A walk along La Concha | Spanish A1
An A1 Spanish scene on the La Concha promenade in San Sebastián. The bay is shell-shaped, Santa Clara island sits in it, and Urgull and Igueldo stand at the ends.
Caminar por La Concha
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What you'll learn
Present tense, querer, and promenade words: bay, island, hill and railing.
Jon wants the first bench. The narrator wants to walk until Santa Clara island is in front of them. They look, then turn back.
After reading
Article learning block
Phrases, words, grammar, and quick practice from this text.
Phrases for training
Add useful phrases to SRS or mark them as already known.
cada mañana o cada tarde
neweach morning or each afternoon
Cada mañana o cada tarde describes a regular walking habit.
Appears in the opening paragraph about daily walking.
zapatos cómodos
newcomfortable shoes
Zapatos cómodos is all you need to start walking.
Practical tip from the article's second sentence.
bueno para el corazón
newgood for the heart
Bueno para el corazón is a fixed health expression.
Doctors in the article recommend walking for this reason.
caminar en el parque
newwalk in the park
Caminar en el parque is one of three places named in the text.
Useful phrase for describing where you walk.
saluda a todos
newgreets everyone
Saluda a todos uses saludar in the present tense.
Describes the social side of grandma's walks.
poco a poco
newlittle by little / gradually
Poco a poco is an idiom for gradual progress.
Appears in the article's closing advice.
al mismo tiempo
newat the same time
Al mismo tiempo links two actions happening together.
Describes walking with friends as talk plus exercise.
Key words
Vocabulary that carries the school-day topic.
Healthy
saludable
healthy
Saludable describes an activity that benefits your health.
Key word from the article's opening sentence.
Stressful
estresante
stressful
Estresante means something that causes stress; contrasted with walking.
Explains why the narrator walks after work.
Neighbors
vecinos
neighbors
Vecinos are people who live nearby; grandma knows hers.
Social vocabulary from the grandma story.
Sidewalks
aceras
sidewalks
Aceras are paved paths for pedestrians in cities.
Important city word from the safety section.
Pedestrians
peatones
pedestrians
Peatones are people who walk; aceras are built for them.
Pairs with aceras in the same sentence.
Trails
senderos
trails / paths
Senderos are special paths in natural parks.
Word from the section on walking in nature.
Free
gratis
free / at no cost
Gratis means it costs nothing, unlike a gym.
Highlights walking as an accessible exercise.
Grammar in context
Patterns from the text worth noticing after reading.
Caminan in present
Muchas personas caminan cada mañana
many people walk each morning
Caminan is caminar in 3rd person plural for habits.
Typical structure for describing daily actions.
Todos los días
Mi abuela camina todos los días
my grandma walks every day
Todos los días + camina expresses a daily routine.
Habit example from the grandma story.
No necesitas
No necesitas equipo especial
you do not need special equipment
No + necesitas is negation with the tú form of necesitar.
Emphasizes how simple walking is.
Me gusta + infinitive
A mi me gusta caminar
I like to walk
A mi me gusta + infinitive expresses personal preference.
The narrator explains why they walk after work.
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