Checking a Message Before Sending | Learn Spanish in English

Spanish lesson set in a contemporary Madrid everyday setting: In a daily life setting, two adults check a message for clarity and a small spelling mistake before sending it..

EN → ES / Level: A1

About This Lesson

Use Checking a Message Before Sending to practice Spanish conversation, pronunciation, vocabulary, grammar, and quizzes.

Dialogue

A

¿Puedes revisar este mensaje?

PWEH-dess reh-bee-SAR EH-steh men-SAH-heh? Can you check this message?
B

Puedo leerlo ahora.

PWEH-doh leh-EHR-loh ah-OH-rah. I can read it now.
A

¿Se ve claro?

seh BEH KLAH-roh? Does it look clear?
B

La idea principal es fácil de entender.

lah ee-DEH-ah preen-see-PAHL ess FAH-seel deh en-ten-DEHR. The main point is easy to understand.
A

¿Ves algún error?

BESS al-GOON EH-rrohr? Do you see any mistakes?
B

Veo un pequeño error de ortografía cerca del final.

BEH-oh oon peh-KEH-nyoh EH-rrohr deh or-toh-grah-FEE-ah SEHR-kah del fee-NAHL. I see one small spelling mistake near the end.
A

Lo corregiré ahora.

loh koh-rreh-hee-REH ah-OH-rah. I will fix that now.
B

Después de eso, debería estar listo para enviar.

dess-PWEHSS deh EH-soh, deh-beh-REE-ah ess-TAHR LEES-toh PAH-rah en-bee-AHR. After that, it should be ready to send.

