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  1. Carlos
    Spanish Ella dijo que devolvería la llamada más tarde esta noche. He estado esperando su mensaje toda la tarde.

    She said she would return the call later tonight. I have been waiting for her message all afternoon.

  2. Sofía
    Spanish Él se quejó de que el anuncio era engañoso. Todo el artículo estaba lleno de promesas falsas.

    He complained that the advertisement was misleading. The whole article was full of false promises.

  3. Carlos
    Spanish ¿Puedes marcar el número de la pizzería? Estoy demasiado cansado para buscarlo yo mismo.

    Can you dial the pizza place's number? I'm too tired to look it up myself.

  4. Sofía
    Spanish Por supuesto. También mencionaré nuestro pedido habitual para que lo preparen rápido.

    Of course. I'll also mention our usual order so they can prepare it quickly.

  5. Carlos
    Spanish Brillante. Mientras llamas, revisaré mi correo y responderé a algunos mensajes urgentes.

    Great. While you call, I'll check my email and reply to some urgent messages.

  6. Sofía
    Spanish Ella me dijo que había recibido tu mensaje de texto ayer. ¿Por qué no ha contestado todavía?

    She told me she had received your text message yesterday. Why hasn't she replied yet?

  7. Carlos
    Spanish No tengo idea. Quizás su smartphone esté roto. Mencionó la semana pasada que la pantalla estaba agrietada.

    I have no idea. Maybe their smartphone is broken. They mentioned last week that the screen was cracked.

  8. Sofía
    Spanish Eso lo explicaría. Si tuviera un teléfono que funcionara, sin duda respondería rápidamente.

    That would explain it. If I had a working phone, I would definitely answer quickly.

  9. Carlos
    Spanish Cierto. Quizás le envíe un correo en su lugar. A veces la comunicación tradicional funciona mejor.

    True. Maybe I'll send them an email instead. Sometimes traditional communication works better.

  10. Sofía
    Spanish Inteligente enfoque. ¿Has notado cuánto dependemos de la tecnología para la comunicación diaria?

    Smart approach. Have you noticed how much we depend on technology for daily communication?

  11. Carlos
    Spanish Constantemente. Incluso pedir comida requiere una aplicación ahora. Es asombroso y un poco aterrador al mismo tiempo.

    Constantly. Even ordering food requires an app now. It's amazing and a bit scary at the same time.

  12. Sofía
    Spanish De acuerdo. A veces echo de menos cuando solo hablábamos cara a cara.

    I agree. Sometimes I miss when we only talked face to face.

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