Family Arroz a Banda - A1 Spanish
An A1 reading about a family in Dénia cooking arroz a banda with fish stock and eating together.
Arroz a banda en familia
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A1 Grammar in this text
Check yourself: Regular present tense: hablar, comer, and vivir
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About this article
What you'll learn
Regular present-tense verbs in a connected description of cooking.
A family shares the tasks, cooks a local rice dish and eats together.
After reading
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Phrases, words, grammar, and quick practice from this text.
Phrases for training
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Pedro trabaja en una cafetería
newPedro works at a café
Trabajar (to work) is a regular -ar verb in present tense. Endings: -o, -as, -a, -amos, -áis, -an.
Essential phrase for describing where someone works.
Pedro prepara la máquina de café
newPedro prepares the coffee machine
Preparar is a regular -ar verb. Used to describe preparation actions in present tense.
Useful for talking about work tasks.
Pedro sirve la taza en el mostrador
newPedro serves the cup at the counter
Servir (to serve) is a regular -ir verb ending in -e in third person singular.
Useful for describing customer service actions.
Pedro cierra la cafetería
newPedro closes the café
Cerrar (to close) is a regular -ar verb. Third person singular ends in -a.
Useful for describing end-of-workday actions.
Pedro sonríe y saluda a todos
newPedro smiles and greets everyone
Phrase for polite customer service. Saludar is a regular -ar verb.
Useful for talking about greetings and customer interaction.
Pedro limpia las mesas
newPedro cleans the tables
Limpiar (to clean) is a regular -ar verb. The phrase «después de cada cliente» indicates a regular action.
Useful for describing daily cleaning duties.
Key words
Vocabulary that carries the school-day topic.
café
la cafetería
la cafetería — the café
Feminine noun always used with «la». Note: cafetería ≠ café (the drink).
Core vocabulary of the article.
the counter
el mostrador
el mostrador — the counter
Masculine noun used in customer service contexts.
Useful service industry vocabulary.
the cup
la taza
la taza — the cup
Feminine noun. Remember: taza ≠ vaso (glass).
Basic vocabulary for describing tableware.
jam
la mermelada
la mermelada — jam
Feminine noun. Common phrase: tostadas con mermelada.
Useful breakfast vocabulary.
dough
la masa
la masa — dough
Feminine noun. Related to baking. Amasar (to knead) is baker vocabulary.
Baking-related vocabulary.
cash register
la caja registradora
la caja registradora — the cash register
Service industry term. Cobrar (to charge) is used in context.
Professional commerce vocabulary.
Grammar in context
Patterns from the text worth noticing after reading.
Present tense: -ar verbs
Pedro trabaja en una cafetería
Pedro trabaja = Pedro works
Regular -ar verbs in present: trabajo, trabajas, trabaja, trabajamos, trabajáis, trabajan. Pedro = third person, hence «trabaja».
Foundation for describing daily actions.
Present tense: -er verbs
Pedro prueba la primera taza del día
Pedro prueba = Pedro tries/tastes
Regular -er verbs in present: pruebo, pruebas, prueba, probamos, probáis, prueban. Prueba = third person singular.
Second type of regular Spanish verbs.
Present tense: -ir verbs
Pedro recibe a los clientes
Pedro recibe = Pedro receives
Regular -ir verbs in present: recibo, recibes, recibe, recibimos, recibís, reciben.
Third type of regular Spanish verbs.
Verb amasar in present tense
Pedro amasa la harina en la mesa
Pedro amasa = Pedro kneads
Amasar is a regular -ar verb. Baker's working vocabulary. Context: Pedro amasa la harina en la mesa grande.
Expands job-related vocabulary.
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