My First Phone — Learn Spanish A1
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Mi primer celular
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This article teaches phone-related vocabulary, communication and family terms in Spanish. A1 level for beginners. Covers: llamar, mensaje, celular, número, contactos.
Con el celular puedo llamar a mi abuela. Ella vive lejos y me alegra escuchar su voz.
También llamo a mi papá cuando termina el trabajo. Le pregunto qué hora llega a casa.
El celular tiene botones grandes. Los números son fáciles de ver y de presionar.
Hay una función de contactos. Allí guardo los números de mi familia y mis amigos.
Mi mamá me enseñó a usar el celular. Ella me explicó todo paso a paso.
Solo llamo a personas que conozco. No contesto llamadas de números extraños.
El celular sirve para mandar mensajes. Escribo con las letras del teclado pequeño.
Puedo escribir hola y gracias. También envío caritas felices a mis primos.
Mi mamá revisa mi celular a veces. Ella me ayuda a usarlo de forma segura.
No uso el celular en la escuela. Lo guardo en mi mochila y lo apago.
Cargo el celular por la noche. Por la mañana está listo para usar todo el día.
Mi primer celular es especial. Me conecta con las personas que quiero.
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What you'll learn
Phone vocabulary, communication terms, family words, numbers, online safety
This article teaches phone-related vocabulary, communication and family terms in Spanish. A1 level for beginners. Covers: llamar, mensaje, celular, número, contactos.
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Mi mamá me regaló un celular
newMom gave me a phone
The verb "regalar" means to give as a gift. "Me regaló" means "gave me" (to me).
Essential phrase for talking about gifts.
Ella vive lejos
newShe lives far away
The verb "vivir" means to live. "Lejos" means far away.
Key phrase for describing where family lives.
cabe en mi mano
newit fits in my hand
The verb "caber" means to fit. Used here to describe size.
Describing size of objects.
llamar a mi abuela
newcall my grandmother
Infinitive "llamar" + article "a" + pronoun. Basic phone phrase.
Essential phone conversation phrase.
guardar los números
newsave the numbers
The verb "guardar" means to save or store. Common with contacts.
Useful for talking about phone features.
Me alegra escuchar su voz
newIt makes me happy to hear her voice
Reflexive pronoun "me" as direct object. "Alegrar" in impersonal construction.
Phrase for expressing emotions.
Key words
Vocabulary that carries the school-day topic.
cell phone
celular
cell phone
"Celular" is the Spanish word for mobile phone. Used throughout Latin America.
Core vocabulary word of the article.
buttons
botones
buttons
Noun "botones" means buttons. Used in plural form.
Useful for describing a phone.
contacts
contactos
contacts
"Contactos" is the phone contacts feature for storing numbers.
Useful for talking about phone functions.
messages
mensajes
messages
"Mensajes" are text messages. Verb "mandar" means to send.
Key for communication topics.
keyboard
teclado
keyboard
"Teclado" is the phone keyboard for typing.
For describing phone features.
to charge
cargar
to charge
"Cargar" means to charge a device. Can also mean to carry.
Important for phone care routines.
Grammar in context
Patterns from the text worth noticing after reading.
Pronoun me as direct object
me alegra
me
"Me" as direct object means "to me". Used in "me alegra" (it makes me happy).
Foundation for understanding Spanish reflexives.
Adjective after noun in Spanish
El celular tiene botones grandes
big buttons
In Spanish, adjectives often come after the noun. "Botones grandes" = big buttons.
Key Spanish word order pattern.
Expression por la noche
por la noche
at night
"Por" + time of day indicates a routine action. "Por la noche" = at night.
Useful for daily routine descriptions.
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