Small speaker warranty | Learn Spanish in English

Spanish lesson set in a contemporary Madrid everyday setting: In a shop, a customer asks staff what a small speaker warranty covers before deciding to buy it..

EN → ES / Level: A2

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Dialogue

A

Estoy pensando en comprar este altavoz pequeño.

eh-STOY pen-SAHN-doh en kohm-PRAR ES-teh al-tah-BOHS peh-KEH-nyoh. I'm thinking about buying this small speaker.
B

Puedo explicarte la garantía antes de que decidas.

PWEH-doh eks-plee-KAR-teh lah gah-ran-TEE-ah AN-tes deh keh deh-SEE-dahs. I can explain the warranty before you decide.
A

¿Qué cubre la garantía?

keh KOO-breh lah gah-ran-TEE-ah? What does the warranty cover?
B

Cubre los fallos del producto durante el uso normal.

KOO-breh lohs FAH-yohs del proh-DOOK-toh doo-RAN-teh el OO-soh nor-MAHL. It covers product faults during normal use.
A

¿Y los daños accidentales?

ee lohs DAH-nyohs ak-see-den-TAH-les? What about accidental damage?
B

Eso no estaría incluido.

EH-soh noh es-tah-REE-ah een-kloo-EE-doh. That would not be included.
A

¿Adónde debo ir si deja de funcionar?

ah-DON-deh DEH-boh eer see DEH-hah deh foon-see-oh-NAR? Where should I go if it stops working?
B

Lleva el recibo y la caja a atención al cliente.

YEH-bah el reh-SEE-boh ee lah KAH-hah ah ah-ten-see-OHN al klee-EN-teh. Bring the receipt and the box to customer service.
B

Ellos pueden revisarlo.

EH-yohs PWEH-den reh-bee-SAR-loh. They can check it.

