Lunch hour: back at the desk before two
Andrés wants to eat in the office cafeteria and sit down again before a two o'clock call. He leaves Rosa's table at 1:40 and is in his chair at 1:50.
La hora de almuerzo
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What you'll learn
Clock times (la una, y cuarenta, las dos), lunch words such as bandeja, lentejas and tortilla, and a polite question.
Andrés has a call at two. At one he goes downstairs for lentils and a potato omelette. He sits with Rosa, sees that it is 1:40, returns his tray, and is at his desk at 1:50, before the call.
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la hora de almuerzo empieza al mediodía y media
newLunch starts at half past twelve
"empezar a + time" means "to start at a time".
Essential for talking about your schedule.
una hora para comer y descansar
newone hour to eat and rest
"para + infinitive" shows purpose — what something is for.
Express "I have time to..." in Spanish.
es un tiempo muy valioso
newit is a very valuable time
"muy" + adjective/noun for emphasis.
Basic word for describing things.
recuperar energía para la tarde
newrecover energy for the afternoon
Verb + noun + para + noun pattern.
Useful for describing recovery.
una regla no escrita
newan unwritten rule
"no + past participle" expresses passive state.
Useful for describing rules and customs.
durante el almuerzo no se habla de trabajo
newduring lunch we do not talk about work
"durante" is a time marker; "no se habla" is passive negative.
Key phrase for office etiquette.
Key words
Vocabulary that carries the school-day topic.
Lunch
almuerzo
lunch
"la hora de almuerzo" = lunch time.
Essential daily vocabulary.
Rest/break
descanso
rest/break
Descansar = to rest; el descanso = rest (noun).
Useful for describing breaks.
Cafeteria
cafetería
cafeteria
Company cafeteria for employees to eat.
Different from "café" (drink).
Menu
menú
menu
Daily list of dishes.
Essential for ordering food.
Employee
empleado
employee
Person who works at a company.
From "emplear" (to employ).
Office
oficina
office
Place where workers return after lunch.
Core workplace vocabulary.
Grammar in context
Patterns from the text worth noticing after reading.
Stem change e→ie: empezar
empieza
empezar → empieza
empezar: e→ie stem change in some forms.
Important verb pattern.
Frequency adverb
normalmente
normalmente = usually
Frequency adverbs (siempre, normalmente, nunca) go before the verb.
For describing habits.
Time and distance expressions
a cinco minutos
a + number + minutos
"a + number + minutos" = it takes X minutes.
For describing distance and time.
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