Personal items & school/comms in Spanish

Core words

notebook

cuaderno

noun

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wallet

cartera

noun

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pen-friend

amigo por correspondencia

noun

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digital camera

cámara digital

noun

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envelope

sobre

noun

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PC

PC

noun

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newspaper

periódico

noun

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bookshelf

estantería

noun

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web page

página web

noun

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Story

La carta de Mateo para Ana

1. Es de tarde en el cuarto de Mateo, y él quiere escribir a su pen-friend, Ana.

   It's late afternoon in Mateo's room, and he wants to write to his pen pal Ana.

2. Abre su notebook y piensa qué contarle hoy.

   He opens his notebook and thinks about what to tell her today.

3. Él escribe sobre la escuela y dibuja una casita en la primera página.

   He writes about school and draws a little house on the first page.

4. También quiere enviar una postcard con una foto de su cuarto.

   She also wants to send a postcard with a photo of her room.

5. Toma la digital-camera y hace clic, contento.

   He takes the digital camera and takes a picture, happy.

6. La foto ha salido muy clara.

   The photo came out very clear.

7. Ahora Mateo va a escribir la dirección en un envelope.

   Now Mateo is going to write the address on an envelope.

8. Busca su wallet porque allí guarda un sello.

   He looks for his wallet because he keeps a stamp in it.

9. No la ve y se preocupa un poco, pero respira hondo y mira con calma.

   He doesn't see it and worries a little, but he takes a deep breath and looks calmly.

10. Mamá Lucía entra y le dice que puede mirar en la bookshelf.

    Mom Lucía comes in and tells her she can look on the bookshelf.

11. Mateo sube a la silla y encuentra un newspaper doblado entre los libros.

    Mateo climbs onto the chair and finds a folded newspaper among the books.

12. Entre las páginas hay un sobre limpio, perfecto para su postal.

    Between the pages there is a clean envelope, perfect for a postcard.

13. Luego revisa su mochila y por fin encuentra la cartera con el sello que necesitaba.

    Then she checks her backpack and finally finds the wallet with the stamp she needed.

14. Enciende su PC para revisar la dirección de Ana.

    They turn on their PC to check Ana's address.

15. Abre una web-page de su escuela y confirma el código postal.

    He opens his school's web page and confirms the postal code.

16. Pega el sello en el sobre y escribe con cuidado la dirección y un saludo amable.

    He puts the stamp on the envelope and carefully writes the address and a friendly greeting.

17. Mamá le abraza y le dice que van a llevar la carta mañana al buzón, todo listo y sin prisa.

    Mom hugs her and says they'll take the letter to the mailbox tomorrow, all ready and without rushing.

18. Mateo apaga la lámpara, piensa en Ana y se duerme tranquilo, feliz con su pequeño plan.

    Mateo turns off the lamp, thinks of Ana, and falls asleep calmly, happy with his little plan.