Las Meninas at the Prado
A visitor in Madrid wants to see Velazquez's Las Meninas at the Prado, waits in front of the painting, and buys a postcard for a sister.
Las Meninas en el Prado
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What you'll learn
Present-tense narration, museum words such as sala, cuadro, entrada and postal, and a simple description of people in a painting.
The narrator goes to the Prado to see Las Meninas. They pass Goya's dark painting Saturno devorando a su hijo, then wait until they can see the infanta and Velazquez. They leave with a postcard for their sister.
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.
Museo del Prado
newPrado Museum
The name of a famous museum in Madrid.
Useful for talking about cultural places in Spain.
Tengo muchas ganas de ver
newI really want to see
Expresses a strong wish to see something.
Useful for plans and visits.
la puerta principal
newthe main entrance
The main door or entrance of a building.
Useful for finding your way in a museum.
Compro mi entrada
newI buy my ticket
Describes buying a museum ticket.
A basic phrase for museums, cinemas, and exhibitions.
en persona
newin person
Means seeing something directly, not through a photo or video.
Useful for describing a real experience.
Key words
Vocabulary that carries the school-day topic.
Paintings
cuadros
paintings
Works of art you can see in a museum.
Key word for talking about art.
Painters
pintores
painters
People who make paintings.
Useful for talking about art.
Ticket
entrada
ticket
Here entrada means a ticket to enter the museum.
Common for events and cultural places.
Ticket office
taquilla
ticket office
The place where you buy tickets.
Useful in a museum, theater, or station.
Sculptures
esculturas
sculptures
Artworks made from stone, metal, or another material.
Important for describing museum art.
Grammar in context
Patterns from the text worth noticing after reading.
Ser: es
Es uno de los museos más famosos del mundo
it is one of the most famous museums in the world
Es from ser describes a stable characteristic of the museum.
Helps describe places and things.
Hay: there are
Hay escaleras amplias y techos altos
there are wide stairs and high ceilings
Hay says that something is present in the building.
A basic structure for describing rooms and places.
Present: compro
Compro mi entrada en la taquilla
I buy my ticket at the ticket office
Compro is the yo present form of comprar.
Shows a simple action during a museum visit.
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