Coffee at the café
Café en el café
This is a simple story about three friends visiting a café. It's light and focuses on the interaction.
The three friends walked into the small café on the corner.
Los tres amigos entraron en el pequeño café de la esquina.
The morning sun came through the windows.
El sol de la mañana entraba por las ventanas.
It made squares of light on the wooden floor.
Hacía cuadrados de luz en el piso de madera.
They sat at a table near the window.
Se sentaron en una mesa cerca de la ventana.
The street was busy outside.
La calle estaba ocupada afuera.
People walked past with their newspapers and bags.
La gente pasaba con sus periódicos y bolsos.
"Good morning," said the waitress.
"Buenos días", dijo la camarera.
She was young with short dark hair.
Era joven con el pelo corto y oscuro.
She smiled.
Ella sonrió.
"Beautiful day, isn't it?" "Yes," said Anna.
"Hoy es un día hermoso, ¿verdad?" "Sí", dijo Anna.
"Much better than yesterday."
"Mucho mejor que ayer".
"The rain was terrible," the waitress said.
"La lluvia fue terrible", dijo la mesera.
"I got completely wet walking to work."
"Me mojé completamente caminando al trabajo".
"At least it's sunny now," said Tom. the waitress took out her small notebook.
"Al menos ahora hace sol", dijo Tom. la mesera sacó su pequeño cuaderno.
"What can I get you?" "Coffee for me," said Anna.
"¿Qué puedo ofrecerte?" "Café para mí", dijo Anna.
"Black."
"Negro".
"Same here," said Tom. "I'll have coffee with milk," said Sarah.
"Lo mismo aquí", dijo Tom. "Tendré café con leche", dijo Sarah.
"And do you have any cakes?" "We have chocolate cake and lemon cake," the waitress said.
"¿Y tienen pasteles?" "Tenemos pastel de chocolate y pastel de limón", dijo la mesera.
"Both are very good.
"Ambos son muy buenos.
I had the chocolate cake yesterday."
Ayer comí el pastel de chocolate".
"Was it good?" asked Sarah. "Very good.
"¿Fue bueno?" preguntó Sarah. "Muy bien.
Sweet but not too sweet."
Dulce pero no demasiado dulce".
"I'll try the chocolate cake then."
"Entonces probaré el pastel de chocolate".
"Anyone else want cake?" the waitress asked.
"¿Alguien más quiere pastel?", preguntó la camarera.
Anna looked at Tom.
Anna miró a Tom.
Tom looked at Anna. "Why not?" said Anna.
Tom miró a Anna. "¿Por qué no?", dijo Anna.
"Two chocolate cakes."
"Dos pasteles de chocolate".
"Perfect," said the waitress.
"Perfecto", dijo la camarera.
She wrote in her notebook.
Ella escribió en su cuaderno.
"Three coffees and three chocolate cakes."
"Tres cafés y tres pasteles de chocolate".
She walked away toward the kitchen.
Se alejó hacia la cocina.
Her shoes made soft sounds on the wooden floor.
Sus zapatos hacían sonidos suaves en el piso de madera.
"This place is nice," said Sarah. "Yes," said Anna.
"Este lugar es agradable", dijo Sarah. "Sí", dijo Anna.
"Quiet."
"Quieto".
They looked out the window.
Miraron por la ventana.
A woman walked by with a small dog.
Pasó una mujer con un perro pequeño.
The dog stopped to sniff a tree.
El perro se detuvo a oler un árbol.
"Sometimes quiet is good," said Tom. the waitress came back with their coffee on a tray.
"A veces el silencio es bueno", dijo Tom. La mesera regresó con su café en una bandeja.
The cups were white and clean.
Las copas eran blancas y limpias.
Steam rose from the coffee.
El vapor se levantó del café.
"The cakes will be ready in a minute," she said.
"Los pasteles estarán listos en un minuto", dijo ella.
Anna picked up her coffee cup.
Anna recogió su taza de café.
It was warm in her hands.
Estaba caliente en sus manos.
"Perfect," she said.
"Perfecto", dijo ella.