The jacket with an M in San Sebastián
Bruno wants the white kitchen jacket on his first day at a bar in San Sebastián. The first sleeves cover his hands. The jacket marked M lets him cook and carry a pintxo.
La chaqueta con la M
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Present tense and querer when someone needs the right work clothes
Bruno starts at a bar in San Sebastián, in the Basque Country, by the sea. Many bars there serve pintxos, small food often on bread, and this bar does too. He wants the white jacket before he enters the kitchen. The first one has sleeves that nearly touch the sauce. Ainhoa finds another with the letter M on the collar. He stirs, fastens one top button, and carries a pintxo to the bar. The long jacket goes back on the hook.
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Phrases, words, grammar, and quick practice from this text.
Phrases for training
Add useful phrases to SRS or mark them as already known.
mi empresa nos dio uniformes nuevos
newMy company gave us new uniforms
This phrase describes when a company provides employees with new work attire. Useful for discussing workplace policies.
Useful phrase for talking about work uniforms
todos los empleados vestimos igual
newAll employees dress the same
Shows how uniforms create equality among workers. Useful for describing a shared dress code.
Phrase about team uniform
para que los clientes identifiquen fácilmente
newSo that clients can easily identify employees
Uses para + infinitive to express purpose. Useful for explaining rules and reasons.
Purpose expression with para
crear una imagen profesional
newCreate a professional company image
Useful phrase for explaining why a company chooses a certain style or dress code.
Phrase about company image
el uniforme debe estar siempre limpio
newThe uniform must always be clean and ironed
Reminds about care rules for work attire. Uses modal debe estar (must be).
Phrase with debe estar
los beneficios superan las molestias
newThe benefits outweigh the inconveniences
Useful for weighing pros and cons. Shows a positive attitude toward something.
Phrase for comparison
Key words
Vocabulary that carries the school-day topic.
uniform
uniforme
work uniform, attire
General term for work clothing. Remember: masculine gender in Spanish (el uniforme).
Word about work clothing
company
empresa
business, firm
Means a company or business. Often used in professional contexts.
Business word
employee
empleado
worker, staff member
A person who works for a company. Feminine form: empleada.
Word for worker
shirt
camisa
button-up garment
Upper garment with a collar. The uniform includes a blue shirt with the company logo.
Clothing word
ironed
planchado
clothing that has been pressed
State of clothes after ironing. Verb: planchar (to iron).
Care-related word
professionalism
profesionalismo
professional conduct
Quality of being professional. A clean uniform shows professionalism.
Abstract noun
Grammar in context
Patterns from the text worth noticing after reading.
regular present tense verbs
La empresa decidió usar uniforme
The company decided to use uniform
Verb decidir (to decide) in present tense. Regular -ar verb: decidió.
Grammar of regular verbs
reflexive verbs
Me sentí un poco extraño
I felt a bit strange
Verb sentirse (to feel) in past tense. Reflexive pronoun: me, te, se.
Grammar of reflexive verbs
ordinal numbers
Primero, segundo, tercero
First, second, third
Primero, segundo, tercero — listing order. Used to enumerate reasons.
Ordinal numbers
preposition Por
por varias razones
For several reasons
Por + noun = reason. Por varias razones = for several reasons.
Preposition por for reason
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