of
Also means: from · complement marker after a locative adverb, like “in” or “within” · about
the
Also means: the, for a masculine singular noun
that
Also means: that/which · introduces a time clause · marks the required infinitive
in/at/on
Also means: in · at · into / in
feminine singular definite article
Also means: her · the, as part of a proper name · one who/whom (feminine)
be
Also means: belong · be possible or be the case · be intended for
Conjugation a
Also means: a/an · one · some
and
to
Also means: personal direct-object marker · at · part of the expression “unlike”
no /no/ not
Also means: right? · not when
por /poɾ/ for
Also means: because of; for · by · along
pronominal-verb marker
Also means: change-of-state marker · reflexive marker: oneself · passive marker
the
Also means: them
with
Also means: from / with · deal with · wearing
he
Also means: it · him · they
una /ˈuna/ one
Also means: a/an (feminine indefinite article) · o’clock
for
Also means: in order to · to · so that
it
Also means: him · matter of · (used to turn an adjective into a noun)
auxiliary verb used to form perfect tenses
Also means: there is/are · be necessary
Conjugation everything
Also means: all · whole · everyone
his/her/their
Also means: its · (formal)
if
Also means: as if · whether · in case
be
Also means: be located · be with someone · be about to
Conjugation but
Also means: myself (reflexive pronoun) · first-person singular clitic; its grammatical role depends on context
tener /teˈneɾ/ have
Also means: have to · be afraid · be right
Conjugation
ir /iɾ/ go
Also means: to serve as an auxiliary for a planned or imminent future · leave · let's
Conjugation my
Also means: mine
that
Also means: that reason · that one
poder /poˈðeɾ/ be able to
Also means: could · be allowed to · can be
Conjugation
hacer /aˈθeɾ/ do
Also means: ago; it has/had been · make · make a sound
Conjugation or
Also means: marker introducing a reformulation or clarification
other/another
Also means: another one · again · other (in “each other”)
I
Also means: with me
to him/her
Also means: (plural; indirect-object clitic) · him
your
mucho /ˈmutʃo/ much
Also means: many · long time · very
/ her / its / their / your (formal)
also
decir /deˈθiɾ/ say
Also means: tell · reveal
Conjugation
año /ˈaɲo/ m · años year
Also means: years old · decades
that
what
Also means: why · how lovely
ver /beɾ/ see
Also means: understand · meet · seem
Conjugation
dos /dos/ two
Also means: two-person-tier tower member
bien /bjen/ okay
Also means: well · clearly
without
Also means: part of the expression “however”
ahora /aˈo.ɾa/ now
Also means: then
querer /keˈɾeɾ/ want
Also means: love someone · do
Conjugation
bueno /ˈbweno/ good
Also means: well · good people · great
very
nothing
Also means: at all · well, nothing · nowhere
about
Also means: on · over · envelope
entre /ˈentɾe/ between
Also means: among or amid · among
siempre /ˈsjempɾe/ always
Also means: forever · usual
from
Also means: since
hasta /ˈasta/ up to
Also means: until · even · to
día /ˈdi.a/ m · días day
Also means: morning · up to date
saber /saˈβeɾ/ know
Also means: taste · knowledge
Conjugation
gracias /ˈɡɾa.sjas/ thank you
Also means: thanks to
primero /pɾiˈmeɾo/ first
vez /beθ/ f · veces time
Also means: again · sometimes · perhaps
dar /daɾ/ give
Also means: realize · give me a moment · frighten
Conjugation our
sí /si/ yes
Also means: indeed · oneself · okay?
después /desˈpwes/ afterwards
Also means: after
hablar /aˈβlaɾ/ speak
Also means: refer to
Conjugation ¿el médico habla hoy?
does the doctor speak today?
