Two alarms for the morning bus
Diego taps Repetir and the bus is gone. That night he sets a second alarm, Arriba, a few minutes later, and leaves the phone on the table.
Poner una alarma
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What you'll learn
Spanish present tense and alarm words: time, sound, name, and snooze.
Diego sets a soft alarm named Autobús for the morning bus. In the morning he taps Repetir, sleeps a little longer, and the bus is gone. His mother drives him. That night he sets two alarms. The second is named Arriba, comes a few minutes later, and has a louder sound. If he taps Repetir on the first, the second is still there. He leaves the phone on the table. The next morning Arriba gets him up, and the bus is at the stop.
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poner una alarma
newset an alarm
Poner una alarma is the core action: configure a wake-up signal.
Main phrase of the topic and first step after reading.
uso el teléfono móvil como despertador
newI use my mobile as an alarm clock
Uso el teléfono móvil como despertador describes the author's daily habit.
Describes the main phone function from the opening paragraph.
toco el botón con un signo más
newI tap the button with a plus sign
Toco el botón con un signo más is the first step to add a new alarm.
Practical instruction from the text about adding an alarm.
elegir la hora
newchoose the time
Elegir la hora means to pick the wake-up time on screen.
Needed when setting the alarm clock.
la alarma esté activada
newthat the alarm is activated
Esté activada uses subjunctive: check that the alarm is on.
Useful pattern for the nightly alarm check.
Desliza para desactivar
newswipe to turn off
Desliza para desactivar is the on-screen instruction to stop the alarm.
Typical smartphone UI phrase when the alarm rings.
Key words
Vocabulary that carries the school-day topic.
Alarm
alarma
alarm
Alarma is the wake-up signal; poner una alarma means to set it.
Central word throughout the article.
Screen
pantalla
screen
Pantalla is the phone display where numbers and icons appear.
Key word for describing the setup interface.
Minutes
minutos
minutes
Minutos are time units after the hour; cero minutos means exactly on the hour.
Important word for precise time settings.
Alarm clock
despertador
alarm clock
Despertador is the device or function that wakes you up.
Key word from the opening paragraph.
Timer
temporizador
timer
Temporizador is a countdown for cooking or exercise.
Second clock function from the last paragraph.
Repeat (snooze)
repetir
repeat / snooze
Repetir means to delay the alarm; botón de repetir is the snooze button.
Warns about oversleeping from the text.
Grammar in context
Patterns from the text worth noticing after reading.
Daily routine
Todos los días uso el teléfono móvil
every day I use my mobile
Present tense + todos los días describes a regular habit.
Pattern for describing daily phone habits.
Easy + infinitive
Es muy fácil poner una alarma
it is very easy to set an alarm
Es fácil + infinitive is a typical pattern for simple actions.
Explains poner after the adjective fácil.
Para + infinitive
Para crear una alarma nueva, abro la aplicación
to create a new alarm, I open the app
Para + infinitive expresses the purpose of an action.
Shows the step sequence for setting up.
Poder + infinitive
Puedo elegir lunes, martes, miércoles
I can choose Monday
Puedo + infinitive expresses ability: elegir, poner.
Pattern for all configuration options in the article.
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