An afternoon on BNE Digital
At home in Madrid, Lucía searches BNE Digital, the free site of the National Library of Spain, for an old map without going to the library.
Una tarde en BNE Digital
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What you'll learn
Spanish present tense, querer, and hay in a real search with no account.
Lucía wants an old map of Madrid for class. She does not go to the National Library sites on Paseo de Recoletos or in Alcalá de Henares. She opens bnedigital.bne.es with no account and no password, searches, and looks at one map that opens on the screen. She does not know the year, does not write one, does not download the file, and copies the name into her notebook.
After reading
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Phrases, words, grammar, and quick practice from this text.
Phrases for training
Add useful phrases to SRS or mark them as already known.
en mi pantalla
newon my screen
En mi pantalla means on my screen.
Useful for saying where you see something.
busco un libro
newI look for a book
Busco is the I form of buscar, to look for.
Useful for looking for something in a library.
de muchas épocas
newfrom many periods
Época means a period of time in history.
Useful for talking about different times in history.
en otra pantalla
newon another screen
Otra means another.
Useful for talking about a different screen.
se pueden descargar gratis
newthey can be downloaded for free
Se pueden + infinitive says that something can be done.
Useful for saying that a file can be downloaded.
Key words
Vocabulary that carries the school-day topic.
Word: biblioteca
biblioteca
library
Biblioteca is a place with books and other materials.
Useful for talking about books and reading.
Word: manuscritos
manuscritos
manuscripts
A manuscrito is a text written by hand.
Useful for naming old documents.
Word: dibujos
dibujos
drawings
A dibujo is a picture that someone drew.
Useful for describing images.
Word: carteles
carteles
posters
A cartel is a large text or image for people to see.
Useful for naming a poster.
Word: mapas
mapas
maps
A mapa shows places.
Useful for talking about cities and countries.
Word: dominio público
dominio público
public domain
In the text, these works can be downloaded for free.
Useful for understanding why a work can be downloaded.
Word: descargar
descargar
to download
Descargar means to move a file from the internet to your device.
Useful for talking about files.
Grammar in context
Patterns from the text worth noticing after reading.
Grammar: hay
hay libros, manuscritos, dibujos, carteles, fotos y mapas.
there are books, manuscripts, drawings, posters, photos, and maps
Hay means there is or there are. It does not change for one or many things.
Useful for saying that something exists.
Grammar: no + verb
Yo no descargo un libro hoy.
I do not download a book today
No comes before descargo to make a negative.
Useful for making a negative in the present tense.
Grammar: mira
Mi hermana mira un cartel en otra pantalla.
my sister looks at a poster on another screen
Mira is the form of mirar for ella.
Useful for talking about another person's action.
Grammar: ¿Hay ...?
¿Hay fotos?
Are there photos?
For a question with hay, the word order does not change. Add question marks.
Useful for asking whether something exists.
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