The video-call meeting: Spanish A1 reading
María wants a yes from Carlos so she can promise chairs for Friday. On the video call she unmutes, and he confirms the day.
La reunión por videollamada
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What you'll learn
Present tense, video-call vocabulary and telling the time.
María works from home in Bilbao and at ten o'clock talks by video with Carlos in Vitoria. She needs a yes before promising chairs for Friday. At first he cannot hear her: a line across the microphone means the program is not sending her voice. She turns the microphone on, asks for the yes, and Carlos confirms Friday.
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.
tengo una reunión importante
newI have an important meeting
"Tener" means "to have" and is used to express possession or obligations.
Essential for describing work commitments.
trabajo desde casa
newI work from home
"Desde casa" literally means "from house" — standard for remote work.
Essential phrase for talking about remote work.
Uso mi ordenador para hablar
newI use my computer to talk
"Para + infinitive" means "in order to" or "to".
Useful for describing technology use.
Carlos habla sobre el trabajo
newCarlos talks about work
"Hablar sobre" means "to talk about". "Hablar" is a regular -ar verb.
Useful for describing discussions at work.
Yo escucho atentamente
newI listen carefully
"Escuchar" means "to listen" (attentively). "Atentamente" is the adverb form.
Useful for describing how you listen in meetings.
No necesito gastar tiempo en transporte
newI don't need to spend time on transport
"No necesito + infinitive" expresses "I don't need to do something".
Expresses a key benefit of remote work.
Key words
Vocabulary that carries the school-day topic.
video call
videollamada
video call
Compound word: "video" + "llamada" (call).
Core vocabulary for the topic.
computer
ordenador
computer
"Ordenador" is the Spanish word for computer (used in Spain).
Basic word for describing your workstation.
colleagues
compañeros
colleagues
Plural of "compañero" (companion, colleague).
Important for describing work relationships.
connection
conexión
connection
From the verb "conectar" (to connect).
Useful for describing technical problems.
practical
práctico
practical
Adjective describing convenience or usefulness.
Useful for evaluating things.
meeting
reunión
meeting
From the verb "reunir" (to gather).
Central word for the topic.
Grammar in context
Patterns from the text worth noticing after reading.
Verb tener in present tense
tengo una reunión importante
Verb tener in present tense
"Tener" (to have) is irregular. First person singular: tengo.
Essential for expressing possession and obligations.
Working from home: trabajar verb
trabajo desde casa
Working from home: trabajar verb
"Trabajar" is a regular -ar verb. First person: trabajo.
Basic verb for describing activities.
Negation with No necesito
No necesito gastar tiempo en transporte
Negation with No necesito
"No necesito + infinitive" = I don't need to.
Teaches negative constructions.
Time expression: a las diez de la mañana
a las diez de la mañana
Time expression: a las diez de la mañana
"A las + time" = at + time. "De la mañana" = in the morning.
Learn to tell time in Spanish.
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