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🇲🇽 Spanish · Intermediate Level 3

PART 3 · LESSON 25 OF 30 · 40 MINUTES

In the Meantime

On Monday morning, Sarah tells Doctor Ruiz herself that she's going to Seville for a year, while Lupita and Tono pretend not to listen in the corridor. By the next Monday, Tono's cousin has come to learn the job. Say in the meantime, until you leave, as soon as I'm back for a visit, ask who'll take your place, leave everything in order, and hand over your work.

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THE STORY

It's Monday morning, March 1st. The clinic hasn't opened yet. Doctor Ruiz is in her little office, with her reading glasses on the end of her nose and a pile of files. Sarah knocks on the open door. She wants the clinic to hear her news from her, and from nobody else. Out in the corridor, Lupita and Tono are pretending very hard not to listen. This is the conversation you'll be able to say by the end of the lesson.

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¿Tiene un minuto?tee-EH-neh oon mee-NOO-tohDo you have a minute? To be polite.
Tengo que decirle algo.TEHN-goh keh deh-SEER-leh AHL-gohI have to tell you something. To be polite.
ocupar mi lugaroh-koo-PAHR mee loo-GAHRto take my place
mientras tantomee-EHN-trahs TAHN-tohin the meantime
Sigues aquí hasta agosto.SEE-gehs ah-KEE AHS-tah ah-GOHS-tohYou're here until August.
dejar todo en ordendeh-HAHR TOH-doh ehn OHR-dehnto leave everything in order
antes de irmeAHN-tehs deh EER-mehbefore I go
Aquí siempre tienes la puerta abierta.ah-KEE see-EHM-preh tee-EH-nehs lah PWEHR-tah ah-bee-EHR-tahThe door is always open for you here.
Si algún día lo quieressee ahl-GOON DEE-ah loh kee-EH-rehsIf you ever want it
Tu puesto te espera.too PWEHS-toh teh ehs-PEH-rahYour job is waiting for you.

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