Sí o no · A0 you
Also means: with you
poco /ˈpoko/ little
Also means: slightly · shortly · gradually
pasar /paˈsaɾ/ happen
Also means: pass by · spend time · pass
Conjugation
nuevo /ˈnweβo/ new
Also means: again
before
Also means: before then
grande /ˈɡɾande/ large
Also means: great · major · big-hearted
dejar /deˈxaɾ/ leave
Also means: stop · let · leave in a particular condition
Conjugation seem
Also means: seem to someone · look like
Conjugation during
llegar /ʝeˈɣaɾ/ arrive
Also means: reach · reach someone’s ears · reach someone
Conjugation
seguir /seˈɣiɾ/ remain
Also means: continue · follow
Conjugation
venir /beˈniɾ/ come
Also means: come from · be upcoming · come in a particular state
Conjugation
llevar /ʝeˈβaɾ/ carry/take
Also means: to have been ... for · to wear or carry personal items · to go a period of time without doing something
Conjugation she
Also means: her · it
aquí /aˈki/ here
Also means: at this point · this is
hoy /oi̯/ today
Also means: nowadays
persona /peɾˈsona/ f · personas person
Also means: in person
tres /tɾes/ three
tiempo /ˈtjem.po/ m · tiempos time
Also means: on time · weather · era
where
luego /ˈlweɣo/ then
necesitar /nesesiˈtaɾ/ need
Conjugation
quedar /keˈðaɾ/ stay
Also means: end up in a state · be located · meet up
Conjugation nobody
salir /saˈliɾ/ leave
Also means: come out · turn out · turn out well
Conjugation
hombre /ˈom.bɾe/ m · hombres man
Also means: human being · public figure
mismo /ˈmismo/ same
Also means: same thing · himself/itself · right now
bajo /ˈbaxo/ under
Also means: low · quiet · under the name of
volver /bolˈβeɾ/ return
Also means: do again · become · go crazy
Conjugation
poner /poˈneɾ/ put
Also means: become or get · play · put on
Conjugation
esperar /espeˈɾaɾ/ wait
Also means: expect · hope
Conjugation
unos /ˈunos/ few
Also means: some · about
mundo /ˈmundo/ m · mundos world
Also means: everyone
vivir /biˈβiɾ/ live
Also means: experience · be devoted to
Conjugation
fuera /ˈfweɾa/ outside
Also means: on the outside · out
tomar /toˈmaɾ/ take
Also means: have a drink · take a photograph · take someone’s hand
Conjugation no / any
Also means: neither of them
almost
we
Also means: us
buscar /busˈkaɾ/ look for
Also means: fetch · pick up
Conjugation
conocer /konoˈseɾ/ know or be familiar with
Also means: meet · be known as · be known
Conjugation
segundo /seˈɣundo/ m · segundos second
Also means: secondly · second-class
dentro /ˈdentɾo/ inside
ahí /aˈi/ there
Also means: from there · there for me
casa /ˈkasa/ f · casas house/home
Also means: home · establishment
agua /ˈaɣwa/ f · aguas water
Also means: hibiscus drink
llamar /ʝaˈmaɾ/ be called
Also means: call someone · to call or name · call out
Conjugation
amigo /aˈmiɣo/ m · amigos male friend
Also means: female friend · friends
junto /ˈxunto/ together
Also means: next to
número /ˈnumero/ m · números phone number
Also means: number · quarterly financial figures · act
mañana /maˈɲana/ f · mañanas morning
Also means: tomorrow · tomorrow’s
ciudad /sjuˈðað/ f · ciudades city
momento /moˈmento/ m · momentos moment
Also means: just a moment
palabra /paˈlaβɾa/ f · palabras word
último /ˈultimo/ last
Also means: past
mirar /miˈɾaɾ/ look at
Also means: look · look ahead
Conjugation
preguntar /pɾeɡunˈtaɾ/ ask
Also means: wonder · ask about someone · ask for someone
Conjugation
grupo /ˈɡɾupo/ m · grupos group
Also means: cluster · band
semana /seˈmana/ f · semanas week
gustar /gusˈtaɾ/ to please
Also means: like each other
Conjugation
sentir /senˈtiɾ/ feel
Also means: be sorry · feel that
Conjugation
cuatro /ˈkwatɾo/ four
familia /faˈmilja/ f · familias family
nombre /ˈnombɾe/ m · nombres name
Also means: behalf
derecho /deˈɾetʃo/ m · derechos right
Also means: upright
cerca /ˈθeɾka/ nearby
Also means: nearly
still
Also means: not yet · even more
punto /ˈpunto/ m · puntos typing indicator dots
Also means: point · about to · turning point
Los puntos de escritura de Diego aparecen inmediatamente. Como si él también hubiera estado esperando exactamente esto.
Diego's typing bubbles appear immediately. As if he too had been waiting for exactly this.
El billete en el cajón · B1
hijo /ˈixo/ m · hijos son
Also means: children
noche /ˈnotʃe/ f · noches night
where
Also means: where from · where/how to start
mal /mal/ bad
Also means: go wrong · wrong · look bad
él me dijo que si no le avisaba iba a hablar mal de mí con roberto.
he told me that if I didn't warn him he was going to speak badly about me with Roberto.
