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1. Estoy pensando en comprar este altavoz pequeño.

   I'm thinking about buying this small speaker.

   Estoy pensando en

   I’m thinking about

   comprar

   to buy

   este

   this

   altavoz

   speaker

   pequeño

   small

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   Estoy pensando en combines estar in the first-person singular present (estoy) with the gerund pensando and the preposition en. pensar en + infinitive means considering or planning an action: Estoy pensando en cambiar de trabajo = “I’m thinking about changing jobs.” The subject is “I,” expressed by estoy; Spanish commonly leaves the subject pronoun yo unstated. comprar is the infinitive “to buy.” After pensar en, the infinitive names the action being considered. Example: Pienso en viajar mañana = “I’m thinking about traveling tomorrow.” este is a masculine singular demonstrative determiner meaning “this.” It agrees with the masculine singular noun it modifies, altavoz; it is not a verb or an article. The corresponding feminine singular form is esta, as in the example esta lámpara = “this lamp.” altavoz is a masculine noun meaning “speaker” in the audio-device sense. Its singular form is altavoz; the plural is altavoces. In this sentence, un altavoz means “a speaker,” while este altavoz means “this speaker.” pequeño is an adjective meaning “small.” Here it is masculine singular because it describes altavoz: un altavoz pequeño. Its base form is pequeño; the feminine singular form is pequeña, as in una caja pequeña = “a small box.” Together, este altavoz pequeño means “this small speaker”: este identifies the speaker, and pequeño describes it. The complete structure is Estoy pensando en + infinitive: “I’m thinking about buying this small speaker.”

2. Puedo explicarte la garantía antes de que decidas.

   I can explain the warranty before you decide.

   Puedo

   I can

   explicarte

   explain to you

   la garantía

   the warranty

   antes de que

   before

   decidas

   you decide

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   Puedo is the first-person singular present form of poder (“to be able to”): puedo, “I can.” It expresses the speaker’s ability or willingness here, not a past ability. For example, Puedo ayudarte means “I can help you.” explicarte combines the infinitive explicar (“to explain”) with the attached pronoun te (“to you,” singular informal addressee). The infinitive stays explicar; the attached te identifies the person receiving the explanation. In this sentence, la garantía is what is explained, while te marks the person it is explained to. Compare explicarme (“explain to me”) and explicarle (“explain to him, her, or you [formal]”). la garantía means “the warranty.” Garantía is a feminine singular noun, so it takes the feminine singular article la; its plural is las garantías. For example, La garantía cubre la reparación means “The warranty covers the repair.” antes de que introduces an event that is earlier than another event: “before.” Spanish normally uses antes de que when what follows contains its own finite verb. It is different from antes de plus an infinitive, as in antes de decidir (“before deciding”). decidas is the second-person singular present subjunctive form of decidir (“to decide”). The subjunctive appears because antes de que introduces an anticipated or pending event, here “before you decide.” The ending identifies tú as the subject; it is not the formal usted form. For example, Llámame antes de que salgas means “Call me before you leave.” Together, Puedo explicarte la garantía means “I can explain the warranty to you,” and antes de que decidas adds “before you decide.” The complete utterance is: “I can explain the warranty before you decide.”

3. ¿Qué cubre la garantía?

   What does the warranty cover?

   ¿Qué

   what

   cubre

   covers

   garantía

   warranty

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   ¿Qué asks for the thing or area affected by an action. In this question it introduces the object of cubre: “what does it cover?” Compare qué in ¿Qué necesitas? — “What do you need?” The opening and closing question marks mark the whole Spanish question. Cubre is the third-person singular present form of cubrir, “to cover.” Here the subject is la garantía, so Spanish uses singular cubre; the form means “covers,” not “cover” as an imperative. The same form can refer to another singular subject: El seguro cubre los daños. — “The insurance covers the damage.” Garantía is a feminine noun meaning “warranty” in this context. Its plural is garantías. The feminine singular article la agrees with it: la garantía; for example, una garantía means “a warranty.” The written accent in garantía is part of the word. Together, ¿Qué asks about the covered item, and cubre la garantía says that the warranty covers it. The complete utterance is therefore “What does the warranty cover?”

4. Cubre los fallos del producto durante el uso normal.

   It covers product faults during normal use.

   Cubre

   covers

   fallos

   faults

   producto

   product

   uso

   use

   normal

   normal

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   Cubre is the third-person singular present form of cubrir (“to cover”). Here it means “covers,” with the warranty understood as the subject from the preceding question. The ending -e in cubre is not a command form; it is a present-tense indicative form for a third-person singular subject. Example: La garantía cubre la reparación. — “The warranty covers the repair.” fallos means “faults” or “defects” here. Its singular base form is fallo; fallos is the plural. Cubrir fallos is a reusable pattern for saying that something covers faults or defects. Example: El seguro cubre fallos eléctricos. — “The insurance covers electrical faults.” producto means “product.” In del producto, del combines de (“of”) and el (“the”), so the phrase means “of the product” or, in this context, “product” as the thing whose faults are covered. The noun is masculine singular, as shown by el in the contraction. uso means “use” or “usage.” Its base form is uso; in durante el uso, it appears as a masculine singular noun after el. durante introduces the period or circumstances in which something happens: durante el viaje means “during the trip.” normal means “normal” or “ordinary.” It describes uso, so it agrees with that masculine singular noun: el uso normal. The form normal does not change between masculine and feminine singular; plural forms add -es, as in usos normales. Together, los fallos del producto means “the product faults,” and durante el uso normal specifies that the coverage applies during normal use. The complete utterance therefore means: “It covers product faults during normal use.” In the supplied context, it refers to the warranty being discussed.

5. ¿Y los daños accidentales?

   What about accidental damage?

