Espero que vengáis
- Reading time
- 3 min
- Total words
- 767
- Unique words
- 325
- Avg frequency
- #349
Story
María . Pereira. , , . María . . " ", . " ." .
It is the afternoon and María is at home. Today she wants to make dinner for the Pereira family. They are a very kind family, with a small son, and she has known them for a short while. María looks at the clock. It is still early. "I hope they come," she thinks. "I hope it is not cold tonight." She lays the table with pretty things and leaves a little bread beside the water.
María Pereira. ", María. . ¿?" Pereira . " . ¿ ?" María : " . , , ." Pereira : " . verte."
María phones Mrs Pereira. "Hello, it's María. I want you to come to dinner at my house tonight. Can you?" Mrs Pereira is happy. "Of course. At what time?" María says: "At half past eight. I hope the boy eats well, because the meal is not very big, but it is good." Mrs Pereira answers: "You do not need to do much. We just want to see you."
María . . " lleguen ", . " ." , . . , . , . " ", .
At eight María looks at the clock again. Now she is a little afraid. "I would rather they arrive soon," she thinks. "I need everything to go well." She looks at the table, she looks at the light of the house. Everything is calm. She goes into the kitchen, listens to the street and waits. Five minutes go by, then ten. "I hope they have not got lost," she says to herself.
. María Pereira. Pereira . Pereira . " ", . María . ", . ."
At last someone knocks at the door. María opens it and sees the Pereiras. Mr Pereira brings bread and a bottle of wine. Mrs Pereira holds the boy by the hand. "We want tonight to be good for everyone," says the man with a kind face. María feels something very good inside. "Come in, please. I hope you are hungry."
. . Pereira , , . María . " ", Pereira. " ." María .
They eat together at the table. The boy eats well and talks a lot. The Pereiras tell things about the city, about their work, about the people they know. María listens and smiles. "I hope this is not the last time," says Mrs Pereira. "We want you to come to our house next month." María says yes.
, Pereira . María sola, . , , . , , . " ", . , .
After dinner, the Pereiras go home. María is left alone, but she is not sad. She looks at the table, the small things, the light. She thinks about the boy, about the wine, about the kind words. "Everything has gone well," she says. For one night, a dinner at home with kind people seems to her the loveliest thing in the world.
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Words in this story
| # | Word |
|---|---|
| 1 | elthe (masculine singular) |
| 5 | una, an (masculine) |
| 7 | deof, from |
| 8 | lathe (feminine singular) |
| 8 | yand |
| 9 | enin, on, at |
| 10 | ato, at |
| 11 | quethat, which, what |
| 12 | nono, not |
| 12 | porfor, by, through |
| 13 | síyes; if |
| 14 | serto be (identity, essential qualities) |
| 14 | unaa, an (feminine) |
| 16 | haberto have (auxiliary); there is / there are |
| 16 | sehimself, herself, themselves; oneself |
| 17 | tenerto have, to possess |
| 18 | conwith |
| 18 | hacerto do, to make |
| 19 | parafor, in order to |
| 19 | poderto be able to, can |
| 20 | decirto say, to tell |
| 20 | losthe (masculine plural) |
| 21 | mimy |
| 22 | perobut, however |
| 24 | bienwell, good, fine |
| 26 | suhis, her, its, your (formal), their |
| 29 | delof the, from the |
| 32 | tuyour (informal singular) |
| 33 | alto the |
| 34 | másmore, most |
| 35 | lehim, her, you (indirect object) |
| 36 | estethis |
| 37 | todoall, everything, whole |
| 40 | ahoranow, right now |
| 41 | muyvery |
| 45 | algosomething, anything, somewhat |
| 47 | buenogood, fine, okay |
| 59 | ellashe, her |
| 60 | quererto want, to love |
| 64 | veztime, occasion |
| 67 | sóloonly, just, alone |
| 69 | porquebecause |
| 81 | holahello, hi |
| 83 | casahouse, home |
| 94 | favorfavour, please (in por favor) |
| 95 | muchoa lot, much, many, very much |
| 98 | señorsir, mister, gentleman |
| 111 | verto see, to watch, to look at |
| 112 | hombreman, husband (colloquial) |
| 114 | alguiensomeone, somebody, anyone |