Surfing Small Waves: Standing Up Once
A Spanish A1 story. Someone wants to stand once on a small wave. The first try ends on the knees. On the second wave they stand and step off near shore.
Surf en las olas pequeñas
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About this article
What you'll learn
Present tense, the verb querer, and simple words for the sea, a board, and a wave.
The narrator wants to stand up once on a long blue board before leaving the water. A friend pushes the first small wave and the narrator stays on their knees and falls. The friend asks for one more, slower wave. The narrator stands, the wave ends in shallow water, and they step off. They drag the board to a red towel.
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.
en olas pequeñas
newon small waves
En olas pequeñas tells where the lesson happened: on small waves.
Central theme of the article — surfing for beginners.
olas bajas y suaves
newlow and gentle waves
Olas bajas y suaves is the advice for a first surfing experience.
Useful when talking about a safe start in surfing.
mantener el equilibrio
newto keep your balance
Mantener el equilibrio is an infinitive after ayuda a.
Key surfing skill from the text.
posición de pie
newstanding position
Posición de pie describes how you quickly stand on the board.
Describes the basic beach drill before entering the water.
poco a poco
newlittle by little
Poco a poco is a common progress phrase meaning step by step.
Describes how the author learned to feel the board.
los fines de semana
newon weekends
Los fines de semana is the fixed phrase for Saturday and Sunday.
Family beach scene from the text.
Key words
Vocabulary that carries the school-day topic.
Board
tabla
surfboard
Tabla de surf is the special board used for surfing.
Main equipment from the opening section.
Balance
equilibrio
balance
Equilibrio is what the author calls the hardest part of surfing.
Central difficulty described in the text.
Instructor
instructor
instructor
Instructor is the person who teaches on the waves.
Key figure in the learning story.
Sand / beach
arena
sand (on the beach)
Arena de la playa is where practice starts on dry land.
Explains where movements are rehearsed before the water.
Priority
prioridad
priority / right of way
Prioridad means the surfer closest to the wave has the right to take it.
Important safety rule from the text.
Ocean
océano
ocean
Océano is where the author feels the power of nature while surfing.
Word from the closing nature paragraph.
Grammar in context
Patterns from the text worth noticing after reading.
Impersonal se practica
Se practica en el mar con olas
it is practiced in the sea with waves
Se practica is impersonal: the sport is practiced (by people in general).
First sentence about where surfing happens.
Preterite: aprendí
Aprendí a surfear el verano pasado
I learned to surf last summer
Aprendí is preterite of aprender; el verano pasado marks a completed past event.
Main past tense verb of the learning story.
Reflexive: me levanto
me levanto rápido
I stand up quickly
Me levanto is reflexive present: the action is directed at yourself (getting up).
Key movement in the water when the wave arrives.
Negation no debes
No debes soltar la tabla en otras personas
you must not drop the board on other people
No debes + infinitive expresses a prohibition in the surfing rules.
Safety and respect rule for other surfers.
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