El Café con Wifi

(The Café with WiFi)

A2 182 words 2 min read

When the café WiFi fails, Clara meets Marcos at the next table, discovering that disconnection sometimes creates connection.

The Café with WiFi
Clara trabajaba desde su portátil en un café pequeño del centro.
Clara worked from her laptop in a small café downtown.
Cada mañana, pedía un café con leche y buscaba una mesa cerca del enchufe.
Every morning, she ordered a latte and looked for a table near the outlet.
El wifi era rápido y la música era suave.
The WiFi was fast and the music was soft.
Un día, un chico se sentó en la mesa de al lado.
One day, a guy sat down at the table next to her.
Tenía un portátil también y parecía concentrado.
He had a laptop too and seemed focused.
Clara lo miraba de vez en cuando.
Clara looked at him from time to time.
Era guapo, con pelo oscuro y gafas modernas.
He was handsome, with dark hair and modern glasses.
De repente, el wifi dejó de funcionar.
Suddenly, the WiFi stopped working.
Clara intentó conectarse varias veces, pero no funcionaba.
Clara tried to connect several times, but it didn't work.
El chico también tenía el mismo problema.
The guy also had the same problem.
Él sonrió y dijo: 'Parece que el wifi está roto hoy.'
He smiled and said: 'It seems the WiFi is broken today.'
Empezaron a hablar sobre su trabajo y sus intereses.
They started to talk about their work and their interests.
Se llamaba Marcos y era diseñador gráfico.
His name was Marcos and he was a graphic designer.
Clara era escritora freelance.
Clara was a freelance writer.
Descubrieron que vivían en el mismo barrio.
They discovered that they lived in the same neighborhood.
Cuando el wifi volvió, ya no querían trabajar más.
When the WiFi came back, they no longer wanted to work anymore.
Marcos le pidió su número de teléfono.
Marcos asked her for her phone number.
Ahora se ven cada semana en el café, pero ya no necesitan el wifi para conectarse.
Now they see each other every week at the café, but they no longer need the WiFi to connect.

Key Vocabulary

portátil laptop
enchufe outlet / power socket
de vez en cuando from time to time
de repente suddenly
conectarse to connect
diseñador gráfico graphic designer
barrio neighborhood
ya no no longer

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