Checking meeting room equipment | Learn Spanish in English

Spanish lesson set in a contemporary Madrid everyday setting: Before a meeting, two adults check the projector, cable, microphone, and volume in a meeting room..

EN → ES / Level: A2

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Use Checking meeting room equipment to practice Spanish conversation, pronunciation, vocabulary, grammar, and quizzes.

Dialogue

A

Deberíamos revisar el equipo de la sala de reuniones.

deh-beh-REE-ah-mohs reh-bee-SAR ehl eh-KEE-poh deh lah SAH-lah deh reh-oo-nee-OH-nehs. We should check the meeting room equipment.
B

La reunión empieza pronto.

lah reh-oo-nee-ON em-pee-EH-sah PRON-toh. The meeting starts soon.
B

Hagámoslo ahora.

ah-GAH-mohs-loh ah-OH-rah. Let's do it now.
A

¿El proyector está conectado al portátil?

ehl proh-yehk-TOR ehs-TAH koh-nehk-TAH-doh ahl pohrr-tah-TEEL? Is the projector connected to the laptop?
B

Sí, pero este cable parece un poco suelto.

see, PEH-roh EHS-teh KAH-bleh pah-REH-seh oon POH-koh SWEHL-toh. It is, but this cable feels a little loose.
A

Probemos el micrófono antes de que llegue la gente.

proh-BEH-mohs ehl mee-KROH-foh-noh AHN-tehs deh keh YEH-gheh lah HEN-teh. Let's test the microphone before people arrive.
B

Funciona, pero el volumen está bajo.

foon-see-OH-nah, PEH-roh ehl boh-LOO-mehn ehs-TAH BAH-hoh. It works, but the volume is low.
A

Lo subiré un poco.

loh soo-bee-REH oon POH-koh. I'll turn it up a little.
B

Suena mejor. La sala está lista.

SWEH-nah meh-HOR. lah SAH-lah ehs-TAH LEES-tah. That sounds better. The room is ready.

