El Día Largo
(The Long Day)
Marcos vive en Barcelona.
Marcos lives in Barcelona.
Hoy es un día muy largo.
Today is a very long day.
Se despierta a las seis de la mañana.
He wakes up at six in the morning.
Abre la ventana y mira la calle.
He opens the window and looks at the street.
Marcos camina a la oficina.
Marcos walks to the office.
La oficina está en un edificio alto cerca del mar.
The office is in a tall building near the sea.
Marcos abre la puerta y empieza a trabajar.
Marcos opens the door and starts to work.
Lee muchos informes y habla con muchas personas.
He reads many reports and talks to many people.
Por la tarde, Marcos bebe café.
In the afternoon, Marcos drinks coffee.
Está cansado.
He is tired.
Cierra los ojos un momento.
He closes his eyes for a moment.
El día es malo porque echa de menos a su familia.
The day is bad because he misses his family.
Marcos está triste.
Marcos is sad.
Pero a las ocho su teléfono suena.
But at eight his phone rings.
Es su hija, Marta.
It is his daughter, Marta.
¡Hola, papá!
Hello, Dad!
¿Cómo estás?, dice Marta.
How are you? Marta says.
Marcos habla con su hija durante veinte minutos.
Marcos talks to his daughter for twenty minutes.
Ríe y sonríe.
He laughs and smiles.
Después cierra la oficina y camina a casa.
Then he closes the office and walks home.
Ahora está contento.
Now he is happy.
El día largo no es tan malo.
The long day is not so bad.
Key Vocabulary
cansado tired
triste sad
largo long
alto tall, high
malo bad
hablar to talk, to speak
leer to read
abrir to open
cerrar to close
vivir to live
ser to be (permanent characteristics)
poder to be able to, can
querer to want, to love
decir to say, to tell
feo ugly
corto short (length)