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Spanish dialogue with translation · A2 · 16 lines

¿Quién es quién? Who's who?

Comic · 12 panels

Panel 1 of 12 for “Who's who?”: “Pablo, I hardly know anyone here. Who's the guy who's opening the door?”
  1. Ana

    Pablo, aquí no conozco a casi nadie. ¿Quién es el chico que abre la puerta?

    Pablo, I hardly know anyone here. Who's the guy who's opening the door?

Panel 2 of 12 for “Who's who?”: “That's Sergio, Lucía's partner. He's the host: the apartment is his.”
  1. Pablo

    Es Sergio, la pareja de Lucía. Es el anfitrión: el piso es suyo.

    That's Sergio, Lucía's partner. He's the host: the apartment is his.

Panel 3 of 12 for “Who's who?”: “And the girl with straight hair who's dancing with Lucía?” “That's Paula, her best friend. They've known each other since school.”
  1. Ana

    ¿Y la chica del pelo liso que baila con Lucía?

    And the girl with straight hair who's dancing with Lucía?

  2. Pablo

    Es Paula, su mejor amiga. Se conocen desde el colegio.

    That's Paula, her best friend. They've known each other since school.

Panel 4 of 12 for “Who's who?”: “And the bald man who's talking to everyone?”
  1. Ana

    ¿Y el señor calvo que habla con todo el mundo?

    And the bald man who's talking to everyone?

Panel 5 of 12 for “Who's who?”: “That's Sergio's father. Lucía already calls him "father-in-law." He's really nice: you're going to like him.”
  1. Pablo

    Es el padre de Sergio. Lucía ya lo llama «suegro». Es muy majo: te va a caer bien.

    That's Sergio's father. Lucía already calls him "father-in-law." He's really nice: you're going to like him.

Panel 6 of 12 for “Who's who?”: “And the kids who are running down the hallway?” “That's Leo and Vera, Lucía's niece and nephew. They're fraternal twins.”
  1. Ana

    ¿Y los niños que corren por el pasillo?

    And the kids who are running down the hallway?

  2. Pablo

    Son Leo y Vera, los sobrinos de Lucía. Son mellizos.

    That's Leo and Vera, Lucía's niece and nephew. They're fraternal twins.

Panel 7 of 12 for “Who's who?”: “Fraternal twins? But they don't look alike: he's blond and she has dark hair.” “Of course: they're fraternal twins, not identical twins.”
  1. Ana

    ¿Mellizos? Pero no se parecen: él es rubio y ella es morena.

    Fraternal twins? But they don't look alike: he's blond and she has dark hair.

  2. Pablo

    Claro, son mellizos, no gemelos.

    Of course: they're fraternal twins, not identical twins.

Panel 8 of 12 for “Who's who?”: “And that guy who's by himself in the corner? He seems a bit rude.”
  1. Ana

    ¿Y ese chico que está solo en el rincón? Parece un poco borde.

    And that guy who's by himself in the corner? He seems a bit rude.

Panel 9 of 12 for “Who's who?”: “Marcos? He's just shy. He's a buddy of mine, come with me.”
  1. Pablo

    ¿Marcos? Solo es tímido. Es un colega mío, ven conmigo.

    Marcos? He's just shy. He's a buddy of mine, come with me.

Panel 10 of 12 for “Who's who?”: “Marcos, let me introduce you to Ana, a good friend of mine.” “Nice to meet you, Ana. Hey, is this wine glass yours? (man speaking)”
  1. Pablo

    Marcos, te presento a Ana, una buena amiga mía.

    Marcos, let me introduce you to Ana, a good friend of mine.

  2. Marcos

    Encantado, Ana. Oye, ¿esta copa es tuya?

    Nice to meet you, Ana. Hey, is this wine glass yours? (man speaking)

Panel 11 of 12 for “Who's who?”: “No, it's not mine. I think it's Pablo's.”
  1. Ana

    No, no es mía. Creo que es de Pablo.

    No, it's not mine. I think it's Pablo's.

Panel 12 of 12 for “Who's who?”: “Yes, it's mine, thanks. Well, since you already know each other, I'm going to say hi to the others. (to several people)”
  1. Pablo

    Sí, es mía, gracias. Bueno, como ya os conocéis, voy a saludar a los demás.

    Yes, it's mine, thanks. Well, since you already know each other, I'm going to say hi to the others. (to several people)

Grammar for this text

Que — who. Ana points at people and asks who they are: el chico que abre la puerta — the guy who's opening the door; los niños que corren por el pasillo — the kids who are running down the hallway.

La chica del pelo liso — the girl with straight hair. To pick out a person by a feature, use de + article: word for word, "the girl of the straight hair".

Mío, tuyo, suyo. After ser — whose thing it is: ¿Esta copa es tuya? — No, no es mía. After a noun — "a … of mine": un colega mío (a buddy of mine), una buena amiga mía (a good friend of mine).

Como ya os conocéis — since you already know each other: como at the start of a sentence means "since".

Te va a caer bien — you're going to like him. Caer bien works like gustar, but only about people.

Lucía ya lo llama «suegro» — Lucía already calls him "father-in-law". Lucía and Sergio aren't married, but in Spain people often use suegro, suegra and cuñado casually for their partner's family too.

Words just for friends. Majo (nice), borde (rude) and colega in the sense of "buddy" are colloquial words from Spain. With friends they sound natural; with your boss or in writing, say amable, antipático, amigo instead.

Oye — hey, listen: that's how Marcos gets Ana's attention. It's the tú command of oír (to hear): a tú command is the same as the él / ella form (unit 6), and for oír it's oye (unit 16).

Words and grammar of the unit: Introduce your friends at a party.

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