Una mañana en el mercado
- Reading time
- 3 min
- Total words
- 543
- Unique words
- 211
- Avg frequency
- #160
Story
. . María . . .
It is very early in the morning. The light of the sun reaches the city now. María leaves the house. Today she wants to buy food for the day. She walks down the street little by little.
muchos . mucha . . . . , María .
On the street there are many stalls. There are a lot of people. Everyone is talking. A woman has coffee. A young man has food. Everything is new each morning, and María likes it a lot.
. . "¡!", María. "¡! ¿ ?", . María . .
At one stall there is a man. He is a man with a kind face. "Hello!", says María. "Hello! What do you want?", says the man. María looks at the food. She likes it a lot.
" , ", . María. " ", .
"I want a little of this, and also a little of this", she says. The man puts the food in María's hand. "Here you go", he says.
"¿ ?", María. ", ", . . " . ", .
"Is it a lot of money?", asks María. "No, it is little", says the man. She pays and gives him the money. "Thank you. You are very kind", says the man.
María . . " , ", María. . .
Afterwards María goes to another stall. Here a young woman has coffee. "A coffee, please", says María. The woman gives her a coffee. It is very good.
María . . . . . María .
María drinks the coffee near a small table. She looks at the people of the city. Everything is calm now. It is sunny. The air is good. María feels that the morning is beautiful.
. Lucía. "¡, María!", Lucía. . María mucha , .
A friend comes. Her name is Lucía. "Hello, María!", says Lucía. The two of them talk a little. María knows a lot of people here, and she is very happy.
María . . "¡ !", . , María .
Afterwards María returns home. She carries the food in her hand. "What a good morning!", she thinks. Every morning is like this, and María likes it a lot.
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Words in this story
| # | Word |
|---|---|
| 1 | deof, from |
| 2 | quethat, which, what |
| 3 | serto be (identity, essential qualities) |
| 5 | ato, at |
| 6 | lathe (feminine singular) |
| 7 | elthe (masculine singular) |
| 8 | estarto be (state, location) |
| 9 | yand |
| 10 | enin, on, at |
| 12 | una, an (masculine) |
| 13 | haberto have (auxiliary); there is / there are |
| 14 | tenerto have, to possess |
| 15 | porfor, by, through |
| 16 | hacerto do, to make |
| 18 | irto go |
| 22 | sehimself, herself, themselves; oneself |
| 24 | decirto say, to tell |
| 26 | parafor, in order to |
| 29 | quererto want, to love |
| 30 | todoall, everything, whole |
| 32 | síyes; if |
| 39 | buenogood, fine, okay |
| 43 | aquíhere |
| 47 | lehim, her, you (indirect object) |
| 49 | estothis (general/neuter) |
| 52 | ahoranow, right now |
| 54 | asílike this, like that, so, thus |
| 55 | darto give |
| 60 | venirto come |
| 62 | hablarto speak, to talk |
| 68 | otroother, another |
| 69 | muchoa lot, much, many, very much |
| 70 | ellashe, her |
| 72 | pensarto think, to plan |
| 73 | sentirto feel |
| 79 | díaday |
| 80 | mirarto look at, to watch |
| 82 | hombreman, husband (colloquial) |
| 84 | casahouse, home |
| 91 | llamarto call, to phone, to knock |
| 92 | volverto return, to come back, to go back |
| 93 | dostwo |
| 99 | señorsir, mister, gentleman |
| 102 | favorfavour, please (in por favor) |
| 107 | tambiénalso, too, as well |
| 108 | gustarto like, to be pleasing |
| 110 | llevarto carry, to take, to wear, to have been (duration) |
| 113 | salirto go out, to leave, to come out |
| 114 | tomarto take, to drink, to have |
| 115 | nuevonew |