   ¿Y

   what about…?

   daños

   damage

   accidentales

   accidental

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   ¿Y introduces a brief “what about …?” question. Here it asks whether the topic of accidental damage should also be considered, following the preceding statement about product faults. It is a reusable conversational pattern: ¿Y + noun or phrase? — “And what about + noun or phrase?” Example: ¿Y la garantía? — “And what about the warranty?” daños is the plural of daño, “damage” or “damages.” Spanish commonly uses the plural when referring to types or instances of damage, while English may use singular uncountable “damage” in the same meaning. The masculine plural article los and the adjective ending in -es agree with this plural noun. Example: Los daños son visibles. — “The damage is visible.” accidentales means “accidental” here and modifies daños. Its singular form is accidental, and the plural form is accidentales; this adjective has the same form for masculine and feminine nouns, while number is shown by the final -es. Example: una pérdida accidental — “an accidental loss”; pérdidas accidentales — “accidental losses.” Together, ¿Y + los daños accidentales asks whether accidental damage is covered or otherwise included as an additional matter. The fixed translation is naturally expressed in English as “What about accidental damage?” The question itself does not state the answer; the following context supplies that it would not be included.

6. Eso no estaría incluido.

   That would not be included.

   Eso

   That

   estaría

   would be

   incluido

   included

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   Eso means “that” here: a demonstrative pronoun referring to something already identified in the conversation, without naming that thing again. The neuter form eso is used for an idea, situation, or unspecified matter; its exact referent is not identified by this sentence alone. Estaría comes from estar (“to be”) and is the third-person singular conditional form. The conditional presents the inclusion as dependent on a condition or assumed situation: “would be,” rather than simply “is.” For example: El servicio estaría disponible mañana. — “The service would be available tomorrow.” Incluido means “included.” It is the past participle of incluir, used here with estar to describe a resulting state: estar incluido = “to be included.” The form shown is masculine singular; when it functions as an adjective, participles used this way agree with the noun they describe. In this sentence, incluido belongs to the construction with estar, not to the preceding word estaría as its base form. The negative word no reverses the clause: no estaría incluido means “would not be included.” Together, eso + no estaría incluido produces the complete meaning: “That would not be included.”

7. ¿Adónde debo ir si deja de funcionar?

   Where should I go if it stops working?

   ¿Adónde

   where to

   debo

   should / must

   ir

   go

   deja de funcionar

   stops working

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   ¿Adónde asks for a destination: “where to?” It is formed from a plus dónde; the accent mark belongs to the interrogative form. Example: ¿Adónde vas? — “Where are you going?” debo is the first-person singular present form of deber (“I should” or “I must”). With an infinitive, deber + infinitive expresses what the speaker should or must do: Debo esperar. — “I should wait.” The exact strength depends on context; here it asks for the appropriate action. ir is the infinitive “to go.” After debo, the infinitive stays unchanged: debo ir means “I should/must go.” deja de funcionar uses dejar de + infinitive, meaning “to stop doing something.” deja is the third-person singular present form of dejar, and funcionar is the infinitive “to work” or “to function.” In this sentence, the unstated subject is the thing that stops working, matching the translation’s “it.” Example: El teléfono deja de funcionar. — “The phone stops working.” Together, ¿Adónde debo ir means “Where should I go?” and si deja de funcionar adds the condition “if it stops working.” The complete utterance is: “Where should I go if it stops working?”

8. Lleva el recibo y la caja a atención al cliente.

   Bring the receipt and the box to customer service.

   Lleva

   Bring

   el recibo

   the receipt

   la caja

   the box

   atención al cliente

   customer service

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   Lleva is the affirmative command for tú (one listener) of llevar, “to bring/carry.” The same form can also be a third-person singular present form in another context, but here the fixed translation identifies it as a command. For a command to one listener addressed formally with usted, Spanish uses lleve, not lleva. el recibo means “the receipt.” Recibo is a masculine singular noun, so it takes el; its plural is los recibos. Example: Guarda el recibo. — “Keep the receipt.” la caja means “the box.” Caja is a feminine singular noun, so it takes la; its plural is las cajas. Example: Abre la caja. — “Open the box.” atención al cliente means “customer service.” Atención is a feminine singular noun. Al is the contraction of a + el; here it introduces the destination or service area. Cliente is singular here and means “customer” or “client” in this expression. It has the same written form for masculine and feminine singular referents, while its plural is clientes. Example: Voy a atención al cliente. — “I’m going to customer service.” Together, Lleva el recibo y la caja a atención al cliente gives the command “Bring the receipt and the box to customer service.” Y joins the two objects, and a marks the destination.

9. Ellos pueden revisarlo.

   They can check it.

   Ellos

   they

   pueden

   can

   revisarlo

   check it

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   Ellos means “they” here. It is the third-person plural subject form of él; Spanish also uses ellos for a group of men or a mixed-gender group. The exact referent is not identified in the supplied sentence. Pueden comes from poder (“to be able to; can”). It is the present indicative form for ellos/ellas/ustedes: ellos pueden. In this sentence it expresses ability or possibility. A useful pattern is poder + infinitive, as in Pueden esperar (“They can wait”). Revisarlo combines the infinitive revisar (“to check/review”) with the direct-object clitic lo (“it”): revisar + lo → revisarlo. With an infinitive, this clitic is attached to the end. Lo is masculine singular in form, but the supplied translation identifies its meaning only as “it”; the specific object is not stated here. For example, Pueden revisarlo can mean “They can check it,” while Pueden revisarla uses la for a feminine singular object. Together, Ellos pueden revisarlo means “They can check it.” The subject is ellos, pueden supplies the ability meaning, and revisarlo names the possible action plus its attached object pronoun. The sentence does not state whether they will actually do it.