almost lost it": after casi Spanish uses the present tense, even though it's about the past (unit 1).
Words and grammar of the unit: Disagree at a meeting.
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