El Grupo de la Oposición · B1
mano /ˈmano/ f · manos hand
Also means: control or possession · by hand · handshake
cinco /ˈθiŋ.ko/ five
Also means: five o’clock
pueblo /ˈpweblo/ m · pueblos town or village
Also means: people
ganar /ɡaˈnaɾ/ win
Also means: earn money · increase
Conjugation
leer /leˈeɾ/ read
Conjugation
medio /ˈmeðjo/ m · medios middle
Also means: amid · half- · environment
foto /ˈfoto/ f · fotos photo
escribir /eskɾiˈβiɾ/ write
Also means: type a message
Conjugation
hola /ˈola/ hello
both
único /ˈuniko/ only
Also means: unique · only thing · only one
niño /ˈniɲo/ m · niños child
final /fiˈnal/ m · finales end
Also means: in the end
there
pequeño /peˈkeɲo/ small
Also means: minor · young · faint
miedo /ˈmje.ðo/ m · miedos fear
crear /kɾeˈaɾ/ create
Also means: was creating
Conjugation
misma /ˈmisma/ same
Also means: very same
largo /ˈlaɾɡo/ long
Also means: along
escuchar /eskuˈtʃaɾ/ listen
Also means: heard
Conjugation
malo /ˈmalo/ bad
Also means: worst · bad guys
abrir /aˈβɾiɾ/ open
Also means: open one’s eyes · open a chat · open an app
Conjugation
feliz /feˈlis/ happy
Also means: happily
aparecer /apaɾeˈθeɾ/ appear
Also means: emerge · be listed
Conjugation them
Also means: (feminine plural)
Más silencio. Clara ve que Luz escribe. Luego se detiene. Luego escribe otra vez. La verdad es pesada entre ellas.
More silence. Clara can see that Luz is typing. Then stopping. Then typing again. The truth is heavy between them.
La verdad nos une · A1
pregunta /pɾeˈɡunta/ f · preguntas question
comer /koˈmeɾ/ eat
Also means: eat away at
Conjugation
muerte /ˈmweɾte/ f · muertes death
Tres días después de la muerte de su abuelo. Sofía crea un nuevo grupo familiar. Ella mira el nombre por un largo tiempo antes de escribir.
Three days after their grandfather passed away. Sofía makes a new family group chat. She stares at the name for a long time before typing.
El Grupo Sin el Abuelo · A0
comprar /komˈpɾaɾ/ buy
Conjugation
calle /ˈkaʝe/ f · calles street
joven /ˈxoβen/ young
Also means: young man · young woman · young people
decidir /de.siˈðiɾ/ decide
Also means: judge · determine the fate of something · determine
Conjugation
ojo /ˈoxo/ m · ojos eyes
me
viejo /ˈbje.xo/ old
especial /espeˈsjal/ special
arriba /aˈriβa/ above
Also means: upward · top · upstream
finalmente /fiˌnalˈmente/ finally
minuto /miˈnuto/ m · minutos minute
Corre solo un minuto y está muy cansado.
He runs for only one minute and is very tired.
El Primer Paso · A1
diez /djes/ ten
Also means: ten o’clock
tocar /toˈkaɾ/ touch
Also means: play · ring · touch on a topic
Conjugation
cabeza /kaˈβeθa/ f · cabezas head
Also means: mind
sacar /saˈkaɾ/ take out
Also means: take a photograph · get
Conjugation
rey /ˈrei̯/ m · reyes king
sentar /senˈtaɾ/ sit down
Also means: feel · lay the foundations · be sorry
Conjugation
cara /ˈkaɾa/ f · caras face
Also means: facial expression
caer /kaˈeɾ/ fall
Also means: fall into sleep or stupor · end up in someone’s hands
Conjugation
luz /luθ/ f · luces light
Also means: electric lights
mamá /maˈma/ f · mamás mom
campo /ˈkampo/ m · campos field
Also means: playing field · countryside · text-entry field
difícil /diˈf isil/ difficult
respuesta /resˈpwes.ta/ f · respuestas answer
Also means: reply
voz /boθ/ f · voces voice
Also means: recorded voice · singing voice · voice message
siete /ˈsjete/ seven
Also means: seven o’clock
abajo /aˈβaxo/ down / below
Also means: down
correr /koˈrer/ run
Also means: run down · take a risk · spread
Conjugation
mensaje /menˈsaxe/ m · mensajes message
Also means: draft message
responder /responˈdeɾ/ respond
Also means: answer the phone
Conjugation
mesa /ˈmesa/ f · mesas table
vista /ˈbista/ f · vistas gaze
Also means: view · glance · sight
Siete minutos. La calle está vacía. Un perro pasa. Carmen no aparta la vista de la ventana.
Seven minutes. The street is empty. A dog walks past. Carmen does not look away from the window.
En la puerta · A0
blanco /ˈblaŋko/ white
Also means: blank
puerta /ˈpweɾta/ f · puertas door
Also means: opportunities
antiguo /anˈtiɣwo/ old
Also means: former
color /koˈloɾ/ m · colores Also means: multicolored
rico /ˈri.ko/ delicious
Also means: wealthy · rich in detail · fertile and nutrient-rich
rojo /ˈroxo/ red
norte /ˈnoɾte/ m · nortes north
decisión /desiˈsjon/ f · decisiones decision
tercero /teɾˈseɾo/ third
Also means: third one
El indicador apareció por tercera vez. Esta vez no desapareció.
