Martín looks at Estadio Centenario
Martín wants to see the pitch at Estadio Centenario in Montevideo. Uruguay won the 30 July 1930 final by four goals to two.
Una pelota en el Estadio Centenario
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What you'll learn
Spanish present tense for the visit, the preterite for historical dates, and stadium vocabulary.
Martín wants to see the grass at Estadio Centenario in Montevideo with his grandfather. The stadium opened on 18 July 1930, also the day of the oath of the Constitution in Uruguay. In 1930 Uruguay hosted the first FIFA World Cup. The final, on 30 July, was Uruguay four, Argentina two. The Torre de los Homenajes stands above the Tribuna Olímpica. On 18 July 1983 FIFA declared the stadium a Historic Monument of World Football.
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primera Copa Mundial
newthe first FIFA World Cup
The 1930 tournament was the first football World Cup.
Useful for talking about football history.
El resultado es 4 a 2
newthe final match result
Spanish uses a between the two numbers in a score.
Useful for discussing match results.
Debajo de la Tribuna Olímpica
newin a lower position than the stand
The museum is below the stadium's Olympic Stand.
Useful for describing location.
a nuestros pies
newbelow us and spread out before us
From the tower, the city and field are visible below.
A vivid phrase for a view from above.
Key words
Vocabulary that carries the school-day topic.
Grandfather
abuelo
the father of one's mother or father
The narrator visits with their grandfather.
A basic family word.
Opening
apertura
the moment a place begins operating
Here it is the date the stadium opened.
Useful for the history of buildings and events.
Tournament
torneo
a competition made up of several matches
The World Cup is a football tournament.
A useful word for sporting events.
Final
final
the last match that decides a tournament
Uruguay and Argentina play the final.
A core competition word.
Trophy
trofeos
an object awarded to a winner
The museum displays football trophies.
Helps describe a sports museum.
Souvenir
recuerdo
an object that helps you remember a visit
The small ball recalls the stadium visit.
Useful for talking about travel.
Grammar in context
Patterns from the text worth noticing after reading.
Location-first word order
está el Museo del Fútbol
the verb may come before the subject after a location phrase
The sentence gives the location first and the new object second.
Helps describe where things are naturally.
Hay
En sus salas hay
there is or there are
Hay does not change before one or several things.
Useful for describing what a place contains.
It is not
No es la pelota de la final
negative form with the verb be
No comes before the verb es in Spanish.
A simple negative pattern with ser.
Querés
¿Qué objeto querés ver
you want in Uruguayan Spanish
In Uruguay, speakers use querés with vos.
Helps readers understand Spanish from Montevideo.
Visitás
¿Con quién visitás
you visit in Uruguayan Spanish
In Uruguay, speakers use visitás with vos.
Shows another regular voseo form.
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