Cuando llegué, ya había pasado
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- 3 min
- Total words
- 555
- Unique words
- 293
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- #328
Story
Rafa . ; . . " Rafa , ", .
Rafa was always late. He did not do it on purpose; time simply slipped through his fingers. His friends already knew it. "By the time Rafa arrives, the party is already over," they would say with a smile.
, . Rafa . " ", . Rafa .
One Saturday, his friends organised a small concert in the park. They told Rafa at six. "Come at seven," they said. But Rafa wasted time on a thousand things and left home late.
, . . . .
When he got to the park, it had all already happened. The music had finished. The people had left. Only a few empty chairs remained, and the shade of the trees over the grass.
Rafa , . , . " ", . " ."
Rafa looked for his friends, but he found nobody. He sat down on a chair, tired. "The same thing again," he thought. "I always arrive once the best part is already over."
, María, . "¿ ?", Rafa. " ", María. " , ."
By chance, he saw María, who was coming back for her jacket. "Where is everyone?" Rafa asked. "They have already gone to have dinner," said María. "We waited an hour for you, but we thought you would not come."
Rafa . . demasiadas : , , .
Rafa had no good excuse. He knew his attitude had to change. He had missed too many things by arriving late: concerts, dinners, moments with the people he cared about.
" ", Rafa. " . arreglarlo." María : " . ."
"I'm sorry," said Rafa. "I know I'm always late. But this time I want to fix it." María smiled. "You can still come to dinner. We haven't ordered yet."
, , Rafa . , . "¿Rafa, , ?", , . Rafa, , .
That night, for the first time in a long while, Rafa arrived before anyone else. When his friends came into the restaurant, he had already sat down at a table for everyone. "Rafa, you, first?" they laughed. And Rafa, happy, understood that it is never too late to change.
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Words in this story
| # | Word |
|---|---|
| 1 | deof, from |
| 2 | quethat, which, what |
| 3 | serto be (identity, essential qualities) |
| 4 | nono, not |
| 5 | ato, at |
| 6 | lathe (feminine singular) |
| 7 | elthe (masculine singular) |
| 8 | estarto be (state, location) |
| 9 | yand |
| 10 | enin, on, at |
| 11 | loit, him; the (neuter) |
| 12 | una, an (masculine) |
| 13 | haberto have (auxiliary); there is / there are |
| 14 | tenerto have, to possess |
| 15 | porfor, by, through |
| 18 | irto go |
| 19 | unaa, an (feminine) |
| 20 | poderto be able to, can |
| 21 | losthe (masculine plural) |
| 22 | sehimself, herself, themselves; oneself |
| 23 | teyou, yourself (informal) |
| 24 | decirto say, to tell |
| 25 | conwith |
| 26 | parafor, in order to |
| 28 | suhis, her, its, your (formal), their |
| 29 | quererto want, to love |
| 30 | todoall, everything, whole |
| 31 | perobut, however |
| 35 | lasthe (feminine plural) |
| 36 | verto see, to watch, to look at |
| 38 | tuyour (informal singular) |
| 39 | buenogood, fine, okay |
| 40 | saberto know (facts), to taste |
| 44 | alto the |
| 46 | esethat |
| 47 | lehim, her, you (indirect object) |
| 51 | yaalready, now, soon, anymore |
| 57 | estethis |
| 58 | veztime, occasion |
| 59 | cuandowhen |
| 60 | venirto come |
| 66 | sóloonly, just, alone |
| 68 | otroother, another |
| 69 | muchoa lot, much, many, very much |
| 72 | pensarto think, to plan |
| 74 | esperarto wait, to hope, to expect |
| 75 | cosathing, matter, something |
| 84 | casahouse, home |
| 89 | tiempotime, weather |
| 92 | volverto return, to come back, to go back |