The new printer before the ten o'clock meeting
Nuria needs four agenda pages before ten. The old printer shows a red light. The new one first prints a blue page, then four white pages she puts on Carmen's table.
La impresora nueva
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What you'll learn
Present-tense office actions, printer words such as bandeja, papel and imprimir, and one polite question.
Nuria wants the meeting agenda on paper. The old printer will not print. Upstairs, the new printer first gives her blue paper. She chooses the top tray, prints four white pages, and Carmen starts the meeting with them.
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Phrases for training
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La empresa compró una impresora nueva
newThe company bought a new printer
Past tense phrase using "compró" (preterite). Describes a completed business purchase.
Useful for talking about office equipment purchases.
Está en la sala de copias del segundo piso
newIt is in the copy room on the second floor
Location phrase using "en" + specific place description.
Useful for describing where things are located in a building.
Es una impresora moderna y muy eficiente
newIt is a modern and very efficient printer
Adjectives "moderna" and "eficiente" describe the noun.
Useful for describing equipment characteristics.
Puede imprimir hasta cincuenta páginas por minuto
newIt can print up to fifty pages per minute
Modal structure "puede + infinitive" expresses ability.
Useful for stating device capabilities.
Esto ahorra mucho tiempo a todos
newThis saves a lot of time for everyone
Verb "ahorrar" means to save (time, money).
Useful for describing equipment benefits.
La impresora tiene muchas funciones útiles
newThe printer has many useful functions
Verb "tener" expresses possession of features.
Useful for describing what equipment can do.
Key words
Vocabulary that carries the school-day topic.
Printer
la impresora
printer
The main device of the article — a printing device.
The key word of the article.
Paper
el papel
paper
El papel — used in the printer for printing.
Essential word for working with printers.
Ink
la tinta
ink
La tinta — printer ink. When ink runs out, the printer warns you.
Important for understanding printer messages.
To scan
escanear
to scan
Escanear — to scan documents. Printer function: "puede escanear documentos".
Useful for describing all-in-one device functions.
To print
imprimir
to print
Imprimir — the main printer function. "Para imprimir, enviamos el documento".
The most important word for working with printers.
Copy
la copia
copy
La copia — a copy of a document. The printer can make copies quickly.
Useful for describing the copy function.
Grammar in context
Patterns from the text worth noticing after reading.
Poder + infinitive
puede imprimir
Can print
Modal structure "poder + infinitive" expresses ability: puede imprimir = can print.
Lets you say what a device or person can do.
Comparative
Es más grande que la anterior
Bigger than
"Más + adjective + que" is the comparative structure: más grande que = bigger than.
Lets you compare things by their properties.
Passive se
Se atasca el papel
Paper gets stuck
Passive "se" construction: se atasca = gets stuck (the paper gets stuck).
Lets you describe what happens to an object without stating who does it.
Preterite tense
La empresa compró
The company bought
"Compró" is the preterite form of comprar (completed past action).
Needed for describing completed past actions.
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