Ch 1 · Lesson 16

Your first story in Spanish

A real chat between two flatmates, built from the words you' just learned. The new words are glossed at the top.

Read it through once - every word in it is already in your vocabulary, apart from the 3 new words listed at the top. Finish the comprehension questions underneath and the lesson completes itself.

Core 1,000

Solo una noche

Just one night

Reading time
1 min
Total words
48
Unique words
25
Typical word
#45

Story

Nico
  1. Nico, 18:02:
  2. Nico, 18:02:Carla.
  3. Nico, 18:02: .
  4. Carla (you), 21:40:NicoEs solo una noche.¿ ? Read
  5. Carla (you), 21:40:Read
  6. Nico, 21:40:... Bruno.
  7. Carla (you), 21:40:Nico. . Read
  8. Nico, 21:40:
  9. Nico, 21:40: , Carla.
  10. Carla (you), 21:40:Nico, . Read
  11. Carla (you), 03:10:Read
  12. Carla (you), 03:10:¿Nico? Read
  13. Nico, 03:16: . .
  14. Carla (you), 03:16:¿ ? Read
  15. Nico, 03:16:, .
  16. Carla (you), 05:40:Read
  17. Carla (you), 05:40:NicoNo, toda la noche no. . Read
  18. Nico, 11:40:¿Bruno?
  19. Carla (you), 11:40:Read
  20. Nico, 11:40:¿ ?
  21. Carla (you), 11:40: . Read
  22. Nico is typing

Comprehension drill

7 questions on what you just read. Get one wrong and the story will show you where it says otherwise.

Open the full story page for the vocabulary table and the printable version.

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