A Tile from Triana: Spanish Reading A1
Read a simple A1 Spanish text about a workshop in Triana, a colorful tile and the neighbourhood's long ceramic tradition.
Un azulejo de Triana
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What you'll learn
Spanish vocabulary for ceramics, colors, tools, painting and a family workshop.
A short A1 Spanish text about a narrator painting a tile in a grandfather's workshop in Triana. It also mentions the local ceramics center with old kilns, tools and pottery.
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Mi abuelo es artesano de azulejos
newMy grandfather is a tile craftsman
Que la práctica hace al maestro
newPractice makes the master
Mi abuelo estaba orgulloso de mí
newMy grandfather was proud of me
Fue emocionante ver mi trabajo
newIt was exciting to see my work
Cada región tiene diseños diferentes
newEach region has different designs
Siento afortunado de tener a mi abuelo como maestro
newI feel fortunate to have my grandfather as a teacher
Key words
Vocabulary that carries the school-day topic.
azulejo
tile
artesano
craftsman
taller
workshop
colores vivos
vivid colors
práctica
practice
estar orgulloso
to be proud
Grammar in context
Patterns from the text worth noticing after reading.
ESTAR + adjective (Imperfecto)
Verb ESTAR in past tense (Imperfecto): «estaba» — was/were for describing states
Pronombre de complemento: me/te/le/se
Pronoun «me» as object: «me enseñó» — he taught me
Preposición DE de origen/material
Preposition «de» in expressions of origin: «artesano de azulejos» — craftsman of tiles
Pretérito Indefinido vs Imperfecto
Pretérito Indefinido vs Imperfecto: «hizo» (completed) vs «hacía» (ongoing)
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