El vecino nuevo
- Reading time
- 3 min
- Total words
- 547
- Unique words
- 211
- Avg frequency
- #128
Story
Ana. sola. . . .
There is a house next to Ana's house. The house is empty. Nobody lives there. But today new people arrive. It is a new family.
Ana . . . . muchas . muchas .
Ana watches them from the door. A man carries a big box. A woman carries another box. A small boy carries a small box. There are many boxes. There are many, and they are big.
Ana . . : "¡! Ana. , ." . : "." .
Ana wants to help. She leaves the house. She says to the man: "Hello! I am Ana. I live here, next door." At first the man says nothing. Then he says: "Hello." He is a good man.
Ana . . . . . "," . "Muchas ."
Ana helps. She carries a box. She carries another box. The boy also carries a small box. Together they all carry the boxes into the new house. "Thank you," says the woman. "Thank you very much."
. Ana , . . " ," Ana. " ." . "¡ !" . Ana.
Now the new family is in their house. Ana goes to her house, but she comes back soon. She brings food for everyone. "It is for you," says Ana. "For dinner." The woman is very glad. "How kind you are!" she says. The family eats Ana's food.
juntos. Diego. Ana . Lucía. Lucía Diego . . . , . .
They eat together. The boy is called Diego. Ana has a daughter. She is called Lucía. Lucía and Diego talk. Then they play. They play in the house. They play outside, in the street. Now they are friends.
. , Diego Lucía juntos. . . . .
Time passes. Every day, Diego and Lucía play together. The two families eat together. They open their doors. They talk. They help each other.
sola. . Ana . . , . , , .
The house next door is no longer empty. Now there are good people there. Ana is happy. The new family is happy too. Every day they see each other, they talk, and they help each other. To be friends like this, next door, is very good.
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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) |
| 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 |
| 18 | irto go |
| 21 | losthe (masculine plural) |
| 22 | sehimself, herself, themselves; oneself |
| 24 | decirto say, to tell |
| 26 | parafor, in order to |
| 28 | suhis, her, its, your (formal), their |
| 29 | quererto want, to love |
| 30 | todoall, everything, whole |
| 31 | perobut, however |
| 36 | verto see, to watch, to look at |
| 37 | yoI |
| 39 | buenogood, fine, okay |
| 43 | aquíhere |
| 47 | lehim, her, you (indirect object) |
| 51 | yaalready, now, soon, anymore |
| 52 | ahoranow, right now |
| 53 | muyvery |
| 54 | asílike this, like that, so, thus |
| 61 | pasarto pass, to happen, to spend (time) |
| 62 | hablarto speak, to talk |
| 65 | nadanothing, anything |
| 66 | sóloonly, just, alone |
| 68 | otroother, another |
| 69 | muchoa lot, much, many, very much |
| 79 | díaday |
| 80 | mirarto look at, to watch |
| 82 | hombreman, husband (colloquial) |
| 84 | casahouse, home |
| 85 | holahello, hi |
| 89 | tiempotime, weather |
| 91 | llamarto call, to phone, to knock |
| 92 | volverto return, to come back, to go back |
| 93 | dostwo |
| 107 | tambiénalso, too, as well |
| 110 | llevarto carry, to take, to wear, to have been (duration) |
| 113 | salirto go out, to leave, to come out |
| 115 | nuevonew |