An Afternoon Snack in Seville: Spanish A1
Read a short Spanish family snack scene in Seville. Learn what merienda means in Spain, and practise tener, gustar, sequence words and A1 questions.
Una merienda en Sevilla
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On a Saturday afternoon in Seville, Lucía and her grandfather share a small snack. The text explains that merienda is a small afternoon meal in Spain and practises food and routine language.
Hoy, Lucía tiene un trozo de pan, un tomate y un vaso de agua. Su abuelo tiene una pera. Él explica que la merienda no es el nombre de un plato. Es el nombre de ese momento para comer algo pequeño.
Primero, Lucía lava el tomate con agua. Después, un adulto corta el tomate. Lucía pone el tomate sobre el pan. Al final, come el pan con su abuelo.
A Lucía le gusta el pan con tomate. A su abuelo le gusta la pera. Hablan de su día y comen juntos antes de la cena.
¿Te gusta tomar una merienda por la tarde?
¿Qué comes o bebes en una merienda?
¿Con quién tomas una comida pequeña antes de la cena?
About this article
What you'll learn
merienda in Spain, snack food, tener, gustar, sequence words, personal questions
On a Saturday afternoon in Seville, Lucía and her grandfather share a small snack. The text explains that merienda is a small afternoon meal in Spain and practises food and routine language.
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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 España, la merienda es una comida pequeña de media tarde, entre el almuerzo y la cena.
newEn España, la merienda es una comida pequeña de media tarde, entre el almuerzo y la cena.
Merienda is the name for a small meal between lunch and dinner in Spain.
This cultural word helps you understand meal times in Spain.
Hoy, Lucía tiene un trozo de pan, un tomate y un vaso de agua.
newHoy, Lucía tiene un trozo de pan, un tomate y un vaso de agua.
Tiene comes from tener, to have. Un trozo means a piece and un vaso means a glass.
The phrase names simple food for a snack.
la merienda no es el nombre de un plato.
newla merienda no es el nombre de un plato.
La merienda names a snack time, not one particular food.
It helps you understand the cultural word correctly.
Primero, Lucía lava el tomate con agua.
newPrimero, Lucía lava el tomate con agua.
Lava comes from lavar, to wash. Con agua means with water.
This is the first step in a simple sequence.
Después, un adulto corta el tomate.
newDespués, un adulto corta el tomate.
Después means then. Un adulto means an adult person.
The phrase shows the next step and who cuts the food.
Lucía pone el tomate sobre el pan.
newLucía pone el tomate sobre el pan.
Pone comes from poner, to put. Sobre means on or above.
The phrase describes a simple food action.
A Lucía le gusta el pan con tomate.
newA Lucía le gusta el pan con tomate.
A Lucía says who likes the food. Le gusta is used with one food item.
The pattern lets you say what someone likes.
Key words
Vocabulary that carries the school-day topic.
afternoon snack
la merienda
la merienda
Merienda is a small afternoon meal in Spain.
It is the key cultural word in the text.
mid-afternoon
media tarde
media tarde
Media tarde is the time after lunch and before evening.
The phrase explains when merienda happens.
a piece of bread
un trozo de pan
un trozo de pan
Trozo means a piece and pan means bread.
The phrase names simple food for a snack.
a glass of water
un vaso de agua
un vaso de agua
Vaso means a glass and agua means water.
The phrase names a drink in the scene.
a dish
un plato
un plato
Plato can mean a dish or a plate, depending on the context.
Here it helps explain what merienda is not.
on or above
sobre
sobre
Sobre shows where an object is. Here the tomato is on the bread.
The preposition helps you say where something is.
Grammar in context
Patterns from the text worth noticing after reading.
Tener for what a person has
Lucía tiene un trozo de pan, un tomate y un vaso de agua.
Lucía tiene un trozo de pan, un tomate y un vaso de agua.
Tiene is a form of tener for he, she or you. Here it says what Lucía has.
It helps you name food or objects a person has.
Gustar with one item
A Lucía le gusta el pan con tomate.
A Lucía le gusta el pan con tomate.
Le gusta is singular because pan is one food item. A Lucía says who likes it.
It helps you build correct phrases about likes.
first
Primero
Primero
Primero means first. In the text, después shows the next step and al final the last one.
These words help you tell actions in order.
What do you eat or drink for an afternoon snack?
¿Qué comes o bebes en una merienda?
¿Qué comes o bebes en una merienda?
Comes and bebes are the forms for tú of comer and beber.
The question speaks directly to the reader.
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