Language
Spanish
CEFR Level
A1
Theme
Vida Cotidiana y Aprendizaje
Linked course
Spanish A1

Core words

Story

Hugo y las letras tranquilas

  1. Es de noche en el dormitorio de Hugo.

    It's night in Hugo's bedroom.

  2. Yo quiero estudiar para la clase de inglés de mañana.

    I want to study for tomorrow's English class.

  3. Es mi primer año y estoy un poco nervioso.

    It's my first year and I'm a little nervous.

  4. En el escritorio hay un cuaderno y un lápiz.

    On the desk there is a notebook and a pencil.

  5. Mamá Ana entra despacio y me sonríe.

    Mom Ana comes in slowly and smiles at me.

  6. Ella me dice: Tranquilo, Hugo, hacemos una pequeña lección y ya.

    She tells me, 'Relax, Hugo, we'll do a short lesson and that's it.'

  7. Practicamos el alfabeto con voz suave.

    We practice the alphabet in a soft voice.

  8. Ana señala una letra y yo la digo.

    Ana points to a letter and I say it.

  9. Luego ella escribe mi nombre y yo lo deletreo.

    Then she writes my name and I spell it.

  10. Me equivoco en una línea y nos reímos, pero sigo.

    I make a mistake on one line and we laugh, but I keep going.

  11. Para ayudarme, hago un dibujo simple con un color azul.

    To help me, I draw a simple picture in blue.

  12. Miro el dibujo, cierro un ojo y toco mi cabeza para recordar.

    I look at the drawing, close one eye, and touch my head to remember.

  13. Ana me muestra una palabra en inglés y yo la traduzco al español.

    Ana shows me a word in English and I translate it into Spanish.

  14. Ahora me siento listo y contento.

    Now I feel ready and happy.

  15. Ana apaga la luz y me arropa en la cama.

    Ana turns off the light and tucks me into bed.

  16. Mañana, en la clase de inglés, voy a recordar esta pequeña lección.

    Tomorrow, in English class, I'll remember this little lesson.

  17. Cierro los ojos despacio y duermo feliz.

    I close my eyes slowly and sleep happily.

Topic examples

Yo abro el ojo.

English: I open the eye.

Tu cabeza se ve bien.

English: Your head looks good.

Aprendo las letras del alfabeto.

English: I learn the alphabet letters.

Él encuentra un libro de lecciones.

English: He finds a lesson book.

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