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Use Reviewing meeting action items to practice Spanish conversation, pronunciation, vocabulary, grammar, and quizzes.
Dialogue
A
¿Podemos revisar las tareas pendientes de la reunión?
poh-DEH-mohs reh-bee-SAR lahs tah-REH-ahs pehn-dee-EN-tehs deh lah reh-oo-nyON Can we review the action items from the meeting?
B
Tengo abierto el resumen, así que vamos a revisarlas.
TEN-goh ah-BYEHR-toh ehl reh-SOO-mehn, ah-SEE keh BAH-mohs ah reh-bee-SAR-lahs I have the summary open, so let's check them.
A
¿Quién debe contactar al cliente?
kee-EN DEH-beh kohn-tahk-TAR ahl klee-EN-teh Who should contact the client?
B
El líder del proyecto se encargará de eso.
ehl LEE-dehr dehl proh-YEHK-toh seh ehn-kahr-gah-RAH deh EH-soh The project lead will handle that.
A
¿Qué debo hacer después?
keh DEH-boh ah-SEHR dehs-PWEHS What should I do next?
B
Actualiza las notas y comparte el archivo.
ahk-too-ah-LEE-sah lahs NOH-tahs ee kohm-PAR-teh ehl ahr-CHEE-boh Update the notes and share the file.
A
Enviaré la actualización al equipo.
ehn-byah-REH lah ahk-too-ah-lee-sah-SYON ahl eh-KEE-poh I will send the update to the team.
B
Entonces todos tendrán la última versión.
ehn-TOHN-sehs TOH-dohs tehn-DRAN lah OOL-tee-mah behr-SYON Then everyone will have the latest version.Word by Word
Podemos
«Podemos» expresses “we can” and opens a polite suggestion to review something together. It is the “we” form of poder and commonly comes before an infinitive when asking whether a joint action is possible.
revisar
«revisar» means “to review” in this work-meeting context. It is an infinitive used after podemos and after the pattern vamos a, so it names the action being proposed or carried out.
las
«las» means “the” before the feminine plural noun «tareas». It identifies several specific tasks, and it is reused before a feminine plural noun when referring to known items.
tareas
«tareas» means “tasks”; here it refers to the work items that still need attention after the meeting. It is used with «las» and «pendientes» to identify specific pending work.
pendientes
«pendientes» describes the tasks as still needing attention, giving «tareas pendientes» the contextual meaning “pending tasks” or “action items.” It is placed after the noun here and agrees with the plural noun it describes.
de
«de» links the tasks to the meeting they came from, giving the relation “from the meeting.” A common reuse is noun + «de» + a source, owner, or associated thing.
la
«la» means “the” before the feminine singular noun «reunión». It is reused before a specific feminine singular noun when the listener knows which thing is meant.
reunión
«reunión» means “meeting”; here it identifies the meeting that produced the pending tasks. It commonly appears with «la» when referring to a particular meeting in a conversation.
Tengo
«Tengo» means “I have”; in «Tengo abierto el resumen», it says that the speaker currently has the summary open. It is the “I” form of tener and can be followed by a thing the speaker possesses or currently has available.
abierto
«abierto» describes the summary as open in «Tengo abierto el resumen». It is related to abrir and agrees here with the masculine singular noun «resumen»; the pattern tener + thing + «abierto» describes something kept open.
el
«el» means “the” before the masculine singular noun «resumen». It is reused before a specific masculine singular noun when referring to an identified item.
resumen
«resumen» means “summary”; here it is the document the speaker has open for checking the tasks. It commonly appears with «el» when referring to a particular summary.
así
In «así que», «así» contributes the idea “so” and connects the open summary with the action that follows. As a separate word, it can also refer to a manner, while here it introduces a result.
que
Here «que» completes the connector «así que», which introduces the result “so” or “therefore”; it does not independently mean the whole result. A common reuse is «así que» followed by the consequence of what was just said.
vamos
«vamos» means “we go,” but in «vamos a revisarlas» it helps make the suggestion “let’s review them.” It is the “we” form of ir and is commonly used in the pattern vamos a + infinitive for a proposed action.
a
In «vamos a revisarlas», «a» links vamos with the action that follows, giving the pattern “go to do” or “let’s do.” It is commonly used between ir and an infinitive when introducing a planned or proposed action.
revisarlas
«revisarlas» means “to review them”; the attached «las» refers back to «las tareas pendientes». It combines the infinitive revisar with an object pronoun, a form used when the action is directed at specific items.
Quién
«Quién» asks which person is responsible for the action in «¿Quién debe contactar al cliente?». Its accent marks it as an interrogative form, and it is commonly followed by a verb when asking about a person.
debe
«debe» expresses “should” or “must” in the question about responsibility. It is a form of deber and is commonly followed by an infinitive, as in «debe contactar», to state an expected or required action.
contactar
«contactar» means “to contact”; here it names the action that someone should carry out with the client. It is an infinitive after «debe» and is followed by «al cliente» to identify the person contacted.
al
«al» means “to the” in «contactar al cliente». It is the contraction of a and el, and it is used before a masculine singular noun in this type of phrase.
cliente
«cliente» means “client”; here it is the person who should be contacted. It appears after «al» to identify the recipient of the contact action.
líder
«líder» means “leader”; here it identifies the person responsible for handling the matter. It is used in the noun phrase «El líder del proyecto», where the following phrase specifies which leader.
del
«del» means “of the” in «del proyecto». It is the contraction of de and el, and it commonly links a noun to a masculine singular noun that identifies its area or association.
proyecto
«proyecto» means “project”; here it specifies which leader is meant. It appears after «del» in the phrase «líder del proyecto» to identify the project connected with the leader.
se
Here «se» is part of the exact expression «se encargará de eso», which says that someone will take responsibility for that matter. It marks the pronominal form of encargarse and is used with de when assigning responsibility.
encargará
«encargará» means “will handle” or “will take care of” in «se encargará de eso». It is a future form related to encargarse and is reused in the pattern se encargará de + the task or matter someone will take responsibility for.
eso
«eso» means “that” and refers to the previously mentioned matter of contacting the client. It points to an already understood situation instead of repeating it, and it can be used after expressions of handling or doing something.