Word by Word

Estoy Estoy means “I am” here and introduces the speaker’s current thought in Estoy pensando en comprar este altavoz pequeño. It is used with pensando to describe an ongoing mental activity. A customer can use this when considering a purchase.
pensando Pensando means “thinking” in Estoy pensando en comprar este altavoz pequeño. Together with Estoy, it describes what the speaker is considering now. The pattern estar + gerund is useful for talking about an action or thought in progress.
en En links the thought to the action being considered in Estoy pensando en comprar este altavoz pequeño. In the construction pensar en + infinitive, it introduces the possible action. Use it when saying what you are considering doing.
comprar Comprar means “to buy” and names the action being considered in Estoy pensando en comprar este altavoz pequeño. It appears after en in the pattern pensar en + infinitive. A shopper uses it when discussing a possible purchase.
este Este means “this” and points to the particular speaker being discussed in este altavoz pequeño. It comes directly before the noun it identifies. The pattern este + noun is useful when selecting or pointing out a specific product.
altavoz Altavoz means “speaker” in este altavoz pequeño. It names the product the customer is considering buying. Use it as the product noun after a determiner such as este.
pequeño Pequeño means “small” and describes the size of altavoz in este altavoz pequeño. It follows the noun in this product description. Use it after a noun when describing a small item.
Puedo Puedo means “I can” in Puedo explicarte la garantía antes de que decidas. It presents the staff member’s ability or offer to do something. The reusable pattern is Puedo + infinitive when offering help or explaining what you can do.
explicarte Explicarte means “explain to you” in Puedo explicarte la garantía antes de que decidas. It combines the action of explaining with te, which identifies the person receiving the explanation. Use Puedo explicarte + an object when offering to explain something to someone.
la La means “the” before garantía in Puedo explicarte la garantía antes de que decidas. It identifies a specific warranty already connected with the product. Use la before a known feminine singular noun such as garantía.
garantía Garantía means “warranty” in la garantía. It refers to the product coverage that the staff member is ready to explain. Use it when asking or talking about the protection attached to a purchase.
antes Antes means “before” in antes de que decidas. The complete expression antes de que decidas places the explanation earlier than the customer’s decision. Use antes de que + a clause when one event must happen before another.
de De is part of the time expression antes de que decidas. In this construction, antes de establishes the point before which the decision occurs, while que introduces the following clause. Use the complete pattern antes de que + a clause rather than treating de as a separate meaning here.
que Que introduces the clause decidas in antes de que decidas. The full expression connects the explanation with the later decision and means “before you decide.” Use que here as part of antes de que + a clause.
decidas Decidas means “you decide” in antes de que decidas. It refers to the customer making the purchase decision after hearing the explanation. This form is used after antes de que to introduce the action that has not yet occurred.
Qué Qué means “what” in ¿Qué cubre la garantía? It asks which protection or items are covered by the warranty. Use Qué at the start of a question when asking for information about what something covers.
cubre Cubre means “covers” in ¿Qué cubre la garantía? and Cubre los fallos del producto durante el uso normal. It describes what the warranty includes or protects. The pattern ¿Qué cubre + noun? is useful when asking about the scope of a policy or service.
los Los means “the” before fallos in los fallos del producto. It identifies the product faults being discussed as a group. Use los before a known masculine plural noun such as fallos.
fallos Fallos means “faults” in los fallos del producto. It refers to problems in the product that the warranty covers. Use it with del producto when specifying that the faults belong to or concern the product.
del Del means “of the” in los fallos del producto. It links fallos to producto and identifies which faults are meant. Del is the contracted form used for de + el, and the pattern noun + del + noun expresses a relationship between two nouns.
producto Producto means “product” in los fallos del producto. It identifies the item whose faults are covered during normal use. Use it when discussing the product in a warranty or customer-service conversation.
durante Durante means “during” in durante el uso normal. It marks the period in which the product faults are covered. Use durante + a noun phrase to specify when an action or condition applies.
el El means “the” before uso in el uso normal. It identifies the specific type of use relevant to the warranty. Use el before a known masculine singular noun such as uso.
uso Uso means “use” in durante el uso normal. It describes the way the product is being operated when the warranty coverage applies. Use it in durante el uso normal to refer to ordinary operation of a product.
normal Normal means “normal” and describes uso in el uso normal. It limits the warranty statement to ordinary use of the product. Use normal after a noun when describing a usual or expected condition.
Y Y means “what about” in ¿Y los daños accidentales? Here it introduces a related follow-up question about another possible type of damage. Use ¿Y + a noun phrase? when asking whether an additional item is included or relevant.
daños Daños refers to “damage” in ¿Y los daños accidentales? It names the additional problem the customer asks about. Use it with accidentales when discussing damage caused by an accident in a product or warranty context.
accidentales Accidentales means “accidental” and describes daños in ¿Y los daños accidentales? It specifies that the damage happened accidentally rather than during normal use. Use it after daños to identify this type of damage.
Eso Eso means “that” in Eso no estaría incluido. It points back to the accidental damage mentioned in the previous question. Use eso when referring to something just mentioned and then commenting on it.
no No makes the statement negative in Eso no estaría incluido. It says that the accidental damage would not be included in the warranty. Place no before the verb when negating a statement.
estaría Estaría means “would be” in Eso no estaría incluido. It presents the inclusion of the damage as a hypothetical or policy assessment rather than as a simple present fact. Use estaría with incluido when discussing whether something would fall within coverage.
incluido Incluido means “included” in no estaría incluido. It describes the status of the accidental damage under the warranty. The reusable pattern estar + incluido states whether something forms part of a service, plan, or coverage.
Adónde Adónde means “where” or “to where” in ¿Adónde debo ir si deja de funcionar? It asks for the destination the customer should go to if the speaker stops working. Use ¿Adónde + ir? when asking where someone should go.
debo Debo means “I should” or “I must” in ¿Adónde debo ir si deja de funcionar? It expresses the customer’s need to know the required or recommended action. Use debo + infinitive to ask or state what you need to do.
ir Ir means “to go” after debo in debo ir. It names the action or destination-related movement the customer is asking about. Use debo ir when asking where you are required or expected to go.
si Si means “if” in si deja de funcionar. It introduces the condition under which the customer should seek help. Use si + a clause to describe what happens in a particular situation.
deja Deja contributes the meaning “stops” in deja de funcionar. The complete construction dejar de + infinitive means that an action or function ceases, so deja de funcionar means “stops working.” Use this construction when a device or activity no longer continues.
funcionar Funcionar means “to work” or “to function” in deja de funcionar. With deja de, it describes the speaker ceasing to operate. Use dejar de funcionar for a device that has stopped working.
Lleva Lleva means “bring” in Lleva el recibo y la caja a atención al cliente. It gives the customer a direct instruction to take the listed items to customer service. Use Lleva + object + a destination when telling someone what to bring and where to take it.
recibo Recibo means “receipt” in Lleva el recibo y la caja a atención al cliente. It names one of the documents the customer needs to bring for service. Use it when referring to proof of purchase in a shop.
caja Caja means “box” in Lleva el recibo y la caja a atención al cliente. It names the product packaging the customer is asked to bring. Use it when describing a box or container that should accompany a product.
a A marks the destination in Lleva el recibo y la caja a atención al cliente. It shows where the receipt and box should be taken. Use llevar + an object + a + destination when directing someone to take something somewhere.
atención Atención means “service” in atención al cliente. In the full expression, it refers to the customer-service area or department, while al cliente specifies that the service is for customers. Use atención al cliente when directing someone to customer service.
al Al means “to the” in a atención al cliente. It links atención with cliente and specifies the people served by that department. Al is the contracted form of a + el, used before a masculine singular noun.
cliente Cliente means “customer” in atención al cliente. It identifies the people for whom the service is provided. Use it in atención al cliente when referring to a customer-service department or desk.
Ellos Ellos means “they” in Ellos pueden revisarlo. It identifies the customer-service staff as the people who can inspect the product. Use ellos + a verb when making the people responsible for an action explicit.
pueden Pueden means “they can” in Ellos pueden revisarlo. It expresses the staff’s ability or permission to check the product. Use pueden + infinitive when saying what several people can do.
revisarlo Revisarlo means “check it” in Ellos pueden revisarlo. It combines the action of checking with lo, which refers to the product being brought to customer service. Use pueden revisarlo when saying that staff can inspect a previously mentioned item.

