# A weekend in Barcelona

**Language:** Spanish  
**CEFR Level:** A2  

> Join Alejandro and Andrea for a practical guide to navigating Barcelona, from buying metro tickets and ordering tapas to handling unexpected travel hiccups, one short conversation at a time. Each lesson trains your ear until you can follow every word and answer back.

**Setting:** Alejandro and Andrea are meeting up in Barcelona for a quick two-day holiday, combining his love for urban wandering with her rare weekend off from the Galician cliffs. They navigate the bustling city transit, markets, and restaurants together, sharing travel tips and comparing notes on their respective coastal lives.

## Lessons

### 1. Choosing how to travel

Alejandro and Andrea decide whether to walk or take the metro to the city market, and Andrea hands Alejandro his ticket.

### 2. Discussing food shopping preferences

Andrea and Alejandro discuss how food is priced and sold at the market, and Alejandro notices a sign written in Catalan.

### 3. Recalling what you ate

Andrea reassures Alejandro about language barriers in the city, and they try to remember what they ate for lunch the day before.

### 4. Comparing the cost of meals

Alejandro and Andrea compare the prices of their recent meals and discuss their plans to visit a popular art museum.

### 5. Explaining morning habits

Andrea and Alejandro plan to arrive early, but Alejandro insists on getting a morning coffee first, explaining how he cannot function without it.

### 6. Dealing with travel mishaps

As they rush to catch the metro, Alejandro drops his ticket, prompting Andrea to quickly share hers so they do not miss the train.

### 7. Comparing different paces of life

Andrea and Alejandro compare the fast pace of the city to the relaxed beach life while rushing to catch their arriving train.