Buying avarcas in Mahón
Pablo wants one pair of Menorcan avarcas in Mahón, not more shopping. An A1 Spanish scene in a small shoe shop.
Comprar avarcas en Mahón
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What you'll learn
Present tense, querer and shoe sizes: asking for a pair and trying it on.
In Mahón, capital of Menorca, Pablo buys avarcas, leather sandals with a rubber sole. The pair he chooses has a sole made from an old tire. Size 42 is loose, so he leaves in the brown 41s.
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Phrases, words, grammar, and quick practice from this text.
Phrases for training
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Fui de compras al centro de la ciudad.
newI went shopping to the city center.
Phrase for describing going shopping.
Hay muchas tiendas interesantes.
newThere are many interesting shops.
Using hay to describe what exists.
Me gusta ver productos nuevos.
newI like to see new products.
Me gusta + infinitive construction.
Entré en una tienda de ropa joven.
newI entered a youth clothing store.
Describing a past action.
Probé los zapatos y eran muy cómodos.
newI tried the shoes and they were very comfortable.
Describing trying on and an opinion.
Busqué un regalo en una joyería pequeña.
newI looked for a gift in a small jewelry store.
Describing a search in the past.
Pedí un café con leche y un pastel.
newI ordered a coffee with milk and a cake.
Phrase for ordering at a café.
Key words
Vocabulary that carries the school-day topic.
tienda
shop / store
Feminine noun, singular.
ropa
clothes
Feminine noun.
zapatos
shoes
Masculine noun, plural.
probador
fitting room
Masculine noun.
regalo
gift / present
Masculine noun.
collar
necklace
Masculine noun.
bolsas
bags
Feminine noun, plural.
Grammar in context
Patterns from the text worth noticing after reading.
una joyería pequeña
a small jewelry store
Adjective agrees with noun in gender and number: joyería (feminine) → pequeña (feminine).
Me gusta ver productos nuevos.
I like to see new products.
Gustar + infinitive: me gusta + ver (I like to do something).
Hay muchas tiendas.
There are many shops.
Hay is the impersonal form meaning "there is/are". It does not change with number.
la tienda / una tienda / los zapatos
the store / a store / the shoes
Articles: la (definite, fem.), una (indefinite, fem.), los (definite, masc., pl.).
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