Fluent Fiction - Spanish

Friends Connect at the Market


Listen Later

Fluent Fiction - Spanish: Friends Connect at the Market
Find the full episode transcript, vocabulary words, and more:
fluentfiction.org/friends-connect-at-the-market

Story Transcript:

Es: Sofia, Carlos y Diego salieron temprano a hacer sus compras en el mercado.
En: Sofia, Carlos and Diego left early to do their shopping at the market.

Es: Había una gran variedad de productos frescos y los tres amigos estaban emocionados por conseguir buenos precios.
En: There was a wide variety of fresh produce and the three friends were excited to get good prices.

Es: Mientras caminaban por los pasillos del mercado, encontraron a un vendedor que ofrecía frutas y verduras frescas.
En: While walking through the aisles of the market, they found a vendor offering fresh fruits and vegetables.

Es: Decidieron comprar algunas cosas, pero el vendedor parecía ser muy obstinado cuando se trataba del precio.
En: They decided to buy a few things, but the seller seemed to be very stubborn when it came to the price.

Es: Sofia le preguntó amablemente si tenía algún descuento, pero el vendedor se negó rotundamente.
En: Sofia asked him nicely if he had any discounts, but the seller flatly refused.

Es: Carlos intentó regatear, pero el vendedor no cedía en su precio.
En: Carlos tried to haggle, but the seller wouldn't budge on his price.

Es: Incluso Diego trató de persuadir al vendedor, pero nada funcionaba.
En: Even Diego tried to persuade the seller, but nothing worked.

Es: Los amigos comenzaron a sentir frustrados y estaban a punto de irse, pero Sofia tenía una idea.
En: The friends started to get frustrated and were about to leave, but Sofia had an idea.

Es: Se acercó al vendedor y le preguntó cómo se llamaba su hijo.
En: He approached the seller and asked what his son's name was.

Es: El vendedor le respondió que se llamaba Marcos.
En: The seller replied that his name was Marcos.

Es: Sofia le dijo entonces al vendedor que ella había conocido a un chico llamado Marcos en una escuela cercana.
En: Sofia then told the vendor that she had met a boy named Marcos at a nearby school.

Es: Le preguntó si su hijo iría a esa escuela también.
En: He asked her if her son would go to that school too.

Es: El vendedor se sorprendió y le preguntó cómo sabía Sofia que su hijo estaba en esa escuela.
En: The seller was surprised and asked how Sofia knew that her son was in that school.

Es: Sofía simplemente le dijo que ella conocía a muchas personas y que le gustaba hacer amigos.
En: Sofía simply told him that she knew many people and that she liked to make friends.

Es: El vendedor se puso más amable y empezó a compartir historias sobre su familia y su vida.
En: The vendor became nicer and began to share stories about his family and his life.

Es: Sofia, Carlos y Diego también compartieron sus propias historias.
En: Sofia, Carlos and Diego also shared their own stories.

Es: Después de un rato, el vendedor finalmente accedió a darles un pequeño descuento.
En: After a while, the seller finally agreed to give them a small discount.

Es: Los amigos se despidieron del vendedor y se fueron a seguir comprando otras cosas en el mercado.
En: The friends said goodbye to the seller and went to continue buying other things in the market.

Es: Mientras caminaban, los amigos estaban felices de haber hecho un pequeño amigo en el mercado y también de haber conseguido un buen precio por sus productos frescos.
En: As they walked, the friends were happy to have made a little friend at the market and also to have gotten a good price for their fresh produce.

Es: Se dieron cuenta de que, a veces, la amabilidad y la conversación eran tan importantes como el dinero.
En: They realized that sometimes kindness and conversation were just as important as money.


