Spanish–English parallel text
Notas en la cafetería
Notes in the Café
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El hombre del abrigo gris
The man in the grey coat
Sara trabaja en una cafetería pequeña. La cafetería está en una calle concurrida de la ciudad.
Sara works in a small café. The café is on a busy street in the city.
Son las siete de la mañana. Sara abre la puerta y enciende las luces.
It is seven o’clock in the morning. Sara opens the door and turns on the lights.
La cafetería está tranquila. Sara prepara un café para ella. Se sienta junto a la ventana.
The café is quiet. Sara makes a coffee for herself. She sits at the window.
Tiene un bolígrafo en la mano. Dibuja en una servilleta de papel. Dibuja la calle, el autobús y la gente.
She has a pen in her hand. She draws on a paper napkin. She draws the street, the bus and the people.
A Sara le encanta dibujar. Dibuja todas las mañanas. Pero nunca enseña sus dibujos a nadie.
Sara loves drawing. She draws every morning. But she never shows her drawings to anybody.
A las ocho en punto, la puerta se abre. Entra un hombre. Lleva un abrigo gris y una bolsa negra grande.
At eight o’clock, the door opens. A man comes in. He has a grey coat and a big black bag.
«Buenos días», dice Sara.
“Good morning,” says Sara.
«Buenos días», dice el hombre. «Un café solo, por favor».
“Good morning,” says the man. “A black coffee, please.”
Él siempre dice las mismas palabras. Viene todos los días a las ocho. Siempre quiere un café solo.
He always says the same words. He comes every day at eight. He always wants a black coffee.
Sara prepara el café. El hombre paga. Se sienta en la mesa del rincón.
Sara makes the coffee. The man pays. He sits at the table in the corner.
Abre un libro. Lee y bebe su café. No habla.
He opens a book. He reads and drinks his coffee. He does not talk.
Sara lo mira. Tiene unos treinta años. Tiene el pelo oscuro y una cara amable.
Sara looks at him. He is about thirty. He has dark hair and a kind face.
«El mismo café, la misma mesa, el mismo libro», piensa ella. Sonríe.
“The same coffee, the same table, the same book,” she thinks. She smiles.
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