Spanish dialogue with translation · B1 · 18 lines
Hacía años que no tenía una cita I hadn't been on a date in years
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- Diego
Hola, Ana. Qué guapa estás. Es la primera vez que quedamos tú y yo solos, ¿verdad?
Hi, Ana. You look so pretty. This is the first time we've met up, just you and me, right?
- Ana
Sí. Hasta me he puesto colorada, ¿ves? Hacía años que no tenía una cita.
Yes. I've even turned red, see? I hadn't been on a date in years (woman speaking).
- Diego
Pues yo estoy peor. Mira, ahí hay una mesa libre, junto a la ventana.
Well, I'm even worse. Look, there's a free table over there, by the window.
- Camarero
Esa no, chicos, que está reservada. Os pongo en esta, junto a la cocina, ¿vale?
Not that one, guys, it's reserved. I'll put you at this one, by the kitchen, OK? (to several people)
- Ana
Vale, no pasa nada. Aquí, por lo menos, huele de maravilla y la comida llegará caliente.
OK, no problem. At least it smells wonderful here, and the food will arrive hot.
- Diego
Y perdona la corbata. Creí que era una noche especial y ahora me siento ridículo.
And sorry about the tie. I thought it was a special night, and now I feel ridiculous (man speaking).
- Ana
No te lo tomes a mal, pero con corbata pareces el director de un banco.
Don't take it the wrong way, but in a tie you look like the manager of a bank.
- Diego
Lo sabía. Me la quito ahora mismo.
I knew it. I'm taking it off right now.
- Ana
Así mucho mejor. Esa camisa azul te sienta bien.
Much better like that. That blue shirt suits you.
- Camarero
¿Ya sabéis qué vais a pedir?
Do you know what you're going to order yet? (to several people)
- Ana
Yo, la ensalada.
For me, the salad.
- Diego
¡Yo también!
Me too!
- Ana
A ver, confiesa: ¿la has pedido porque es lo más barato?
Come on, confess: did you order it because it's the cheapest thing?
- Diego
Culpable. Quería invitarte, pero la carta es muy cara. ¿Y tú?
Guilty. I wanted to treat you, but the menu is really expensive. And you?
- Ana
Yo igual: pensaba invitarte yo. Ni siquiera nos ponemos de acuerdo en quién paga.
Same here: I was planning to treat you myself. We can't even agree on who's paying.
- Diego
Pues mitad y mitad. Y, oye, intento coquetear contigo y me sale fatal.
Then half and half. And hey, I'm trying to flirt with you, and it's going terribly.
- Ana
No lo haces mal. Quiero que sepas que me lo estoy pasando muy bien.
You're not doing badly. I want you to know that I'm having a really good time.
- Diego
Yo también. ¿Quedamos el sábado?
Me too. Shall we meet up on Saturday?
Grammar for this text
No te lo tomes a mal — "don't take it the wrong way". The expression tomárselo a mal means to take something badly, to be offended. This is a "don't do it" command (unit 16): after no comes tomes, and te lo goes before the verb (unit 10).
Hacía años que no tenía una cita — "I hadn't been on a date in years": hacía años que + no + a verb in the imperfect (tenía) means "for years I hadn't…". Tener una cita — to have a date; the same cita is also a doctor's appointment.
Esa camisa azul te sienta bien — sentar bien means "to suit, to look good on", and about food or rest, "to be good for you". Who it suits — te (you).
Os pongo en esta — "I'll put you at this one": esta stands for esta mesa, because the table was already mentioned. Nos ponemos de acuerdo — ponerse de acuerdo means "to agree, to reach an agreement"; ni siquiera — "not even".
Yo, la ensalada — when ordering, people drop the verb: "for me, the salad". Me sale fatal — salir fatal, "to go terribly". Quiero que sepas — "I want you to know": sepas comes from saber (unit 18).
Words and grammar of the unit: Go on a date and make up after a fight.
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