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The Note Under the Coffee

La nota bajo el café

7:46 min video · 16 sentences · 4 key words

Transcript with English

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  1. Marta Diego, ¿tienes un minuto?Diego, do you have a minute?
  2. Diego Claro, Marta. ¿Por qué vienes a la pista?Sure, Marta. Why are you coming to the court?
  3. Marta Esta mañana he encontrado una nota en la barra.This morning I found a note on the bar.
  4. Marta Es tuya, ¿verdad? Estaba debajo de tu café.It's yours, right? It was under your coffee cup.
  5. Diego Sí, es mía. Quería dártela mañana.Yes, it's mine. I wanted to give it to you tomorrow.
  6. Marta ¿Y qué dice? No la he leído.And what does it say? I haven't read it.
  7. Diego Dice gracias por los cafés de todos estos años.It says thank you for the coffees of all these years.
  8. Diego Me voy a Valencia el lunes.I'm leaving for Valencia on Monday.
  9. Marta Vaya, no lo sabía. Voy a echarte de menos.Wow, I didn't know. I'm going to miss you.
  10. Diego Yo también. Ya no voy a jugar aquí.Me too. I'm not going to play here anymore.
  11. Marta Siempre pides lo mismo: un café solo.You always order the same: a black coffee.
  12. Diego Y tú siempre me preguntas por el partido.And you always ask me about the game.
  13. Marta Toma, es el último café de la casa.Here, it's the last coffee on the house.
  14. Diego Gracias. Y tú guarda el balón, por favor.Thanks. And you keep the ball, please.
  15. Marta ¿Lo pongo detrás de la barra?Shall I put it behind the bar?
  16. Diego Sí. Así mi silla no estará vacía.Yes. That way my chair won't be empty.

About this lesson

A bartender finds a note under a regular's coffee cup and brings it to his basketball court. He is moving away, and he leaves her his old ball.

How to practise

  1. Listen to each sentence first with no subtitles, and guess what it means.
  2. Then read it with English while the teacher explains it, with one useful point.
  3. Repeat it out loud in the Te toca · Your turn pause, then follow the whole conversation at the end.

Key words

SpanishEnglishLevel
la pistathe court
la barrathe bar counter
el balónthe ball
un café soloa black coffee

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