Kilo Lingo

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

Curriculum
85 words
#Word
1deof, from
2quethat, which, what
3serto be (identity, essential qualities)
5ato, at
6lathe (feminine singular)
7elthe (masculine singular)
8estarto be (state, location)
9yand
10enin, on, at
12una, an (masculine)
13haberto have (auxiliary); there is / there are
14tenerto have, to possess
15porfor, by, through
16hacerto do, to make
18irto go
22sehimself, herself, themselves; oneself
24decirto say, to tell
26parafor, in order to
29quererto want, to love
30todoall, everything, whole
32yes; if
39buenogood, fine, okay
43aquíhere
47lehim, her, you (indirect object)
49estothis (general/neuter)
52ahoranow, right now
54asílike this, like that, so, thus
55darto give
60venirto come
62hablarto speak, to talk
68otroother, another
69muchoa lot, much, many, very much
70ellashe, her
72pensarto think, to plan
73sentirto feel
79díaday
80mirarto look at, to watch
82hombreman, husband (colloquial)
84casahouse, home
91llamarto call, to phone, to knock
92volverto return, to come back, to go back
93dostwo
99señorsir, mister, gentleman
102favorfavour, please (in por favor)
107tambiénalso, too, as well
108gustarto like, to be pleasing
110llevarto carry, to take, to wear, to have been (duration)
113salirto go out, to leave, to come out
114tomarto take, to drink, to have
115nuevonew