A postcard brings a little of your trip to someone at home.

The idea

Greet the reader, say where you are, describe the place and mention a recent activity; finish with a warm goodbye.

Examples

  • ¡Hola, Ana! Te escribo desde Granada.Hi, Ana! I’m writing to you from Granada.
  • La ciudad es bonita y las calles son estrechas.The city is beautiful and the streets are narrow.
  • Ayer visitamos un jardín cerca del río.Yesterday we visited a garden near the river.
  • Hoy he comido pescado en el puerto.Today I ate fish at the port.
  • Mañana vamos a pasear por la playa.Tomorrow we are going to walk along the beach.
  • ¡Un abrazo y hasta pronto!A hug and see you soon!

Read-aloud uses a synthetic Spanish voice available on your device. Voice quality and availability vary; it does not assess your pronunciation.

Watch out

Do not use a future form for an activity that happened yesterday; the time word calls for a past form.

Try it yourself

  1. You are writing from Seville. Complete: I am writing to you ___ Seville. (desde / hasta)

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    desde

    desde identifies where the message comes from.

  2. Yesterday you visited a museum. Complete: Yesterday I ___ a museum. (visité / visitaré)

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    visité

    visité places the museum visit in the past.

  3. Finish the postcard to a friend: A ___! (abrazo / puerto)

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    abrazo

    abrazo makes a warm closing; the other choice means port.

Use it today

Write a postcard with a greeting, a place, a recent activity and a closing.