Fluent Fiction - Spanish

A Day at the Market: Cooking the Perfect Family Paella


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Fluent Fiction - Spanish: A Day at the Market: Cooking the Perfect Family Paella
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Story Transcript:

Es: El sol brillaba intensamente sobre el Mercado Central.
En: The sun was shining intensely over the Central Market.

Es: Lucía, Martín y Sofía llegaron al mercado.
En: Lucía, Martín, and Sofía arrived at the market.

Es: Había mucha gente comprando.
En: There were many people shopping.

Es: El sonido de las voces y el aroma de las frutas y verduras llenaban el aire.
En: The sound of voices and the aroma of fruits and vegetables filled the air.

Es: Lucía llevaba una lista.
En: Lucía had a list.

Es: Ella quería preparar una deliciosa paella para su familia.
En: She wanted to prepare a delicious paella for her family.

Es: Martín y Sofía iban detrás de ella, emocionados.
En: Martín and Sofía followed behind her, excited.

Es: "¿Qué necesitamos primero?
En: "What do we need first?"

Es: ", preguntó Martín.
En: asked Martín.

Es: "Tomates y pimientos", respondió Lucía.
En: "Tomatoes and peppers," replied Lucía.

Es: Caminaron hacia el puesto de vegetales.
En: They walked toward the vegetable stand.

Es: Un hombre amable los atendió.
En: A friendly man attended to them.

Es: Lucía seleccionó los tomates más rojos y los pimientos más frescos.
En: Lucía selected the reddest tomatoes and the freshest peppers.

Es: Luego, fueron al puesto de mariscos.
En: Then, they went to the seafood stand.

Es: "Necesitamos gambas y mejillones", dijo Lucía.
En: "We need shrimp and mussels," said Lucía.

Es: Sofía señaló unos mejillones grandes y frescos.
En: Sofía pointed to some large, fresh mussels.

Es: "Esos se ven buenos", dijo.
En: "Those look good," she said.

Es: Compraron las gambas y los mejillones.
En: They bought the shrimp and mussels.

Es: El siguiente puesto era de especias.
En: The next stand was for spices.

Es: "Azafrán es muy importante para la paella", dijo Martín, recordando una receta que leyó.
En: "Saffron is very important for paella," said Martín, recalling a recipe he had read.

Es: Compraron un pequeño paquete de azafrán y otras especias.
En: They bought a small packet of saffron and other spices.

Es: Al final, buscaron el arroz.
En: In the end, they looked for rice.

Es: Lucía explicó, "Necesitamos arroz especial para paella."
En: Lucía explained, "We need special rice for paella."

Es: Encontraron un puesto que vendía arroz de buena calidad.
En: They found a stand that sold high-quality rice.

Es: Sofía ayudó a llevar las bolsas.
En: Sofía helped carry the bags.

Es: Con todas las compras hechas, regresaron a casa.
En: With all the shopping done, they returned home.

Es: "Vamos a hacer la mejor paella", dijo Lucía con una sonrisa.
En: "Let's make the best paella," said Lucía with a smile.

Es: Se pusieron a cocinar.
En: They started to cook.

Es: Mientras cocinaban, se reían y hablaban.
En: While they cooked, they laughed and talked.

Es: Sofía pelaba las gambas, Martín cortaba los pimientos y Lucía dirigía todo.
En: Sofía peeled the shrimp, Martín cut the peppers, and Lucía directed everything.

Es: El aroma de la paella llenaba la casa.
En: The aroma of the paella filled the house.

Es: Finalmente, la paella estaba lista.
En: Finally, the paella was ready.

Es: Lucía, Martín y Sofía se sentaron a la mesa.
En: Lucía, Martín, and Sofía sat at the table.

Es: La paella olía deliciosa y sabía aún mejor.
En: The paella smelled delicious and tasted even better.

Es: Compartieron una comida inolvidable.
En: They shared an unforgettable meal.

Es: Lucía miró a Martín y Sofía.
En: Lucía looked at Martín and Sofía.

Es: "Hoy fue un buen día en el mercado," dijo.
En: "Today was a good day at the market," she said.

Es: Todos estuvieron de acuerdo.
En: Everyone agreed.

Es: Estaban felices y satisfechos.
En: They were happy and satisfied.

Es: La paella fue un éxito y la familia disfrutó de un momento especial juntos.
En: The paella was a success, and the family enjoyed a special moment together.


Vocabulary Words:
  • shining: brillaba
  • intensely: intensamente
  • Central Market: Mercado Central
  • arrived: llegaron
  • shopping: comprando
  • voices: voces
  • aroma: aroma
  • filled: llenaban
  • wanted: quería
  • delicious: deliciosa
  • followed behind: iban detrás
  • excited: emocionados
  • vegetable stand: puesto de vegetales
  • friendly: amable
  • reddest: más rojos
  • freshest: más frescos
  • seafood stand: puesto de mariscos
  • shrimp: gambas
  • mussels: mejillones
  • spices: especias
  • saffron: azafrán
  • recalling: recordando
  • recipe: receta
  • packet: paquete
  • special: especial
  • carry: llevar
  • regresaron: returned
  • pelaba: peeled
  • cortaba: cut
  • direcía: directed
...more
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