La llave equivocada
The wrong key
1 · Spanish Story
La historia
Ana vuelve a su departamento en Buenos Aires. Busca las llaves en su cartera. No las encuentra. Mira su teléfono y llama a su amiga. Ana dice: "Estoy en el edificio". Luego revisa sus bolsillos.
Ana ve una puerta abierta en el pasillo. Piensa: "Esta es mi puerta". Su vecina tiene una llave. Ana piensa: "Mi vecina tiene mi llave". Golpea la puerta. La vecina la mira. Ana dice: "Es mi llave".
La vecina responde: "Es mi llave". Ana está nerviosa. Mira otra vez la cartera. Abre un bolsillo.
Su llave está en el bolsillo. Ana sonríe. Mira el número de la puerta. Dice: "Esta no es mi puerta. Perdón". La vecina ríe.
Ana toma su llave. Camina hasta su puerta y abre su departamento. Saluda a la vecina. Ana dice: "Gracias". La vecina responde: "No hay problema". Ana entra contenta. Deja su cartera sobre la mesa.
2 · Key Phrases
Language to keep
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No las encuentra
She does not find themLas refers to the keys. No makes the sentence negative.
Busca sus bolsas. No las encuentra.
She looks for her bags. She does not find them.
tiene una llave
has a keyTiene describes what someone has.
Mi hermano tiene una llave.
My brother has a key.
Mira otra vez
She looks againOtra vez indicates a repeated action.
Luis mira otra vez el número.
Luis looks at the number again.
Esta no es mi puerta
This isn't my doorMi indicates possession. Esta refers to the nearby door.
Esta no es mi puerta. Mi puerta es azul.
This isn't my door. My door is blue.
3 · English Translation
The full story in English
Ana returns to her apartment in Buenos Aires. She looks for the keys in her bag. She does not find them. She looks at her phone and calls her friend. Ana says: "I'm in the building". Then she checks her pockets.
Ana sees an open door in the hallway. She thinks: "This is my door". Her neighbor has a key. Ana thinks: "My neighbor has my key". She knocks on the door. The neighbor looks at her. Ana says: "It's my key".
The neighbor replies: "It's my key". Ana is nervous. She looks again at her bag. She opens a pocket.
Her key is in the pocket. Ana smiles. She looks at the door number. She says: "This isn't my door. Sorry". The neighbor laughs.
Ana takes her key. She walks to her door and opens her apartment. She greets the neighbor. Ana says: "Thank you". The neighbor replies: "No problem". Ana goes in happily. She puts her bag on the table.