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El día en el mercado

Beginner (A1)
5 min read

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Hoy, Ana va al mercado.

Ella quiere comprar frutas y verduras para cocinar.

Primero, Ana ve las manzanas. Son rojas y buenas.

Luego, compra dos plátanos y un kilo de tomates.

Después, ella busca en la caja para pagar.

El vendedor sonríe y dice: "Gracias, Ana."

Ana vuelve a casa con su bolsa llena de comida.

Ella está feliz porque le gusta cocinar con comida fresca.

En la cocina, Ana lava las frutas y verduras.

Luego, prepara una ensalada con tomate, manzana y un poco de plátano.

Ella come la ensalada y piensa: "El mercado es bueno para comprar comida."

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Important words and phrases

  • va al mercado

    phrase

    goes to the market

    Ana va al mercado.

    Ana goes to the market.

  • comprar frutas y verduras

    phrase

    to buy fruit and vegetables

    Ella quiere comprar frutas y verduras.

    She wants to buy fruit and vegetables.

  • cocinar

    verb

    to cook

    Ana quiere cocinar.

    Ana wants to cook.

  • manzanas

    noun

    apples

    Las manzanas son rojas.

    The apples are red.

  • plátanos

    noun

    bananas

    Compra dos plátanos.

    She buys two bananas.

  • un kilo de tomates

    phrase

    one kilo of tomatoes

    Compra un kilo de tomates.

    She buys one kilo of tomatoes.

  • pagar

    verb

    to pay

    Ana tiene que pagar.

    Ana has to pay.

  • el vendedor

    noun

    the seller

    El vendedor sonríe.

    The seller smiles.

  • comida fresca

    phrase

    fresh food

    Ana compra comida fresca.

    Ana buys fresh food.

  • ensalada

    noun

    salad

    Ana prepara una ensalada.

    Ana prepares a salad.

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¿Qué quiere comprar Ana?What does Ana want to buy?

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Language notes

grammar

le gusta + infinitivo

Use le gusta + an infinitive to say that someone likes doing an activity. The pronoun le shows who likes it, and the infinitive names the activity. Example: "A Ana le gusta cocinar." = "Ana likes to cook."

  • A Ana le gusta cocinar.

    Ana likes to cook.

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