Qué
«Qué» asks what action the speaker should take in «¿Qué debo hacer después?». Its accent marks it as an interrogative form, and it commonly appears before a verb when asking for information about a thing or action.
debo
«debo» means “I should” or “I must” in the question about the next task. It is the “I” form of deber and is commonly followed by an infinitive, as in «debo hacer», to ask about an expected action.
hacer
«hacer» means “to do” in «debo hacer después», referring to the next work action. It is an infinitive after debo and can be followed by the action or task that needs to be completed.
después
«después» means “afterwards” or “next” and places the requested action later in the sequence. It is useful when asking or explaining what should happen after an earlier task.
Actualiza
«Actualiza» gives the direct instruction “update” in «Actualiza las notas». It is related to actualizar and is commonly followed by the item that should be updated.
notas
«notas» means “notes”; here it refers to the shared meeting notes that need updating. It is used with «las» in the phrase «las notas» to identify specific notes.
y
«y» means “and” and links the two instructions «Actualiza las notas» and «comparte el archivo». It is reused to connect two actions or items that belong together.
comparte
«comparte» gives the direct instruction “share” in «comparte el archivo». It is related to compartir and commonly appears before the thing that should be shared.
archivo
«archivo» means “file”; here it is the item that should be shared with others. It appears with «el» because the conversation refers to a specific file.
Enviaré
«Enviaré» means “I will send” in «Enviaré la actualización al equipo». It is the future form related to enviar and can be followed by the item being sent and the recipient.
actualización
«actualización» means “update”; here it is the information the speaker will send to the team. It appears with «la» because it refers to a specific update connected with the meeting work.
equipo
«equipo» means “team”; here it identifies the group receiving the update. It appears in «al equipo» after the sending action to specify the recipient.
Entonces
«Entonces» means “then” and introduces the result of sending the update: everyone will have the latest version. It is commonly used at the beginning of a sentence to connect one action with its consequence.
todos
«todos» means “everyone” or “all” and refers here to all the relevant people who will receive the version. It functions as the subject of «tendrán» and is commonly used before a verb when referring to a whole group.
tendrán
«tendrán» means “will have” in the statement about the latest version. It is a future form of tener and is commonly followed by the thing that people will possess or have available.
última
«última» means “latest” in «la última versión», referring to the most current version in this context. It is the feminine form related to último and agrees with the feminine noun «versión».
versión
«versión» means “version”; here it is the current file version that everyone will have. It appears in «la última versión» to identify the newest version available after the update is shared.
Grammar Points
Futuro simple: se encargará, enviaré, tendrán
El líder del proyecto se encargará de contactar al cliente.
ehl LEE-dehr dehl proh-YEHK-toh seh ehn-kahr-gah-RAH deh kohn-tahk-TAR ahl klee-EN-tehThe project lead will handle contacting the client.
El futuro simple expresa acciones que ocurrirán después. Las terminaciones cambian según la persona: -ará, -é, -án.
Pronombre de objeto directo unido al infinitivo: -las
Revisarlas después.
reh-bee-SAR-lahs dehs-PWEHSReview them afterwards.
El pronombre las sustituye a un sustantivo femenino plural, como tareas pendientes, y se une al infinitivo revisar.
Spanish Vocabulary
actualizar
verb
ahk-too-ah-lee-SAR
to update
Actualiza
Actualiza las notas y comparte el archivo.
así que
conj
ah-SEE keh
so; therefore
Así que vamos a revisarlas.
cliente
noun
klee-EN-teh
client
¿Quién debe contactar al cliente?
contactar
verb
kohn-tahk-TAR
to contact
¿Quién debe contactar al cliente?
después
adv
dehs-PWEHS
afterwards; next
¿Qué debo hacer después?
encargarse de
phrase
ehn-kahr-GAR-seh deh
to handle; to take care of
se encargará de
El líder del proyecto se encargará de eso.
líder del proyecto
phrase
LEE-dehr dehl proh-YEHK-toh
project lead
El líder del proyecto se encargará de eso.
nota
noun
NOH-tah
note
notas
Actualiza las notas.
resumen
noun
reh-SOO-mehn
summary
Tengo abierto el resumen.
reunión
noun
reh-oo-nyON
meeting
Las tareas pendientes de la reunión.
revisar
verb
reh-bee-SAR
to review; to check
¿Podemos revisar las tareas pendientes de la reunión?
tareas pendientes
phrase
tah-REH-ahs pehn-dee-EN-tehs
action items
¿Podemos revisar las tareas pendientes de la reunión?
Quiz
Word Order
Arrange the words in the correct order.
Who should contact the client?
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¿Quién debe contactar al cliente?What should I do next?
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¿Qué debo hacer después?I will send the update to the team.
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Enviaré la actualización al equipo.Spelling
Tap the letters to spell the word.
summary
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resumenclient
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clienteto review; to check
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revisarmeeting