Stories
Short stories in Spanish, graded by level — read line by line with the English underneath.
El banco cerrado — A Short Story in Spanish (A2)
Rent due, a closed bank, and an ATM with opinions — an A2 story in past-tense Spanish about a very bad Saturday, line by line with English.
Read the story →La farmacia de guardia — A Short Story in Spanish (B1)
A fever at two in the morning and the one pharmacy that never closes — a B1 story with subjunctive and conditional in the wild, line by line with English.
Read the story →La maleta perdida — A Short Story in Spanish (A1)
A suitcase takes a longer trip than its owner — an A1 short story in present-tense Spanish, line by line with English, glossary and questions.
Read the story →La receta de la suegra — A Short Story in Spanish (A2)
A nervous cook, a sacred family recipe, and a Sunday lunch that goes sideways — an A2 story in past-tense Spanish, line by line with English.
Read the story →El billete de veinte mil — A Short Story in Spanish (A2)
A 20,000-peso bill travels through Medellín in a single day — an A2 story in preterite and imperfect, line by line with English and glossary.
Read the story →El café de la esquina — A Short Story in Spanish (A1)
A silent new customer changes a Mexico City café — an A1 short story in present-tense Spanish, line by line with English, glossary and questions.
Read the story →El casero fantasma — A Short Story in Spanish (B1)
A broken water heater, a Santiago winter, and a landlord nobody can find — a B1 story with subjunctive and conditional, English line by line.
Read the story →El plan que nadie canceló — A Short Story in Spanish (A2)
Three Madrid friends keep cancelling their reunion until chance fixes it — an A2 story in preterite and imperfect with English line by line.
Read the story →El último bus a Cusco — A Short Story in Spanish (B1)
Marcos misses the last bus before the interview of his life — a B1 story set in Peru, with subjunctive and conditional, English line by line.
Read the story →La abuela y el teléfono — A Short Story in Spanish (A1)
A Buenos Aires grandmother refuses her new phone until one Sunday changes everything — an A1 present-tense story with English line by line.
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