~3 min read

Spanish Story for Beginners

I'm Late to Work

Estoy tarde para el trabajo

Diego rushes through his morning, catches the wrong train, and arrives late at the restaurant. Learn basic daily routines and travel vocabulary.

~90 words Beginner (A1) Daily Life

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Reading aloud in Spanish…

Hoy me despierto. Miro el reloj. Duermo demasiado.

Me visto rápido. Salgo corriendo.

Corro a la estación de metro. Veo el tren. Entro al tren. La puerta se cierra.

Me siento.

Pienso: ya está. Pero estoy en el tren equivocado.

Bajo en la siguiente parada. Me cambio a otro tren.

Bajo cerca del restaurante.

Llego treinta minutos tarde. Estoy nervioso.

El ayudante de cocina me habla. No está contento. Dice: “Es tu primera semana, así que está bien esta vez. Pero no otra vez.”

Key Vocabulary

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despertar

mirar

reloj

dormir

vestirse

salir

correr

estación

tren

puerta

sentarse

pensar

bajar

cambiar

llegar

tarde

nervioso

ayudar

cocina

contento

decir

semana

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