Water & outdoor sports in Spanish

Core words

camp

campamento

sustantivo

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swimming costume

traje de baño

noun

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cycling

ciclismo

noun

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skiing

el esquí

noun

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sailing

la vela

noun

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camping

camping

sustantivo

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Story

Olas Suaves en el Camping Playa Dorada

1. En el camping Playa Dorada, Emma llega con su papá Luis y su amiga Ana.

   At the Playa Dorada campsite, Emma arrives with her dad Luis and her friend Ana.

2. Emma quiere nadar y probar las olas hoy.

   Emma wants to swim and try the waves today.

3. Ella mira su surf watch y sonríe, porque las olas parecen suaves.

   She looks at her surf watch and smiles, because the waves seem gentle.

4. Montan nuestra tent bajo los pinos, cerca de la playa.

   They set up our tent under the pine trees, near the beach.

5. En la entrada hay un cartel del surf camp, y Emma lo lee con atención.

   At the entrance there is a surf camp sign, and Emma reads it carefully.

6. En la oficina del camping, un póster muestra fotos de skiing, y Emma sueña con la nieve para otro día.

   In the campsite office a poster shows photos of skiing, and Emma dreams of snow for another day.

7. Emma dice: "Vamos a entrar al agua", y todos asienten.

   Emma says, "Let's go into the water," and everyone nods.

8. De pronto, Emma no encuentra su swimming-costume y se preocupa.

   Suddenly, Emma can't find her swimsuit and gets worried.

9. Busca en la mochila, bajo la toalla y dentro de la tienda, pero no aparece.

   He looks in the backpack, under the towel, and inside the tent, but it's not there.

10. Luis le dice que pueden esperar un poco y respirar, porque hay tiempo.

    Luis tells them they can wait a little and breathe, because there's time.

11. "Hemos buscado por todas partes", dice Ana, "pero quizá está en la otra bolsa".

    "We've looked everywhere," says Ana, "but maybe it's in the other bag."

12. Emma entra en la tienda y, al fin, lo encuentra seco y doblado bajo su sombrero.

    Emma enters the shop and finally finds it dry and folded under her hat.

13. Se ríe, se calma y abraza a Ana por ayudarla.

    She laughs, calms down, and hugs Ana for helping her.

14. Primero hacen swimming juntos en el mar tranquilo.

    First they swim together in the calm sea.

15. Luego, como el viento cambia y las olas son pequeñas, toman una clase corta de sailing con un monitor del camping.

    Then, because the wind changes and the waves are small, they take a short sailing lesson with a camp instructor.

16. Emma mira otra vez su surf watch y ve que la marea baja, pero decide jugar igual en la orilla.

    Emma looks at her surf watch again and sees that the tide is going out, but she decides to play at the shore anyway.

17. Con Ana, prueba en la espuma, como un juego de surfboarding en agua baja.

    With Ana, she tries in the foam, like a little surfing game in shallow water.

18. Al atardecer, dan un paseo en cycling por el camino de arena dentro del camping.

    At dusk, they go for a bike ride along the sandy path inside the campsite.

19. El día termina suave y Emma dice que lo mejor fue estar juntos, y que mañana van a descansar.

    The day ends gently and Emma says the best thing was being together, and that tomorrow they will rest.

20. En su saco, Emma piensa que el mar y el pinar son amigos, y se duerme con una sonrisa.

    In her sleeping bag, Emma thinks the sea and the pine forest are friends, and falls asleep with a smile.