Meeting notes: the Friday visit at ten
Inés writes two short lines about client Luna. She hears Friday but not the hour, asks Mateo, and closes her notebook when he confirms ten in the morning.
Tomar notas en la reunión
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What you'll learn
Present tense, meeting words such as reunión, cuaderno and hora, and questions with a qué hora.
Inés wants the day and time of a client visit. She notes that Mateo will call Luna and that Lucía has the street map. She leaves the hour blank, asks Mateo, and writes Friday at ten.
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Tomar notas
newTaking notes
The core action: taking notes in meetings.
Essential for workplace context.
Siempre llevo
newI always carry
Expression of habit: I always carry (with me).
Shows regular habit.
las ideas principales
newMain ideas
Phrase: key ideas for note-taking.
Helps identify key information.
Usar frases cortas
newUse short phrases
Instruction: use short phrases.
Useful tip for effective notes.
palabras clave
newKey words
Vocabulary item: key words.
Important for concise note-taking.
las notas limpias
newClean notes
Phrase: transfer notes to clean copy.
Describes the notes organization process.
Key words
Vocabulary that carries the school-day topic.
Notebook
cuaderno
Notebook
Item for notes: a notebook or notepad.
Basic work item.
Pen
pluma
Pen
Writing instrument: a pen.
Together with notebook — basic set.
Date
fecha
Date
Meeting date: day and month.
Important for filing records.
Topic
tema
Topic
Meeting topic: what we discuss.
Helps classify notes.
Decision
decisión
Decision
Business term: decisions (agreements).
Key word for work meetings.
Legible
legible
Legible
Quality descriptor: readable handwriting.
Important for useful notes.
Grammar in context
Patterns from the text worth noticing after reading.
Ser + adjective (Es importante)
Es importante
Es importante
Pattern: es + adjective. «Es importante» = «It is important».
Basic description pattern.
Have (tener)
tengo un cuaderno
tengo un cuaderno
Verb tener = to have. tengo = I have. Used instead of «haber» for possession.
Important for expressing possession.
First person present
Escribo la fecha
Escribo la fecha
Verb in first person singular present. escribo = I write.
Used for self-instruction.
Antes de + infinitive
Antes de empezar
Antes de empezar
Pattern: antes de + infinitive = before doing something.
Shows sequence of actions.
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