Sunday lunch and the sobremesa (A1)
Lucía wants to leave after Sunday lunch, but the family stays to talk. An A1 story about tortilla de patatas and the sobremesa.
La sobremesa del domingo
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What you'll learn
Present tense in a family meal: querer, food words for tortilla de patatas, and the word sobremesa.
Lucía plans a quick Sunday lunch at her grandmother's and a meeting at five. The family disagrees about onion in the tortilla. She stays for coffee, and her friend comes to the table.
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Las comidas en familia son muy importantes en España
newFamily meals are very important in Spain
La mesa es lugar de unión y conversación
newThe table is a place of union and conversation
El almuerzo es la comida principal
newLunch is the main meal
La cena es más tarde en España
newDinner is later in Spain
La abuela prepara paella valenciana
newGrandmother prepares paella valenciana
Cada familia tiene su receta secreta
newEach family has its secret recipe
La comida une generaciones de españoles
newFood unites generations of Spaniards
Key words
Vocabulary that carries the school-day topic.
la comida
meal
la mesa
table
la abuela
grandmother
la paella
paella
el jamón ibérico
Iberian ham
las tapas
tapas (Spanish appetizers)
la tortilla española
Spanish omelette
Grammar in context
Patterns from the text worth noticing after reading.
Expresiones de hora con "a las": a las dos de la tarde, a las nueve de la noche
Time expressions with "a las": at two in the afternoon, at nine in the evening
El verbo "durar" para expresar duración: dura una hora, dura más
The verb "durar" to express duration: it lasts an hour, it lasts longer
El pronombre "cada" + sustantivo: cada familia, cada región
Pronoun "cada" + noun: each family, each region
Tiempo presente de verbos regulares: prepara, comen, enjoys
Present tense of regular verbs: prepares, they eat, they enjoy
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