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Spanish dialogue with translation · B1 · 18 lines

¿Madrid? ¡Ni hablar! Madrid? No way!

Comic · 17 panels

Panel 1 of 17 for “Madrid? No way!”: “Guys, I have news: the company where I had the interview has offered me a job. But at their office in Madrid.”
  1. Ana

    Chicos, tengo una noticia: la empresa donde hice la entrevista me ha hecho una propuesta de trabajo. Pero en su oficina de Madrid.

    Guys, I have news: the company where I had the interview has offered me a job. But at their office in Madrid.

Panel 2 of 17 for “Madrid? No way!”: “In Madrid? No way! I don't think it's a good idea.” “Pablo, let her talk. Ana, what terms are they proposing?”
  1. Pablo

    ¿En Madrid? ¡Ni hablar! No creo que sea buena idea.

    In Madrid? No way! I don't think it's a good idea.

  2. Lucía

    Pablo, déjala hablar. Ana, ¿qué condiciones te proponen?

    Pablo, let her talk. Ana, what terms are they proposing?

Panel 3 of 17 for “Madrid? No way!”: “A stable contract and a good raise. Also, the company pays for the relocation.”
  1. Ana

    Un contrato estable y un buen aumento de sueldo. Además, la empresa paga el traslado.

    A stable contract and a good raise. Also, the company pays for the relocation.

Panel 4 of 17 for “Madrid? No way!”: “Well, I think it's a great opportunity. In the long run, it's the best thing for you.”
  1. Lucía

    Pues yo creo que es una oportunidad estupenda. A largo plazo, es lo mejor para ti.

    Well, I think it's a great opportunity. In the long run, it's the best thing for you.

Panel 5 of 17 for “Madrid? No way!”: “I doubt you can pay for an apartment in Madrid with that raise. As far as I know, rents there are super expensive.”
  1. Pablo

    Yo dudo que con ese aumento puedas pagar un piso en Madrid. Que yo sepa, allí los alquileres son carísimos.

    I doubt you can pay for an apartment in Madrid with that raise. As far as I know, rents there are super expensive.

Panel 6 of 17 for “Madrid? No way!”: “Maybe you're right. Besides, it seems risky to me: I have my life here, my friends, the sea…”
  1. Ana

    Puede que tengas razón. Además, me parece arriesgado: aquí tengo mi vida, mis amigos, el mar…

    Maybe you're right. Besides, it seems risky to me: I have my life here, my friends, the sea…

Panel 7 of 17 for “Madrid? No way!”: “Exactly! I'm absolutely convinced that you live better here. And I don't think you'll find a beach in Madrid (man speaking).”
  1. Pablo

    ¡Exacto! Estoy absolutamente convencido de que aquí vives mejor. Y no creo que en Madrid encuentres una playa.

    Exactly! I'm absolutely convinced that you live better here. And I don't think you'll find a beach in Madrid (man speaking).

Panel 8 of 17 for “Madrid? No way!”: “I don't think the beach is the most important thing either. And it makes no sense to turn down a job like that without thinking it over.”
  1. Lucía

    Tampoco creo que la playa sea lo más importante. Y no tiene sentido rechazar un trabajo así sin pensarlo.

    I don't think the beach is the most important thing either. And it makes no sense to turn down a job like that without thinking it over.

Panel 9 of 17 for “Madrid? No way!”: “I'm just suggesting you talk to Nuria. Maybe she'll raise your salary and you'll stay.”
  1. Pablo

    Yo solo te sugiero que hables con Nuria. A lo mejor te sube el sueldo y te quedas.

    I'm just suggesting you talk to Nuria. Maybe she'll raise your salary and you'll stay.

Panel 10 of 17 for “Madrid? No way!”: “Pablo, it bothers me that you decide for me. I like it when you two give me your opinion, but the decision is mine.”
  1. Ana

    Pablo, me molesta que decidas por mí. Me gusta que me deis vuestra opinión, pero la decisión es mía.

    Pablo, it bothers me that you decide for me. I like it when you two give me your opinion, but the decision is mine.

Panel 11 of 17 for “Madrid? No way!”: “Sorry. It's just that I can't imagine Valencia without you, and I don't like that you're going so far away.”
  1. Pablo

    Perdona. Es que no me imagino Valencia sin ti, y no me gusta que te vayas tan lejos.

    Sorry. It's just that I can't imagine Valencia without you, and I don't like that you're going so far away.

Panel 12 of 17 for “Madrid? No way!”: “That's natural, it makes me sad too. But I don't want Ana to stay just because of us.”
  1. Lucía

    Es lógico, a mí también me da pena. Pero no quiero que Ana se quede solo por nosotros.

    That's natural, it makes me sad too. But I don't want Ana to stay just because of us.

Panel 13 of 17 for “Madrid? No way!”: “Thanks, Lucía. But neither of you is going to convince me today: I don't think I can decide this so fast.”
  1. Ana

    Gracias, Lucía. Pero hoy no me vais a convencer ninguno de los dos: no creo que pueda decidirlo tan rápido.

    Thanks, Lucía. But neither of you is going to convince me today: I don't think I can decide this so fast.

Panel 14 of 17 for “Madrid? No way!”: “And when do you have to answer?”
  1. Lucía

    ¿Y cuándo tienes que contestar?

    And when do you have to answer?

Panel 15 of 17 for “Madrid? No way!”: “In two weeks. They say there's no pressure, but I already feel it.”
  1. Ana

    Dentro de dos semanas. Dicen que no hay presión, pero yo ya la noto.

    In two weeks. They say there's no pressure, but I already feel it.

Panel 16 of 17 for “Madrid? No way!”: “Then you'd better think it over calmly. And when you decide, let us know.”
  1. Lucía

    Entonces más vale que lo pienses con calma. Y cuando lo decidas, nos lo cuentas.

    Then you'd better think it over calmly. And when you decide, let us know.

Panel 17 of 17 for “Madrid? No way!”: “OK, I'll be quiet now. But I don't think you'll have friends in Madrid as nice as us.”
  1. Pablo

    Vale, ya me callo. Pero no creo que en Madrid tengas amigos tan majos como nosotros.

    OK, I'll be quiet now. But I don't think you'll have friends in Madrid as nice as us.

Grammar for this text

Sure — normal form; doubtful — subjunctive. Lucía is sure: yo creo que es una oportunidad. So is Pablo: estoy absolutamente convencido de que aquí vives mejor. Doubt changes the form: no creo que sea buena idea, dudo que con ese aumento puedas pagar, tampoco creo que la playa sea lo más importante.

Feelings about what someone else does. Me molesta que decidas por mí, me gusta que me deis vuestra opinión, no me gusta que te vayas — after que comes the subjunctive.

Already familiar. Te sugiero que hables and no quiero que Ana se quede — advice and wishes (unit 18). Cuando lo decidas — "when you decide" (unit 21).

Set phrases (the rule comes later): puede que tengas razón — "maybe you're right"; más vale que lo pienses — "you'd better think it over"; que yo sepa — "as far as I know".

¡Ni hablar! — a sharp "no way!": say it only to people you're close to.

Words and grammar of the unit: Express doubt about what others say.

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