La bebida de Ana
Ana's Drink
1 · Spanish Story
La historia
Ana entra en una cafetería de Buenos Aires. Es temprano. Hay una mesa libre cerca de la ventana. Ana se sienta. Su bolso está en otra silla.
Ana tiene hambre. También quiere una bebida caliente. Mira el menú. Un café con leche cuesta tres mil pesos. Ana pide ese café y un pan.
El camarero llega con una taza y un plato. El pan está en el plato. Pero la taza tiene té. Ana mira la bebida. No es su café.
Ana habla con el camarero. "Este té no es para mí. Quiero un café con leche". El camarero mira la taza. "Perdón. El té es para otra mesa".
El camarero lleva el té a otra mesa. Después trae el café. Ana dice gracias. Ahora tiene su bebida. Come el pan y toma su café.
2 · Key Phrases
Language to keep
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una mesa libre
a free tableA table available for someone to use.
Hay una mesa libre en la cafetería.
There is a free table in the coffee shop.
tiene hambre
is hungryDescribes someone who wants to eat.
Mi hermano tiene hambre.
My brother is hungry.
Mira el menú
She looks at the menuDescribes looking at the list of available food and drinks.
Luis entra. Mira el menú.
Luis enters. He looks at the menu.
para mí
for meIdentifies the speaker as the intended person.
Este pan es para mí.
This bread roll is for me.
3 · English Translation
The full story in English
Ana enters a coffee shop in Buenos Aires. It is early. There is a free table near the window. Ana sits down. Her bag is on another chair.
Ana is hungry. She also wants a hot drink. She looks at the menu. A coffee with milk costs three thousand pesos. Ana orders this coffee and a bread roll.
The waiter arrives with a cup and a plate. The bread roll is on the plate. But the cup contains tea. Ana looks at the drink. It is not her coffee.
Ana speaks with the waiter. "This tea is not for me. I want a coffee with milk". The waiter looks at the cup. "Sorry. The tea is for another table".
The waiter takes the tea to another table. Then he brings the coffee. Ana says thank you. Now she has her drink. She eats the bread roll and drinks her coffee.