The indicator appeared for a third time. This time it didn't disappear.
Solo un signo · A2
silencio /siˈlensjo/ m · silencios silence
Also means: in silence
comida /koˈmida/ f · comidas food
Also means: meal
abierto /aˈβjeɾto/ open
acercar /aseɾˈkaɾ/ approach
Also means: bring closer
Conjugation
rápido /ˈrapido/ quickly
Also means: fast · hurry
cerrar /seˈɾaɾ/ shut
Also means: close down · close · block off
Conjugation
error /eˈror/ m · errores mistake
completo /komˈpleto/ complete
Also means: completely
cámara /ˈkamaɾa/ f · cámaras camera
hija /ˈixa/ f · hijas daughter
caminar /kamiˈnaɾ/ walk
Conjugation
lleno /ˈʝeno/ full
Also means: full of
médico /ˈmeðiko/ m · médicos doctor
Also means: medical
mismos /ˈmismos/ same
aceptar /asepˈtaɾ/ accept
Also means: agree
Conjugation
bonito /boˈnito/ pretty
carrera /kaˈreɾa/ f · carreras race
vecino /beˈsino/ m · vecinos neighbor
Also means: adjacent
abuela /aˈβwela/ f · abuelas grandmother
Also means: grandma
perro /ˈpero/ m · perros dog
oír /oˈiɾ/ hey
Also means: heard
afuera /aˈfweɾa/ outside
sol /sol/ m · soles sun
Also means: sunshine
nota /ˈnota/ f · notas note
Also means: musical note · voice message · notification
edificio /eðiˈfisjo/ m · edificios building
opción /opˈsjon/ f · opciones option
debajo /deˈβaxo/ underneath
Also means: below
dormir /doɾˈmiɾ/ sleep
Also means: fall asleep
Conjugation
domingo /doˈmiŋ.ɡo/ m · domingos sunday
tranquilo /tɾaŋˈkilo/ quiet
Also means: calm · calm down
espera /esˈpeɾa/ f · esperas waiting
Un pueblo pequeño en el norte de España. Martes por la mañana. Carmen está en la sala de espera del hospital. Mira su teléfono por mucho tiempo.
A small village in northern Spain. Tuesday morning. Carmen is in the hospital waiting room. She looks at her phone for a long time.
Abuela está mal · A0
niña /ˈniɲa/ f · niñas girl
Also means: as a child
hospital /ospiˈtal/ m · hospitales
habitación /aβitaˈθjon/ f · habitaciones room
papá /paˈpa/ m · papás dad
boca /ˈboka/ f · bocas mouth
Also means: face
sala /ˈsala/ f · salas room
cielo /ˈsjelo/ m · cielos sky
Also means: heavens
teléfono /teˈlefono/ m · teléfonos phone
visitar /bisiˈtaɾ/ visit
Conjugation
verde /ˈbeɾðe/ green
Also means: unripe
sorpresa /soɾˈpɾesa/ f · sorpresas surprise
Also means: element of surprise
mover /moˈbeɾ/ move
Also means: move oneself · take action · change in price
Conjugation
apoyar /apoˈʝaɾ/ rest on
Also means: support · lean against
Conjugation Carmen apoya la cabeza en la pared. Cierra los ojos por un momento. Está muy cansada. Ha estado aquí desde el domingo. Su teléfono está lleno de mensajes antiguos: del médico, de una vecina, de Rosa.
Carmen puts her head back against the wall. She closes her eyes for a moment. She is very tired. She has been here since Sunday. Her phone is full of old messages — from the doctor, from a neighbour, from Rosa.
El audio de Rosa · A0
hermana /eɾˈma.na/ f · hermanas sister
chica /ˈtʃika/ f · chicas girl
martes /ˈmaɾtes/ m · martes tuesday
secreto /seˈkɾeto/ m · secretos secret
Also means: secretly
enviar /emˈbjaɾ/ send
Conjugation
levantar /leβanˈtaɾ/ raise
Also means: get up · rise
Conjugation
piedra /ˈpjeðɾa/ f · piedras stone
jardín /xaɾˈðin/ m · jardines garden
cama /ˈkama/ f · camas bed
durar /duˈɾaɾ/ last
Conjugation El audio dura treinta segundos. Fue enviado. Hay un tick gris. Luego dos ticks grises. Luego dos ticks azules. Lucía lo ha oído.
The audio is thirty seconds long. It was sent. There is one grey tick. Then two grey ticks. Then two blue ticks. Lucía has heard it.
