Kilo Lingo

Cuando llegué, ya había pasado

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3 min
Total words
555
Unique words
293
Avg frequency
#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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119 words
#Word
1deof, from
2quethat, which, what
3serto be (identity, essential qualities)
4nono, not
5ato, at
6lathe (feminine singular)
7elthe (masculine singular)
8estarto be (state, location)
9yand
10enin, on, at
11loit, him; the (neuter)
12una, an (masculine)
13haberto have (auxiliary); there is / there are
14tenerto have, to possess
15porfor, by, through
18irto go
19unaa, an (feminine)
20poderto be able to, can
21losthe (masculine plural)
22sehimself, herself, themselves; oneself
23teyou, yourself (informal)
24decirto say, to tell
25conwith
26parafor, in order to
28suhis, her, its, your (formal), their
29quererto want, to love
30todoall, everything, whole
31perobut, however
35lasthe (feminine plural)
36verto see, to watch, to look at
38tuyour (informal singular)
39buenogood, fine, okay
40saberto know (facts), to taste
44alto the
46esethat
47lehim, her, you (indirect object)
51yaalready, now, soon, anymore
57estethis
58veztime, occasion
59cuandowhen
60venirto come
66sóloonly, just, alone
68otroother, another
69muchoa lot, much, many, very much
72pensarto think, to plan
74esperarto wait, to hope, to expect
75cosathing, matter, something
84casahouse, home
89tiempotime, weather
92volverto return, to come back, to go back