A Night at Almagro Theatre | Spanish A2
Read about the 1628 Corral de Comedias de Almagro and learn practical Spanish vocabulary for theatre and historic buildings.
Una noche en el Corral de Comedias de Almagro
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What you'll learn
Theatre vocabulary, describing a historic building, past forms, passive structures, and questions about experience.
The narrator visits the Corral de Comedias de Almagro and learns about its two original uses, architecture, recovery, and present-day performances.
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.
un teatro muy especial
newa very special theatre
Muy especial emphasizes that a place has an unusual quality.
Useful for expressing a strong positive impression.
tuvo dos usos
newhad two uses
Tuvo is a past-tense form of tener.
Useful for describing the former functions of a building.
bajo las estrellas
newunder the stars
Bajo indicates that something is beneath something else.
Useful for describing outdoor events at night.
durante todo el año
newthroughout the year
Durante introduces the complete period in which something happens.
Useful for talking about regular activity.
Key words
Vocabulary that carries the school-day topic.
mesón
mesón
inn
A mesón was an establishment offering food and lodging to travellers.
Essential for understanding the building's original function.
patio
el patio
courtyard
A patio is an open area inside or beside a building.
A key word for describing this type of theatre.
galerías
galerías abiertas
galleries
Here they are open passageways arranged around the courtyard.
Useful for picturing the theatre's architecture.
madera
madera
wood
Madera is the material obtained from trees.
Useful for describing materials in buildings.
escenario
el escenario
stage
The escenario is the place where performers act.
A basic word in theatre vocabulary.
representación
una representación
performance
In theatre, a representación is a play performed before an audience.
Useful for talking about a specific theatre event.
Grammar in context
Patterns from the text worth noticing after reading.
Passive se
se construyó en 1628
was built in 1628
Se construyó reports the event without naming the person who performed the action.
Useful for describing the history of buildings.
The pronoun lo
lo creó
he created it
Lo replaces the masculine noun el edificio.
Useful for avoiding repetition of a noun.
Al with an infinitive
Al entrar
when I enter
Al plus an infinitive expresses when another action happens.
Useful for linking two actions in time.
Passive voice
fue redescubierto
was rediscovered
Fue redescubierto combines a past form of ser with a participle.
Useful for recounting historical events.
Present perfect
¿Has visto alguna vez
have you ever seen
Has visto asks about an experience up to the present.
Useful for asking about life experience.
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