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Spanish dialogue with translation · B2 · 18 lines

¿Me corriges el correo? Can you correct the email for me?

Comic · 18 panels

Panel 1 of 18 for “Can you correct the email for me?”: “Lucía, can you correct an email for me before I send it? It's for city hall, and I don't want it to have a single mistake.”
  1. Ana

    Lucía, ¿me corriges un correo antes de que lo envíe? Es para el ayuntamiento y no quiero que tenga ni un error.

    Lucía, can you correct an email for me before I send it? It's for city hall, and I don't want it to have a single mistake.

Panel 2 of 18 for “Can you correct the email for me?”: “Give it here. Let's see the text… Here you write, "I hope you have received my form." Very good.”
  1. Lucía

    Trae. A ver el texto… Aquí pones «Espero que hayan recibido mi formulario». Muy bien.

    Give it here. Let's see the text… Here you write, "I hope you have received my form." Very good.

Panel 3 of 18 for “Can you correct the email for me?”: “Well, I hesitated there for a good while: "reciban" or "hayan recibido"? Both forms exist, and that's the worst part.”
  1. Ana

    Pues ahí dudé un buen rato: ¿«reciban» o «hayan recibido»? Las dos formas existen, y eso es lo peor.

    Well, I hesitated there for a good while: "reciban" or "hayan recibido"? Both forms exist, and that's the worst part.

Panel 4 of 18 for “Can you correct the email for me?”: “"Hayan recibido": you've already sent it.”
  1. Lucía

    «Hayan recibido»: tú ya lo has enviado.

    "Hayan recibido": you've already sent it.

Panel 5 of 18 for “Can you correct the email for me?”: “OK. In the second paragraph I write "They told me to…" and I don't know how to go on: "avise" or "avisara"?”
  1. Ana

    Vale. En el segundo párrafo pongo «Me dijeron que…» y no sé cómo seguir: ¿«avise» o «avisara»?

    OK. In the second paragraph I write "They told me to…" and I don't know how to go on: "avise" or "avisara"?

Panel 6 of 18 for “Can you correct the email for me?”: “"Avisara." They told you last week, right?”
  1. Lucía

    «Avisara». Te lo dijeron la semana pasada, ¿no?

    "Avisara." They told you last week, right?

Panel 7 of 18 for “Can you correct the email for me?”: “But I'm letting them know today, right now…”
  1. Ana

    Pero si estoy avisando hoy, ahora mismo…

    But I'm letting them know today, right now…

Panel 8 of 18 for “Can you correct the email for me?”: “It doesn't matter when you let them know. If they told you this morning, write "avise."”
  1. Lucía

    Da igual cuándo avisas. Si te lo han dicho esta mañana, pon «avise».

    It doesn't matter when you let them know. If they told you this morning, write "avise."

Panel 9 of 18 for “Can you correct the email for me?”: “Got it. And here: "I would be grateful if you…" Is it "den" or "dieran" another date? (to several people, formal)”
  1. Ana

    Entendido. Y aquí: «Les agradecería que me…». ¿«Den» o «dieran» otra fecha?

    Got it. And here: "I would be grateful if you…" Is it "den" or "dieran" another date? (to several people, formal)

Panel 10 of 18 for “Can you correct the email for me?”: “"Dieran." And here, don't even hesitate.”
  1. Lucía

    «Dieran». Y aquí ni lo dudes.

    "Dieran." And here, don't even hesitate.

Panel 11 of 18 for “Can you correct the email for me?”: “And in "they told me there were fewer people in the afternoon"? There I used the indicative.”
  1. Ana

    ¿Y en «me dijeron que por la tarde había menos gente»? Ahí puse indicativo.

    And in "they told me there were fewer people in the afternoon"? There I used the indicative.

Panel 12 of 18 for “Can you correct the email for me?”: “And that's right. Don't touch anything there.”
  1. Lucía

    Y está bien. Ahí no toques nada.

    And that's right. Don't touch anything there.

Panel 13 of 18 for “Can you correct the email for me?”: “I knew it, but I crossed out "dieran" twice. I can conjugate any verb; the hard part is choosing.”
  1. Ana

    Lo sabía, pero taché «dieran» dos veces. Sé conjugar cualquier verbo; lo difícil es elegir.

    I knew it, but I crossed out "dieran" twice. I can conjugate any verb; the hard part is choosing.

Panel 14 of 18 for “Can you correct the email for me?”: “That's normal: it's not your native language, and we native speakers have doubts too. Hey, it's strange that you didn't see the problem when you made the…
  1. Lucía

    Normal: no es tu lengua materna, y los nativos también dudamos. Oye, es raro que no vieras el problema cuando pediste la cita.

    That's normal: it's not your native language, and we native speakers have doubts too. Hey, it's strange that you didn't see the problem when you made the appointment.

Panel 15 of 18 for “Can you correct the email for me?”: “The thing is, there wasn't any problem back then. The washing machine repairman called me yesterday: he can only come on Thursday, "between nine and two."”
  1. Ana

    Es que entonces no había ningún problema. El técnico de la lavadora me llamó ayer: solo puede venir el jueves, «entre las nueve y las dos».

    The thing is, there wasn't any problem back then. The washing machine repairman called me yesterday: he can only come on Thursday, "between nine and two."

Panel 16 of 18 for “Can you correct the email for me?”: “Same old story. So just write "due to an unforeseen problem" and be brief: city hall doesn't care about your washing machine.”
  1. Lucía

    Lo de siempre. Pues pon solo «por un imprevisto» y sé breve: al ayuntamiento no le importa tu lavadora.

    Same old story. So just write "due to an unforeseen problem" and be brief: city hall doesn't care about your washing machine.

Panel 17 of 18 for “Can you correct the email for me?”: “Done. So is the grammar OK?”
  1. Ana

    Hecho. Entonces, ¿la gramática está bien?

    Done. So is the grammar OK?

Panel 18 of 18 for “Can you correct the email for me?”: “The grammar is perfect. The spelling, almost: "podré" is missing its accent mark, and "jueves" is written with a lowercase letter.”
  1. Lucía

    La gramática, perfecta. La ortografía, casi: a «podré» le falta la tilde, y «jueves» va con minúscula.

    The grammar is perfect. The spelling, almost: "podré" is missing its accent mark, and "jueves" is written with a lowercase letter.

Grammar for this text

Lucía checks the email, and each time Ana chooses between two forms that both exist.

  • reciban or hayan recibido: the main clause is in the present (espero), so look at the action. Ana has already sent the form (formulario), so the action is done: hayan recibido. Espero que reciban is for something that's still on its way.
  • avise or avisara: the main clause is in the past (me dijeron), so it's avisara, even though Ana is only letting them know now. After me han dicho (today) it would be avise.
  • den or dieran: after the conditional (agradecería, me gustaría) it's always dieran.
  • Es raro que no vieras el problema cuando pediste la cita: the main clause is in the present, but the action ended in the past (without the beginning it would be no viste), so it's vieras.
  • Me dijeron que por la tarde había menos gente: this isn't a request but information, so the normal form, the indicative (unit 14).

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