Vocabulary Words:
  • Sofia: Sofía
  • Carlos: Carlos
  • Diego: Diego
  • shopping: compras
  • market: mercado
  • fresh produce: productos frescos
  • good prices: buenos precios
  • vendor: vendedor
  • fruits: frutas
  • vegetables: verduras
  • discount: descuento
  • stubborn: obstinado
  • price: precio
  • haggle: regatear
  • persuade: persuadir
  • friend: amigo
  • nearby school: escuela cercana
  • son: hijo
  • share stories: compartir historias
  • family: familia
  • life: vida
  • small discount: pequeño descuento
  • happy: feliz
  • kindness: amabilidad
  • conversation: conversación
  • important: importante
  • money: dinero.
...more
View all episodesView all episodes
Download on the App Store

Fluent Fiction - SpanishBy FluentFiction.org

  • 4.5
  • 4.5
  • 4.5
  • 4.5
  • 4.5

4.5

4 ratings


More shows like Fluent Fiction - Spanish

View all
Coffee Break Spanish by Coffee Break Languages

Coffee Break Spanish

5,148 Listeners

Españolistos | Learn Spanish With Fun Conversations! by Españolistos | Learn Spanish With Fun Conversations!

Españolistos | Learn Spanish With Fun Conversations!

1,469 Listeners

The Daily by The New York Times

The Daily

112,751 Listeners

Hoy Hablamos: Podcast diario para aprender español - Learn Spanish Daily Podcast by Hoy Hablamos

Hoy Hablamos: Podcast diario para aprender español - Learn Spanish Daily Podcast

509 Listeners

Up First from NPR by NPR

Up First from NPR

56,508 Listeners

No Hay Tos (Real Mexican Spanish) by Sonoro | Roberto Andrade & Héctor Libreros

No Hay Tos (Real Mexican Spanish)

659 Listeners

Aaron Mahnke's Cabinet of Curiosities by iHeartPodcasts and Grim & Mild

Aaron Mahnke's Cabinet of Curiosities

8,403 Listeners

Throughline by NPR

Throughline

16,240 Listeners

Immersive Spanish by Immersive Spanish

Immersive Spanish

71 Listeners

Fluent Fiction - Hebrew by FluentFiction.org

Fluent Fiction - Hebrew

10 Listeners

Fluent Fiction - Danish by FluentFiction.org

Fluent Fiction - Danish

6 Listeners

Fluent Fiction - Swedish by FluentFiction.org

Fluent Fiction - Swedish

3 Listeners

Fluent Fiction - Hungarian by FluentFiction.org

Fluent Fiction - Hungarian

7 Listeners

Fluent Fiction - Hindi by FluentFiction.org

Fluent Fiction - Hindi

2 Listeners

Fluent Fiction - Catalan by FluentFiction.org

Fluent Fiction - Catalan

7 Listeners

Fluent Fiction - Korean by FluentFiction.org

Fluent Fiction - Korean

6 Listeners

Fluent Fiction - Ukrainian by FluentFiction.org

Fluent Fiction - Ukrainian

1 Listeners

Fluent Fiction - Vietnamese by FluentFiction.org

Fluent Fiction - Vietnamese

2 Listeners

Fluent Fiction - Italian by FluentFiction.org

Fluent Fiction - Italian

7 Listeners

Fluent Fiction - Polish by FluentFiction.org

Fluent Fiction - Polish

2 Listeners

Fluent Fiction - French by FluentFiction.org

Fluent Fiction - French

8 Listeners

Fluent Fiction - Greek by FluentFiction.org

Fluent Fiction - Greek

4 Listeners

Fluent Fiction - Serbian by FluentFiction.org

Fluent Fiction - Serbian

4 Listeners

Fluent Fiction - German by FluentFiction.org

Fluent Fiction - German

6 Listeners

Fluent Fiction - Mandarin Chinese by FluentFiction.org

Fluent Fiction - Mandarin Chinese

4 Listeners

Fluent Fiction - Japanese by FluentFiction.org

Fluent Fiction - Japanese

5 Listeners

Fluent Fiction - Portuguese (Brazil) 🇧🇷 by FluentFiction.org

Fluent Fiction - Portuguese (Brazil) 🇧🇷

4 Listeners

Cold Blooded: Mystery in Alaska by ABC News

Cold Blooded: Mystery in Alaska

1,485 Listeners