Language
Spanish
CEFR Level
A1
Theme
Actividades diarias y ocio
Linked course
Spanish A1

Core words

Story

La canción suave de Lucía

  1. La casa de Lucía es tranquila por la tarde.

    Lucía's house is quiet in the afternoon.

  2. En el salón hay una lámpara y una radio.

    There is a lamp and a radio in the living room.

  3. A Lucía le gusta la música suave antes de dormir.

    Lucía likes soft music before bed.

  4. Lucía dice: 'Yo quiero aprender una canción nueva'.

    Lucía says, 'I want to learn a new song.'

  5. Ana, su mamá, sonríe y propone: 'Vamos a jugar un juego de escuchar'.

    Ana, her mom, smiles and suggests, "Let's play a listening game."

  6. Mateo, el hermano pequeño, aplaude con una risa bonita.

    Mateo, the little brother, claps and gives a happy laugh.

  7. El plan es simple: primero escuchamos la melodía, y luego cantamos juntos.

    The plan is simple: first we listen to the melody, and then we sing together.

  8. Pero Mateo canta muy rápido y se pierde el ritmo.

    But Mateo sings very fast and loses the rhythm.

  9. Lucía frunce el ceño un poco, porque quiere entender bien la canción.

    Lucía frowns a little because she wants to understand the song well.

  10. Ana baja la radio y dice con calma: 'Despacio, como una nube'.

    Ana turns down the radio and calmly says, 'Slowly, like a cloud'.

  11. Lucía mira a Mateo y marca con las manos: uno, dos, tres.

    Lucía looks at Mateo and counts on her fingers: one, two, three.

  12. Mateo asiente y toma aire, listo para seguir.

    Mateo nods and takes a breath, ready to go on.

  13. Ahora todos escuchan en silencio, y la canción fluye suave por el salón.

    Now everyone listens in silence, and the song flows softly through the living room.

  14. Lucía y Mateo cantan bajito la letra, y Ana los acompaña con una sonrisa.

    Lucía and Mateo sing the lyrics softly, and Ana joins them with a smile.

  15. Cuando terminan, el salón queda muy tranquilo y la noche abraza a la familia.

    When they finish, the living room becomes very quiet and the night embraces the family.

Topic examples

Escucho música.

English: I listen to music.

Ella toca música y canta.

English: She plays music and sings.

Canto y toco música.

English: I sing and play music.

Yo escucho una canción.

English: I listen to a song.

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