El audio de Rosa · A0
frío /ˈfɾi.o/ m · fríos cold
Also means: stunned
parque /ˈpaɾke/ m · parques park
azul /aˈθul/ blue
beber /beˈβeɾ/ drink
Conjugation
desaparecer /desapaɾeˈθeɾ/ disappear
Conjugation
doctor /dokˈtoɾ/ m · doctores Also means: dr
triste /ˈtɾiste/ sad
hambre /ˈambɾe/ f · hambres hunger
árbol /ˈaɾβol/ m · árboles tree
abuelo /aˈβwelo/ m · abuelos grandfather
Also means: grandparents
rato /ˈɾato/ m · ratos while
te veo en la entrada en un rato 💙 respira, chica
I'll see you at the entrance in a bit breathe, girl
¿Estás bien? · A2
cerrado /seˈraðo/ closed
Also means: reserved · tight
La puerta del sótano normalmente está cerrada, pero hoy está un poco abierta.
The basement door is normally closed, but today it is a little open.
Una Sorpresa en el Sótano · A1
café /kaˈfe/ m · cafés coffee
Also means: brown
tren /tɾen/ m · trenes train
flores /ˈfloɾes/ f · flores flowers
conversación /kombeɾsaˈθjon/ f · conversaciones conversation
both
Nadie escribe nada. El tren se mueve. Rosa duerme en la habitación blanca. Fuera de ambas ventanas —la de Carmen y la de Lucía— los mismos campos llanos pasan bajo la misma luz pálida.
No one writes anything. The train moves. Rosa sleeps in the white room. Outside both windows — Carmen's and Lucía's — the same flat fields pass in the same pale light.
El audio de Rosa · A0
cien /θjen/ hundred
estación /estaˈsjon/ f · estaciones station
Also means: control station · radio station
león /leˈon/ m · leones lion
pared /paˈɾed/ f · paredes wall
pantalla /panˈtaʝa/ f · pantallas screen
Pasan cinco minutos. Diez minutos. Clara mira la pantalla. Sin respuesta. Solo silencio.
Five minutes pass. Ten minutes. Clara watches the screen. No response. Just silence.
La verdad nos une · A1
queso /ˈkeso/ m · quesos cheese
asiento /aˈsjento/ m · asientos seat
parar /paˈɾaɾ/ stop
Also means: to stop something
Conjugation
cansado /kanˈsado/ tired
veinte /ˈbeinte/ twenty
familiar /famiˈljaɾ/ family-related
mapa /ˈmapa/ m · mapas map
kilómetro /kiˈlometɾo/ m · kilómetros kilometer
En la ciudad, a doscientos kilómetros, el teléfono de Lucía se ilumina. Ella ve el nombre. Deja de caminar.
In the city, two hundred kilometres away, Lucía's phone lights up. She sees the name. She stops walking.
Abuela está mal · A0
ventana /benˈtana/ f · ventanas window
Also means: time window
guardar /ɡwaɾˈðaɾ/ put away
Also means: keep silent · keep · to hold
Conjugation
vacío /baˈsi.o/ empty
detener /deteˈneɾ/ stop
Also means: arrested
Conjugation
treinta /ˈtɾeinta/ thirty
cocina /koˈθina/ f · cocinas kitchen
Also means: cooking
parada /paˈɾaða/ f · paradas train stop
Also means: bus stop · halt
Las manos de Lucía no están firmes. Ella mira las palabras. Ella las lee tres veces. Su parada está muy cerca ahora.
Lucía's hands are not steady. She looks at the words. She reads them three times. Her stop is very close now.
Fui yo · A0
despertar /despeɾˈtaɾ/ wake up
Also means: wake someone up
Conjugation
pintar /pinˈtaɾ/ paint
Also means: portray
Conjugation
coger /koˈxeɾ/ take or pick up
Also means: take · pick
Conjugation
viento /ˈbjento/ m · vientos wind
contento /konˈtento/ happy
sostener /sosteˈneɾ/ hold
Also means: endure · support
Conjugation
50 /siŋˈkwenta/ fifty
firme /ˈfiɾme/ firm
Also means: steady
amarillo /amaˈriʝo/ yellow
lector /lekˈtoɾ/ m · lectores reader
La palabra 'En línea' desaparece del nombre de Carmen. Se ha ido. Lucía mira fijamente la pantalla. El tren no llega todavía. La palabra 'no' se queda en la pantalla, muy pequeña, muy blanca. ¿Es: no, no lo sientas? ¿O no, no lo acepto? Lucía no sabe. El lector no sabe. El tren llega.
