Sofía putts the ball into the hole
Sofía wants the ball in the hole. The green is the short grass around it, and the putter is the short club.
Un domingo en el green
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What you'll learn
Spanish present tense, the verb querer, and golf words: green, hoyo, bandera and putter.
Sofía wants to get the ball into the hole. Her grandfather takes her only as far as one green, the very short grass around the hole. A flag marks it. The putter is the short club for that stroke. The first putt stops close. The second one drops.
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Phrases, words, grammar, and quick practice from this text.
Phrases for training
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cada domingo por la mañana
newevery Sunday morning
Cada domingo por la mañana expresses a recurring time without a preposition before domingo.
Describes the weekly family golf tradition from the article.
a las afueras de la ciudad
newon the outskirts of the city
A las afueras de la ciudad locates the club outside the urban center.
Useful for describing where a sports club is located.
me enseña a coger
newteaches me to hold (the club)
Enseñar a + infinitive: grandpa shows how to grip the club correctly.
Typical pattern for teaching an action in sports.
puedo llegar al green
newI can reach the green
Puedo + infinitive shows the narrator's progress on the course.
Demonstrates ability after practice — poder without to.
al aire libre
newoutdoors / in the open air
Al aire libre is a fixed phrase for outdoor activities.
Closing idea of the article about shared time in nature.
cansados pero contentos
newtired but happy
Estamos + adjective describes how they feel after the round; pero links two states.
Emotional wrap-up of the golf morning.
Key words
Vocabulary that carries the school-day topic.
Green
green
green (final putting area)
The final circle with a flag where you aim the ball.
Essential golf term explained in the article.
Swing
swing
swing (golf stroke)
The main hitting movement; technique matters more than force.
Core word for describing golf technique.
Lawn / turf
césped
lawn / turf
El césped verde is the perfectly kept grass covering the course.
Describes the look of the golf course in the opening.
Hole
hoyo
hole
The final target where you roll the ball with a special club.
Completes the description of finishing a hole.
Grandfather
abuelo
grandfather / grandpa
The main mentor in the story; me lleva shows he organizes the Sunday game.
Family word at the center of the plot.
Patience
paciencia
patience
A quality golf taught grandpa; enseñó is a completed past action.
Moral lesson from the walks between holes.
Grammar in context
Patterns from the text worth noticing after reading.
Estar: location
El club está a las afueras
the club is on the outskirts
Está a las afueras uses estar for where something is located.
Shows estar for the club's geographic position.
Present: lleva
Mi abuelo me lleva a jugar golf
grandpa takes me to play golf
Me lleva a jugar is a habitual present action: lleva + a + infinitive.
Main verb of the Sunday tradition storyline.
Frequency: cada
cada domingo por la mañana
every Sunday morning
Cada domingo marks repetition; por la mañana specifies the time.
Combines frequency and time in the article's opening sentence.
Poder + infinitive
Ahora puedo llegar al green
now I can reach the green
Puedo llegar expresses ability after practice; no to before the infinitive.
Shows progress on the course in the present tense.
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