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El plato azul

The Blue Plate

Reading time
5 min
Total words
531
Unique words
244
Typical word
#187

Story

Damián Pilsen, Chicago, . , . , , , Damián. « . , . , .»

. « , . Damián, . . .» . «¿? .» , , , . Damián . , .

On an apartment landing, a young woman with her hair up and a moving box at her feet leans in to kiss a startled teenage boy on the cheek. He is holding out a blue-and-white patterned plate with a white cake on it, and his ears have gone red.

« Claudia», . « Madrid. . , , .» «, señ... . ¿ ? ¿?» Claudia .

, . «¿ ?» « », Damián. « .»

. . , Damián . , , Claudia . , . «¡Muchísimas ! buenísimo. .» , . Claudia , . «¿ ?», Damián. «.» , , .

Damián «». , , , : , , . . .

Claudia. . «... . ... , ... solos.» Claudia . . «¡ ! ¿ ?» «. , .» « , », . «¿ ? .» « », Damián, « .»

. Claudia, , , . «, , . .» Damián , Claudia . «, . Graciela, .» Damián .

, Claudia , . .

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Curriculum
196 words
# Freq Word
11deof, from
22quethat, which, what
32quéwhat (interrogative); how, what a... (exclamative)
43serto be (identity, essential qualities)
54nono, not
65ato, at
76lathe (feminine singular)
87elthe (masculine singular)
98estarto be (state, location)
109yand
1110enin, on, at
1211loit, him; the (neuter)
1312una, an (masculine)
1413haberto have (auxiliary); there is / there are
1514tenerto have, to possess
1615porfor, by, through
1716hacerto do, to make
1817meme, myself
1918irto go
2019unaa, an (feminine)
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