El Vecino Ruidoso

(The Noisy Neighbour)

A2 198 words 2 min read

Pablo's complaints about his noisy neighbour's late-night guitar music lead to an unexpected friendship and weekly flamenco listening sessions.

The Noisy Neighbour
Pablo vivía en un piso pequeño en Madrid.
Pablo lived in a small flat in Madrid.
Le gustaba su barrio, pero tenía un problema: su vecino del quinto piso tocaba la guitarra todas las noches.
He liked his neighbourhood, but he had a problem: his neighbour on the fifth floor played the guitar every night.
Una noche, Pablo no pudo dormir.
One night, Pablo couldn't sleep.
A las dos de la mañana, la música seguía sonando.
At two in the morning, the music was still playing.
Estaba muy enfadado.
He was very angry.
Decidió escribir una nota.
He decided to write a note.
La nota decía: Estimado vecino, su música es muy bonita, pero necesito dormir.
The note said: Dear neighbour, your music is very nice, but I need to sleep.
Gracias.
Thank you.
Pablo la dejó debajo de la puerta.
Pablo left it under the door.
Al día siguiente, alguien llamó a su puerta.
The next day, someone knocked on his door.
Era el vecino, un hombre mayor con una sonrisa enorme.
It was the neighbour, an older man with an enormous smile.
¡Hola!
Hello!
Soy Manolo.
I’m Manolo.
Leí tu nota.
I read your note.
Lo siento mucho, dijo.
I’m very sorry, he said.
Pero... ¿te gusta la música?, preguntó Manolo.
But... do you like music? Manolo asked.
Tengo café y galletas.
I have coffee and biscuits.
Ven, escuchamos juntos.
Come, we’ll listen together.
Pablo dudó un momento, pero aceptó.
Pablo hesitated for a moment, but he accepted.
Esa noche, Pablo descubrió que Manolo tocaba flamenco.
That night, Pablo discovered that Manolo played flamenco.
La música era increíble.
The music was incredible.
Desde entonces, cada viernes, Pablo subía al quinto piso con una botella de vino.
From then on, every Friday, Pablo went up to the fifth floor with a bottle of wine.
El vecino ruidoso se convirtió en su mejor amigo.
The noisy neighbour became his best friend.

Key Vocabulary

el vecino the neighbour
ruidoso noisy
tocar to play (an instrument)
enfadado angry, annoyed
la nota the note
las galletas the biscuits
descubrir to discover

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