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Spanish dialogue with translation · B2 · 17 lines

Tu barrio sale en el periódico Your neighborhood is in the paper

Comic · 17 panels

Panel 1 of 17 for “Your neighborhood is in the paper”: “Ana, have you seen today's paper? Your new neighborhood is in a headline.”
  1. Lucía

    Ana, ¿has visto el periódico de hoy? Tu nuevo barrio sale en un titular.

    Ana, have you seen today's paper? Your new neighborhood is in a headline.

Panel 2 of 17 for “Your neighborhood is in the paper”: “Listen: "A thief has been arrested in Benimaclet after robbing six apartments."”
  1. Sergio

    Escucha: «Un ladrón ha sido detenido en Benimaclet tras robar en seis pisos».

    Listen: "A thief has been arrested in Benimaclet after robbing six apartments."

Panel 3 of 17 for “Your neighborhood is in the paper”: “Six apartments! And I'm moving there soon... Did he attack anyone?”
  1. Ana

    ¡Seis pisos! Y yo me mudo allí dentro de poco... ¿Atacó a alguien?

    Six apartments! And I'm moving there soon... Did he attack anyone?

Panel 4 of 17 for “Your neighborhood is in the paper”: “No, he didn't attack anyone. He'd get inside in the morning, when the residents were working.”
  1. Sergio

    No, no atacó a nadie. Entraba por la mañana, cuando los vecinos estaban trabajando.

    No, he didn't attack anyone. He'd get inside in the morning, when the residents were working.

Panel 5 of 17 for “Your neighborhood is in the paper”: “Relax, they've already arrested him. Last night he was on the TV news live, and I saw him come out of the building with two police officers (to a woman).”
  1. Lucía

    Tranquila, mujer: ya le han detenido. Anoche salió en directo en el telediario, y yo le vi salir del portal con dos policías.

    Relax, they've already arrested him. Last night he was on the TV news live, and I saw him come out of the building with two police officers (to a woman).

Panel 6 of 17 for “Your neighborhood is in the paper”: “"Le vi"? Isn't it "lo vi"?”
  1. Ana

    ¿«Le vi»? ¿No se dice «lo vi»?

    "Le vi"? Isn't it "lo vi"?

Panel 7 of 17 for “Your neighborhood is in the paper”: “A lot of people here say it like that. You say whatever you want: we're going to understand you anyway.”
  1. Lucía

    Aquí mucha gente lo dice así. Tú di lo que quieras: te vamos a entender igual.

    A lot of people here say it like that. You say whatever you want: we're going to understand you anyway.

Panel 8 of 17 for “Your neighborhood is in the paper”: “OK, got it. And how did they catch him?”
  1. Ana

    Vale, entendido. ¿Y cómo lo cogieron?

    OK, got it. And how did they catch him?

Panel 9 of 17 for “Your neighborhood is in the paper”: “It says here: "He was seen by a neighbor, who called the police." I mean, a lady saw him through the peephole.”
  1. Sergio

    Aquí dice: «Fue visto por una vecina, que llamó a la policía». O sea, lo vio una señora por la mirilla.

    It says here: "He was seen by a neighbor, who called the police." I mean, a lady saw him through the peephole.

Panel 10 of 17 for “Your neighborhood is in the paper”: “Why do newspapers write like that? "Was seen," "has been arrested"... Nobody talks like that.”
  1. Ana

    ¿Por qué los periódicos escriben así? «Fue visto», «ha sido detenido»... Nadie habla así.

    Why do newspapers write like that? "Was seen," "has been arrested"... Nobody talks like that.

Panel 11 of 17 for “Your neighborhood is in the paper”: “It's the style of the news. My grandpa talks like that too when he gets angry.”
  1. Sergio

    Es el estilo de las noticias, mujer. Mi abuelo también habla así cuando se enfada.

    It's the style of the news. My grandpa talks like that too when he gets angry.

Panel 12 of 17 for “Your neighborhood is in the paper”: “And what else are they publishing today? Is there any breaking news?”
  1. Ana

    ¿Y qué más publican hoy? ¿Hay alguna noticia de última hora?

    And what else are they publishing today? Is there any breaking news?

Panel 13 of 17 for “Your neighborhood is in the paper”: “On Monday there's a bus strike. And on Saturday, a protest downtown about the price of rent.”
  1. Sergio

    El lunes hay huelga de autobuses. Y el sábado, una manifestación en el centro por el precio de los alquileres.

    On Monday there's a bus strike. And on Saturday, a protest downtown about the price of rent.

Panel 14 of 17 for “Your neighborhood is in the paper”: “I hardly watch the TV news anymore: they only show incidents and ministers arguing. I get my news on my phone.”
  1. Lucía

    Yo ya casi no veo el telediario: solo salen sucesos y ministros discutiendo. Me informo por el móvil.

    I hardly watch the TV news anymore: they only show incidents and ministers arguing. I get my news on my phone.

Panel 15 of 17 for “Your neighborhood is in the paper”: “Well, I prefer magazines: they publish long features, and that way I learn new words.”
  1. Ana

    Pues yo prefiero las revistas: publican reportajes largos y así aprendo palabras nuevas.

    Well, I prefer magazines: they publish long features, and that way I learn new words.

Panel 16 of 17 for “Your neighborhood is in the paper”: “Look, another story about your neighborhood: "The new library will be officially opened on Saturday." I mean, they're opening it on Saturday.”
  1. Sergio

    Mira, otra noticia de tu barrio: «La nueva biblioteca será inaugurada el sábado». O sea, la abren el sábado.

    Look, another story about your neighborhood: "The new library will be officially opened on Saturday." I mean, they're opening it on Saturday.

Panel 17 of 17 for “Your neighborhood is in the paper”: “How cool! A new library and a neighbor who sees everything through the peephole. I'm going to like that neighborhood.”
  1. Ana

    ¡Qué guay! Biblioteca nueva y una vecina que lo ve todo por la mirilla. Ese barrio me va a gustar.

    How cool! A new library and a neighbor who sees everything through the peephole. I'm going to like that neighborhood.

Grammar for this text

Newspaper language and everyday language. Sergio reads the headlines: ha sido detenido — "has been arrested," fue visto por una vecina — "was seen by a neighbor," será inaugurada — "will be officially opened." This is the passive voice: ser + past participle, and who did it comes after por. And right away Sergio retells the same thing the normal way: lo vio una señora, la abren el sábado. That's how people really talk: lo vio una vecina, lo han detenido. Do the same: when you read, recognize it; when you speak, retell it.

Le vi — "I saw him." Lucía uses le for the thief: le han detenido, le vi salir. In Spain people very often say this about one man. Sergio and Ana say lo (lo vio, lo cogieron), and that's correct too. For a woman, only la.

Tras robar — "after robbing": tras + verb, the newspaper word for después de.

Colloquial. O sea — "I mean, in other words." Salir en el periódico, salir en el telediario — "to be in the paper, to be on the news." Mujer in tranquila, mujer and es el estilo de las noticias, mujer doesn't mean "woman" here: it's a friendly "come on" said to a woman, and English usually leaves it out.

Words and grammar of the unit: Read local news.

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