Grammar Points

antes de que + subjuntivo

Antes de que decidas comprar este producto, revisa la garantía.

AN-tes deh keh deh-SEE-dahs kohm-PRAR ES-teh proh-DOOK-toh, reh-BEE-sah lah gah-ran-TEE-ah.

Before you decide to buy this product, check the warranty.

Después de «antes de que», se usa el subjuntivo: «decidas», no el infinitivo.

dejar de + infinitivo

El altavoz deja de funcionar durante el uso normal.

el al-tah-BOHS DEH-hah deh foon-see-oh-NAR doo-RAN-teh el OO-soh nor-MAHL.

The speaker stops working during normal use.

«Dejar de» significa parar una acción y va seguido de un verbo en infinitivo.

Spanish Vocabulary

altavoz noun
al-tah-BOHS speaker
antes de que conj
AN-tes deh keh before
comprar verb
kohm-PRAR to buy
cubrir verb
koo-BREER to cover cubre
decidir verb
deh-see-DEER to decide decidas
este det
ES-teh this
explicar verb
eks-plee-KAR to explain explicarte
fallo noun
FAH-yoh fault; failure fallos
garantía noun
gah-ran-TEE-ah warranty
pensar verb
pen-SAR to think pensando
pequeño adj
peh-KEH-nyoh small
producto noun
proh-DOOK-toh product

Quiz

Word Order

Arrange the words in the correct order.

What does the warranty cover?

Show Answer¿Qué cubre la garantía?

What about accidental damage?

Show Answer¿Y los daños accidentales?

That would not be included.

Show AnswerEso no estaría incluido.

Spelling

Tap the letters to spell the word.

this

Show Answereste

to buy

Show Answercomprar

to explain

Show Answerexplicarte

speaker

Show Answeraltavoz