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Spanish possessives: our apartment (A1)
Apartment story with 40+ nuestro/a, tu, su: rules, bedroom, neighbor. A1 reading with translation.
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Phrases, words, grammar, and quick practice from this text.
Phrases for training
Add useful phrases to SRS or mark them as already known.
Nuestro piso está en la cuarta planta
newour apartment is on the fourth floor
Nuestro agrees with piso (masculine). Planta means building floor.
Core phrase for describing where you live.
Nuestra cocina huele bien
newour kitchen smells good
Nuestra is feminine for cocina. Huele bien describes a pleasant smell.
Useful for describing rooms at home.
abro nuestra puerta para ella
newI open our door for her
Nuestra puerta means our door. Para ella shows who you help.
Phrase for helping your sister when she forgets her key.
Tu basura sale el lunes
newyour garbage goes out on Monday
Tu here means your for every resident. Basura is household trash.
Typical phrase from building rules.
Tus bicicletas están en el patio
newyour bicycles are in the courtyard
Tus is plural for bicicletas. Patio is the building courtyard.
Remember the rule: bikes stay out of the hallway.
de acuerdo con sus reglas
newthey agree with her rules
Estar de acuerdo con means to agree with something. Sus reglas are the neighbor's rules.
Useful expression for showing agreement.
llevo nuestro pan a la mesa
newI bring our bread to the table
Nuestro pan is the family's shared bread. Llevar a la mesa means to bring to the table.
Phrase about dinner and household chores.
Key words
Vocabulary that carries the school-day topic.
Carpet
alfombra
carpet / rug
Alfombra is the rug in the living room. Here it is soft under their feet.
Word from the living room scene, common at home.
Neighbor
vecina
neighbor (female)
Vecina is a female neighbor who lives al lado (next door).
Key word for the building-rules storyline.
Heating
calefacción
heating
Calefacción is the heating system. The cat sleeps junto a la calefacción.
Helps describe where the cat sleeps in the apartment.
Fridge
nevera
refrigerator
Nevera is where the family reads the neighbor's note.
Everyday word that appears in the story.
Screwdriver
destornillador
screwdriver
Destornillador is the tool Sara hands to her father.
Word from the chair-repair scene.
Home
hogar
home
Hogar is not just a building but a place filled with warmth and calm.
Word from the ending about family comfort.
Grammar in context
Patterns from the text worth noticing after reading.
Nuestro / Nuestra
Nuestro salón es soleado
our living room is sunny
Nuestro for masculine (salón), Nuestra for feminine (cocina, puerta). Always before the noun.
Main contrast in the text: the family's our home.
Su / Sus
Su puerta es verde
her door is green
Su means his/her/their (singular). Sus is plural: sus plantas, sus reglas.
Shows how to describe the neighbor's things.
Tu / Tus
Tu ruido debe parar después de las nueve
your noise must stop after nine
Tu/tus in the note addresses every resident, not just Sara.
Important contrast: tu (rules) vs nuestro (home).
Gustar + possessive
A Nina le gusta nuestra lámpara
Nina likes our lamp
A Nina le gusta + noun. Nuestra lámpara is a shared family object.
Combines gustar with possessive adjectives.
Mini practice
Short active-recall tasks.
Exercise: tu
___ basura sale el lunes por la mañana.
Building rules address every resident.
Show answer
Tu
Exercise: nuestro
___ piso está en la cuarta planta.
Piso is masculine, so nuestro is required.
Show answer
Nuestro
Exercise: translate
Translate into Spanish: Our door is blue.
The family door is described as azul in the text.
Show answer
Nuestra puerta es azul.
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