Closed at two: a split workday (A1)
Luis wants to close his hardware shop at two and eat at home. His hours are nine to two and five to eight. An A1 Spanish reading.
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What you'll learn
Present tense, the verb querer, and time-of-day words: split hours and midday.
Luis wants to close his small hardware shop at two and eat at home. The door lists his hours as nine to two and five to eight. The text says many small shops in Spain split the day, and many shopping centres do not close at midday.
After reading
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Phrases, words, grammar, and quick practice from this text.
Phrases for training
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la jornada laboral
newworkday
"Jornada laboral" means the working day or shift.
Essential for talking about work schedules.
desde las nueve de la mañana hasta las cinco de la tarde
newfrom 9am to 5pm
"Desde...hasta..." means "from...until...".
Useful for describing your work schedule.
horario partido
newsplit schedule
Horario partido is a schedule with a lunch break in the middle.
Common schedule type in Spanish offices.
horario continuo
newcontinuous schedule
Horario continuo means working 8 hours straight.
Schedule that allows leaving work earlier.
llegar puntual
newto arrive on time
"Llegar puntual" means to arrive by the scheduled time.
Important for making a good impression.
de lunes a viernes
newMonday to Friday
"De lunes a viernes" covers the working weekdays.
For describing a standard work week.
Key words
Vocabulary that carries the school-day topic.
Workplace
el puesto de trabajo
workstation
"El puesto de trabajo" is the specific place where you work.
Useful for describing your job.
Break
el descanso
break/rest
"El descanso" is a period of rest during work.
Important for understanding work schedules.
Boss
el jefe
boss
"El jefe" is the person in charge at work.
Useful for workplace relationships.
Hour/time
la hora
hour/time
"La hora" can mean an hour or o'clock time.
Basic for daily routine discussions.
Mobile phone
el teléfono móvil
mobile phone
El teléfono móvil is used to organize your schedule.
Useful for time management discussions.
Grammar in context
Patterns from the text worth noticing after reading.
From...until...
desde las nueve de la mañana hasta las cinco de la tarde
desde...hasta...
This pattern shows a time range from one point to another.
Essential for describing schedules.
Parts of day
trabajar por la mañana
por la mañana/tarde/noche
"Por la mañana" means in the morning, "por la tarde" in the afternoon.
For describing daily routines.
Ser + adjective
es importante
ser + adjective
"Es importante" uses ser + adjective to express importance.
For expressing opinions about work.
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