Word by Word

Puedes “Puedes” means “can you” here and introduces a request to check the message. It is used before an infinitive in “Puedes revisar”. A useful pattern is “¿Puedes + infinitive?” when asking someone to do something.
revisar “Revisar” means to check or review the message. It stays in this form after “Puedes” in “Puedes revisar”. The reusable pattern is “puedes revisar” followed by the thing being checked.
este “Este” means “this” and points to the message being discussed. In “este mensaje”, it comes directly before the noun. A useful pattern is “este + noun” for something near the speaker or currently under discussion.
mensaje “Mensaje” means “message”, the text that the speakers are checking. It appears in “este mensaje”. You can reuse it when talking about checking, reading, correcting, or sending a message.
Puedo “Puedo” means “I can” and states that the speaker is able to read the message now. It is followed by an infinitive in “Puedo leerlo”. A useful pattern is “Puedo + infinitive” to state what you can do.
leerlo “Leerlo” means “read it”, referring here to the message. The pronoun is attached to the infinitive in “Puedo leerlo ahora”. A useful reuse pattern is an infinitive followed by “lo” when the action is directed at a specific thing.
ahora “Ahora” means “now” and places the reading in the present moment. In “leerlo ahora”, it comes after the action. It can be used with an action to say when that action is happening.
Se In “Se ve claro”, “Se” helps form the expression meaning that something looks clear; it does not carry that whole meaning by itself. The expression is used to ask or say how something appears. A useful pattern is “se ve” followed by a description.
ve In “Se ve claro”, “ve” contributes the idea of seeing or looking, while the whole expression means “looks clear”. The form is used to describe how something appears. A reusable pattern is “se ve + adjective”, as in “Se ve claro”.
claro “Claro” means “clear” in “Se ve claro”, describing the message’s appearance or clarity. It completes the description after “Se ve”. The pattern “se ve claro” is useful when checking whether something is easy to understand.
La “La” means “the” and introduces the specific idea being discussed in “La idea principal”. It appears before the noun phrase. A useful pattern is “La + noun” when referring to a particular thing.
idea “Idea” means “idea” or “point” in “La idea principal”. Here it names the main point of the message. It can be reused with a description, as in “idea principal”.
principal “Principal” means “main” and identifies the most important idea in “La idea principal”. It follows “idea” in this phrase. A useful pattern is “idea principal” when referring to the central point.
es “Es” means “is” and links “La idea principal” with the description “fácil de entender”. It states what the main idea is like. A useful pattern is a subject followed by “es” and a description.
fácil “Fácil” means “easy” and describes how understandable the main idea is in “fácil de entender”. It is followed by “de entender” in this construction. A useful pattern is “fácil de” followed by an infinitive.
de In “fácil de entender”, “de” connects “fácil” with the action that is easy to do. It helps form the meaning “easy to understand” here. A useful pattern is “fácil de” followed by an infinitive.
entender “Entender” means “to understand” and names the action that is easy in “fácil de entender”. It remains in this form after “de”. The pattern “fácil de entender” is useful when describing something that is easy to understand.
Ves “Ves” means “you see” and asks whether the other person notices any mistakes. It appears in the question “¿Ves algún error?”. A useful pattern is “¿Ves + noun?” when asking whether someone notices something.
algún “Algún” means “any” or “some” in the question “¿Ves algún error?”. It comes before the singular noun “error” while asking whether at least one exists. The pattern “algún + singular noun” is useful when asking about an unspecified item.
error “Error” means “mistake” or “error”, the problem the speaker is looking for. It appears in “algún error” and “error de ortografía”. These patterns help ask about a mistake or specify that it concerns spelling.
Veo “Veo” means “I see” and reports that the speaker has found one mistake. It introduces the finding in “Veo un pequeño error”. A useful pattern is “Veo + thing noticed” when pointing out what you see.
un “Un” means “one” or “a” and introduces one mistake in “un pequeño error”. It comes before the description and noun. A useful pattern is “un + noun”, including “un pequeño error” when identifying one item.
pequeño “Pequeño” means “small” and describes the error in “un pequeño error”. It comes before the noun here. This pattern is useful when describing the size or limited extent of a problem.
ortografía “Ortografía” means “spelling” in “error de ortografía”. It specifies what kind of error was found. The expression “error de ortografía” is useful when identifying a spelling mistake.
cerca “Cerca” means “near” and places the mistake close to the end of the message in “cerca del final”. It expresses proximity. A useful pattern is “cerca” followed by a place or time expression.
del “Del” means “of the” in “cerca del final”, giving the reference point for “near”. It combines the meaning of “de” and “el” in one form. The expression “cerca del final” is useful for locating something near an endpoint.
final “Final” means “end” in “cerca del final”. It names the endpoint near which the mistake appears. The pattern “cerca del final” is useful when locating something near the end of a text or sequence.
Lo In “Lo corregiré”, “Lo” refers back to the mistake or issue that was just mentioned and means “that” or “it”. It is placed before the conjugated verb here. A useful pattern is “lo” before a verb when referring to a specific thing being acted on.
corregiré “Corregiré” means “I will correct” or “I will fix” and states the speaker’s planned action. In “Lo corregiré”, the object comes before this verb as “Lo”. It can be used to say what the speaker will correct.
Después “Después” means “after” or “afterward” and marks the next step in the sequence. In “Después de eso”, it introduces what happens following the correction. A useful pattern is “Después de” followed by an event or reference.
eso “Eso” means “that” and refers here to the correction just mentioned in “Después de eso”. It points back to a previously identified action or situation. The phrase “Después de eso” is useful for describing what happens after that.
debería “Debería” means “should” and expresses the expected result after the correction. In “debería estar listo”, it introduces the expected state. A useful pattern is “debería” followed by an infinitive when stating what is expected to happen.
estar “Estar” means “to be” in “debería estar listo”, referring to being in a ready state. It follows “debería” in its infinitive form. The pattern “estar + adjective”, as in “estar listo”, is useful for describing a state.
listo “Listo” means “ready” and describes the message’s expected state before sending. It appears in “estar listo para enviar”. This pattern is useful when saying that something is ready for a planned action.
para In “listo para enviar”, “para” introduces the intended action of sending. It connects the state of being ready with what will happen next. A useful pattern is “para” followed by an infinitive for an intended purpose or action.
enviar “Enviar” means “to send” and names the action the message will be ready for. It follows “para” in “para enviar”. The pattern “listo para enviar” is useful when something is ready to be sent.

Grammar Points

leer + lo → leerlo

leerlo ahora

leh-EHR-loh ah-OH-rah

to read it now

The object pronoun lo can attach directly to an infinitive, forming one word: leerlo.

corregiré

corregiré el error

koh-rreh-hee-REH el EH-rrohr

I will fix the mistake

The ending -é marks the first-person singular simple future: corregiré means “I will fix.”

Spanish Vocabulary

ahora adv
ah-OH-rah now
claro adj
KLAH-roh clear
entender verb
en-ten-DEHR to understand
este det
EH-steh this
fácil adj
FAH-seel easy
idea noun
ee-DEH-ah idea
leerlo verb
leh-EHR-loh to read it
mensaje noun
men-SAH-heh message
principal adj
preen-see-PAHL main
revisar verb
reh-bee-SAR to check
se ve phrase
seh BEH looks
ves verb
BESS you see

Quiz

Word Order

Arrange the words in the correct order.

Can you check this message?

Show Answer¿Puedes revisar este mensaje?

I can read it now.

Show AnswerPuedo leerlo ahora.

Does it look clear?

Show Answer¿Se ve claro?

Spelling

Tap the letters to spell the word.

main

Show Answerprincipal

to check

Show Answerrevisar

this

Show Answereste

idea

Show Answeridea