The product warehouse: Spanish A1 reading
Rosa wants a box of olive oil on the van to Elche before noon. The code B-4 takes her to the right shelf.
El almacén de productos
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What you'll learn
Present tense, warehouse vocabulary and telling the time.
Rosa works in a warehouse outside Alicante. A shop in Elche wants olive oil, and the van leaves at noon. At eleven forty her paper says B-4. Shelf 3 has rice, and shelf 4 has the oil. At eleven fifty the box is already in the van.
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.
El almacén es un lugar grande
newThe warehouse is a big place
This phrase describes the warehouse as a large space. Uses ser for description.
Useful for describing buildings and spaces in Spanish.
Hay estanterías altas que llegan hasta el techo
newThere are tall shelves reaching the ceiling
Hay estanterías que llegan hasta el techo. Hay + noun shows existence.
Teaches the important "hay" existence construction.
Los trabajadores caminan por estos pasillos todo el día
newWorkers walk through these aisles all day
Los trabajadores caminan por los pasillos todo el día. Shows daily work routine.
Useful for describing daily routines and work patterns.
Por la mañana llegan camiones con nuevos productos
newTrucks arrive with new products in the morning
Por la mañana llegan camiones con nuevos productos. Shows a regular event.
Teaches describing regular events and times of day.
descargan las cajas del camión
newThey unload the boxes from the truck
Descargan las cajas del camión. Verb descargar means to unload.
Teaches useful work action vocabulary.
Es importante saber qué productos tenemos
newIt is important to know what products we have
Es importante saber qué productos tenemos. Expresses importance.
Teaches how to express importance in Spanish.
Key words
Vocabulary that carries the school-day topic.
warehouse
el almacén
warehouse
El almacén is the place where products are stored. Common in logistics and business contexts.
Essential logistics vocabulary for understanding texts about warehouse work.
shelving
las estanterías
shelving
Las estanterías are shelves or shelving units used to store boxes and products.
Helps describe the structure of a warehouse and how items are organized.
aisles
los pasillos
aisles
Los pasillos are the narrow pathways between shelving units in a warehouse.
Important for describing warehouse layout and daily work routines.
inventory
el inventario
inventory
El inventario is the record of all products in the warehouse. Workers count items regularly.
Useful term for understanding warehouse management processes.
scanners
los escáneres
scanners
Los escáneres are devices used to read barcodes on boxes to track products.
Related to modern warehouse technology and product tracking.
protective helmets
los cascos protectores
protective helmets
Los cascos protectores are helmets worn by workers for head protection.
Important workplace safety element mentioned in the article.
Grammar in context
Patterns from the text worth noticing after reading.
Hay + noun construction
Hay estanterías altas que llegan hasta el techo
Hay + noun — existence
In Spanish, "Hay" means "there is/are". Used to describe what exists in a place.
Fundamental structure for describing your environment.
Present tense: regular -ar verbs, 3rd person plural
guardan muchos productos
guardan — they keep/store
Guardar (to keep/store) in 3rd person plural present: guardan.
Teaches conjugation of regular -ar verbs in present tense.
Present tense: daily routines
Los trabajadores caminan por estos pasillos todo el día
Daily actions in present tense
The phrase "todo el día" (all day) shows a regular daily action.
Teaches how to express habits and daily routines.
Ser + adjective: description
El almacén es un lugar grande
Ser + adjective — description
Ser is used for permanent characteristics: grande (big).
Teaches how to describe places and people in Spanish.
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