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Basic Introductions

Conversación informal que ocurre en un vuelo

Informal conversation which takes place on a flight

  • beginner, dialogues, introductions
Picture of Camila

Camila

Colombiana

Picture of Sebastián

Sebastián

Colombiano

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[00:00:00]
Hola. Disculpa. Mi puesto es el de la ventana.
Translation

Hi. Excuse me. My seat is the one by the window.

[00:00:03]
Ah, sí, por supuesto. Pasa.
Translation

Oh, yes, of course. Come on in.

[00:00:06]
Gracias. Son puestos un poco estrechos. ¿Verdad?
Translation

Thank you. Thank you. They're a little cramped. Aren't they?

[00:00:09]
Sí. Eso nos pasa por viajar en clase económica.
Translation

Yeah. That's what we get for flying economy.

[00:00:13]
No hay otra opción. La clase ejecutiva es muy costosa.
Translation

There's no other option. Business class is too expensive.

[00:00:16]
Cierto. Además,
Expression: It's not worth it.
no vale la pena pagar clase ejecutiva por un vuelo de una hora.
Translation

That's true. Besides, it's not worth paying business class for a one-hour flight.

[00:00:22]
No need for a pronoun here. It is understood as I completely agree.
Totalmente de acuerdo.
Translation

I totally agree.

[00:00:25]
An alternative expression would be A menudo, which means often.
¿Y viajas mucho a Bogotá?
Translation

And do you travel to Bogotá a lot?

[00:00:27]
Solo ocasionalmente. Tengo algunos amigos allá. Entonces
Object pronoun them. These pronouns (me, te, la, lo, nos, los) precede a conjugated verb. Unlike English, the verb goes after this type of pronouns. E.g.: Yo TE oigo (I hear YOU).
los visito cuando puedo.
Translation

Only occasionally. I have some friends there. So I visit them when I can.

[00:00:33]
Yo, en cambio, tengo que ir a Bogotá frecuentemente debido a mi trabajo.
Translation

I, on the other hand, have to go to Bogotá frequently because of my work.

[00:00:38]
Y yo por placer.
Translation

And I do it for pleasure.

[00:00:40]
Eso está bien.
Translation

That's good.

[00:00:42]
What do you mean by...? How come?
¿Cómo así que vas a Bogotá por tu trabajo? ¿En qué trabajas?
Translation

What? So you go to Bogotá for your work? What do you do for a living?

[00:00:46]
Soy profesor en la Universidad de Medellín. Pero debo dar conferencias en la Universidad de Bogotá unas cuatro veces al año.
Translation

I'm a professor at the University of Medellín. But I have to give lectures at the University of Bogotá about four times a year.

[00:00:53]
Bueno, pero al menos tienes la oportunidad de viajar.
Translation

Well, but at least you get the chance to travel.

[00:00:57]
Sí, es cierto. ¿Y tú qué haces?
Translation

Yes, that's true. And what do you do?

[00:01:00]
Soy contadora. Ahora
To be ON vacation. The plural form (vacaciones) is always used in Spanish. The preposition may be de or en.
estoy de vacaciones. Entonces quiero visitar a mis amigos.
Translation

I'm an accountant. Now I'm on holiday. So I want to visit my friends.

[00:01:06]
It is not literal envy. This expression means that you wish you could have the same as the other person, but it means no jealousy or envy in a bad sense.
¡Qué envidia! Disculpa, no me he presentado. Me llamo Sebastián.
Translation

I'm so envious. Sorry, I haven't introduced myself. My name is Sebastian.

[00:01:11]
Mucho gusto Sebastián. Camila.
Translation

Nice to meet you, Sebastian. Camila.

[00:01:14]
Mucho gusto, Camila.
Translation

Nice to meet you, Camila.

[00:01:16]
¿Y tú no estás de vacaciones? Como eres profesor, supongo que en junio la universidad está cerrada.
Translation

And you're not on holiday? As you're a teacher, I guess the university is closed in June.

[00:01:22]
En realidad, la cierran las dos últimas semanas de junio, así que aún debo trabajar.
Translation

Actually, it's closed the last two weeks of June, so I still have to work.

[00:01:28]
Bueno, en dos semanas puedes hacer lo mismo que yo. Viajar por placer. A propósito, ¿qué enseñas?
Translation

Well, in two weeks you can do what I do. Travel for pleasure. By the way, what do you teach?

[00:01:35]
Contaduría.
Translation

Accounting.

[00:01:37]
¿Qué? Qué coincidencia.
Translation

Really? What a coincidence.

[00:01:39]
Sí, lo sé.
Translation

Yeah, I know.

[00:01:41]
Sabes, hay algunas preguntas que quiero hacer respecto a las nuevas
Regulations
normas de contaduría. ¿Está bien para ti si hablamos en Bogotá?
Translation

You know, there are some questions I want to ask about the new accounting rules. Is it okay for you if we talk in Bogotá?

[00:01:49]
Por supuesto. Camila, con todo gusto te puedo ayudar.
Translation

Of course it is. Camila, I'd be happy to help you.

[00:01:52]
Gracias. Parece que ya vamos a despegar.
Translation

Camila, I'd be happy to help you. Looks like we're about to take off.

[00:01:55]
Ah,
Expression: It was about time!
ya era hora.
Translation

Ah, it's about time.

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