How a 27 inch monitor is measured (A1)
Clara thinks 27 inches is the width. It is the diagonal of the picture: 27 times 2.54 is 68.58 centimeters.
Cómo se mide un monitor de 27 pulgadas
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What you'll learn
Present tense of querer, medir and leer; screen, diagonal and inch words.
Clara wants to put a new monitor on the desk and reads 27 inches. The number is not the width. It is the diagonal of the visible area, from one corner of the picture to the opposite corner, not the frame or the stand. One inch equals 2.54 centimeters, so 27 inches are 68.58 centimeters. Resolution is not another size.
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desde una esquina hasta la esquina opuesta
newfrom one corner to the opposite corner
This phrase marks the two endpoints of the diagonal.
Useful for explaining how to measure a screen.
equivale exactamente a
newis exactly equal to
Equivale exactamente a states an exact conversion between units.
Useful for measurements and conversions.
Antes de comprar un monitor
newbefore buying a monitor
Antes de plus an infinitive places one action before another.
Useful when giving practical advice before a purchase.
delante de ti
newin front of you
Delante de ti identifies a position facing the listener.
Useful for locating an object near the reader.
zona visible
newviewable area
Zona visible is the part of the screen where the image can be seen.
It separates the screen area from the surrounding frame.
Key words
Vocabulary that carries the school-day topic.
Label
etiqueta
label
An etiqueta is a small piece of text that gives information about a product.
Useful when reading product information in a shop.
Measuring tape
cinta métrica
measuring tape
A cinta métrica is a flexible tool marked with units of length.
Needed for the measuring instruction in the text.
Diagonal
diagonal
diagonal
A diagonal joins one corner with the opposite corner.
It names the measurement used for a monitor's advertised size.
Inches
pulgadas
inches
Pulgadas is the plural of pulgada, a unit of length.
Needed for understanding monitor size labels.
Resolution
resolución
resolution
Resolución states how many pixels a screen displays.
Useful for distinguishing pixel count from physical size.
Grammar in context
Patterns from the text worth noticing after reading.
Present form dice
una etiqueta dice
a label says
Dice is the third-person singular present form of decir.
Useful for reporting what a sign or label says.
Present-tense negation
No indica el ancho del monitor
It does not indicate the monitor's width
No goes before indica to make the statement negative.
Useful for correcting a possible misunderstanding.
Plural agreement with equivalen
27 pulgadas equivalen
27 inches equal
Equivalen is plural because its subject, 27 pulgadas, is plural.
Useful when giving conversions with plural units.
Question with qué
¿Qué tamaño tiene tu pantalla?
What size is your screen?
Qué asks for the unknown size, and tiene agrees with the singular subject tu pantalla.
Useful for asking about the size of an object.
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