A short message on the smartwatch
Inés keeps her phone in her backpack. The watch vibrates with one line: Estoy en la puerta a las cinco. She does not type a long reply on the small screen.
Mi reloj inteligente
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What you'll learn
Spanish present tense and watch words: message, screen, vibration, and battery.
In class Inés's phone is in her backpack, and she wants to know if her father will be at the door. This watch shows phone messages when the two are connected and the phone is nearby. The watch vibrates and shows the line Estoy en la puerta a las cinco. She does not take the phone out. She wants to answer Gracias, bajo a las cinco, but the screen is small, so she waits. At five her father is at the door. At night the battery is low and she puts the watch on the charger.
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Es muy cómodo de llevar en la muñeca
newvery comfortable to wear on the wrist
Es muy cómodo de llevar uses ser + adjective + de + infinitive for a device trait.
Comfort evaluation from the opening paragraph.
Mi meta es caminar diez mil pasos
newmy goal is to walk ten thousand steps
Mi meta es + infinitive states the author's personal target.
Typical fitness goal from the steps section.
Cuando llego a la meta
newwhen I reach the goal
Cuando llego a la meta links two actions: reaching the target and the watch reaction.
Shows cause-effect in the steps paragraph.
El reloj vibra suavemente para despertarme
newthe watch vibrates gently to wake me up
Vibra suavemente para despertarme combines present + reflexive infinitive for purpose.
Silent alarm without phone noise.
Es hora de levantarse
newit is time to get up
Es hora de + infinitive is the watch reminder to move.
Alert after sitting too long.
Puedo contestar con mensajes predefinidos
newI can reply with preset messages
Puedo contestar con mensajes predefinidos uses poder + infinitive for quick replies.
Useful phrase about phone notifications on the watch.
Es como tener un pequeño entrenador personal
newlike having a small personal trainer
Es como tener compares the watch to having a coach.
Metaphor from the closing motivation paragraph.
Key words
Vocabulary that carries the school-day topic.
Smartwatch
reloj inteligente
smartwatch
Reloj inteligente is a wearable device with a screen and sensors.
Main subject of the article and its title.
Touch screen
pantalla táctil
touch screen
Pantalla táctil is a screen controlled by touch.
Describes the main part of the device.
Steps
pasos
steps
Pasos are the units the watch counts for daily walking.
Key word for the fitness-tracking feature.
Heart rate
frecuencia cardíaca
heart rate
Frecuencia cardíaca is beats per minute.
Word from the health and exercise section.
Battery
batería
battery
Batería is the device power; the article says it lasts about two days.
Important word for watch battery life.
Magnetic charger
cargador magnético
magnetic charger
Cargador magnético is the dock for fast charging.
Word from the one-hour recharge description.
Grammar in context
Patterns from the text worth noticing after reading.
Present: cuenta
El reloj cuenta mis pasos cada día
the watch counts my steps every day
Cuenta is present of contar (él) for a habitual action.
Shows regular actions in the present indicative.
Poder: ver
Puedo ver cuántas veces late mi corazón
I can see how many times my heart beats
Puedo ver uses poder + infinitive to check a health metric.
Modal poder for monitoring features.
Reflexive: lavarme
Puedo lavarme las manos o ducharme sin quitármelo
I can wash my hands or shower without taking it off
Lavarme, ducharme, quitármelo are reflexive infinitives with poder.
Combines poder and reflexives in the water section.
Reflexive: despertarme
Por la mañana, el reloj vibra suavemente para despertarme
in the morning the watch vibrates gently to wake me
Para despertarme uses a reflexive infinitive after para for purpose.
Silent wrist alarm.
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