Una maleta que sí subió al avión
A suitcase that really got on the plane
1 · Spanish Story
La historia
El sábado por la mañana, Sofía llegó al aeropuerto Jorge Chávez con su hermano Diego. Su tía venía de Arequipa. Querían esperarla con un cartel. Diego miró la información del vuelo en su celular. El avión iba a llegar a tiempo.
"¡Qué bien!", dijo Sofía. "Así no vamos a esperar mucho". Antes de entrar, compraron un café y algo para comer. Después buscaron la puerta correcta. El aeropuerto estaba lleno. Algunas personas corrían con maletas pequeñas.
Una señora salió con una maleta parecida a la de su tía. Diego leyó "Rosa" en la etiqueta y se quedó en silencio. Su tía también se llamaba Rosa. Pensó: "Esa señora tiene nuestra maleta". Sofía preguntó por la maleta. La señora respondió: "Es mía. Me llamo Rosa". Un trabajador de la aerolínea les pidió calma.
"Esperamos a nuestra tía", explicó Sofía. Le mostró el número del vuelo desde Arequipa. El trabajador revisó la información en una computadora. "Ese vuelo ya llegó. Las maletas salieron por otra cinta. Los pasajeros salen por la puerta dos. Su tía va a salir por allí". Los hermanos lo siguieron. Diego estaba preocupado por la maleta. "Muchas son del mismo color", dijo el trabajador.
Al final apareció su tía con la maleta correcta. Estaba cansada pero contenta. Sofía le mostró el cartel y Diego le dio un abrazo. Salieron juntos del aeropuerto. Su tía habló del viaje. Todo salió bien y ahora quería comer pollo.
2 · Key Phrases
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llegó al aeropuerto Jorge Chávez
arrived at Jorge Chávez airportLlegó describes a completed arrival in the past. Al joins a and el before the destination.
Mi prima llegó al aeropuerto a las nueve.
My cousin arrived at the airport at nine.
buscaron la puerta correcta
they looked for the correct doorBuscaron describes several people looking for something in the past.
Los estudiantes buscaron la puerta correcta para entrar a clase.
The students looked for the correct door to enter class.
Es mía
It's mineMía refers to a feminine singular object belonging to the speaker.
¿Esta bolsa? Es mía.
This bag? It's mine.
por otra cinta
on another conveyor beltOtra indicates a different belt from the expected one.
Usage: In "por otra cinta", cinta means an airport baggage conveyor belt. It can also mean tape or ribbon in other contexts.
Mi bolsa salió por otra cinta.
My bag came out on another conveyor belt.
estaba preocupado por la maleta
was worried about the suitcaseEstaba preocupado describes a feeling in the past. Por introduces the cause of the worry.
Luis estaba preocupado por la maleta de su madre.
Luis was worried about his mother's suitcase.
3 · English Translation
The full story in English
On Saturday morning, Sofía arrived at Jorge Chávez airport with her brother Diego. Their aunt was coming from Arequipa. They wanted to wait for her with a sign. Diego looked at the flight information on his cellphone. The plane was going to arrive on time.
"Great!", Sofía said. "This way we aren't going to wait long." Before going in, they bought a coffee and something to eat. Then they looked for the correct door. The airport was full. Some people were running with small suitcases.
A woman came out with a suitcase similar to their aunt's. Diego read "Rosa" on the tag and stayed silent. Their aunt was also called Rosa. He thought: "That woman has our suitcase." Sofía asked about the suitcase. The woman replied: "It's mine. My name is Rosa." An airline worker asked them to stay calm.
"We're waiting for our aunt," Sofía explained. She showed him the flight number from Arequipa. The worker checked the information on a computer. "That flight has already arrived. The suitcases came out on another conveyor belt. The passengers come out through door two. Your aunt is going to come out through there." The siblings followed him. Diego was worried about the suitcase. "Many are the same color," the worker said.
In the end their aunt appeared with the correct suitcase. She was tired but happy. Sofía showed her the sign and Diego gave her a hug. They left the airport together. Their aunt talked about the trip. Everything went well and now she wanted to eat chicken.