Language
Spanish
CEFR Level
A1
Theme
Etapas de la vida y relaciones
Linked course
Spanish A1

Core words

Story

Mi tarde de edades con Abuela

  1. Yo soy Martina y visito a mi abuela Carmen esta tarde.

    I'm Martina and I'm visiting my grandma Carmen this afternoon.

  2. El salón está cálido, y huele a de manzana.

    The living room is warm, and it smells like apple tea.

  3. Hay una mesa con fotos y álbumes.

    There is a table with photos and albums.

  4. Quiero ordenar las fotos por edades, porque me gusta ver la vida de Abuela.

    I want to sort the photos by age, because I like to see Grandma's life.

  5. Ella sonríe y saca tarjetas con palabras en inglés de una caja.

    She smiles and takes cards with English words out of a box.

  6. En la pared, cerca de la puerta del piso, hay una pegatina que dice flat.

    On the wall, near the apartment door, there is a sticker that says 'flat'.

  7. Abuela ata una cinta con la palabra red a la foto más antigua.

    Grandma ties a ribbon with the word 'red' to the oldest photo.

  8. Me muestra una foto mía de bebé y coloca la tarjeta young debajo.

    They show me a baby photo of me and put the card 'young' under it.

  9. Luego pone la tarjeta old bajo su foto de ahora, y me guiña un ojo.

    Then she puts the 'old' card under her current photo and winks at me.

  10. Digo un número y pregunto si está bien: "Tengo siete años, ¿es correct?"

    I say a number and ask if it's right: "I'm seven years old, is that correct?"

  11. Abuela ríe y dice: ", tienes siete, y yo tengo setenta y dos".

    Grandma laughs and says, 'Yes, you're seven and I'm seventy-two.'

  12. Me confundo y cambio dos tarjetas, y me pongo triste un momento.

    I get confused and swap two cards, and I feel sad for a moment.

  13. Las fotos son pequeñas y claras, y hacemos pares bonitos.

    The photos are small and clear, and we make nice pairs.

  14. Abuela me abraza y dice: "Aprender lleva tiempo, pero cada edad es especial".

    Grandma hugs me and says, 'Learning takes time, but every age is special.'

  15. Ella coloca las tarjetas en el orden que hablamos, y yo repito con calma.

    She puts the cards in the order we talked about, and I repeat calmly.

  16. Terminamos el juego, y Abuela aplaude suave: awesome!".

    We finish the game, and Grandma claps softly: "Awesome!"

  17. Sonrío y cierro los ojos, porque esta tarde es simple y dulce para dormir.

    I smile and close my eyes because this evening is simple and sweet for sleeping.

Topic examples

El hombre no es viejo.

English: The man is not old.

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