My computer keyboard
Clara types Espana and stops. On the Spanish keyboard in her Valladolid classroom, ñ is the key just to the right of l.
El teclado de mi ordenador
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What you'll learn
Spanish present tense and the ñ key, to the right of l.
In Valladolid, Clara wants to write Mañana llevo el libro de España. First she types Espana, without ñ. On this classroom Spanish keyboard, ñ is just to the right of l. She presses it and writes España. For the accent in Mañana she presses the accent key and then a. A classmate whose home keyboard has no ñ asks where the letter is. Clara points to the key beside l.
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Phrases, words, grammar, and quick practice from this text.
Phrases for training
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mandamos mensajes
newsend messages
Mandamos is mandar in present tense (we). Escribimos palabras y mandamos mensajes names two keyboard actions.
Describes the keyboard's main function in the text.
letras del abecedario
newletters of the alphabet
Abecedario means alphabet. En la parte central están marks where the keys are.
Useful for describing key layout.
letras especiales
newspecial letters
Letras especiales includes ñ, unique to Spanish keyboards.
Important phrase for Spanish keyboard layout.
teclado numérico
newnumeric keypad
Teclado numérico is the number block on the right for fast data entry.
Term from the right-side keyboard section.
confirmar lo que escribes
newconfirm what you write
Confirmar lo que escribes means to confirm your text. La tecla enter sirve para explains Enter's role.
Describes the Enter key function.
mantener el teclado limpio
newkeep the keyboard clean
Mantener limpio means to keep clean. Es importante introduces care advice.
Advice from the keyboard care section.
escribir sin ver
newwrite without looking
Sin ver means without looking. Con práctica podrás marks progress with practice.
Key idea from the final typing paragraph.
Key words
Vocabulary that carries the school-day topic.
Keys
teclas
keys
Teclas are the individual buttons; compared to piano keys in the opening.
Basic word throughout the article.
Symbols
símbolos
symbols
Símbolos are signs like ! or @, separate from letters and numbers.
Word from the keyboard contents description.
Accents
acentos
accents / accent marks
Acentos are marks on vowels: á, é, í, ó, ú.
Important for Spanish typing.
Capital letter
mayúscula
capital letter / uppercase
Mayúscula is a capital letter; shift + letter produces it.
Word from the Shift combination explanation.
Delete
borrar
delete / backspace
La tecla borrar elimina removes unwanted letters.
Name of a special key in the text.
Touch typing
mecanografía
touch typing / typing skill
Mecanografía is typing without looking; a useful work and study skill.
Term from the final practice paragraph.
At sign
arroba
at sign (@), arroba
Arroba is the @ symbol; typed with shift + a number key.
Specific symbol from the text example.
Grammar in context
Patterns from the text worth noticing after reading.
Present: escribimos
Con el teclado escribimos palabras
we write words with the keyboard
Escribimos and mandamos are present tense (we) for regular actions.
Shows present tense for keyboard use.
Ser: comparison
Es como las teclas de un piano
it is like piano keys
Es como uses ser + como for comparison: keyboard like a piano.
Ser explains what a keyboard is through analogy.
Poder: ability
puedes escribir símbolos
you can type symbols
Puedes escribir uses poder + infinitive after the shift condition.
Shows poder for key combinations.
Daily practice
Practica todos los días
practice every day
Practica todos los días is an imperative plus time marker for a habit.
Present imperative for typing advice.
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