Escribir mensajes

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Level A1 Reading focus

What you'll learn

Spanish present tense and one question inside a short message.

Raúl is at Santa Justa station in Seville. Noise covers his aunt's voice and he hangs up. He writes one message: he is at Santa Justa and asks where she is. She replies that she is near the entrance. He does not know which train she is on. He does not send a photo or a second message.

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Todos los días

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every day

Todos los días means every day, on a regular basis.

Highlights the daily habit of texting described in the article.

escribir mensajes

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write messages

Escribir mensajes means to send text messages from your phone.

Core action and title of the article.

abro la aplicación

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I open the app

Abro la aplicación is the first step: launch the messaging app.

Describes starting a chat session on your phone.

toco el botón de enviar

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tap the send button

Tocar el botón de enviar means to press the arrow to send your text.

Completes the message-writing process.

usar emojis

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use emojis

Usar emojis means to add smileys and symbols to your text.

Common practice in modern texting.

mensaje de voz

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voice message

Mensaje de voz is an audio recording instead of typed text.

Alternative to typing when writing is inconvenient.

grupo con mis amigos

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group with my friends

Grupo con mis amigos is a chat where several people write together.

Useful for planning things with classmates or friends.

Key words

Vocabulary that carries the school-day topic.

Conversation

conversación

conversation (chat)

Conversación is an individual chat thread with one person.

Key word for opening a dialogue in the app.

Emojis

emojis

Emojis are small symbols that express emotions.

Make messages clearer and more fun.

Keyboard

teclado

keyboard

Teclado is the on-screen keyboard for typing letters.

Essential for writing text messages.

Contacts

contactos

contacts

Contactos is the list of people in your phone you can message.

Helps you find who to write to.

Microphone

micrófono

microphone

Micrófono is the button for recording a voice message.

Used when you do not want to type.

Internet

internet

Internet is the network that delivers your message to the other person.

Explains how your text reaches your friend.

Grammar in context

Patterns from the text worth noticing after reading.

Daily routine

escribo mensajes

I write messages

Escribo is present tense; todos los días shows a regular habit.

Pattern for describing daily habits in the present.

Poder + infinitive

puedo escribir

I can write

Puedo + infinitive (escribir) expresses ability to act.

Typical pattern for phone capabilities in the article.

Gustar + infinitive

Me gusta usar emojis

I like using emojis

Me gusta + infinitive means you enjoy doing something; Me marks who likes it.

Standard pattern for expressing preferences.

Present negative

No necesito llamar

I do not need to call

No + verb in present (necesito) negates the action; llamar is the infinitive after necesitar.