Language
Spanish
CEFR Level
A1
Theme
Vida Silvestre y Naturaleza
Linked course
Spanish A1

Core words

Story

Un dibujo en la valla de la sabana

  1. Hay una granja-escuela junto a la sabana, con una valla larga.

    There is a farm school next to the savanna, with a long fence.

  2. Yo soy Pablo y quiero hacer un dibujo grande de amigos animales.

    I'm Pablo and I want to make a big drawing of animal friends.

  3. La granja es tranquila al atardecer, y Lucía, mi hermana, me acompaña.

    The farm is quiet at dusk, and Lucía, my sister, is with me.

  4. Me siento junto a la valla y respiro por la nariz.

    I sit by the fence and breathe through my nose.

  5. Dibujo primero a una oveja blanca que mira la hierba.

    First I draw a white sheep that looks at the grass.

  6. A su lado camina una cabra curiosa que huele mi mochila.

    A curious goat walks beside him and smells my backpack.

  7. Un burro gris mueve las orejas y hace reír a Lucía.

    A gray donkey moves its ears and makes Lucía laugh.

  8. Al otro lado de la valla, en la sabana dorada, pasa una cebra con rayas.

    On the other side of the fence, in the golden savanna, a zebra with stripes walks by.

  9. Detrás, una jirafa alta baja el cuello para vernos.

    Behind us, a tall giraffe lowers its neck to look at us.

  10. Más allá camina un elefante tranquilo que levanta polvo con los pies.

    Further away a calm elephant walks and kicks up dust with its feet.

  11. En el charco descansa un hipopótamo gordito y contento.

    A chubby, happy hippopotamus rests in the puddle.

  12. A lo lejos, un tigre rayado mira el cielo, y todo sigue en calma.

    In the distance, a striped tiger looks at the sky, and everything stays calm.

  13. Quiero terminar el dibujo, pero los animales se mueven mucho y no se quedan quietos.

    I want to finish the drawing, but the animals move a lot and don't stay still.

  14. Entonces saco una uva morada y un kiwi verde de mi merienda, y espero en silencio.

    Then I take a purple grape and a green kiwi from my snack, and wait in silence.

  15. La oveja y el burro se quedan a mi lado, y la cabra solo me mira; los otros también paran un momento.

    The sheep and the donkey stay by my side, and the goat just looks at me; the others stop for a moment too.

  16. Ahora puedo terminar; tengo paciencia y dibujo las rayas, los cuellos y las orejas con cuidado.

    Now I can finish; I have patience and I draw the stripes, the necks, and the ears carefully.

  17. Yo sonrío y Lucía aplaude despacio, porque el dibujo está listo y es bonito.

    I smile and Lucía claps slowly, because the drawing is ready and pretty.

  18. Guardamos los lápices y damos las buenas noches a la sabana y a la granja.

    We put away the pencils and say good night to the sheet and the farm.

Topic examples

El burro es marrón.

English: The donkey is brown.

La jirafa es muy alta.

English: The giraffe is very tall.

La cabra es pequeña.

English: The goat is small.

El hipopótamo está en el agua.

English: The hippo is in water.

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