Two castanets, two sounds - Spanish A1
Read a factual A1 Spanish text about castanet construction, sound and two ways of holding the instrument.
Dos castañuelas, dos sonidos
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What you'll learn
Instrument, material, hand and sound vocabulary, plural agreement, comparison and preference questions.
A simple factual explanation of how two concave pieces make a castanet sound, why the two hands differ and how dancers may hold the cord.
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Phrases for training
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produce sonido al chocar
newmakes a sound when struck together
Al plus an infinitive expresses what happens when the pieces strike.
Useful for explaining how an instrument works.
se unen con un cordón
neware joined with a cord
Unirse describes two pieces that are connected.
Useful for describing construction.
se sujeta al pulgar
newis fastened to the thumb
Sujetar al names the body part that holds the instrument.
Useful for movement instructions.
puede ir en el dedo corazón
newcan go on the middle finger
Puede plus an infinitive expresses an available option.
Useful for describing alternatives.
Key words
Vocabulary that carries the school-day topic.
madera dura
madera dura
hardwood
The instrument is commonly made from dense, resistant wood.
Useful material vocabulary.
dos piezas cóncavas
dos piezas cóncavas
two concave pieces
Cóncavas means that the surfaces curve inward.
Useful shape vocabulary.
un cordón
un cordón
a cord
A cordón is a narrow cord used here to connect and hold the pieces.
Useful object vocabulary.
el pulgar
el pulgar
the thumb
Pulgar is the short, strong digit at the side of the hand.
Useful body vocabulary.
el dedo corazón
el dedo corazón
the middle finger
In Spanish, dedo corazón is the middle finger.
Useful body vocabulary.
la más grave
la más grave
the lower-pitched one
Grave describes a lower sound, not a serious problem here.
Useful sound vocabulary.
Grammar in context
Patterns from the text worth noticing after reading.
Las castañuelas son instrumentos
Las castañuelas son instrumentos
Castanets are instruments
Son is plural because Las castañuelas is a plural subject.
Useful for subject-verb agreement.
La madera es el material más común
La madera es el material más común
Wood is the most common material
Más común forms a superlative within the group of materials.
Useful for comparisons.
Los dedos golpean las piezas
Los dedos golpean las piezas
The fingers strike the pieces
Golpean is plural because the subject Los dedos is plural.
Useful for subject-verb agreement.
¿Te gustaría aprender un ritmo sencillo?
¿Te gustaría aprender un ritmo sencillo?
Would you like to learn a simple rhythm?
Te gustaría asks politely about a wish or preference.
Useful for asking about interest.
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