Spanish reading practice / A2 Spanish Reading Practice — Elementary Passages
A2 practice texts add past tenses, longer scenes, and everyday dialogue. Aim for roughly eighty percent comprehension on the first pass before you peek at the translation. To browse all seven passages in one flow, head back to Spanish reading practice — or widen your input with more Spanish texts to read.
Ayer por la noche, Pablo y Ana en un restaurante cerca de Las Ramblas. El les dio la carta y ellos se sentaron junto a la ventana. Ana pidió una ensalada de tomate con aceite de oliva y Pablo las patatas bravas. De segundo plato, los dos compartieron una paella de mariscos. "Está ," dijo Ana con una sonrisa. Para terminar, pidieron dos cafés cortados y un trozo de de Santiago. Fue una noche perfecta.
Last night, Pablo and Ana walked into a restaurant near Las Ramblas. The waiter gave them the menu and they sat down by the window. Ana ordered a tomato salad with olive oil and Pablo chose the patatas bravas. For the second course, they both shared a seafood paella. "It's delicious," Ana said with a smile. To finish, they ordered two cortado coffees and a slice of Santiago cake. It was a perfect evening.
Vocabulary
El sábado pasado tomé el de Madrid a Sevilla. El viaje duraba dos horas y media. Me senté junto a la y miré el durante todo el camino. Primero vi campos verdes con vacas y caballos. Después, el terreno cambió a colinas secas con olivos. Una señora mayor en el de al lado me ofreció una mandarina y hablamos de nuestras familias. Ella iba a visitar a sus nietos. Cuando el tren se acercó a Sevilla, vi la Giralda a lo lejos. La fue emocionante porque era mi primera vez en la ciudad.
Last Saturday I took the train from Madrid to Sevilla. The journey lasted two and a half hours. I sat by the window and watched the landscape the whole way. First I saw green fields with cows and horses. Then the terrain changed to dry hills with olive trees. An older woman in the seat next to me offered me a mandarin and we talked about our families. She was going to visit her grandchildren. When the train got close to Sevilla, I saw the Giralda in the distance. The arrival was exciting because it was my first time in the city.
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