The Corner Pitch: Ten Minutes
A Spanish A1 story. Someone wants ten minutes on the neighborhood pitch, goes in as goalkeeper, hits the post, and is asked to come back tomorrow.
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About this article
What you'll learn
Present tense, the verb querer, and simple football words in one evening scene.
The narrator wants ten minutes with a white ball before night. The pitch behind a green fence is already full. A boy in a red shirt needs a goalkeeper. The first shot goes in and the second is saved. Then the narrator shoots, the ball hits the post, the lights blink, and the boy says to come earlier tomorrow.
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.
cerca de mi casa
newnear my house
Cerca de means near; mi casa is my house.
Useful for describing where the soccer field is.
cinco minutos caminando
newfive minutes walking
A solo cinco minutos caminando means just five minutes on foot.
Shows how to describe walking distance.
jugar al fútbol
newplay soccer
Jugar al fútbol means to play soccer; al + sport in Spanish.
Typical phrase for talking about sports.
todos los días
newevery day
Todos los días means every day, on a regular basis.
Describes daily activity at the field.
los fines de semana
newon weekends
Los fines de semana means Saturdays and Sundays.
Shows when the field is busiest.
hay que reservar hora
newyou need to book in advance
Hay que + infinitive expresses necessity; con anticipación means in advance.
Useful pattern for field booking rules.
mi equipo de barrio
newmy neighborhood team
Equipo de barrio is a local amateur team from the area.
Describes how the author's team is organized.
Key words
Vocabulary that carries the school-day topic.
Field
cancha
soccer field
Cancha is a sports field; cancha de fútbol is specifically for soccer.
Main vocabulary word of the article.
Neighborhood
barrio
neighborhood
Barrio is a residential area and local community.
Explains the field's social importance.
Goals
porterías
goals
Porterías are the soccer goals at each end of the field.
Key word for describing field equipment.
Coach
entrenador
coach
Entrenador is the person who trains the team.
Important role in the neighborhood team.
Changing rooms
vestuarios
changing rooms
Vestuarios are the rooms where players change clothes.
Describes facilities at the field.
Tournament
torneo
tournament
Torneo is a competition between teams; cada verano means every summer.
Shows community life through sports.
Neighbors
vecinos
neighbors
Vecinos are people who live nearby; cuidan la cancha means they take care of the field.
Explains who maintains the field.
Grammar in context
Patterns from the text worth noticing after reading.
Hay: existence
Hay una cancha de fútbol
there is a soccer field
Hay + noun expresses that something exists.
Basic pattern from the opening sentence.
Estar: distance
Está a solo cinco minutos
it is just five minutes away
Está + distance shows where something is located.
Estar for location and distance, not ser.
Present: jugando
hay niños jugando allí
children are playing there
Hay + gerund (jugando) describes ongoing activity.
Shows daily activity at the field.
Routine: practica
practica allí los martes
practices there on Tuesdays
Practica is practicar in third person; los martes means on Tuesdays.
Shows the team's regular schedule.
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