Bailar es mi deporte

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Level A1 Reading focus

What you'll learn

Present tense, querer plus an infinitive, and dance words: sevillanas, pareja, pasos, brazos.

Candela wants to dance sevillanas, a partner dance, with her cousin Andrés at a family meal in Jerez. He will not get up. Her aunt Lupe dances only the first part with her, in socks, between the chairs. They stop there. Andrés claps from his seat. Clear present-tense Spanish for A1.

After reading

Article learning block

Phrases, words, grammar, and quick practice from this text.

17 items

Phrases for training

Add useful phrases to SRS or mark them as already known.

mi deporte favorito

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my favorite sport

Mi deporte favorito is the sport the author likes most.

Core phrase for talking about hobbies and sports.

todos los días

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every day

Todos los días means each day, without exception.

Shows the author's daily dance habit.

me siento feliz

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I feel happy

Me siento feliz uses sentirse to express an emotion.

Describes how dancing makes the author feel.

tipos de baile

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types of dance

Tipos de baile refers to styles like salsa, flamenco, ballet.

Useful for discussing dance styles.

zapatos cómodos

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comfortable shoes

Zapatos cómodos are shoes that let you move easily.

Practical advice for dance practice.

cada día

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each day

Cada día means every day as a regular habit.

Shows the daily hour of practice.

bueno para la salud

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good for health

Bueno para la salud means it benefits your body.

Phrase for describing dance benefits.

Key words

Vocabulary that carries the school-day topic.

Dancer

bailarín

dancer

Bailarín is a person who dances professionally or regularly.

Key word for talking about dance.

Dancers

bailarines

dancers

Bailarines is the plural of bailarín; people who dance.

Describes festival participants and professionals.

Muscles

músculos

muscles

Músculos are body muscles; estirar los músculos means stretch before dancing.

Important word for the warm-up advice.

Festival

festival

Festival is a cultural event; festival de baile is a dance festival.

Word for the city event in the article.

Stress

estrés

stress

Estrés is tension; reducir el estrés means to lower stress.

Explains the mental benefit of dancing.

Energy

energía

energy

Energía is the power and vitality from music and movement.

Closes the article with a call to feel the rhythm.

Grammar in context

Patterns from the text worth noticing after reading.

Gustar: I like

Me gusta bailar

I like to dance

Me gusta + infinitive: gusta agrees with the activity (singular).

Common pattern for expressing likes.

Ser: identification

Bailar es mi deporte

dancing is my sport

Ser + noun/infinitive defines what something is (sport, art).

Bailar es mi deporte classifies dance as a sport.

Reflexive: me siento

me siento feliz

I feel (myself) happy

Me siento uses sentirse in first person; me marks the subject.

Reflexive verb for describing emotions.

Hay: existence

hay un festival de baile

this month there is a dance festival

Hay + noun expresses that something exists or happens.

Pattern for events in your city.

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