Payments & documents in Spanish

Core words

passport

pasaporte

noun

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prize

premio

noun

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cheque

cheque

noun

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check

comprobar

verb

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credit card

tarjeta de crédito

noun

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penny

penique

noun

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key

llave

noun

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bill

factura

noun

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cash

efectivo

noun

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Story

La cajita de pagos y papeles de Lucía

1. En la mesa del comedor, Lucía alinea una cajita y una carpeta, porque quiere entrar en un concurso de la escuela y ganar un premio.

   At the dining table, Lucía lines up a small box and a folder because she wants to enter a school contest and win a prize.

2. El tema es "Pagos y documentos", y ella va a presentar una pequeña colección ordenada.

   The topic is "Payments and Documents," and she is going to present a small, neat collection.

3. Su mamá, Ana, y su abuelo, Pablo, la acompañan y le sonríen.

   Her mom, Ana, and her grandfather, Pablo, are with her and smile at her.

4. Lucía dice que mañana vamos a llevarla temprano, así que todo debe quedar listo.

   Lucía says that tomorrow we'll take it early, so everything must be ready.

5. Lucía pone su pasaporte en un sobre transparente y lo cierra con cuidado.

   Lucía puts her passport in a clear envelope and closes it carefully.

6. Luego pide el carné de conducir de su mamá para mostrar un ejemplo.

   Then she asks for her mom's driver's license to show an example.

7. También observa la tarjeta de crédito de Ana, pero no la usa, solo la dibuja en su cuaderno.

   She also looks at Ana's credit card, but she doesn't use it; she just draws it in her notebook.

8. Ana comenta tranquila que hoy ha pagado la factura del agua y que guardarán ese papel al final.

   Ana calmly says that today she paid the water bill and that they will keep that paper at the end.

9. El abuelo coloca un poco de efectivo en la cajita para que Lucía vea billetes y monedas reales.

   Grandpa puts some cash in the little box so Lucía can see real bills and coins.

10. Él saca un cheque viejo del banco con los datos tachados y se lo presta para la colección.

    He takes an old check from the bank with the details crossed out and lends it for the collection.

11. Lucía añade su moneda de suerte, un penique de cobre que le regaló su tía de viaje.

    Lucía adds her lucky coin, a copper penny her aunt gave her from a trip.

12. Ella dice que puede explicar cómo pagamos con dinero o con tarjeta, y cómo guardamos documentos, porque así todo está claro.

    She says she can explain how we pay with cash or card, and how we keep documents, because that way everything is clear.

13. Cuando quiere cerrar la cajita, no encuentra la llave y su cara se pone seria.

    When he wants to close the little box, he can't find the key and his face looks serious.

14. Busca debajo de la cuenta del pedido de pizza de esta noche, pero allí no está.

    He looks under the receipt for tonight's pizza order, but it's not there.

15. Lucía respira hondo, y el abuelo recuerda que a veces guarda la llave junto a la moneda de suerte, pero no la ve.

    Lucía takes a deep breath, and the grandfather remembers that he sometimes keeps the key next to the lucky coin, but he doesn't see it.

16. Entonces Ana mueve unos papeles y aparece una bolsita pequeña con el penique y la llave pegados con cinta.

    Then Ana moves some papers and a small bag appears with the penny and the key taped together.

17. Con una sonrisa, Lucía cierra la cajita y la asegura con la llave, y todos aplauden bajito, contentos y tranquilos.

    With a smile, Lucía closes the little box and locks it with the key, and everyone claps softly, happy and calm.

18. Ella repasa su lista y dice que todo está completo, porque tenemos documentos y formas de pago, y nada falta.

    She checks her list and says everything is complete, because we have the documents and payment forms, and nothing is missing.

19. Lucía va a presentar la colección mañana y tiene que contar una historia sencilla sobre cada cosa.

    Lucía is going to present the collection tomorrow and has to tell a simple story about each item.

20. Antes de dormir, mira el premio del cartel en su mente y se siente tranquila, pase lo que pase.

    Before going to sleep, she sees the prize on the poster in her mind and feels calm, no matter what happens.