El camino a casa
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El camino a casa

Reading time
2 min
Total words
510
Unique words
208
Avg frequency
#120

Story

Pedro . . , .

left my friend Pedro's house very late. It was night. wanted to go back to my house, but did not know where the path was.

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Before, I used to like this path a lot. Now everything seemed new to me. I could not see anyone. There were no people, there was nothing. Just the night and me.

. . . . , . .

I went one way. But it was not the right path. I turned back. Then I went the other way. Again, it was not the right one. The same thing.

, . . " , , ¿ ? , . . , sola. ."

After a long time, I saw a man. I spoke to him. "Please, sir, do you know where my house is? I am here, but my house is over there. I do not know. It is very late and my mother is at home, alone. Today is not a good day for me."

. ", . . , , . ."

The man looked at me. "Son, this is not your way. Your house is on the other side. Look, go this way, and then that way. After that you will see your house."

"Muchas , ", . " ."

"Thank you very much, sir," I said to him. "You are very kind."

. , . . . .

I went where the man told me. And yes, I saw my house. It was the best thing of the night. Now I just wanted to be at home. Nothing more.

. ", ¿ ? ."

My mother saw me. "Son, where were you? It is very late."

" , . ."

"'ll tell you everything later, mum. Right now just want to be here."

. , , . , , , .

My mother did not say anything else. She looked at me, as always, and everything seemed all right again. The house, my mother, the time, everything.

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Words in this story

57 words
#Word
14serto be (identity, essential qualities)
15estarto be (state, location)
16haberto have (auxiliary); there is / there are
20decirto say, to tell
22perobut, however
24bienwell, good, fine
28yoI
31aquíhere
32tuyour (informal singular)
36estethis
37todoall, everything, whole
40ahoranow, right now
47buenogood, fine, okay
52nadanothing, anything
60quererto want, to love
63graciasthank you, thanks
64veztime, occasion
67sóloonly, just, alone
79ustedyou (formal singular)
83casahouse, home
87tiempotime, weather
91dóndewhere
94favorfavour, please (in por favor)
95muchoa lot, much, many, very much
98señorsir, mister, gentleman
99mejorbetter, best
111verto see, to watch, to look at
112hombreman, husband (colloquial)
116siemprealways, forever
119irto go
121antesbefore, previously, earlier
127nochenight, evening
135parecerto seem, to appear
136gentepeople, folks
139mirarto look at, to watch
140mismosame, himself, very (intensifier)
142nadienobody, no one
145hablarto speak, to talk
152despuésafter, afterwards, later
162otroother, another
166madremother, mom
175nuevonew
177cosathing, matter, something
178hijoson, child
179allíthere (over there), yonder
182amigofriend
186mamámum, mom, mummy
187luegolater, then, afterwards; therefore
191hoytoday
197gustarto like, to be pleasing