The word 'En línea' disappears from Carmen's name. She is gone. Lucía stares at the screen. The train is not here yet. The word 'no' sits on the screen, very small, very white. Is it: no, don't be sorry? Or no, I don't accept it? Lucía does not know. The reader does not know. The train arrives.
Sí o no · A0
amplio /ˈampljo/ wide
Una semana después, Rosa está en casa. Se sienta en su silla junto a la ventana. Bebe su café. Es por la mañana. Los campos de fuera son marrones y muy amplios. Ella está bien.
A week later, Rosa is at home. She sits in her chair by the window. She drinks her coffee. It is morning. The fields outside are brown and very wide. She is okay.
En la puerta · A0
lento /ˈlento/ slow
Also means: slowly
carretera /kareˈteɾa/ f · carreteras road
Carmen oye el viento. Oye la carretera. Oye la voz de su hermana decir 'ahora'. Mira por la ventana. La calle blanca. El único árbol. La puerta azul.
Carmen hears the wind. She hears the road. She hears her sister's voice say 'now.' She looks out the window. The white street. The one tree. The blue door.
En la puerta · A0
bicicleta /bisiˈkleta/ f · bicicletas bicycle
brillante /bɾiˈʝante/ shiny
Also means: vivid · brilliant · bright
silla /ˈsiʝa/ f · sillas chair
metal /meˈtal/ m · metales
lentamente /lentaˈmente/ slowly
pasajero /pasaˈxeɾo/ mf · pasajeros passenger
equivocado /ekiβoˈkaðo/ wrong
Also means: mistaken
Abre su teléfono. Busca el mensaje del médico. Está medio dormida. Toca la opción equivocada. Luego toca de nuevo. Luego ve lo que ha hecho.
She opens her phone. She is looking for the doctor's message. She is half asleep. She taps the wrong thing. Then she taps again. Then she sees what she has done.
El audio de Rosa · A0
borrar /boˈraɾ/ erase
Also means: delete · removed · to obscure
Conjugation
techo /ˈtetʃo/ m · techos roof
Also means: ceiling
ancho /ˈantʃo/ wide
Also means: width · ancho chile
El tren sale de la ciudad a las dos. Lucía está en el asiento doce. Mira por la ventana. Los campos son llanos, marrones y muy anchos. No ha soltado el teléfono.
The train left the city at two o'clock. Lucía is in seat twelve. She looks out the window. The fields are flat and brown and very wide. She has not put her phone down.
El audio de Rosa · A0
sonreír /sonreˈiɾ/ smile
Conjugation
autobús /autoˈbus/ m · autobuses bus
despierto /desˈpjeɾto/ awake
En el hospital, la abuela de Carmen está despierta. Mira a Carmen. No habla. Carmen le toma la mano. Es muy pequeña y muy cálida. Después de un rato, Rosa duerme de nuevo.
At the hospital, Carmen's grandmother is awake. She looks at Carmen. She does not speak. Carmen holds her hand. It is very small and very warm. After a while, Rosa sleeps again.
El audio de Rosa · A0
grabar /ɡɾaˈβaɾ/ record
Also means: engraved
Conjugation ok ok para para 😂 tienes razón... bueno, mañana grabo con mi abuela
ok ok stop stop 😂 you are right... well, tomorrow I'll record with my grandmother
La Receta de Abuela en TikTok · A2
bolsillo /boˈsiʝo/ m · bolsillos pocket
doce /ˈdose/ twelve
Also means: twelve o’clock
flor /floɾ/ f · flores flower
volar /boˈlaɾ/ fly
Also means: move rapidly
Conjugation
delicioso /deliˈθjoso/ delicious
audio /ˈau̯.ðjo/ m · audios audio recording
Also means: voice message
Carmen reproduce el audio. Lo escucha completo. Se sienta muy derecha en la silla de plástico.
Carmen plays the audio. She listens to the whole thing. She sits very straight in the plastic chair.
Sí o no · A0
aceite /aˈθejte/ m · aceites oil
montar /monˈtaɾ/ ride
Conjugation
anciano /anˈsjano/ m · ancianos elderly man
Also means: elderly woman · elderly
gris /ɡɾis/ gray
Also means: gloomy
tesoro /teˈsoɾo/ m · tesoros treasure
chat /tʃat/ m · chats Rosa cierra el chat con Miguel. Abre un nuevo chat: con su mamá.
Rosa closes the chat with Miguel. She opens a new chat — with her mom.
El Turno de Nochebuena · A1
amable /aˈmaβle/ kind
Also means: pleasant
mágico /ˈma.xi.ko/ magical
once /ˈonse/ eleven
respirar /respiˈɾaɾ/ breathe
Conjugation fix
Also means: repair
Conjugation No lo arreglan todo. Tres años no desaparecen. Pero el chat está abierto. Los mensajes son azules. El café es grande. Y Rosa está en su silla, a la luz de la mañana, con sus dos hijas —una en la habitación, una en el teléfono, ambas suyas.
