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El primer día de clase

It is 9 a.m. at a language school in Salamanca. The teacher, Lucía, meets two new students — Daniel from Chicago and Marta. Then the director, , comes in.

  1. Lucía

    ¡Hola! Buenos días. Soy Lucía, la profesora. ¿Cómo te llamas?

    Hi! Good morning. I'm Lucía, the teacher. What's your name?

  2. Daniel

    Hola, buenos días. Me llamo Daniel.

    Hello, good morning. My name is Daniel.

  3. Lucía

    Encantada, Daniel. ¿Y tú? ¿Cómo te llamas?

    Nice to meet you, Daniel. And you? What's your name?

  4. Marta

    Me llamo Marta. Hola, Lucía, ¿qué tal?

    My name is Marta. Hi, Lucía, how are you?

  5. Lucía

    Muy bien, gracias. ¡Bienvenidos a la escuela!

    Very well, thank you. Welcome to the school!

  6. Daniel

    Perdona, ¿cómo se escribe «Lucía»?

    Excuse me, how do you spell "Lucía"?

  7. Lucía

    Ele, u, ce, i con tilde, a.

    L, U, C, I with an accent, A.

  8. Daniel

    Gracias. Y tú, Marta, ¿eres profesora también?

    Thanks. And you, Marta, are you a teacher too?

  9. Marta

    No, no. Soy estudiante, como tú.

    No, no. I'm a student, like you.

  10. Sr. Gómez

    Buenos días. ¿Qué tal, Lucía?

    Good morning. How are you, Lucía?

  11. Lucía

    Muy bien. Daniel, Marta: este es el señor Gómez, el director.

    Very well. Daniel, Marta: this is Mr. Gómez, the director.

  12. Daniel

    Buenos días, señor Gómez. Encantado.

    Good morning, Mr. Gómez. Nice to meet you.

  13. Sr. Gómez

    Mucho gusto. ¿Cómo se llama usted?

    Pleased to meet you. What is your name?

  14. Daniel

    Me llamo Daniel Brown.

    My name is Daniel Brown.

  15. Sr. Gómez

    Bienvenido, señor Brown. Bueno, ¡hasta luego!

    Welcome, Mr. Brown. Well, see you later!

  16. Marta

    ¡Hasta luego!

    See you later!

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