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Spanish dialogue with translation · B1 · 18 lines

Yo que tú, no lo dudaría tanto If I were you, I wouldn't hesitate so much

Comic · 18 panels

Panel 1 of 18 for “If I were you, I wouldn't hesitate so much”: “Ana, do you have a minute? I want to ask you for advice: I've been going over something in my head all week.”
  1. Lucía

    Ana, ¿tienes un rato? Te quiero pedir consejo: llevo toda la semana dándole vueltas a una cosa.

    Ana, do you have a minute? I want to ask you for advice: I've been going over something in my head all week.

Panel 2 of 18 for “If I were you, I wouldn't hesitate so much”: “Sure, girl, tell me. What's wrong?”
  1. Ana

    Claro, tía, cuenta. ¿Qué te pasa?

    Sure, girl, tell me. What's wrong?

Panel 3 of 18 for “If I were you, I wouldn't hesitate so much”: “Sergio wants to live with me. He says we can look for a new apartment for the two of us.”
  1. Lucía

    Sergio quiere vivir conmigo. Dice que podemos buscar un piso nuevo para los dos.

    Sergio wants to live with me. He says we can look for a new apartment for the two of us.

Panel 4 of 18 for “If I were you, I wouldn't hesitate so much”: “No way! And what did you answer?”
  1. Ana

    ¡Qué fuerte! ¿Y tú qué le has respondido?

    No way! And what did you answer?

Panel 5 of 18 for “If I were you, I wouldn't hesitate so much”: “Nothing yet. I have a lot of doubts, so I've asked him for a few days to think about it.”
  1. Lucía

    Nada todavía. Tengo muchas dudas, así que le he pedido unos días para pensarlo.

    Nothing yet. I have a lot of doubts, so I've asked him for a few days to think about it.

Panel 6 of 18 for “If I were you, I wouldn't hesitate so much”: “Doubts? But you two have been together for a long time, and things are going really well for you.”
  1. Ana

    ¿Dudas? Pero lleváis mucho tiempo juntos y os va muy bien.

    Doubts? But you two have been together for a long time, and things are going really well for you.

Panel 7 of 18 for “If I were you, I wouldn't hesitate so much”: “On the one hand, I love him very much and we're really comfortable together. On the other hand, I'm very independent and I need my space.”
  1. Lucía

    Por un lado, lo quiero mucho y estamos muy a gusto juntos. Por otro lado, soy muy independiente y necesito mi espacio.

    On the one hand, I love him very much and we're really comfortable together. On the other hand, I'm very independent and I need my space.

Panel 8 of 18 for “If I were you, I wouldn't hesitate so much”: “There's a huge advantage: you two would pay for one apartment, not two.”
  1. Ana

    Hay una ventaja enorme: pagaríais un piso y no dos.

    There's a huge advantage: you two would pay for one apartment, not two.

Panel 9 of 18 for “If I were you, I wouldn't hesitate so much”: “Yes, but there's also a drawback: living together isn't the same as meeting up on weekends.”
  1. Lucía

    Sí, pero también hay un inconveniente: convivir no es lo mismo que quedar los fines de semana.

    Yes, but there's also a drawback: living together isn't the same as meeting up on weekends.

Panel 10 of 18 for “If I were you, I wouldn't hesitate so much”: “That's true. Can I give you some advice?”
  1. Ana

    Eso es verdad. ¿Te puedo dar un consejo?

    That's true. Can I give you some advice?

Panel 11 of 18 for “If I were you, I wouldn't hesitate so much”: “Of course, that's what I came for. What do you think?”
  1. Lucía

    Claro, para eso he venido. ¿Tú qué opinas?

    Of course, that's what I came for. What do you think?

Panel 12 of 18 for “If I were you, I wouldn't hesitate so much”: “If I were you, I wouldn't hesitate so much. Do you trust him?”
  1. Ana

    Yo que tú, no lo dudaría tanto. ¿Confías en él?

    If I were you, I wouldn't hesitate so much. Do you trust him?

Panel 13 of 18 for “If I were you, I wouldn't hesitate so much”: “Completely. He's very sincere, and he has no secrets from me.”
  1. Lucía

    Completamente. Es muy sincero y conmigo no tiene secretos.

    Completely. He's very sincere, and he has no secrets from me.

Panel 14 of 18 for “If I were you, I wouldn't hesitate so much”: “Well then, you should tell him about your doubts. In your place, I'd tell him: "I want to live with you, but I need my space."”
  1. Ana

    Pues entonces deberías contarle tus dudas. Yo en tu lugar le diría: «Quiero vivir contigo, pero necesito mi espacio».

    Well then, you should tell him about your doubts. In your place, I'd tell him: "I want to live with you, but I need my space."

Panel 15 of 18 for “If I were you, I wouldn't hesitate so much”: “And what if it goes wrong? I'm afraid of rushing into it.”
  1. Lucía

    ¿Y si sale mal? Tengo miedo de precipitarme.

    And what if it goes wrong? I'm afraid of rushing into it.

Panel 16 of 18 for “If I were you, I wouldn't hesitate so much”: “Although it's a little scary, I'd take the risk. If I were you, I'd talk to him this very day.”
  1. Ana

    Aunque da un poco de miedo, yo me arriesgaría. Si yo fuera tú, hablaría con él hoy mismo.

    Although it's a little scary, I'd take the risk. If I were you, I'd talk to him this very day.

Panel 17 of 18 for “If I were you, I wouldn't hesitate so much”: “You're right, that's good advice. I've made up my mind: I'll tell him yes.”
  1. Lucía

    Tienes razón, es un buen consejo. Ya me he decidido: le diré que sí.

    You're right, that's good advice. I've made up my mind: I'll tell him yes.

Panel 18 of 18 for “If I were you, I wouldn't hesitate so much”: “How cool! I'm completely in favor, so we have to celebrate this.”
  1. Ana

    ¡Qué guay! Yo estoy completamente a favor, así que esto hay que celebrarlo.

    How cool! I'm completely in favor, so we have to celebrate this.

Grammar for this text

Advice with "would". Ana doesn't give orders, she gives advice: deberías contarle tus dudas (you should tell him about your doubts); yo que tú, no lo dudaría (if I were you, I wouldn't hesitate); yo en tu lugar le diría (in your place, I'd tell him). After yo que tú and yo en tu lugar, the verb is in the yo form: Ana says what she herself would do. Pagaríais means "you would pay": the same conditional, in the vosotros form.

Si yo fuera tú also means "if I were you". Fuera is a form of ser; it's built by a B2 rule (unit 17), so for now just remember the whole phrase.

Linking words. Así que means "so": first the reason, then the result (tengo muchas dudas, así que le he pedido unos días). Aunque means "although": aunque da un poco de miedo (although it's a little scary).

Llevo toda la semana dándole vueltas means "I've been thinking it over all week" (llevar + gerund, unit 1). Le diré means "I'll tell him": the future of decir.

Words and grammar of the unit: Give a friend advice.

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