Two New Words at My First School in Bilbao
Read an A2 Spanish story about a first school day in Bilbao, new classmates, school places, and two useful Basque expressions.
Dos palabras nuevas en mi primera escuela de Bilbao
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What you'll learn
School vocabulary, two Basque expressions, preterite forms, a reflexive verb, reasons with porque, and present-tense questions.
A new student in Bilbao learns that Basque and Spanish are official languages in Euskadi and uses Kaixo and Eskerrik asko to begin connecting with classmates.
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.
llegamos a Bilbao hace poco
newwe arrived in Bilbao recently
Hace poco places the arrival a short time before now.
Useful when explaining a recent move.
Kaixo
newhello or hi in Basque
Kaixo is a common Basque greeting.
It helps you recognize a greeting in Euskadi.
me enseñó mi sitio
newshowed me where I should sit
The pronoun me identifies the person receiving the help.
Useful when describing guidance in a new place.
formar pareja
newform a pair
Formar pareja means joining one other person for an activity.
A frequent classroom instruction.
Eskerrik asko
newthank you very much in Basque
The classmate teaches this expression after helping with the water.
Useful for thanking someone in Euskadi.
Key words
Vocabulary that carries the school-day topic.
Sign
letrero
a sign with written information
The sign at the entrance contains two greetings.
Useful for finding information in public places.
Greeting
saludo
words used when meeting someone
Kaixo is the greeting introduced in the story.
A basic word for social situations.
School break
recreo
break between lessons
Students visit the school during the break.
Common school vocabulary.
Tray
bandeja
a flat object used to carry food
The student takes a tray in the dining room.
Useful in cafeterias and dining rooms.
Arrows
flechas
marks that show a direction
The colored arrows guide the pair through the school.
Useful when following directions.
Notebook
cuaderno
a book of blank pages for notes
The pair writes place names in a notebook.
Essential classroom vocabulary.
Grammar in context
Patterns from the text worth noticing after reading.
Empecé in the preterite
empecé en una escuela nueva
I started at a new school
Empecé is the first-person preterite of empezar. The spelling changes from z to c before e.
Useful for telling when an experience began.
Me senté
Me senté junto a Jon
I sat down
Sentarse is reflexive, so the first-person form uses me.
Useful for describing where you took a seat.
Giving a reason with porque
porque ya conocía una forma de saludar
because I already knew a way to greet people
Porque introduces the reason for feeling less afraid.
Helps connect an event with its reason.
Plural son
el euskera y el castellano son lenguas oficiales
Basque and Spanish are official languages
The plural subject el euskera y el castellano takes son.
Helps match ser with a plural subject.
Present question with tú
¿Cómo saludas a un compañero nuevo?
How do you greet a new classmate?
Saludas is the present-tense tú form of saludar.
Lets you ask another person about a usual action.
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