While I drink my coffeeLa maleta de Aliya
Aliya’s suitcase
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Es julio. Mañana Niyaz va a Madrid. En su habitación hay una abierta. Dentro hay dos camisetas, unos pantalones y su gris.
It is July. Tomorrow Niyaz is going to Madrid. In his room there is an open suitcase. Inside there are two T-shirts, some trousers and his grey sweatshirt.
Aliya entra en la habitación. —¿Solo eso? En Madrid hace mucho calor. La sudadera no. —La sudadera sí —dice Niyaz—. Me gusta.
Aliya comes into the room. “Is that all? It’s very hot in Madrid. Not the sweatshirt.” “Yes, the sweatshirt,” says Niyaz. “I like it.”
Aliya pone en la maleta un pequeño y una bolsa de . —Los caramelos son para tus amigos nuevos. —No voy a tener amigos nuevos. Voy a estudiar. —Sí, sí —dice Aliya.
Aliya puts a small dictionary and a bag of sweets into the suitcase. “The sweets are for your new friends.” “I’m not going to have new friends. I’m going to study.” “Yeah, sure,” says Aliya.
Por la noche, Niyaz abre la maleta otra vez. Encima de la sudadera hay un papel. Es de Aliya: «Habla con la gente. Tú puedes». Niyaz sonríe y cierra la maleta.
At night Niyaz opens the suitcase again. On top of the sweatshirt there is a note. It is from Aliya: “Talk to people. You can do it.” Niyaz smiles and closes the suitcase.
Chapter exercises
Grammar in this chapter: hay, estar for place, ir a + infinitive
1. Mañana Niyaz ___ a Madrid.
2. ¿Qué hay en la maleta?
3. ¿Para quién son los caramelos?
Write it yourself
¿Qué hay en tu maleta para un viaje de dos semanas? Escribe una lista con «hay…».
What is in your suitcase for a two-week trip? Write a list with “hay…”.