Fruta en el mercado
“Nora visita el mercado de la plaza.
- ~48 words
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- 1 min read
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- 8 sentences
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Fruta en el mercado
Reviewed by Francisco · Updated
- Topic
- Open-air market
- Learning goal
- Ask for quantities and choose ripe fruit
- Grammar focus
- querer · numbers and weights · demonstratives
- Length
- 48 words
- Reading time
- 1 min
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English translation▾
Nora visits the market in the square.
She wants to buy fruit for three days.
A vendor offers pears and peaches.
Nora asks, “Are these pears ripe?”
The vendor says yes.
Nora asks for one kilo of pears.
She also buys four peaches.
The vendor weighs the fruit, and Nora pays.
Key vocabulary
Comprehension check
Use the language
Writing prompt
Write a market order with two fruits, one quantity, and a question about quality.
Speaking prompt
Role-play Nora and the vendor, including the question about ripe fruit and the final order.
Answer key and explanations
To buy fruit for three days
The second sentence gives her purpose: “comprar fruta para tres días.”
One kilo
Nora asks for one kilo of pears.
One kilo
The sixth sentence says she asks for “un kilo de peras.”
The vendor weighs the fruit
The final sentence orders the actions: the vendor weighs the fruit, and then Nora pays.