Conversation in Spanish, level B2
At the car hire desk in Málaga
You have just landed and want to get on the road.
Watch the video, 55 secondsLe recomiendo el seguro a todo riesgo: treinta euros al día.
I recommend full cover, thirty euros a day.
No es que no me fíe, pero ya me cubre la tarjeta.
Not that I don't trust you, but my card already covers me.
Muy bien. Entonces le bloqueamos dos mil euros.
Very well. Then we will put a hold on two thousand euros.
¿Dos mil? A no ser que el coche sea de oro, me parece excesivo.
Two thousand? Unless the car is gold, that seems excessive.
Es lo que hay. Aunque si cogiera el seguro, no habría fianza.
That is how it is. But if you took the insurance, there would be no deposit.
Your turn.
Press pause. How do you suggest a compromise?
Hecho. Pero solo me queda una furgoneta de nueve plazas.
Deal. But I only have a nine-seat van left.
Siempre que means "provided that" here.
Lo cojo, siempre que me lo deje en quince.
I will take it, provided you offer it for fifteen.
Grammar
For "provided that", use the subjunctive. For habitual "whenever", the indicative.
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