Intermediate - Minister of Foreign Affairs (C0113)

A: ¡Hola! ¿Está Rosario en casa?
Hello! Is Rosario home?
B: Sí, un momentito por favor. ¿De parte de quién?
Yes, one moment please. On whose behalf?
A: Soy Abelardo.
I'm Abelardo.
B: Rosario, teléfono, es Abelardo.
Rosario, telephone, it's Abelardo.
C: Hola Abelardo, ¿qué tal?
Hi Abelardo, how are you?
A: Bien gracias, ¿y tú?
Fine thanks, and you?
C: Bien, bien.
Fine, fine.
A: Mira, te llamaba para saber si puedes quedar conmigo el sábado.
Look, I'm calling you to find out if you can come with me on Saturday.
C: No, imposible. El sábado he quedado con los del trabajo para cenar.
No, impossible. On Saturday I've agreed to have dinner with the people I work with.
A: Has quedado con ellos para cenar, pero podrás comer conmigo, ¿no?
You've agreed to go to dinner with them, but you will be able to have lunch with me, right?
C: Que va, tampoco podré comer contigo porque voy a ir de compras con Estefanía a la mañana y pensaba comer con ella.
No way, I won't be able to have lunch with you because I'm going to go shopping with Estefanía in the morning, and I was planning on having lunch with her.
A: Chica, pareces el Ministro de Asuntos Exteriores con tantos compromisos…
Girl, you're like the Minister of Foreign Affairs with so many obligations.
C: Si no te importa venir con nosotras de compras podríamos invitarte después a comer, ¿qué te parece?
If you didn't mind coming shopping with us we would treat you to lunch afterwards, how does that sound?
A: No es el mejor plan del mundo, pero al menos podré comer gratis.
It's not the best plan in the world, but at least I'll eat for free.

Key Vocabulary

quedar Verb to agree to meet
tampoco Adverb not either
compromiso Noun (m) responsibility
asuntos exteriores Noun Foreign Affairs
gratis Adverb for free
cenar Verb to have dinner
comer Verb to have lunch
compras Noun (f) shopping

Supplementary Vocabulary

ocupado Adjective busy
libre Adjective free
agenda Noun (f) agenda
evento Noun (m) event
pendiente Adjective pending
cancelar Verb to cancel
posponer Verb to postpone

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