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a city that is not yours but feels like one as you act as a non-tourist. What an experience, to be able to see through the eyes of locals, not taking photos as tourists do, guided and accompanied by someone
In only two years, by August 1521, Tenochtitlán— probably the largest city of the world outside China at that time—surrendered to the siege of the Spanish army, who took down the local population despite being greatly outnumbered by them.2 The quick debacle of the powerful city of Tenochtitlán and the immediate collapse of the Aztec ...
- Gianluca Miniaci
10 Spanish Learning Books for Free! [PDF] by InfoBooks - Updated: October 2024. Discover the richness of the Spanish language with our collection of free PDF books for learning Spanish. Spanish, with its vast global distribution and rich cultural diversity, offers a fascinating path towards linguistic fluency and intercultural understanding.
- Spanish Short Stories For Beginners
- Intermediate Spanish Short Stories
- Advanced Spanish Short Stories
- Why Learn with Spanish Language Short Stories?
- Tips For Learners
- Tips For Educators
1. “En el aeropuerto”
The actual content of “En el aeropuerto” (In the Airport) may not be suitable for younger students (since it does happen to mention drug-sniffing dogs and explosives) but the language is certainlysimple enough for most beginner Spanish students. The story is in the present tense and is written clearly. It’s also accompanied by an English translation and clearly-spoken Spanish audiowith a rather natural-sounding accent. Check out all the other short stories for absolute beginners available on...
2. “Tairon el super tramposo” by Hans Wilhelm
This fun little tale is perfect for younger Spanish studentsas there are large illustrations matching the written text. Tairon, a large and dominating dinosaur, cheats at all of the games that the other dinosaurs had planned for their fun weekend away—but the other dinosaurs decide to play a clever trick on Tairon. In the end, he learns a valuable lesson. The story uses some simple past tense constructionsso it’s a good pick for practicing this grammar topic and getting exposed to its various...
3. “Mi casa”
“Mi casa” (My House) is a simple story that’s ideal for beginners to learn adjectives related to houses and family life. The narrator describes their new home in a bustling urban center, along with all the reasons why they’re happy about living there. Since the story is hosted on Lingua, you’ll find it comes with a short comprehension quiz at the end, a downloadable PDF and even recordings of the story in a variety of Spanish accents. Check out this site for more fun stories for all Spanish s...
7. “Al final del callejón” by Jesús Cano Urbano
“Al final del callejón” (At the End of the Alley) is a story found on E-stories, a website with user-provided short stories which cover an immense range of genres, topics and language levels. This story is nice and short and depicts a creepy, mysterious scenario. Andrés chases a ball down an alley and stumbles across a strange secret. Nothing too complex, but definitely intriguing.
8. “Continuidad de los parques” by Julio Cortázar
Julio Cortázar is an Argentine author known for his short stories and his novels alike, he’s often considered “a writer’s writer”—Carlos Fuentes called him “the Simón Bolívar of the novel.” “Continuidad de los parques” (Continuity of Parks) is not too difficult a read. First of all, it’s very short—less than two full pages in print. It’s also a lot of fun, containing a plot twist that gets you questioning the nature of literature itself.
9. “María dos Prazeres” by Gabriel García Márquez
“María dos Prazeres” was originally published in 1992 as part of a collection of stories titled “Doce cuentos peregrinos” (Twelve Pilgrim Stories). It was written by Colombian author Gabriel García Márquez, who is the same author of one of the most widespread books in Spanish and in English, “Cien años de soledad” (One Hundred Years of Solitude). The story is about an elderly woman who had a vision of her death and begins carefully preparing for it. Then she finds that there was an error in t...
11. “Los cuentos de Eva Luna” by Isabel Allende
“Los cuentos de Eva Luna” (The Tales of Eva Luna) is a collection of short storiesfocused on Eva Luna, a character from one of Isabel Allende’s previous novels. Eva was orphaned after a series of dramatic and unfortunate events, and bounced from brothel rooms to jail cells, city streets and outbreaks of guerrilla warfare. Now, this colorful character weaves tales of intrigue, love, death, revenge and black humorto entertain her lover. The tales are gritty and may be thematically challengingfo...
12. “Doce cuentos peregrinos” by Gabriel García Márquez
“Doce cuentos peregrinos” (Twelve Pilgrim Tales)is a collection of twelve stories written and edited by Gabriel García Márquez over eighteen years. The constant discussion of “foreignness” and feeling like “the other” make this collection a fantastic read for learners and future travelers. Each story is about six to ten text-heavy pages,not too long and not too shortfor advanced learners. The length and difficulty level make these stories best suited for focused reading practice. The language...
13. “El almohadón de plumas” by Horacio Quiroga
Though he also wrote plays and poetry, Uruguayan writer Horacio Quiroga is far and away most famous for his short stories. In fact, he is often considered the father of modern Spanish-language short story writing. Known for his dark style, Quiroga is sometimes called “the Edgar Allan Poe of Latin America.“ The story is about a young girl who gets married to a cold older man and her subsequent slide into a mysterious illness. We don’t want to spoil the ending, but it’s pretty horrific. Though...
Why are short stories the best option for those who struggle to read in Spanish? Here are three solid reasons:
Read with your highlighter
Whether you’re reading a physical book or from some sort of screen, don’t hesitate to mark any words that you don’t know. This is imperative to expanding your Spanish-language vocabulary. It also brings us to our next tip.
Read with your dictionary
This isn’t to say that you should immediately consult your dictionaryevery time you’re unsure about a word. Sometimes you can often figure out what a word means from context. But if a lack of comprehension leads to you losing the plot, you’ve got no choice but to open up your dictionary and start figuring things out. Online dictionaries like SpanishDictcome in quite handy when reading Spanish literature, especially when they explain what the word means in different contexts (or dialects).
Review what you learn
Once you’ve read your story, it’s time to solidify the new vocabularyyou’ve picked up. Look at the words you’ve marked as unfamiliar and add them to your study routine. No matter how you prefer to learn new Spanish vocabulary, make sure to study these new words so you don’t forget them.
We all know that reading is critical for Spanish students to develop comprehension and writing skills. Not only that, but by exposing students’ brains to Spanish languagewritten for native Spanish speakers, they’ll start to familiarize themselves better with the sounds, rhythms and rules of the language. They’ll start to look at and listen to Spani...
This worksheet was designed to help you practice part of the vocabulary about places in the city in Spanish by solving two exercises on this topic. We hope these exercises help you identify and memorize vocabulary for places more easily.
May 5, 2021 · Literary classics in Spanish can help you drastically improve the effectiveness of your language learning, especially if you’re already at an intermediate or early advanced level. Here are 12 classics in Spanish literature that should be part of your next book order!
Practice the vocabulary for places in the city in Spanish, how to describe places and ways to ask and give directions in Spanish with a PDF worksheet.
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