About This Lesson
Use Identifying a Lost Bag to practice Spanish conversation, pronunciation, vocabulary, grammar, and quizzes.
Dialogue
A
Estoy buscando mi bolso en objetos perdidos.
eh-STOY boos-KAHN-doh mee BOL-soh en ohb-HEH-tohs pehr-DEE-dohs. I'm looking for my bag at lost property.
B
¿Puedes describírmelo?
PWEH-dehs dehs-kree-BEER-meh-loh? Can you describe it for me?
A
Tiene una correa roja y una cremallera rota.
TYEH-neh OO-nah koh-RREH-ah ROH-hah ee OO-nah kreh-mah-YEH-rah ROH-tah. It has a red strap and a broken zipper.
B
¿Hay algún dibujo en la parte delantera?
EYE ahl-GOON dee-BOO-hoh en lah PAR-teh deh-lahn-TEH-rah? Is there any pattern on the front?
A
Hay un pequeño dibujo de una flor.
EYE oon peh-KEH-nyoh dee-BOO-hoh deh OO-nah flohr. There's a small flower pattern.
B
Puede que sea tuyo.
PWEH-deh keh SEH-ah TOO-yoh. This might be yours.
A
Ese es definitivamente mi bolso.
EH-seh ehs deh-feh-nee-tee-BAH-mehn-teh mee BOL-soh. That's definitely my bag.
B
Por favor, firma este formulario antes de llevártelo.
pohr fah-BOHR, FEER-mah EH-steh fohr-moo-LAH-ryoh AHN-tehs deh yeh-BAR-teh-loh. Please sign this form before you take it.Word by Word
Estoy
In “Estoy buscando mi bolso”, “Estoy” means “I am” and introduces the speaker’s current activity. It is the first-person singular form of estar, used in the pattern “Estoy buscando + object” for something you are looking for now.
buscando
In “Estoy buscando mi bolso”, “buscando” means “looking for” and describes the ongoing search. It is used after “Estoy”; “Estoy buscando + object” is a reusable way to say what you are currently trying to find.
mi
In “mi bolso”, “mi” means “my” and shows that the bag belongs to the speaker. It comes directly before the noun it describes, as in “mi bolso” in this dialogue.
bolso
In “mi bolso”, “bolso” means “bag” or “handbag”, the item being looked for and identified. The word is used after a possessive such as “mi” and can be described with details such as “una correa roja”.
en
In “en objetos perdidos”, “en” means “at” and places the search at the lost-property desk or area. It is used before the place or service where something is located or sought.
objetos
In “objetos perdidos”, “objetos” means “objects” or “items”. Together with “perdidos”, it identifies the lost-property area; the plural form refers to multiple items.
perdidos
In “objetos perdidos”, “perdidos” means “lost” and describes the items that have been lost. It agrees with plural “objetos” and is useful in the name of a lost-property service.
Puedes
In “¿Puedes describírmelo?”, “Puedes” means “can you” and asks whether the other person is able or willing to do something. It is the tú form of poder, followed here by an infinitive with attached pronouns.
describírmelo
In “¿Puedes describírmelo?”, “describírmelo” means “describe it to me”. The form combines the action of describing with “me” for the recipient and “lo” for the thing described; after “Puedes”, this pattern makes a polite request for a description.
Tiene
In “Tiene una correa roja y una cremallera rota”, “Tiene” means “has” and describes features of the bag. It is the third-person singular form of tener, used with the item or feature that something possesses.
una
In “una correa roja” and “una cremallera rota”, “una” means “a” and introduces one unspecified feminine noun. It comes before each noun and agrees with “correa” and “cremallera” here.
correa
In “una correa roja”, “correa” means “strap”, one of the bag’s identifying features. It is used with a color after it in this phrase, “correa roja”, when describing the bag.
roja
In “una correa roja”, “roja” means “red” and describes the strap. It agrees with the feminine singular noun “correa” and follows that noun in the dialogue.
y
In “una correa roja y una cremallera rota”, “y” means “and” and joins two features of the bag. It connects nouns or descriptions in a list.
cremallera
In “una cremallera rota”, “cremallera” means “zipper”, another feature used to identify the bag. It is combined with an adjective describing its condition.
rota
In “una cremallera rota”, “rota” means “broken” and describes the zipper’s condition. It agrees with the feminine singular noun “cremallera” and follows it in the phrase.
