A ripe mango at Atarazanas market
Clara wants a soft mango at Mercado de Atarazanas in Malaga, the market that keeps an old stone arch from a shipyard. The fruit comes from the Axarquia.
Comprar mango en Atarazanas
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What you'll learn
Present tense, querer, and one question to ask for ripe fruit at a market.
Clara does not want a hard green mango. At Atarazanas market in Malaga she chooses a soft one, and another for her father. The market keeps a stone arch from an old shipyard, and the mangoes are from the Axarquia, east of the city.
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Phrases for training
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Hoy fui al mercado a comprar fruta fresca.
newToday I went to the market to buy fresh fruit.
Las manzanas están duras y brillantes.
newThe apples are hard and shiny.
Compré un kilo para la semana.
newI bought a kilo for the week.
Están maduros y dulces.
newThey are ripe and sweet.
Son perfectos para el desayuno.
newThey are perfect for breakfast.
Compré medio kilo para hacer zumo.
newI bought half a kilo to make juice.
Es una experiencia agradable comprar aquí.
newIt is a pleasant experience to shop here.
Key words
Vocabulary that carries the school-day topic.
Apples
manzanas
apples
Bananas
plátanos
bananas
Oranges
naranjas
oranges
Grapes
uvas
grapes
Peaches
melocotones
peaches
Ripe (masc. pl.)
maduros
ripe
Juicy (fem. pl.)
jugosas
juicy
Grammar in context
Patterns from the text worth noticing after reading.
Ser and estar: contrast
Las manzanas están duras y brillantes. Son perfectos para el desayuno.
The apples are hard and shiny. They are perfect for breakfast.
Estar expresses temporary states (hard, shiny, ripe). Ser expresses inherent characteristics (perfect, friendly, popular).
Gender and number agreement
naranjas grandes, uvas moradas, plátanos amarillos
big oranges, purple grapes, yellow bananas
Adjectives agree in gender and number with nouns: naranjas (fem., pl.) → grandes, jugosas.
Existence expressions: hay
Hay muchos puestos con productos del campo.
There are many stalls with farm products.
Hay indicates existence. It does not change form in singular or plural.
Regular actions in present
Un agricultor vende manzanas rojas y verdes.
A farmer sells red and green apples.
Vender (sells) and tener (have) are regular -er verbs in present tense.
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