My New Passport — Spanish Reading (Level A1)
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Mi pasaporte nuevo
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This article teaches basic Spanish vocabulary about passports and personal documents. Level A1 — suitable for beginners. You will learn 20 document words and verbs like tener, nacer, vivir, viajar.
Abrimos el pasaporte y vemos la primera página. Allí está mi foto. En la foto llevo una camisa blanca y sonrío un poco. También está escrito mi nombre completo: María García López.
Debajo del nombre está mi fecha de nacimiento. Nací el quince de marzo de mil novecientos noventa y cinco. Ahora tengo veintiocho años.
En otra página está mi nacionalidad. Soy española y vivo en Madrid. También hay información sobre mi lugar de nacimiento: Barcelona.
El número de mi pasaporte tiene nueve dígitos. Es importante memorizar este número. Lo necesito para hacer reservas de hoteles y comprar billetes de avión.
Mi pasaporte es válido por diez años. La fecha de expiración es en dos mil treinta y tres. Debo renovarlo antes de esa fecha para seguir viajando.
Con este pasaporte puedo viajar a muchos países. No necesito visado para ir a Europa ni a muchos lugares de América. Es mi documento más importante cuando viajo al extranjero.
Guardo mi pasaporte en un lugar seguro en casa. Cuando viajo, lo llevo en una funda especial dentro de mi mochila. Lo protejo del agua y de daños.
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What you'll learn
20 document words, verbs tener/nacer/vivir/viajar, personal information
This article teaches basic Spanish vocabulary about passports and personal documents. Level A1 — suitable for beginners. You will learn 20 document words and verbs like tener, nacer, vivir, viajar.
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.
hacer reservas de hoteles
newbook hotel reservations
Hacer reservas de hoteles means to reserve accommodation before a trip.
Essential travel phrase from the passport number paragraph.
comprar billetes de avión
newbuy plane tickets
Comprar billetes de avión is one reason María memorizes her passport number.
Pairs with hotel bookings in the same sentence.
viajar al extranjero
newtravel abroad
Viajar al extranjero means going to another country; the passport is essential then.
From the sentence calling the passport her most important document.
lugar seguro
newsafe place
Un lugar seguro is where María keeps her passport at home.
Useful for talking about protecting travel documents.
fecha de expiración
newexpiration date
Fecha de expiración is when the passport stops being valid: 2033 in the text.
Key travel document term from the validity paragraph.
no necesito visado
newI do not need a visa
No necesito visado means she can enter many countries without extra paperwork.
From the paragraph about visa-free travel in Europe and America.
Key words
Vocabulary that carries the school-day topic.
Passport
pasaporte
passport
Pasaporte is the official document for travelling abroad.
Main word repeated throughout the article.
Nationality
nacionalidad
nationality
Nacionalidad shows the passport holder's citizenship.
Key word from the citizenship paragraph.
Visa
visado
visa
Visado is entry permission for some countries; the text says it is not needed for Europe.
Important travel word from the travel paragraph.
Renew it
renovarlo
renew it
Renovarlo means to renew the passport before it expires.
Explains the action from the ten-year validity paragraph.
Cover
funda
cover / sleeve
Funda especial is a protective sleeve for the passport inside the backpack.
Shows how María protects the document while traveling.
Backpack
mochila
backpack
Mochila is the bag where the author carries the passport when travelling.
Practical word from the final transport paragraph.
Grammar in context
Patterns from the text worth noticing after reading.
Tener: tengo
Soy española y vivo en Madrid
I have a new passport
Tengo is the present form of tener; it expresses possession of the passport.
Basic pattern for saying what you have.
Ser: soy española
Tengo un pasaporte nuevo
I am Spanish
Soy + adjective/noun with ser describes a permanent trait like nationality.
Key ser example for citizenship from the text.
Preterite: nací
mi nombre completo
I was born on the fifteenth of March
Nací is the preterite of nacer; it describes a completed past event.
Main past tense in the birth date paragraph.
Poder + infinitive
Con este pasaporte puedo viajar a muchos países
I can travel to many countries
Puedo + infinitive shows an ability the passport gives you.
Useful pattern for describing travel possibilities.
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