A rainbow after the rain
After the rain, Marta and Diego look for a rainbow with the sun at their backs and name the colors from the outside in.
El arcoíris después de llover
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What you'll learn
Present-tense Spanish for looking and naming: querer, hay, color words, and por fuera and por dentro.
When the rain stops, Diego wants to see a rainbow. Marta stands with the sun at her back, finds the arc, and shows red on the outside and violet on the inside.
After reading
Article learning block
Phrases, words, grammar, and quick practice from this text.
Phrases for training
Add useful phrases to SRS or mark them as already known.
El arcoíris es muy bonito
newThe rainbow is very pretty
Structure "es + adjective" for description. ES is the form of SER in present tense.
Basic phrase for describing appearance.
Sale después de llover
newIt comes out after raining
The preposition DESPUÉS DE + gerund shows an action that happened before another.
Useful structure for describing sequence of events.
La luz del sol pasa por las gotas de agua
newSunlight passes through water drops
The preposition POR indicates the place through which something passes.
Helps understand the difference between POR and PARA.
La luz se divide en colores
newLight divides into colors
The verb DIVIDIRSE in reflexive form. The pronoun SE is used with the verb.
Learn reflexive verbs naturally.
Cuando lo ven, se ponen muy contentos
newWhen they see it, they become very happy
When + verb in present tense. ПОСУЕТА + very happy/content.
Learn emotions and expressions.
Todos juntos hacen magia en el cielo
newTogether they make magic in the sky
Together = TODOS JUNTOS. We use juntos to group things.
Useful word for describing group actions.
Key words
Vocabulary that carries the school-day topic.
the rainbow
el arcoíris
the rainbow
Masculine noun. Remember: EL arcoíris (masculine).
Key word of the topic — always with EL article.
the light
la luz
the light
LA luz = the light. Can also mean "lamp" or "light" as a phenomenon.
Useful word for describing physical phenomena.
water drop
la gota de agua
water drop
GOTA = drop. AGUA = water. Together "gota de agua" — a drop made of water.
Learn how noun pairs are formed.
the sky
el cielo
the sky
EL cielo = the sky. Used with ESTAR for location.
Key word for describing places.
the sun
el sol
the sun
EL sol = the sun. Learn with the verb SALIR (to go out, to rise) — el sol sale.
Useful word for describing weather and nature.
the color
el color
the color
EL color = the color. Plural LOS colores. Learn 7 rainbow colors!
Key vocabulary of the topic — colors.
Grammar in context
Patterns from the text worth noticing after reading.
TENER for counting
El arcoíris tiene siete colores
The rainbow has seven colors
Verb TENER = to have. TENER + number shows quantity: TENER siete colores.
Learn to count objects with TENER.
HAY for listing
hay naranja, amarillo, verde, azul y añil
There is orange, yellow, green, blue and indigo
HAY = there is/there are. Used to list things that exist.
Learn the existence structure — there is something.
ESTAR for position
El rojo está arriba. El violeta está abajo
Red is above. Violet is below
ESTAR = to be/locate. We use ESTAR for position in space: arriba (above), abajo (below).
Learn the difference between SER and ESTAR for position.
COMO for comparison
Las gotas son como espejos pequeños
Drops are like small mirrors
COMO = like/as. We use it for comparison: A es COMO B.
Learn the comparison structure.
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