day 55Elena's village

Elena's village

Describe a village and its mountains, and use -ito and -ita to say small, dear or just a little.

today’s words

• la aldea · hamlet, very small village
• el poblado · settlement, small village
• la finca · farm, country estate
• la cabaña · cabin, hut
• el monte · mountain, hill; woodland
• la cordillera · mountain range
• la llanura · plain, flat land
• la cumbre · summit, peak
• el horizonte · horizon
• la altitud · altitude, height above sea level
• serrano · of the sierra, mountain (adj)
• autóctono · native, local to a place
• descender · to go down, to descend

sentences

• Elena nació en una aldea pequeña de la sierra. · Elena was born in a small hamlet in the sierra.
• La aldea está a 1200 metros de altitud. · The hamlet is 1,200 metres above sea level.
• Desde la cumbre se ve todo el horizonte. · From the summit you can see the whole horizon.
• Al descender del monte, vemos la finca de un vecino. · When we come down from the hill, we see a neighbour's farm.
• Las casas serranas son de piedra y las flores autóctonas son bonitas. · The mountain houses are made of stone and the native flowers are pretty.