✦ Language teacher tool ✦
Bilingual Stories Side by Side
Pick a story or write a new one and get the same tale in two languages, paragraph by paragraph, with vocabulary and key phrases. Built for Spanish, English and dual language classrooms.
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Recent bilingual stories
Elizabeth y sus números mágicos
Elizabeth and Her Magic Numbers
10 paragraphs · 202 words
Los programadores curiosos
Curious Programmers
11 paragraphs · 407 words
La Semana del Aprendizaje en Reque
The Learning Week in Reque
14 paragraphs · 522 words
El misterio del tiempo perdido
The Mystery of Lost Time
10 paragraphs · 386 words
Three Little Pigs Story Images: A Warm and Whimsical Tale
La historia de los tres cerditos: Una historia cálida y llena de fantasía
7 paragraphs · 559 words
Lucas y el secreto del bosque encantado
Lucas and the Secret of the Enchanted Forest
15 paragraphs · 564 words
La Carrera de Dos Estrellitas
The Race of Two Little Stars
13 paragraphs · 475 words
El jardín de las emociones
Der Garten der Emotionen
12 paragraphs · 451 words
El jardín de las emociones
The Garden of Emotions
12 paragraphs · 451 words
El Duende del Bosque Encantado
The Forest Sprite
9 paragraphs · 323 words
La aventura de los pingüinos
The Penguin Adventure
10 paragraphs · 378 words
How it works
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Pick a story from the library or write a new topic (300–450 words).
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Choose the target language: Spanish, English, Portuguese, French, German and more.
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Read the paragraphs side by side, hide the translation to practise, and download the PDF for class.
Why bilingual stories work in class
Dual language reading lets a learner follow the whole story without losing the thread: read in the language you are learning and check with your own, paragraph by paragraph. Key phrases and vocabulary come from the same story, so they are learned in context rather than from loose lists.
Frequently asked questions
▸Are the bilingual stories free?
Yes. Creating, reading, sharing and downloading the PDF of any bilingual story is free and needs no account.
▸Which languages can I combine?
Any pair among Spanish, English, Portuguese, French, German, Italian, Dutch, Swedish, Norwegian, Japanese and Korean. The most used pair is Spanish–English.
▸Does the translation keep the reading level?
Yes. Every paragraph is translated faithfully at the same reading level, without summarising or adding content, so both columns match one to one.
▸How do I use it in the classroom?
Project the side-by-side view, switch on “Hide translation” so students translate aloud, then reveal each paragraph. Print the two-column PDF for individual work.