Farewell Advice — Spanish Phrases Conversation
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| Luis | Y todavía tengo problemas algunas veces | And I still have problems sometimes |
| aunque con todo el tiempo que llevo, | although with as long as I’ve been here, | |
| pues ya no..no me crea tanto problema | well now it doesn’t…doesn’t create as much of a problem | |
| como antes. | as before. | |
| Pero recuerdo los primeros, eh, | But I remember the first, uh, | |
| sobre todo los primeros años, eh, | above all the first years, uh, | |
| cuando estaba estudiando | when I was studying | |
| e iba--y tenía que ir a la universidad | and I went—and I had to go to the university | |
| y ver a los profesores. | and see the professors. | |
| Raquel | Hmm. | Hmm. |
| Luis | Pues, normalmente yo lo que hacía | Well, normally what I would do |
| era aparecer por allí, eh, | was show up around there, uh, | |
| sobre las doce. | around twelve o'clock. | |
| Y siempre me encontraba que | And I always found that | |
| no había nadie en ningún sitio porque | there wasn't anyone anywhere because | |
| todo el mundo estaba con el…con el almuerzo, | everybody (the whole world) was at lunch, | |
| estaba comiendo, y yo decía | was eating, and I said, | |
| “¡Pero esta gente! | “These people! | |
| ¡Qué cosa más rara! | What a strange thing! | |
| Pero, ¿cómo es que están con el almuerzo | But, how is it that they’re at lunch | |
| si han desayunado hace cuatro horas | if they've eaten breakfast four hours ago | |
| y ya están comiendo?” | and they’re already eating?” | |
| Raquel | Sí. | Yeah. |
| Luis | Y…y eso es un poco por lo que… | And…and that is somewhat because of what… |
| lo que dices tú | what you are saying | |
| que yo seguía y todavía sigo también | that I kept going and still keep going as well | |
| con el…con el horario de comidas español. | with the…with the Spanish meal schedule. | |
| Raquel | Mm-hmm. | Mm-hmm. |
| Luis | Entonces ahora soy más consciente de que | So now I am more aware that |
| aunque tengo otro horario, | even though I have another schedule, | |
| la gente también tiene un horario diferente. | people also have a different schedule. | |
| Pero entonces, eh, | But anyway, uh, | |
| me pasaba a lo mejor un mes, | I spent probably a month, | |
| un mes y medio, | a month and a half, | |
| intentando hablar con un profesor | trying to talk with a professor | |
| o una cosa de esas. | or something like that. | |
| Y yo decía, | And I said, | |
| “¿Pues es que no trabaja nunca?” | “Well is it that they never work?” | |
| Raquel | Sí. | Yes. |
| Luis | “¿Es que nunca están aquí?” | “Is it that they’re never here?” |
| “Siempre están en una—comiendo” [sí] | They’re always at a—eating” [yes] | |
| o una cosa así. | or something like that. | |
| Raquel | Sí. | Yes. |
| Luis | No están nunca las—en las oficinas.” | “They’re never-in their offices.” |
| Raquel | Sí, yo recuerdo los primeros meses | Yes, I remember the first months |
| cuando vine a EEUU, | when I came to the United States, | |
| que fuimos a casa de unos amigos a comer | and we went to some friends' house to eat | |
| y eran como las cinco y media de la tarde. | And it was around 5:30 in the evening. | |
| Luis | Mm-hmm. | Mm-hmm. |
| Raquel | Y nos pusieron un plato de lentejas | And they gave us a plate of lentils |
| y yo pensé, | and I thought, | |
| “¿Qué hago? | “What am I doing? | |
| ¿A las 5:30 de la tarde, | At 5:30 in the afternoon, | |
| comiendo un plato de lentejas?” | eating a plate of lentils?” | |
| Porque no…no era normal para mí y— | Because it wasn’t…wasn’t normal for me and— | |
| Pero bueno. | But anyway. | |
| Poco a poco te vas acostumbrado | Little by little you get used to it | |
| y vas cambiando algunas cositas. | and you change little things. | |
| Pero yo de momento, | But for the moment I, | |
| como todavía puedo, | since I still can, | |
| hago sobre las doce y media o la una, | around 12:30 or 1:00 I make, | |
| hago la comida más fuerte [mm-hmm] | I make the heavier meal [mm-hmm] | |
| y luego por la noche, | and later in the evening, | |
| ya en casa comemos un poco más…más ligeros. | at home we eat a little more…more light. | |
| Luis | Ya. | Yeah. |
| Raquel | Sí. | Yes. |
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