Flowers before opening in Triana
Marta wants the bouquets ready before her small flower shop in Triana opens. Luis and Noelia help with roses for a neighbor's mother.
Las flores antes de abrir
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What you'll learn
Present tense, querer, and a request to share one morning's work
Marta works in a small flower shop in Triana, a neighborhood of Seville by the Guadalquivir. She wants the bouquets ready before opening. Luis and Noelia prepare red roses for a neighbor's mother, then carnations and a small bunch of daisies. They keep that bouquet out of the sun and carry the first buckets to the door. The neighbor asks for one white daisy, and the shop opens.
After reading
Article learning block
Phrases, words, grammar, and quick practice from this text.
Phrases for training
Add useful phrases to SRS or mark them as already known.
trabajar en equipo
newtrabajar en equipo
This phrase describes the main topic of the article — teamwork.
Team is essential for professional communication.
hacer las tareas
newhacer las tareas
The infinitive "hacer" combined with "las tareas" means completing tasks together.
Useful for describing collaborative work.
tener dificultades
newtener dificultades
The expression "tener dificultades" means to face challenges.
Helps describe challenges at work.
repartir las tareas
newrepartir las tareas
The verb "repartir" means to distribute among team members.
Useful for discussing work organization.
comunicarse bien
newcomunicarse bien
The reflexive verb "comunicarse" with "bien" means effective communication.
Key skill for any team collaboration.
el equipo es importante
newthe team is important
A simple sentence structure for expressing importance.
Easily adaptable to different contexts.
Key words
Vocabulary that carries the school-day topic.
Team
el equipo
team
The noun "equipo" is the central word of the teamwork article.
Most important word for the topic.
Colleague
el compañero
colleague
"Compañero" refers to someone who works with you.
Essential word for describing work relationships.
Meeting
la reunión
meeting
"Reunión" is an official team gathering to discuss work.
Useful for describing work processes.
Objective
el objetivo
objective
"Objetivo" is what the team wants to achieve.
Important word for planning and discussions.
To resolve
resolver
to resolve
The verb "resolver" means to find a solution to a problem.
Helps talk about overcoming difficulties.
Achievement
el logro
achievement
"Logro" is a successfully completed thing to be proud of.
Positive word for discussing team successes.
Grammar in context
Patterns from the text worth noticing after reading.
Present tense: regular verbs
trabajamos
we work
The verb "trabajar" in the form "trabajamos" (first person plural). Regular -ar verbs have the ending -amos.
Foundation for describing daily actions.
Present continuous
estamos trabajando
we are working
The structure "estar + gerundio" for actions happening now. "Estamos trabajando" means we are working right now.
For describing actions happening at this moment.
Reflexive verbs: nos
nos sentimos
we feel
The reflexive pronoun "nos" shows the action returns to the subject. "Nos sentimos" means we feel.
Important for expressing feelings in a team.
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