"La llegada de la sabiduría con el  tiempo" es una historia de Manuel Rivas en su libro ¿Qué me quieres, amor? página 181.  Inspirada en el poema de W.B Yeats. 

The Macondo man stories

La llegada de la sabiduría con el tiempo 

LUKE: Hello? Hi, Stephanie, how are things at the office?
STEPHANIE: Hi, Luke! How are you? Can you please stop and pick up 
extra paper for the computer printer?
LUKE: What did you say? Can you repeat that, please? Did you 
say to pick up ink for the printer? Sorry, the phone is 
cutting out.
STEPHANIE: Can you hear me now? No, I need more computer paper. 
Listen, I’ll text you exactly what I need. Thanks, Luke. 
Talk to you later.
LUKE: Thanks, Stephanie. Sorry, my phone has really bad
reception here.



LANGUAGE NOTES
• There are a few ways to express a lack of understanding and to request additional 
information. The most common ones are stated, but you can also say “Excuse me” or 
simply “I can’t hear you.” In a more formal situation, try saying “I’m sorry?” or “I beg 
your pardon?” (with a rising intonation).
• When asking someone to clarify information try saying Can you please repeat that? / 
Can you spell that for me? / Can you please write down the address for me?
• Cutting out describes a difficulty in understanding a caller due to poor cellphone 
reception. If you are having trouble understanding the caller, you can also say The 
line is breaking up / I am losing you. If the phone call is disconnected because of poor 
reception, you can say The call dropped.
• Talk to you later is the equivalent in a phone conversation of “See you later” in a 
regular, face-to-face conversation.
• Reception here means the availability of cellular service, the possibility to receive and 
give calls on a cellphone. Cellphone reception can be limited in remote areas, inside 
large buildings or underground (in the subway, for instance).

English Conversation practice (30-day challenge)

Day 7: Asking them to repeat

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1D27eWgvka8MSn9diSXpt3Whu_nWZdv9Y/view?usp=sharing 

Download the text and listen while you are checking your pronunciation! İyi çalışmalar :)

Reading in Turkish

İstanbul'da Hava Nasıl?

Impariamo cos'è la dizione e perché è così importante.

ItaliAnto (L'italiano con Antonella)

Cos'è la dizione italiana?

En este episodio repasaremos las expresiones para hablar sobre el tiempo.
Vocabulario y expresiones coloquiales muy útiles para tener una buena comprensión del español. El lenguaje no siempre es una traducción literal de un idioma a otro. 

Español con Maite

El tiempo

Learn the best vocabulary related to cars and driving as well as some modern language related to technology and innovation.