Truth and Verification in Spanish

Core words

right

bien

adjective

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true

verdadero

adjective

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correct

correcto

adjective

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false

FALSO

adjective

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Story

La estrella roja de Valentina

1. Es de noche, y Valentina estudia en la mesa de la cocina con su mamá Laura.

   It's night, and Valentina studies at the kitchen table with her mom Laura.

2. En la mesa hay un cuaderno y un lápiz rojo.

   On the table there is a notebook and a red pencil.

3. Valentina quiere comprobar si sus tareas están bien.

   Valentina wants to check if her homework is correct.

4. Ella dice: "Si es verdadero, pongo una estrella".

   She says, "If it's true, I'll put a star."

5. Si la respuesta es correcta, marco con el lápiz rojo.

   If the answer is correct, I mark it with the red pencil.

6. Laura asiente y sonríe, y la ayuda con calma.

   Laura nods and smiles, and helps her calmly.

7. Valentina lee una frase del cuaderno: "La luna es de queso".

   Valentina reads a sentence from her notebook: "The moon is made of cheese."

8. Ella frunce el ceño y pregunta: "¿Es verdad?".

   She frowns and asks, "Is it true?"

9. Laura ríe suave y dice: "Eso es falso, piensa un momento".

   Laura laughs softly and says, "That's not true, think for a moment."

10. Valentina intenta leer todo, pero está cansada y duda.

    Valentina tries to read everything, but she is tired and hesitates.

11. Mira otra frase: "Las fresas son dulces", y cree que la marcó mal.

    They look at another sentence: 'Strawberries are sweet,' and think they marked it wrong.

12. Laura le muestra un truco: "Piensa en lo que ves cada día en casa".

    Laura shows her a trick: "Think about what you see every day at home."

13. Valentina mira el frutero de la cocina, ve un tomate y dice: "No habla; entonces, eso no es verdad".

    Valentina looks at the fruit bowl in the kitchen, sees a tomato and says, "It doesn't talk; so it's not true."

14. Luego lee: "Las fresas son dulces", y ambas asienten, tranquilas.

    Then she reads, 'Strawberries are sweet,' and both nod calmly.

15. Valentina marca una pequeña estrella junto a lo que es verdadero, y deja sin marca lo que no es.

    Valentina marks a small star next to what is true, and leaves unmarked what is not.

16. Al final, sus marcas coinciden con las de mamá, y Valentina se siente tranquila.

    In the end, her marks match mom's, and Valentina feels calm.

17. Ella respira hondo y sonríe, contenta con su trabajo.

    She takes a deep breath and smiles, happy with her work.

18. Laura le da un vaso de leche, apaga la luz de la cocina, y susurra: "Mañana harás todo bien".

    Laura gives her a glass of milk, turns off the kitchen light, and whispers, "You'll do fine tomorrow."

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