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Spanish dialogue with translation · B2 · 14 lines

¿Qué tal lo de la entrevista? So how did the interview go?

Comic · 14 panels

Panel 1 of 14 for “So how did the interview go?”: “Girl, tell me! So how did the interview go?”
  1. Lucía

    ¡Tía, cuenta! ¿Qué tal lo de la entrevista?

    Girl, tell me! So how did the interview go?

Panel 2 of 14 for “So how did the interview go?”: “So-so. Almost everything went well, but they caught me out with one question and my mind went blank.”
  1. Ana

    Regular. Casi todo bien, pero me han pillado con una pregunta y me he quedado en blanco.

    So-so. Almost everything went well, but they caught me out with one question and my mind went blank.

Panel 3 of 14 for “So how did the interview go?”: “That happens to anyone. And the woman from human resources? Is she as serious as they say?”
  1. Lucía

    Eso le pasa a cualquiera. ¿Y la de recursos humanos? ¿Es tan seria como dicen?

    That happens to anyone. And the woman from human resources? Is she as serious as they say?

Panel 4 of 14 for “So how did the interview go?”: “Ms. Soler? Serious, but nice. The bad thing is that there's another candidate: some guy named Robles.”
  1. Ana

    ¿La señora Soler? Seria, pero maja. Lo malo es que hay otro candidato: un tal Robles.

    Ms. Soler? Serious, but nice. The bad thing is that there's another candidate: some guy named Robles.

Panel 5 of 14 for “So how did the interview go?”: “What do you mean, another candidate? Wasn't it an internal promotion?”
  1. Lucía

    ¿Cómo que otro candidato? ¿No era una promoción interna?

    What do you mean, another candidate? Wasn't it an internal promotion?

Panel 6 of 14 for “So how did the interview go?”: “That's what I thought. But this Robles guy comes from outside and has an international master's.”
  1. Ana

    Eso creía yo. Pero el tal Robles viene de fuera y tiene un máster internacional.

    That's what I thought. But this Robles guy comes from outside and has an international master's.

Panel 7 of 14 for “So how did the interview go?”: “And what does that guy do?”
  1. Lucía

    ¿Y ese a qué se dedica?

    And what does that guy do?

Panel 8 of 14 for “So how did the interview go?”: “He's an architect, but he's been a manager at a big company for ten years. And they say he's a very good manager.”
  1. Ana

    Es arquitecto, pero lleva diez años de gerente en una empresa grande. Y dicen que es un gerente muy bueno.

    He's an architect, but he's been a manager at a big company for ten years. And they say he's a very good manager.

Panel 9 of 14 for “So how did the interview go?”: “Right. That guy is coming to show off his résumé and look for a cushier job.”
  1. Lucía

    Ya. Ese viene a presumir de currículum y a buscar un empleo más cómodo.

    Right. That guy is coming to show off his résumé and look for a cushier job.

Panel 10 of 14 for “So how did the interview go?”: “Maybe. But his résumé is better than mine, that's for sure.”
  1. Ana

    Puede ser. Pero su currículum es mejor que el mío, eso está claro.

    Maybe. But his résumé is better than mine, that's for sure.

Panel 11 of 14 for “So how did the interview go?”: “So what? People from outside don't know how your team works, and you do. Be positive, come on (to a woman).”
  1. Lucía

    ¿Y qué? Los de fuera no saben cómo curra tu equipo, y tú sí. Sé positiva, anda.

    So what? People from outside don't know how your team works, and you do. Be positive, come on (to a woman).

Panel 12 of 14 for “So how did the interview go?”: “I'm trying. The worst part is the waiting: they won't say anything until next week.”
  1. Ana

    Lo intento. Lo peor es lo de esperar: hasta la semana que viene no dicen nada.

    I'm trying. The worst part is the waiting: they won't say anything until next week.

Panel 13 of 14 for “So how did the interview go?”: “Well, in the meantime, two beers. Today the boss is buying.”
  1. Lucía

    Pues mientras tanto, dos cervezas. Hoy invita la jefa.

    Well, in the meantime, two beers. Today the boss is buying.

Panel 14 of 14 for “So how did the interview go?”: “Quiet! Don't say that "boss" thing yet, it's bad luck.”
  1. Ana

    ¡Calla! Lo de «la jefa» no lo digas todavía, que trae mala suerte.

    Quiet! Don't say that "boss" thing yet, it's bad luck.

Grammar for this text

The same day, but with a friend: tía (girl, to a female friend), curra (works, slang), me han pillado ("they caught me out").

Lo de: lo de la entrevista — "how did the interview go"; lo de esperar — "this whole waiting thing" (a verb after lo de); lo de "la jefa" — "this 'boss' thing of yours".

La de, los de about people: la de recursos humanos — "the woman from human resources"; los de fuera — "people from outside". You say this about people behind their backs.

Un tal Robles — "some guy named Robles": Ana doesn't know him. The second time it's el tal Robles, "this Robles guy".

Judgment. Es arquitecto — no article; es un gerente muy bueno — with an article. Lleva diez años de gerente — "he's been working as a manager for ten years": no article after this de.

Sé positiva — "be positive": sé is the tú command of ser.

Words and grammar of the unit: Interview for a management job.

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