They do not fix everything. Three years do not disappear. But the chat is open. The messages are blue. The coffee is big. And Rosa is in her chair, in the morning light, with her two girls — one in the room, one in the phone, both of them hers.
En la puerta · A0
desayuno /desaˈʝuno/ m · desayunos breakfast
naranja /naˈɾanxa/ f · naranjas orange
fantástico /fanˈtastiko/ wonderful
Also means: fantastical
borde /ˈboɾde/ m · bordes edge
Also means: outskirts
dormido /doɾˈmiðo/ asleep
Abre su teléfono. Busca el mensaje del médico. Está medio dormida. Toca la opción equivocada. Luego toca de nuevo. Luego ve lo que ha hecho.
She opens her phone. She is looking for the doctor's message. She is half asleep. She taps the wrong thing. Then she taps again. Then she sees what she has done.
El audio de Rosa · A0
fantasma /fanˈtas.ma/ m · fantasmas ghost
rodilla /roˈdiʝa/ f · rodillas knee
Carmen lo oye. Lo reproduce de nuevo. Pone el teléfono en su rodilla, boca arriba, y mira el techo del pasillo durante mucho tiempo.
Carmen hears it. She plays it again. She puts the phone on her knee, face up, and looks at the ceiling of the corridor for a long time.
Fui yo · A0
mono /ˈmono/ m · monos monkey
quince /ˈkinse/ fifteen
Una pausa larga. Diez minutos. Luego quince. Carmen está en la habitación con Rosa. Lucía está en la pared en la ciudad. Ambas están muy quietas.
A long pause. Ten minutes. Then fifteen. Carmen is in the room with Rosa. Lucía is on the wall in the city. Both of them are very still.
Sí o no · A0
estatua /esˈta.twa/ f · estatuas statue
plástico /ˈplastiko/ m · plásticos plastic
Carmen reproduce el audio. Lo escucha completo. Se sienta muy derecha en la silla de plástico.
Carmen plays the audio. She listens to the whole thing. She sits very straight in the plastic chair.
Sí o no · A0
pizza /ˈpitsa/ f · pizzas
tomate /toˈmate/ m · tomates tomato
bus /bus/ m · buses
manzana /manˈθana/ f · manzanas apple
sed /sed/ f thirst
mediodía /me.ðjoˈði.a/ m · mediodías noon
El hospital está tranquilo. Es casi mediodía. Lucía no se ha movido de la acera donde dejó de caminar. Sigue mirando su teléfono.
The hospital is quiet. It is almost noon. Lucía has not moved from the pavement where she stopped walking. She is still looking at her phone.
Sí o no · A0
pasillo /paˈsiʝo/ m · pasillos hallway
Also means: aisle
brillar /bɾiˈʝaɾ/ shine
Conjugation
reproducir /reproðuˈθiɾ/ play back
Also means: reproduce
Conjugation Carmen mira la notificación de audio. No le da a reproducir. Todavía no. Ella escribe.
Carmen looks at the audio notification. She does not press play. Not yet. She types.
Abuela está mal · A0
cálido /ˈkalido/ warm
soltar /solˈtaɾ/ let go of
Also means: let out a laugh
Conjugation El tren sale de la ciudad a las dos. Lucía está en el asiento doce. Mira por la ventana. Los campos son llanos, marrones y muy anchos. No ha soltado el teléfono.
The train left the city at two o'clock. Lucía is in seat twelve. She looks out the window. The fields are flat and brown and very wide. She has not put her phone down.
El audio de Rosa · A0
tic /tik/ m · tics check mark
Un tick. Luego dos ticks grises. Valeria había enviado algo a Daniela.
One checkmark. Then two gray checkmarks. Valeria had sent something to Daniela.
Casi todo · A2
elefante /eleˈfante/ m · elefantes elephant
indicación /indikaˈsjon/ f · indicaciones directions
Lucía lee las indicaciones. Una calle blanca. Un árbol. Una puerta azul. Ella coge su bolso. Ella sale de la estación.
Lucía reads the directions. A white street. One tree. A blue door. She picks up her bag. She walks out of the station.
Fui yo · A0
marrón /maˈron/ brown
robot /roˈbot/ m · robots
billete /biˈʝe.te/ m · billetes ticket
Also means: banknote · note
incorrecto /iŋkoˈrekto/ incorrect
Carmen ve el 'okay'. Ella lo mira fijamente. Ella escribe. La palabra es incorrecta. Ella la borra. Ella escribe de nuevo.
