Ordenar mis juguetes

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Level A1 Reading focus

What you'll learn

toy vocabulary, cleaning verbs, colors, possessive adjectives, counting 1-5, daily routines

This article teaches describing the toy cleanup process in Spanish. A1 level for complete beginners. Learn toy names, organization verbs, and color adjectives in context.

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Mi mamá me dice que es hora de ordenar

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My mom tells me it is time to tidy up.

«Es hora de» means «it is time to». «ordenar» = to tidy, to organize.

Useful for talking about daily responsibilities.

Yo entiendo que es importante tener todo organizado

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I understand that it is important to have everything organized.

«tener todo organized» = to have everything organized. Infinitive clause after «que».

Useful for expressing personal opinions about importance.

Primero recojo todos los coches pequeños

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First I pick up all the small cars.

«Primero» = first. «recoger» = to pick up, to collect. pronoun «me» is placed before the verb.

Learn the pattern «first I do something».

Después busco todas las muñecas

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Then I look for all the dolls.

«Después» = then, after. «buscar» = to look for, to search.

Shows the next step in a sequence of actions.

Cuando termino, mi habitación está limpia y ordenada

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When I finish, my room is clean and tidy.

«Cuando» = when (time). «estar + adjective» = to be in a state. «limpia y ordenada» = clean and tidy.

Use «cuando» + present to talk about routines and results.

Ahora sé que ordenar es parte de jugar

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Now I know that tidying up is part of playing.

«saber + que» = to know that. «ser parte de» = to be part of.

Expresses understanding of a habits importance.

Key words

Vocabulary that carries the school-day topic.

ordenar

to tidy, to organize

«Ordenar» means to put things in their proper place. Also means to organize.

Essential verb for daily routines and responsibilities.

recoger

to pick up, to collect

«Recoger» means to gather things that are scattered around. Here: picking up toys from the floor.

Complements «ordenar» for describing the tidying-up process.

guardar

to put away, to store

«Guardar» means to place something in a safe place. Also means to keep or store.

Useful for saying where we put things.

contar

to count

«Contar» means to name numbers in order. Also means «to tell» (a story).

Verb for counting and everyday conversation.

limpio

clean

«Limpio» is a masculine adjective. It agrees with the noun: «mi habitación está limpia» (feminine).

State adjective for describing cleanliness.

responsable

responsible

«Responsable» is a personality trait. «Ser responsable» = to be responsible.

Useful for describing character and habits.

Grammar in context

Patterns from the text worth noticing after reading.

Present tense: first person singular

Primero recojo todos los coches pequeños.

Present tense: first person singular

«Yo recojo» — verb «recoger» in presente de indicativo, 1st person singular. Ending -o for regular -er verbs.

Learn to conjugate regular -er verbs in the present.

Possessive adjectives: mi, mis

Mi mamá me dice que es hora de ordenar.

Possessive adjectives: mi, mis

«Mi» (my) before a singular noun. «Mis» before a plural noun. «mi mamá», «mis juguetes».

Essential possessives for talking about your things.

Sequence connectors: primero, después

Primero recojo... Después busco...