The Sunday meal
A short in Spanish text at level A2. The translation sits next to it: reading with a dictionary is still too early at this level, and without support it will not happen at all. On Sundays my father cooks, and always the same thing: rice with chicken and a salad of tomatoes, cucumber and onion.…
Text
- Los domingos cocina mi padre, y siempre hace lo mismo: arroz con pollo y una ensalada de tomate, pepino y cebolla. Empieza a las once, se pone el delantal y no deja entrar a nadie en la cocina hasta que termina. Mi hermana pequeña se encarga del postre, que suele ser fresas con nata o melocotón en almíbar. Lo que peor lleva mi padre es que alguien le diga que está soso, porque él sala siempre al final y a ojo. Cuando acabamos, lo que sobra va a un táper, y al día siguiente eso es la comida de todos en el trabajo.On Sundays my father cooks, and always the same thing: rice with chicken and a salad of tomatoes, cucumber and onion. He starts at eleven, puts on the apron and lets nobody into the kitchen until he is done. My younger sister is in charge of dessert, usually strawberries with cream or peaches in syrup. What my father takes worst is being told it is under-salted, because he always salts at the end and by eye. When we finish, the leftovers go into a container, and the next day that is everyone's lunch at work.
Comprehension questions
The questions are asked in Russian on purpose: we test your understanding of the text, not your ability to read the question.
- Who cooks on Sundays?
- What is in the salad?
- What is usually for dessert?
- What hurts the father the most?
Frequently asked
What level do you need to read this text in Spanish?
A2. That means: you know the letters and have a stock of everyday words — about two or three hundred.
How to read a text in an unfamiliar language usefully?
First all the way through without peeking at the translation — just to catch the familiar words. Then with the translation. Then all the way through again: the second pass brings noticeably more, and that feeling matters more than any rule.