Kilo Lingo

Lo que de verdad importa

Reading time
3 min
Total words
607
Unique words
275
Avg frequency
#359

Story

. . muchos, . Laura .

In the village there was a cooking competition every spring. Everyone wanted to win. For many, the important thing was the winner's title and being popular. Laura had spent weeks thinking only about that.

Laura , . " ", Sofía. " ." Sofía .

Laura cooked very well, but this time she was nervous. "What I want is to win," she told her friend Sofía. "The best thing about winning is that everyone knows you." Sofía looked at her calmly.

, . . . Laura . ; .

On the day of the competition, there was a long line of people. Everyone was waiting with their dishes. It was exciting. Laura looked at the other cooks and felt afraid. The hard part was not the cooking; the hard part was staying calm.

, Laura . . . , . Laura .

When her turn came, Laura forgot a step. Her dish did not turn out as she wanted. She did not win. The winner was someone else, an older man who cooked with a calm smile. Laura felt sad.

Sofía . "¿ ?", . " . ." Laura , .

Sofía came up to her. "Do you know what I think?" she said. "The important thing is not the title. The important thing is that you did it with your heart." Laura said nothing, but she listened to her.

, Laura . . "", Sofía, " : , , ." Laura sonrió .

That afternoon, the two friends sat down to eat together what Laura had cooked. It was delicious. "Look," said Sofía, "this is the best thing: eating with you, no queue, no people watching." Laura smiled for the first time all day.

Laura . . , .

Laura understood something that spring. The whole winning-and-being-popular thing did not matter so much. What really matters is the people who are with you when you lose, not only when you win.

, Laura . , . , : Sofía , , .

The next year, Laura went back to the competition. This time she cooked without fear, just for the pleasure of cooking. She did not win the title, but she won something better: she cooked with Sofía at her side, and the two of them celebrated together, happy.

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Words in this story

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113 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
15porfor, by, through
16hacerto do, to make
18irto go
19unaa, an (feminine)
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
34esothat (general/neuter)
35lasthe (feminine plural)
39buenogood, fine, okay
40saberto know (facts), to taste
42comolike, as, how
44alto the
46esethat
47lehim, her, you (indirect object)
49estothis (general/neuter)
53muyvery
56algosomething, anything, somewhat
57estethis
58veztime, occasion
59cuandowhen
65nadanothing, anything
66sóloonly, just, alone
68otroother, another
70ellashe, her
72pensarto think, to plan
73sentirto feel
74esperarto wait, to hope, to expect
79díaday
80mirarto look at, to watch