Story in Spanish, level A2

Gazpacho with Grandma

Jonas is staying with a family in Córdoba. Today they cook together.

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A kitchen in Córdoba

Jonas vive con una familia en Córdoba. Hoy la abuela Carmen hace gazpacho.

Jonas lives with a family in Córdoba. Today Grandma Carmen is making gazpacho.

—¿Te ayudo? —pregunta Jonas.

"Shall I help?" asks Jonas.

—Sí. Corta los tomates.

"Yes. Cut the tomatoes."

Jonas corta los tomates.

Jonas cuts the tomatoes.

—Ahora pon el pan aquí.

"Now put the bread in here."

La abuela pone todo en la batidora.

Grandma puts everything in the blender.

—Prueba.

"Try it."

—¡Está muy rico! ¿Me das la receta?

"It is really good! Can I have the recipe?"

La abuela sonríe y guiña un ojo:

Grandma smiles and winks.

—Es un secreto.

"It is a secret."

Regular affirmative tú commands match the él present form.

Él corta. Corta los tomates.

He cuts. Cut the tomatoes.

Exceptions

Some commands are irregular: pon, ven, haz, di. Put, come, do, say.

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