Language
Spanish
CEFR Level
A2
Theme
Personas, roles e interacción diaria
Linked course
Spanish A2

Core words

Story

La estrella del café

  1. En la cafetería del barrio, Valentina mira una cartulina amarilla sobre la mesa.

    In the neighborhood café, Valentina looks at a yellow card on the table.

  2. Quiere hacer una estrella para decir gracias a la gente de su día.

    They want to make a star to say thank you to the people from their day.

  3. Su mamá, Lucía, es una trabajadora del centro cultural.

    Her mom, Lucía, works at the cultural center.

  4. Diego, el camarero del lugar, le acerca cinta y una silla porque quiere ayudar.

    Diego, the waiter there, brings him tape and a chair because he wants to help.

  5. Entra Tomás, un mecánico con manos manchadas de grasa, y saluda.

    Tomás comes in, a mechanic with grease-stained hands, and says hello.

  6. Con él viene Ana, una compradora con bolsas de pan, y también es su esposa.

    With him comes Ana, a shopper with bags of bread, and she is also his wife.

  7. Sofía, una fotógrafa invitada a la merienda, coloca su cámara en la mesa.

    Sofía, a photographer invited to the snack, puts her camera on the table.

  8. Leo, un joven futbolista con botas limpias, bebe agua y espera.

    Leo, a young soccer player with clean boots, drinks water and waits.

  9. Llega Álvaro, un empresario tranquilo; hoy es un cliente habitual que lee en la esquina.

    Álvaro arrives, a calm businessman; today he is a regular customer reading on the corner.

  10. Valentina va a colgar la estrella sobre la pared, junto al reloj.

    Valentina is going to hang the star on the wall, next to the clock.

  11. Pero la cinta no pega bien y la estrella se cae al suelo.

    But the tape doesn't stick well and the star falls to the floor.

  12. Valentina frunce el ceño y suspira, y el café queda muy callado un momento.

    Valentina frowns and sighs, and the café is very quiet for a moment.

  13. Diego trae más cinta y una pequeña escalera, pero no alcanza la pared alta.

    Diego brings more tape and a small ladder, but he can't reach the high wall.

  14. Tomás ajusta la escalera, y Ana la sujeta con cuidado.

    Tomás adjusts the ladder, and Ana holds it carefully.

  15. Sofía mira la luz y dice que la foto será mejor si la estrella queda más arriba.

    Sofía looks at the light and says the photo will be better if the star is higher.

  16. Valentina quiere intentarlo de nuevo, pero es bajita y no llega.

    Valentina wants to try again, but she's short and can't reach.

  17. Leo sostiene la escalera como un capitán de equipo, y Álvaro cuenta despacio: uno, dos, tres.

    Leo holds the ladder like a team captain, and Álvaro counts slowly: one, two, three.

  18. Valentina sube un peldaño y pega la estrella nueva con firmeza.

    Valentina steps up and sticks the new star firmly.

  19. Sofía toma la foto justo cuando la cinta brilla y la estrella no se mueve.

    Sofía takes the photo just as the ribbon shines and the star doesn't move.

  20. Todos aplauden bajito, y Valentina da las gracias a cada persona por su ayuda, y la noche se siente suave y tranquila.

    Everyone claps softly, and Valentina thanks each person for their help, and the night feels quiet and calm.

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