Hay
In “¿Hay algún dibujo...?” and “Hay un pequeño dibujo...”, “Hay” means “is there” or “there is” and introduces the presence or absence of a pattern. It is used to ask about or state that something exists in a particular place.
algún
In “¿Hay algún dibujo...?”, “algún” means “any” and asks whether there is an unspecified pattern. It comes before the masculine singular noun “dibujo” in a question about whether something is present.
dibujo
In “algún dibujo” and “un pequeño dibujo”, “dibujo” means “pattern” or “drawing”. It identifies the visible design on the bag, and it can be followed by “de” to specify what the design depicts.
la
In “la parte delantera”, “la” means “the” and introduces the specific front part being discussed. It comes before the feminine singular noun “parte”.
parte
In “la parte delantera”, “parte” means “part” and refers to a section of the bag. It is followed by “delantera” to identify which section.
delantera
In “la parte delantera”, “delantera” means “front” and specifies the location of the pattern. It agrees with the feminine singular noun “parte” and follows it.
pequeño
In “un pequeño dibujo”, “pequeño” means “small” and describes the size of the pattern or drawing. It agrees with the masculine singular noun “dibujo” and comes before it here.
de
In “un pequeño dibujo de una flor”, “de” means “of” and connects the drawing with what it depicts. The pattern “dibujo de + noun” specifies the subject or design shown.
flor
In “un pequeño dibujo de una flor”, “flor” means “flower” and identifies what the drawing shows. It follows “de” in the pattern used to describe the design.
Puede
In “Puede que sea tuyo”, “Puede” expresses possibility: “may” or “might”. It is the third-person singular form of poder and begins the construction “Puede que + clause” when making a cautious suggestion.
que
In “Puede que sea tuyo”, “que” introduces the clause containing the possible situation. Together, “Puede que” means “it may be that” or “might”, and it is followed here by “sea tuyo”.
sea
In “Puede que sea tuyo”, “sea” means “is” within the possibility “might be yours”. It is the form of ser used after “Puede que” to express a possible identification.
tuyo
In “Puede que sea tuyo”, “tuyo” means “yours” and refers to the bag being identified. It is used after “sea” to say that the item may belong to the person being addressed.
Ese
In “Ese es definitivamente mi bolso”, “Ese” means “that” and points to the bag being shown or identified. It is a masculine singular demonstrative used here for the understood masculine noun “bolso”.
es
In “Ese es definitivamente mi bolso”, “es” means “is” and links “Ese” with the identification “mi bolso”. It is the third-person singular form of ser, used to identify or classify something.
definitivamente
In “Ese es definitivamente mi bolso”, “definitivamente” means “definitely” and shows complete certainty about the identification. It modifies the statement to make the speaker’s confidence explicit.
Por
In “Por favor”, “Por” contributes to the polite request meaning expressed by the whole phrase. The fixed expression “Por favor” is used when asking someone to do something courteously.
favor
In “Por favor”, “favor” contributes to the polite request and does not mean that the speaker is asking about a separate favor here. “Por favor” is placed with a request such as “firma este formulario”.
firma
In “Por favor, firma este formulario”, “firma” means “sign” and gives a direct request to the person being addressed. It is the tú command form of firmar and is followed by the thing to be signed.
este
In “este formulario”, “este” means “this” and points to the particular form being presented. It comes before and agrees with the masculine singular noun “formulario”.
formulario
In “este formulario”, “formulario” means “form”, the document that must be signed before the bag is taken. It follows the demonstrative “este” in this noun phrase.
antes
In “antes de llevártelo”, “antes” means “before” and places one action earlier than another. The reusable pattern “antes de + infinitive” introduces an action that must happen first.
llevártelo
In “antes de llevártelo”, “llevártelo” means “take it with you”. It combines llevar with “te” for the person taking the item and “lo” for the bag; after “antes de”, the complete form names the action that happens after signing.
Grammar Points
puede que + subjuntivo
Puede que sea tuyo.
PWEH-deh keh SEH-ah TOO-yoh.It might be yours.
After «puede que», use the subjunctive: «sea», not the infinitive «ser».
Spanish Vocabulary
algún
det
ahl-GOON
any; some
algún dibujo
bolso
noun
BOL-soh
bag
mi bolso
buscar
verb
boos-KAHR
to look for
buscando
Estoy buscando mi bolso.
correa
noun
koh-RREH-ah
strap
una correa roja
cremallera
noun
kreh-mah-YEH-rah
zipper
una cremallera rota
describir
verb
dehs-kree-BEER
to describe
describírmelo
¿Puedes describírmelo?
dibujo
noun
dee-BOO-hoh
pattern; drawing
un pequeño dibujo
haber
verb
ah-BEHR
there is; there are
hay
¿Hay algún dibujo?
objetos perdidos
phrase
ohb-HEH-tohs pehr-DEE-dohs
lost property
en objetos perdidos
rojo
adj
ROH-hoh
red
roja
una correa roja
roto
adj
ROH-toh
broken
rota
una cremallera rota
tener
verb
teh-NEHR
to have
tiene
Tiene una correa roja.
Quiz
Word Order
Arrange the words in the correct order.
Can you describe it for me?
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¿Puedes describírmelo?This might be yours.
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Puede que sea tuyo.That's definitely my bag.
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Ese es definitivamente mi bolso.Spelling
Tap the letters to spell the word.
bag
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bolsoto look for
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buscandostrap
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correazipper