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Spanish dialogue with translation · A2 · 16 lines

La primera tortilla de Ana Ana's first tortilla

Comic · 16 panels

Panel 1 of 16 for “Ana's first tortilla”: “Ana, come to the kitchen. Today you're going to make your first Spanish omelet.”
  1. Lucía

    Ana, ven a la cocina. Hoy vas a hacer tu primera tortilla de patatas.

    Ana, come to the kitchen. Today you're going to make your first Spanish omelet.

Panel 2 of 16 for “Ana's first tortilla”: “Perfect! I already have the apron. What do I do first?”
  1. Ana

    ¡Perfecto! Ya tengo el delantal. ¿Qué hago primero?

    Perfect! I already have the apron. What do I do first?

Panel 3 of 16 for “Ana's first tortilla”: “Take this knife and peel the potatoes. Pablo, cut the onion into small pieces.”
  1. Lucía

    Toma este cuchillo y pela las patatas. Pablo, corta la cebolla en trozos pequeños.

    Take this knife and peel the potatoes. Pablo, cut the onion into small pieces.

Panel 4 of 16 for “Ana's first tortilla”: “Onion? I prefer tortilla without onion.”
  1. Pablo

    ¿Cebolla? Yo prefiero la tortilla sin cebolla.

    Onion? I prefer tortilla without onion.

Panel 5 of 16 for “Ana's first tortilla”: “Well, in my kitchen it's made with onion. Cut or get out of here!”
  1. Lucía

    Pues en mi cocina es con cebolla. ¡Corta o sal de aquí!

    Well, in my kitchen it's made with onion. Cut or get out of here!

Panel 6 of 16 for “Ana's first tortilla”: “They're already peeled. Now I boil them in the pot, right?”
  1. Ana

    Ya están peladas. Ahora las hiervo en la olla, ¿no?

    They're already peeled. Now I boil them in the pot, right?

Panel 7 of 16 for “Ana's first tortilla”: “No, not in the pot! We fry them: put the frying pan on the heat and heat the oil.”
  1. Lucía

    ¡No, en la olla no! Las freímos: pon la sartén al fuego y calienta el aceite.

    No, not in the pot! We fry them: put the frying pan on the heat and heat the oil.

Panel 8 of 16 for “Ana's first tortilla”: “I'm putting in the potatoes and the onion. Should I add garlic and pepper too?”
  1. Ana

    Echo las patatas y la cebolla. ¿Añado también ajo y pimienta?

    I'm putting in the potatoes and the onion. Should I add garlic and pepper too?

Panel 9 of 16 for “Ana's first tortilla”: “Neither garlic nor pepper! Stir slowly, little by little.”
  1. Pablo

    ¡Ni ajo ni pimienta! Remueve despacio, poco a poco.

    Neither garlic nor pepper! Stir slowly, little by little.

Panel 10 of 16 for “Ana's first tortilla”: “That's it. Pablo, beat the eggs with a fork.”
  1. Lucía

    Eso es. Pablo, bate los huevos con un tenedor.

    That's it. Pablo, beat the eggs with a fork.

Panel 11 of 16 for “Ana's first tortilla”: “Done. Ana, the potatoes are still raw: wait a little.”
  1. Pablo

    Hecho. Ana, las patatas todavía están crudas: espera un poco.

    Done. Ana, the potatoes are still raw: wait a little.

Panel 12 of 16 for “Ana's first tortilla”: “Now they're ready. Mix the potatoes with the eggs and pour everything into the frying pan.”
  1. Lucía

    Ahora sí están listas. Mezcla las patatas con los huevos y echa todo en la sartén.

    Now they're ready. Mix the potatoes with the eggs and pour everything into the frying pan.

Panel 13 of 16 for “Ana's first tortilla”: “Now put a plate on top and flip the tortilla. Be careful!”
  1. Pablo

    Ahora pon un plato encima y da la vuelta a la tortilla. ¡Ten cuidado!

    Now put a plate on top and flip the tortilla. Be careful!

Panel 14 of 16 for “Ana's first tortilla”: “All done! Pablo, try a piece and tell the truth: is it salty?”
  1. Ana

    ¡Ya está! Pablo, prueba un trozo y di la verdad: ¿está salada?

    All done! Pablo, try a piece and tell the truth: is it salty?

Panel 15 of 16 for “Ana's first tortilla”: “No, it's delicious. A little burned, but don't worry: the first one always burns.”
  1. Pablo

    No, está muy rica. Un poco quemada, pero no te preocupes: la primera siempre se quema.

    No, it's delicious. A little burned, but don't worry: the first one always burns.

Panel 16 of 16 for “Ana's first tortilla”: “Pablo, make a salad and set the table. Enjoy your meal!”
  1. Lucía

    Pablo, haz una ensalada y pon la mesa. ¡Que aproveche!

    Pablo, make a salad and set the table. Enjoy your meal!

Grammar for this text

Commands to a friend. Almost every line has a tú command: toma, pela, corta, calienta, remueve, bate, espera, mezcla, echa, prueba. It's the él / ella form of the present tense: él corta → ¡corta! All six short special commands are here too: ven (come here), sal (get out), pon (put), ten cuidado (be careful), di (tell), haz (make).

"Should I…?" is the yo form as a question: ¿Qué hago primero? (What do I do first?), ¿Añado también ajo y pimienta? (Should I add garlic and pepper too?)

Las hiervo, las freímos: las stands for las patatas (unit 5). Ya están peladas, todavía están crudas, sí están listas: estar + a describing word says what the potatoes are like right now (peeled, raw, ready). The ending -as matches las patatas.

Phrases: da la vuelta a la tortilla (flip the tortilla), pon la mesa (set the table). La primera siempre se quema means "the first one always burns": with se, it burns by itself; nobody burns it.

Short replies: Eso es (that's it), Hecho (done), ¡Ya está! (all done!). No te preocupes and que aproveche are set phrases; the rule comes later.

The "with onion or without" argument is real in Spain.

Words and grammar of the unit: Tell a friend how to cook.

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