Carmen sees the 'okay.' She stares at it. She types. The word is wrong. She deletes it. She types again.
Fui yo · A0
llano /ˈʝano/ flat
El tren sale de la ciudad a las dos. Lucía está en el asiento doce. Mira por la ventana. Los campos son llanos, marrones y muy anchos. No ha soltado el teléfono.
The train left the city at two o'clock. Lucía is in seat twelve. She looks out the window. The fields are flat and brown and very wide. She has not put her phone down.
El audio de Rosa · A0
bolso /ˈbol.so/ m · bolsos handbag
dragón /dɾaˈɣon/ m · dragones dragon
notificación /notifikaˈsjon/ f · notificaciones notification
Also means: official notice
Carmen mira la notificación de audio. No le da a reproducir. Todavía no. Ella escribe.
Carmen looks at the audio notification. She does not press play. Not yet. She types.
Abuela está mal · A0
chaqueta /tʃaˈketa/ f · chaquetas jacket
Also means: person in a jacket
pausa /ˈpawsa/ f · pausas pause
Also means: on hold
theirs
No lo arreglan todo. Tres años no desaparecen. Pero el chat está abierto. Los mensajes son azules. El café es grande. Y Rosa está en su silla, a la luz de la mañana, con sus dos hijas —una en la habitación, una en el teléfono, ambas suyas.
They do not fix everything. Three years do not disappear. But the chat is open. The messages are blue. The coffee is big. And Rosa is in her chair, in the morning light, with her two girls — one in the room, one in the phone, both of them hers.
En la puerta · A0
iluminar /ilumiˈnaɾ/ illuminate
Also means: light up
Conjugation
apartar /apaɾˈtaɾ/ look away
Also means: move away · move aside · remove someone from a role or duty
Conjugation Siete minutos. La calle está vacía. Un perro pasa. Carmen no aparta la vista de la ventana.
Seven minutes. The street is empty. A dog walks past. Carmen does not look away from the window.
En la puerta · A0 quiet
Also means: unchanging · still
Diego no escribe nada durante tres minutos. Valentina tampoco. El chat está quieto como nunca lo ha estado.
Diego writes nothing for three minutes. Valentina doesn't either. The chat is still like it has never been before.
Antes de irme · B1
pálido /ˈpalido/ pale
Nadie escribe nada. El tren se mueve. Rosa duerme en la habitación blanca. Fuera de ambas ventanas —la de Carmen y la de Lucía— los mismos campos llanos pasan bajo la misma luz pálida.
No one writes anything. The train moves. Rosa sleeps in the white room. Outside both windows — Carmen's and Lucía's — the same flat fields pass in the same pale light.
El audio de Rosa · A0
zoológico /θooˈloxiko/ m · zoológicos zoo
deshacer /desaˈseɾ/ come apart
Also means: unsend
Conjugation
banana /baˈnana/ f · bananas
doscientos /doˈsjentos/ two hundred
En la ciudad, a doscientos kilómetros, el teléfono de Lucía se ilumina. Ella ve el nombre. Deja de caminar.
In the city, two hundred kilometres away, Lucía's phone lights up. She sees the name. She stops walking.
Abuela está mal · A0
haha /ˈa.a/
calcetín /kal.seˈtin/ m · calcetines sock
pulsar /pulˈsaɾ/ to press
Conjugation El tren está a quince minutos del pueblo. La nota de voz de Rosa está en el chat, sin respuesta, entre ellas. Lucía la ha escuchado cuatro veces. Ella pulsa grabar.
The train is fifteen minutes from the village. Rosa's voice note sits in the chat, unacknowledged, between them. Lucía has listened to it four times. She presses record.
Fui yo · A0
fijamente /fixaˈmente/ intently
Carmen ve el 'okay'. Ella lo mira fijamente. Ella escribe. La palabra es incorrecta. Ella la borra. Ella escribe de nuevo.
Carmen sees the 'okay.' She stares at it. She types. The word is wrong. She deletes it. She types again.
Fui yo · A0
acera /aˈseɾa/ f · aceras sidewalk
El hospital está tranquilo. Es casi mediodía. Lucía no se ha movido de la acera donde dejó de caminar. Sigue mirando su teléfono.
The hospital is quiet. It is almost noon. Lucía has not moved from the pavement where she stopped walking. She is still looking at her phone.
Sí o no · A0
silenciar /si.lenˈθjaɾ/ to mute
Conjugation El chat se silencia. Los teléfonos van a los bolsillos. Las hermanas están en el mismo edificio ahora, por primera vez en tres años.
The chat goes quiet. The phones go into pockets. The sisters are in the same building now, for the first time in three years.
En la puerta · A0
pincel /pinˈsel/ m · pinceles brush
andén /anˈden/ m · andenes platform