Fish Yes, Flowers Too - A1 Spanish
An A1 reading about family shopping at the Valdivia riverside market.
Pescado sí, flores también
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A1 Grammar in this text
Check yourself: Statements and negation: sí, no, también, and tampoco
A few quick questions on the rule this text uses.
Question 1 of 3
In a street survey Pablo says he is not a student. Which sentence is correct?
About this article
What you'll learn
Sí and no for decisions, también and tampoco for shared choices.
Camila and her father buy fish, cheese and apples beside the river.
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.
Por la mañana
newIn the morning
Time expression for the morning.
Useful for describing daily routines.
Por la tarde
newIn the afternoon
Time expression for the afternoon.
Useful for talking about afternoon activities.
Por la noche
newAt night
Time expression for the evening/night.
Useful for sequencing events through the day.
No trabaja
newHe/she doesn't work
Negative sentence with «no» before the verb.
Core pattern for present tense negatives.
No estudia
newHe/she doesn't study
Negative with «no» + verb.
Practice for present tense negatives.
Trabajar y descansar en equilibrio es bueno
newWorking and resting in balance is good
Complex sentence with a general life observation.
Useful for expressing balance and wellness.
Key words
Vocabulary that carries the school-day topic.
To work
trabajar
To work
Verb meaning to perform work.
High-frequency verb for describing actions.
To study
estudiar
To study
Verb for academic learning activities.
Important for describing school life.
To cook
cocinar
To cook
Verb for preparing food.
Useful for talking about household chores.
To rest
descansar
To rest
Verb meaning to recover energy.
Related to the work-rest balance theme.
To walk
caminar
To walk
Movement verb without transport.
Useful for describing weekend activities.
To read
leer
To read
Verb for visual text perception.
Important for describing leisure activities.
Grammar in context
Patterns from the text worth noticing after reading.
Present tense negative: no + verb
No trabaja
My mother doesn't work
In Spanish, negatives are formed simply: no + verb. Order: no first, then the verb in present tense form.
This is the main grammar structure of the article. Most examples use this construction.
Negative with direct object
No estudia ciencias
I don't study sciences
Verb estudio (I study) + direct object ciencias. Negative: no estudio ciencias.
Shows the verb form stays the same when negating — only no is added.
Negative in plural (1st person)
No cocinamos
We don't cook
Verb cocinamos (we cook). Negative: no cocinamos.
Shows different verb forms when negating.
Negative with infinitive complement
No olvidamos hablar
We don't forget to talk
Verb olvidamos + infinitive hablar. Negative: no olvidamos hablar.
Shows the structure: no + verb + infinitive.
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