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Buscando trabajo

A teenager walks down a street of cafés and shops looking for a job. Short everyday lines (debo, lo siento, me encantan, por el momento), voiced and explained word by word.

A page from Primer turno, in the El restaurante collection — an original Comigo comic, voiced line by line.

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A comic page: a teenage boy with a backpack walks past a café and a bookshop on a sunny street, thinking he must find work; a café owner turns him down, and in the bookshop a woman listens as he says he loves books.
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Transcript and translation

  1. Debo encontrar trabajo...I must find work...
  2. No, lo siento...No, I'm sorry...
  3. Me encantan los libros...I love books...
  4. No por el momento...Not at the moment...

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Language notes

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1. ¿Qué necesita encontrar el chico?

Necesita encontrar trabajo.

2. ¿Le dan trabajo en el primer lugar?

No.

3. ¿Qué le encanta?

Le encantan los libros.

4. ¿Encuentra trabajo en la librería?

No, no por el momento.

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debo — I must / I need to encontrar — to find trabajo — work / a job lo siento — I’m sorry me encantan — I love / I really like los libros — books por el momento — for the moment / for now

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