Churros con chocolate

Churros with chocolate

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Los son de frita. Son largos y . En Madrid la gente toma churros con chocolate. El chocolate es muy , perfecto para los churros.

Churros are made of fried dough. They are long and hot. In Madrid people have churros with chocolate. The chocolate is very thick, perfect for dipping the churros.

Una es una tienda o un bar de churros. Mucha gente desayuna churros el domingo. Otras personas toman churros por la noche, después de una fiesta.

A churrería is a shop or bar that sells churros. Many people have churros for breakfast on Sunday. Other people have them at night, after a party.

Un consejo para tu primer día en Madrid: antes de pedir, mira la cola. Si hay mucha gente, es buena señal. Pide un chocolate para mojar y churros para dos. Y antes de mojar, espera un minuto: el chocolate está muy caliente.

A tip for your first day in Madrid: before ordering, look at the queue. If there are a lot of people, it’s a good sign. Order a chocolate for dipping and churros for two. And before dipping, wait a minute: the chocolate is very hot.

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  • son de masa frita — ser de = made of: la mesa es de madera.
  • para mojar — para + infinitive = “for / in order to”.
For your diary

¿Qué desayunas el domingo? ¿Es dulce o salado? Escribe tres frases.

What do you have for breakfast on Sunday? Sweet or savoury? Write three sentences.