Hide and Seek in the Schoolyard (A1)
On Friday afternoon Sofía counts to ten. Carlos hides behind a tree, Lucía behind a bench, and Tomás falls asleep on the piano.
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What you'll learn
counting from one to ten, hiding places, and actions such as correr, esconderse and dormir
Sofía wants to find Tomás in a game of hide and seek. She finds Carlos behind a tree and Lucía behind a bench, then opens the music room and sees Tomás asleep on the piano. The teacher says the game is not a nap.
After reading
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Phrases, words, grammar, and quick practice from this text.
Phrases for training
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por la tarde
newin the afternoon
Tells when the action happens.
Useful for simple stories.
con los ojos cerrados
newwith eyes closed
Describes how Sofia counts.
Adds a simple detail to an action.
Os voy a encontrar a todos
newI am going to find you all
Voy a encontrar expresses a near intention.
Useful for plans and games.
detrás del árbol
newbehind the tree
Detrás del shows a place behind something.
Useful for locations.
El juego ha terminado
newThe game has ended
Says that an activity is finished.
Useful for games and classes.
Key words
Vocabulary that carries the school-day topic.
Yard
patio
yard / playground
Here it means the school yard.
Common for school and play settings.
School
colegio
school
Colegio means a school for children.
Basic education vocabulary.
Game
escondite
hide-and-seek
A game where some hide and one looks for them.
Key word for the story.
Personality
travieso
mischievous
Describes a child who makes playful trouble.
Useful for describing people.
Sleepyhead
dormilón
sleepyhead
Someone who sleeps a lot or falls asleep easily.
Playful person description.
Grammar in context
Patterns from the text worth noticing after reading.
Reflexive verb
Lucía se esconde
Lucía hides
Se esconde is the present tense of esconderse. The pronoun se shows that Lucía hides herself.
The text uses this verb four times: se esconde, esconderse, escondido, te escondes.
Negation with nadie
Pero nadie responde
But nobody answers
Nadie means nobody. When nadie comes before the verb, Spanish adds no extra negative word: Nadie responde.
Lets you say that no one does something, with one negative instead of two.
Command form
Sal ya
Come out now
Sal is the tú command of salir. It is irregular: it does not take the usual -e ending.
Short commands like Sal, Ven and Ten come up constantly in spoken Spanish.
Stem-changing verbs
Sofía cuenta hasta diez
Sofía counts to ten
In contar the o becomes ue in the present: cuenta. The same change hits jugar (juegan) and encontrar (encuentra).
These forms look nothing like the dictionary word, so a verb you already know is easy to miss.
The personal a
no encuentra a Tomás
she does not find Tomás
Spanish puts a in front of a person who receives the action: encuentra a Carlos, ve a Tomás, encontrar a todos.
Dropping this a is one of the most common beginner mistakes, and English has nothing like it.
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