A Morning at La Boquería | Spanish A1
Read a short visit to Barcelona's La Boquería and practise present-tense reflexive verbs.
Una mañana en La Boquería
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Marta visits La Boquería, a market in Barcelona. She learns that documents from 1217 mention meat stalls on the Rambla and practises reflexive verbs.
La historia del mercado es muy larga. Hay documentos de 1217 sobre puestos de carne en la Rambla. Marta mira la entrada y piensa: "Este mercado es muy antiguo."
Hoy, La Boquería vende productos frescos. Tiene puestos de fruta, verdura y pescado. Marta se para delante de un puesto de fruta. Compra una manzana y una bolsa de fresas.
Cada sábado Marta se levanta temprano. Se viste con una chaqueta azul. Prepara una bolsa grande. A las ocho llega al mercado con Leo, su amigo.
Leo se sienta en un bar. Marta compra pan, tomate y queso. Después, los dos comen.
Al final, Marta se despide de Leo. Los dos salen por la Rambla y vuelven a casa. Marta lleva la bolsa y Leo lleva el pan.
¿A qué hora te levantas los sábados? ¿Qué compras en un mercado? ¿Vas allí con un amigo?
About this article
What you'll learn
Present-tense reflexive verbs, market vocabulary, and simple questions.
Marta visits La Boquería, a market in Barcelona. She learns that documents from 1217 mention meat stalls on the Rambla and practises reflexive verbs.
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.
en el centro histórico
newin the historic centre
Centro histórico means the old part of a city.
Use it to talk about places in a city.
documentos de 1217
newdocuments from 1217
Here it means old texts about the market.
Use it when a date matters in a story.
una bolsa de fresas
newa bag of strawberries
A bolsa is used to carry things.
Use it when you buy food or carry objects.
Al final
newin the end
Al final points to the last part of a story or activity.
Use it to close an explanation or story.
Key words
Vocabulary that carries the school-day topic.
Market
mercado
market
A mercado is a place where people buy and sell food or other things.
It is a basic word for shopping and cities.
Entrance
entrada
entrance
Entrada is the place where people go in.
Use it for buildings, stations, and markets.
Stall
puestos
stall
A puesto is a small place where a person sells products.
Use it for small shops in a market.
Fresh
frescos
fresh
Here, fresco describes food that is not old.
Use it for fruit, vegetables, or fish.
Bag
bolsa
bag
A bolsa is something used to carry things.
Use it when you shop or prepare for a trip.
Near
cerca
near
Cerca means not very far away.
Use it to say that a place is close.
Grammar in context
Patterns from the text worth noticing after reading.
Reflexive present: se para
Marta se para delante de un puesto de fruta.
she stops
In se para, se comes before para. The form says that Marta stops walking.
Use it for an action of the same person.
Reflexive present: se levanta
Marta se levanta temprano.
she gets up
Se levanta means that Marta gets out of bed. Se comes before levanta.
Use it to talk about a morning routine.
Reflexive present: se viste
Se viste con una chaqueta azul.
she gets dressed
Se viste describes how Marta puts on her clothes. Se comes before viste.
Use it to talk about clothes and routines.
Reflexive present: se sienta
Leo se sienta en un bar.
he sits down
Se sienta says that Leo takes a seat. Se comes before sienta.
Use it for an action of the same person.
Reflexive present: se despide
Marta se despide de Leo.
she says goodbye
Despedirse de means to say goodbye to someone. Se comes before despide.
Use it when a visit or conversation ends.
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