Oranges at Valencia's Central Market (A1)
Clara wants Valencia oranges from the Mercado Central, not a plastic net from the supermarket. An A1 story under the iron and glass roof.
El Mercado Central de Valencia
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What you'll learn
present tense, food and market vocabulary, the verb querer
Clara wants oranges that smell of peel, for her mother's table today. She takes an empty cloth bag to the Mercado Central in Valencia. The roof is high, of iron and glass, and morning light falls on the stalls. She walks past hake, sardines and prawns on ice, hanging hams, chorizo and morcilla, then olives, olive oil, saffron and paprika. She does not buy those. At the fruit stall the seller says the oranges are from Valencia and fills her bag. Outside, she keeps the bag against her chest and does not go back in.
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comida fresca
newfresh food
mucha historia y tradición
newlots of history and tradition
colores brillantes y olores dulces
newbright colors and sweet smells
el mejor del mundo
newthe best in the world
una experiencia social
newa social experience
no ha cambiado en siglos
newhas not changed in centuries
Key words
Vocabulary that carries the school-day topic.
el mercado
el mercado
market
traditional market place
el vendedor
el vendedor
vendor
person who sells at a market
el jamón
el jamón
ham
Spanish dry-cured ham
las especias
las especias
spices
spices for cooking
las aceitunas
las aceitunas
olives
olives green black or stuffed
el aceite de oliva
el aceite de oliva
olive oil
Spanish olive oil considered the best
el puesto
el puesto
stall
market stall or stand
Grammar in context
Patterns from the text worth noticing after reading.
Hay + noun
Hay + sustantivo (hay naranjas, hay bacalao)
There is / There are
Use hay to say something exists or is available. Example: hay naranjas, hay bacalao
estar en + lugar
Los mercados están en edificios antiguos
to be located in
Estar en + lugar = to be located in. Example: Los mercados están en edificios antiguos
conocer a + persona
Los vendedores conocen a sus clientes
to know a person
Conocer a + persona = to know a person. Example: Vendors know their customers
Todo + ser + adjective
Todo es muy fresco
Everything + to be + adjective
Todo + ser + adjetivo = Everything is... Example: Everything is very fresh
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