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Key Spanish concepts you'll encounter in this story
Grammar: Present tense, expressing likes, numbers and prices
Vocabulary: City places, food and drinks, basic emotions
Skills: Ordering in cafes, shopping at markets, expressing feelings
Spanish version
Ana es nueva en Madrid. Ahora tiene un piso pequeño cerca de la Plaza Mayor.
Hoy quiere conocer su nuevo barrio.
Sale de casa por la mañana. La Plaza Mayor es grande y bonita.
Hay cafeterías, un mercadillo y muchas personas.
—Buenos días —dice una vendedora de frutas.
—Buenos días —responde Ana—. Quiero tomates, por favor.
—¿Cuántos?
—Medio kilo.
—¿Algo más?
—Sí, también quiero pan.
—Son tres euros.
—Aquí tiene —dice Ana.
—Gracias. ¿Eres nueva por aquí?
—Sí, llegué ayer.
—¡Qué bien! Bienvenida.
—Gracias, ¿sabes dónde puedo tomar un buen café con leche?
—Claro, hay una cafetería en la esquina. Tienen el mejor café con leche de Madrid, sin duda.
—Muchas gracias.
Ana va a la cafetería. Hay bastante gente.
—Buenos días. Un café con leche, por favor —pide Ana.
—¿Para tomar aquí?
—Sí.
—Son dos euros, por favor.
Ana se sienta y toma su café. El café con leche está buenísimo. Le gusta el sabor.
También le gusta la plaza. Le gusta Madrid, aunque es muy diferente de su ciudad.
Una hora después, Ana sale de la cafetería y pasea un poco más.
Camina por las calles y ve más tiendas, bares y otra plaza pequeña.
Está cansada, pero muy contenta.
Mañana explorará más, pero hoy ya se siente como en casa.
Spanish story with English translation
Ana es nueva en Madrid.
Ana is new in Madrid.
Ahora tiene un piso pequeño cerca de la Plaza Mayor.
Now she has a small apartment near Plaza Mayor.
Hoy quiere conocer su nuevo barrio.
Today she wants to explore her new neighborhood.
Sale de casa por la mañana.
She leaves home in the morning.
La Plaza Mayor es grande y bonita.
Plaza Mayor is big and beautiful.
Hay cafeterías, un mercadillo y muchas personas.
There are cafés, a small market, and many people.
—Buenos días —dice una vendedora.
"Good morning," says a seller.
—Buenos días —responde Ana—. Quiero tomates, por favor.
"Good morning," Ana responds. "I want tomatoes, please."
—¿Cuántos?
"How many?"
—Medio kilo.
"Half a kilo."
—¿Algo más?
"Anything else?"
—Sí, también quiero pan.
"Yes, I also want bread."
—Son tres euros.
"That's three euros."
—Aquí tiene —dice Ana.
"Here you are," says Ana.
—Gracias. ¿Eres nueva por aquí?
"Thank you. Are you new around here?"
—Sí, llegué ayer.
"Yes, I arrived yesterday."
—¡Qué bien! Bienvenida.
"Great! Welcome."
—Gracias, ¿sabes dónde puedo tomar un buen café con leche?
"Thank you, do you know where I can have a good coffee with milk?"
—Claro, hay una cafetería en la esquina. Tienen el mejor café con leche de Madrid, sin duda.
"Of course, there's a café on the corner. They have the best coffee with milk in Madrid, without a doubt."
—Muchas gracias.
"Thank you very much."
Ana va a la cafetería. Hay bastante gente.
Ana goes to the café. There are quite a few people.
—Buenos días. Un café con leche, por favor —pide Ana.
"Good morning. A café con leche, please," Ana orders.
—¿Para tomar aquí?
"To have here?"
—Sí.
"Yes."
—Son dos euros, por favor.
"That's two euros, please."
Ana se sienta y toma su café.
Ana sits down and drinks her coffee.
El café con leche está buenísimo.
The coffee with milk is delicious.
Le encanta el sabor.
She likes the taste.
También le gusta la plaza.
She also likes the plaza.
Le gusta Madrid, aunque es muy diferente de su ciudad.
She likes Madrid, although it's very different from her city.
Una hora después, Ana sale de la cafetería y pasea un poco más.
An hour later, Ana leaves the café and walks a little more.
Camina por las calles y ve más tiendas, bares y otra plaza pequeña.
She walks through the streets and sees more shops, bars and another small square.
Está cansada, pero muy contenta.
She is tired, but very happy.
Mañana explorará más, pero hoy ya se siente como en casa.
Tomorrow she will explore more, but today she already feels at home.
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