Breakfast at a Barcelona hotel
Ana wants a window table at breakfast in her Barcelona hotel. She waits with a croissant and coffee with milk, then leaves for the Sagrada Familia.
El desayuno en el hotel
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What you'll learn
Present-tense narration and hotel breakfast words: comedor, buffet, cruasán, mermelada and café con leche.
On her first morning in a Barcelona hotel, Ana wants a table by the window before going to the Sagrada Familia. Those tables are full. She takes a croissant and strawberry jam, orders coffee with milk, and sits when a window table is free. Her brother orders tea with lemon.
After reading
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Phrases, words, grammar, and quick practice from this text.
Phrases for training
Add useful phrases to SRS or mark them as already known.
por la mañana
newin the morning
This phrase tells when an action happens.
Useful for daily routines and travel schedules.
desayuno buffet
newbuffet breakfast
This names a common hotel breakfast format.
Helpful when reading hotel services or menus.
todo lo que quiero
neweverything I want
The phrase expresses free choice or desired amount.
Useful for food, shopping, and preferences.
café con leche
newcoffee with milk
A common drink order in a cafe or hotel.
Easy to reuse when ordering breakfast.
zumo de naranja natural
newfresh orange juice
This phrase names a specific drink.
Useful for menus and ordering drinks.
todos los días
newevery day
This phrase shows how often something happens.
Useful for describing habits and routines.
Key words
Vocabulary that carries the school-day topic.
Food
desayuno
breakfast
A basic word for the morning meal.
It is the key word of the whole article.
Hotel
habitación
room
In a hotel, this means the guest room.
Useful for check-in and talking about accommodation.
Place
comedor
dining room
In the article, this is where breakfast is served.
Helpful for finding your way in a hotel.
Object
bandeja
tray
This is an object used to carry dishes or food.
Useful in cafes, canteens, and hotel breakfasts.
People
huéspedes
guests
This names people staying at a hotel.
Important for travel and hotel vocabulary.
Food
embutidos
cold cuts / cured meats
A general food word for products like jamón or sausages.
Helpful for understanding menus and Spanish food.
Grammar in context
Patterns from the text worth noticing after reading.
Hay for existence
Hay muchas mesas y sillas.
There are many tables and chairs.
Hay says that something exists or is available in a place.
A core pattern for describing rooms, places, and menus.
Estar for location
Mi habitación está en el tercer piso.
My room is on the third floor.
Está from estar is used for the room location.
Useful for saying where things are in a hotel or city.
Me gusta
Me gusta mucho el yogur con frutas.
I really like yogurt with fruit.
Spanish uses me gusta plus the thing that is liked.
A key pattern for talking about preferences.
Poder + infinitive
Puedo pedir huevos fritos o revueltos.
I can order fried or scrambled eggs.
Puedo plus the infinitive pedir expresses ability or permission.
Useful for polite restaurant and hotel phrases.
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