Language
Spanish
CEFR Level
A1
Theme
Sustantivos Diarios
Linked course
Spanish A1

Core words

Story

El cuarto marino de Emma

  1. La casa de Emma es un piso tranquilo.

    Emma's home is a quiet apartment.

  2. En el pasillo, junto a la puerta, hay un felpudo sobre el suelo.

    In the hallway, next to the door, there is a doormat on the floor.

  3. Emma quiere un rincón como el mar para dormir en paz esta noche.

    Emma wants a corner like the sea to sleep peacefully tonight.

  4. Su mamá, Lucía, sonríe y la ayuda.

    Her mom, Lucía, smiles and helps her.

  5. En su pared, Emma pega un póster del mar con una tabla de madera para alisar.

    On her wall, Emma sticks up a sea poster with a wooden smoothing board.

  6. Sube a una silla baja y estira el brazo para llegar arriba.

    She climbs onto a low chair and reaches up with her arm.

  7. Baja con cuidado y se sienta en el escritorio un momento.

    She goes down carefully and sits at the desk for a moment.

  8. Luego mira su cama, la alfombra suave y la lámpara cálida.

    Then she looks at her bed, the soft rug, and the warm lamp.

  9. Emma ordena también la ropa: una camisa, un vestido, un sombrero y un calcetín sueltos.

    Emma also tidies the clothes: a shirt, a dress, a hat and one loose sock.

  10. Camina con las cosas, pero el felpudo se mueve y ella tropieza un poco con la pierna.

    She walks carrying the things, but the doormat moves and she trips a little.

  11. El póster se despega por una esquina y Emma se ve en el espejo con cara de susto.

    The poster peels away at one corner and Emma sees herself in the mirror with a scared face.

  12. Mamá llega, coloca cinta en la esquina y pone el felpudo bien, y la silla encima por un minuto.

    Mom arrives, puts tape on the corner, straightens the doormat, and puts the chair on it for a minute.

  13. Para dar calma, papá enciende la radio con sonidos de olas.

    To calm us, Dad turns on the radio with sounds of waves.

  14. Emma deja un avión de papel sobre el escritorio y sonríe.

    Emma leaves a paper airplane on the desk and smiles.

  15. Toma su cámara y hace una foto del cuarto, ya bonito y azul.

    They take their camera and take a picture of the room, now pretty and blue.

  16. Se mete en la cama, apaga la lámpara, y escucha el mar del póster con la radio suave.

    They get into bed, turn off the lamp, and listen to the sea on the poster with the soft radio.

  17. Mamá le da un abrazo, papá dice buenas noches, y Emma cierra los ojos en paz.

    Mom gives her a hug, Dad says good night, and Emma closes her eyes peacefully.

Topic examples

La silla tiene un brazo.

English: The chair has an arm.

La silla está sobre una pata.

English: The chair is on a leg.

La camisa es blanca.

English: The shirt is white.

El calcetín está en el suelo.

English: The sock is on floor.

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