
Casi no llega
He almost didn't make it
- Reading time
- 3 min
- Total words
- 696
- Unique words
- 265
- Avg frequency
- #127
Story
Marta . , . Cercanías . . Marta .
. . Marta . . . .
. . . . Marta . . : "¿ Cercanías?"
"," Marta. " . ." "," . " Cercanías . ."
Marta . . . . Madrid. . . , buen . Marta .
" ," . " . ." Marta : " . ." . Marta , .
. Marta . Cercanías . . , , : .
Cercanías . . Marta . . : " Diego. ¿ ?"
"Marta." ", Marta, ." Marta : " ." . . . Diego, . , , .
Comprehension drill
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Quick multiple choice on the story. Same questions appear as open-ended prompts on the printable worksheet.
¿Por qué tiene miedo Marta al principio?
Why is Marta afraid at the start?
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Words in this story
| # | Word |
|---|---|
| 3 | serto be (identity, essential qualities) |
| 8 | estarto be (state, location) |
| 9 | yand |
| 13 | haberto have (auxiliary); there is / there are |
| 14 | tenerto have, to possess |
| 15 | porfor, by, through |
| 18 | irto go |
| 24 | decirto say, to tell |
| 28 | suhis, her, its, your (formal), their |
| 29 | quererto want, to love |
| 30 | todoall, everything, whole |
| 31 | perobut, however |
| 32 | síyes; if |
| 33 | bienwell, good, fine |
| 34 | esothat (general/neuter) |
| 36 | verto see, to watch, to look at |
| 37 | yoI |
| 38 | tuyour (informal singular) |
| 39 | buenogood, fine, okay |
| 40 | saberto know (facts), to taste |
| 43 | aquíhere |
| 45 | másmore, most |
| 51 | yaalready, now, soon, anymore |
| 52 | ahoranow, right now |
| 53 | muyvery |
| 54 | asílike this, like that, so, thus |
| 55 | darto give |
| 57 | estethis |
| 58 | veztime, occasion |
| 61 | pasarto pass, to happen, to spend (time) |
| 62 | hablarto speak, to talk |
| 65 | nadanothing, anything |
| 67 | oor |
| 68 | otroother, another |
| 69 | muchoa lot, much, many, very much |
| 70 | ellashe, her |
| 80 | mirarto look at, to watch |
| 82 | hombreman, husband (colloquial) |
| 84 | casahouse, home |
| 89 | tiempotime, weather |
| 90 | tanso, such, as |
| 93 | dostwo |
| 97 | parecerto seem, to appear |
| 103 | nochenight, evening |
| 104 | mismosame, himself, very (intensifier) |
| 106 | vidalife |
| 107 | tambiénalso, too, as well |
| 112 | tiyou (singular, after preposition) |
| 113 | salirto go out, to leave, to come out |
| 114 | tomarto take, to drink, to have |