Spanish dialogue with translation · A2 · 16 lines
La cena de despedida The farewell dinner
Comic · 16 panels
- Lucía
¡Un brindis por Ana y por su primer año en Valencia!
A toast to Ana and her first year in Valencia!
- Ana
Gracias, chicos. Hoy ya he llorado dos veces: no me gustan las despedidas.
Thanks, guys. I've already cried twice today: I don't like goodbyes.
- Pablo
Pero no te vas para siempre. ¿Cuándo regresas?
But you're not leaving forever. When are you coming back?
- Ana
Dentro de un mes. Ya he comprado el billete de regreso.
In a month. I've already bought my return ticket.
- Lucía
¿Te acuerdas de tu primer día aquí? Llegaste con dos maletas y solo nos conocías a nosotros.
Do you remember your first day here? You arrived with two suitcases and you only knew us.
- Ana
¡Claro! Tenía mucho miedo y no me atrevía a hablar con nadie.
Of course! I was really scared and I didn't dare to talk to anyone.
- Pablo
Y ahora hablas con todo el mundo. ¡Ayer hablaste media hora con el camarero!
And now you talk to everyone. Yesterday you talked to the waiter for half an hour!
- Ana
El comienzo fue duro, sobre todo los primeros meses. Pero ahora Valencia es mi hogar.
The beginning was tough, especially the first few months. But now Valencia is my home.
- Lucía
Y has superado todos los retos: has encontrado trabajo, has hecho amigos…
And you've overcome every challenge: you've found a job, you've made friends…
- Ana
Sí, este año he aprendido mucho. Y creo que he madurado.
Yes, I've learned a lot this year. And I think I've grown up.
- Pablo
¿Y no te arrepientes de nada?
And you don't regret anything?
- Ana
No, de nada. Ha sido un año maravilloso y ha valido la pena.
No, nothing. It's been a wonderful year, and it's been worth it.
- Lucía
¡Ana, veo una lágrima! Ven aquí, dame un abrazo.
Ana, I see a tear! Come here, give me a hug.
- Ana
Es la emoción. Os agradezco mucho la cena… y todo este año.
It's the emotion. I thank you so much for dinner… and for this whole year. (to several people)
- Pablo
Escríbenos cuando quieras. Y cuídate mucho allí.
Write to us whenever you want. And take good care of yourself there.
- Ana
Vosotros también. ¡Un beso a los dos y hasta pronto!
You too. Kisses to you both, and see you soon! (to several people)
Grammar for this text
Three past tenses in one conversation. Watch how the friends switch tenses:
- Hoy ya he llorado dos veces — "today" isn't over yet → he hecho. The same with este año he aprendido mucho, ya he comprado el billete.
- Llegaste con dos maletas, ayer hablaste media hora — an event in the closed past → hice.
- Tenía mucho miedo, no me atrevía a hablar, solo nos conocías a nosotros — how things were back then, the background → hacía.
Fue and ha sido. El comienzo fue duro — the beginning is long behind her. Ha sido un año maravilloso — the year is ending right now, at this table.
A ready-made phrase: cuando quieras — "whenever you want". Quieras comes from querer (to want), the tú form: after cuando, when it's about the future, Spanish uses a special form that you'll learn at level B1 (unit 20). For now, learn it as a set phrase.
Escríbenos, dame — tú commands with the pronoun attached: escribe + nos — "write to us", da + me — "give me". Dentro de un mes — "in a month".
Saying goodbye in Spanish: cuídate — "take care", hasta pronto — "see you soon", un beso — "love" (literally "a kiss"): this is how you say goodbye to friends.
Words and grammar of the unit: Look back on your year in Spain.
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