Word by Word

Deberíamos "Deberíamos" expresses that we should or ought to do something; here it introduces the recommendation to check the equipment. It is commonly reused before an infinitive, as in "Deberíamos revisar". Use it when suggesting a responsible or advisable action.
revisar "Revisar" means to check or inspect, referring here to checking the meeting-room equipment. It follows "Deberíamos" in "Deberíamos revisar". Use it before the thing being checked, such as equipment, a document, or a connection.
el "el" means "the" before "equipo" in "el equipo". It identifies specific equipment being discussed. Use "el" directly before a singular masculine noun when referring to a particular item.
equipo "equipo" means equipment in "el equipo de la sala de reuniones". Here it refers collectively to the projector, cable, microphone, and related items. Use it for a set of equipment used for a task or in a place.
de "de" links "equipo" with "la sala de reuniones" in "el equipo de la sala de reuniones". Here it shows that the equipment belongs to or is associated with the meeting room. Use "de" to connect a thing with its place, group, or source.
la "la" means "the" before "sala" in "la sala de reuniones". It identifies the particular room where the meeting takes place. Use "la" directly before a singular feminine noun when referring to a specific thing.
sala "sala" means room, specifically the room mentioned in "la sala de reuniones". The phrase identifies the place whose equipment is being checked. Use it with "de" to specify the type or purpose of a room.
reuniones "reuniones" means meetings in "la sala de reuniones". It specifies that the room is used for meetings. Use it after "de" to describe a place associated with meetings.
reunión "reunión" means meeting in "La reunión empieza pronto". It is the event that will begin soon. Use it for a planned gathering, often with a time or place.
empieza "empieza" means starts in "La reunión empieza pronto". It says that the meeting is about to begin. Use it with the event or activity that starts, followed by a time expression when useful.
pronto "pronto" means soon in "La reunión empieza pronto". It places the start of the meeting in the near future. Use it after an action or event to say that it will happen soon.
Hagámoslo "Hagámoslo" means "let's do it" in "Hagámoslo ahora". The form combines an invitation to act with "lo", referring here to the checking task just mentioned. Use it to propose carrying out an understood action together.
ahora "ahora" means now in "Hagámoslo ahora". It says that the proposed action should happen immediately or at the present time. Use it with an instruction or proposal to specify when to act.
proyector "proyector" means projector in "El proyector está conectado al portátil". It is the device whose connection to the laptop is being checked. Use it as the name of a projector in a meeting, classroom, or presentation setting.
está "está" means is here as part of "está conectado", describing the projector's current connection state. It is used with "conectado" to ask whether the connection exists now. Use "está" with a state or condition that applies at the moment.
conectado "conectado" means connected in "está conectado al portátil". It describes the projector as linked to the laptop. Use it after "estar" to describe whether a device or cable is connected to something.
al "al" means "to the" in "conectado al portátil". It marks the laptop as the device to which the projector is connected. Use it before a masculine singular noun after expressions such as being connected to something.
portátil "portátil" means laptop in "al portátil". It is the device receiving the projector connection. Use it after a connection expression to name the laptop involved.
Sí "Sí" means yes in "Sí, pero este cable parece un poco suelto". It confirms that the projector is connected before adding a problem with the cable. Use it to give an affirmative reply to a question.
pero "pero" means but in "Sí, pero este cable parece un poco suelto". It contrasts the confirmed connection with the cable's possible looseness. Use it to connect an affirmative or true point with an opposing or limiting point.
este "este" means this in "este cable". It points to the particular cable being checked. Use it before a nearby or currently relevant masculine singular noun.
cable "cable" means cable in "este cable parece un poco suelto". It is the item whose condition is being evaluated. Use it for a cable involved in connecting equipment.
parece "parece" means seems or appears in "parece un poco suelto". It presents the looseness as an observation or impression rather than a firm statement. Use it before a description when reporting how something appears.
un "un" means "a" in "un poco suelto". Together with "poco", it introduces a small degree of looseness. Use "un" before a singular masculine noun or in the fixed quantity expression "un poco".
poco "poco" means a little in "un poco suelto". It reduces the strength of the description, saying that the cable is only slightly loose. Use "un poco" before an adjective to express a small degree.
suelto "suelto" means loose in "este cable parece un poco suelto". It describes the cable as not firmly secured. Use it after a linking expression such as "parece" or "está" when describing the condition of an object.
Probemos "Probemos" means "let's test" in "Probemos el micrófono antes de que llegue la gente". It proposes testing the microphone together before the people arrive. Use it before the object or activity that should be tested.
micrófono "micrófono" means microphone in "Probemos el micrófono". It is the device being tested before the meeting participants arrive. Use it as the object after a verb such as "probar" when checking audio equipment.
antes "antes" means before in the expression "antes de que llegue la gente". It places the microphone test earlier than the people's arrival. Use it with "de que" before a clause describing an event that has not happened yet.
que "que" introduces the clause "que llegue la gente" after "antes de". It connects the time expression with the event of people arriving. Use it in the pattern "antes de que" when the following part is a clause.
llegue "llegue" means arrives in "que llegue la gente". It describes the arrival that must happen after the microphone test. Use it inside the clause introduced by "antes de que" to refer to a future or pending event.
gente "gente" means people in "llegue la gente". It refers to the people expected to arrive at the meeting. Use it to talk about people as a group, especially when their individual identities are not specified.
Funciona "Funciona" means works in "Funciona, pero el volumen está bajo". It confirms that the microphone operates before noting that the volume needs adjustment. Use it to say that a device or system is operating properly.
volumen "volumen" means volume in "el volumen está bajo". It refers to the sound level produced by the microphone. Use it with a description of the sound level when discussing audio settings.
bajo "bajo" means low in "el volumen está bajo". It says that the sound level is not high enough. Use it after "está" to describe a low setting or level.
Lo "Lo" means it in "Lo subiré un poco". It refers to the volume, which is the thing being raised. Use it before a verb when replacing an understood masculine object or an unspecified thing.
subiré "subiré" means "I will raise it" or "I will turn it up" in "Lo subiré un poco". Together with "Lo", it states that the speaker will increase the volume slightly. Use it with an object or setting that can be raised, such as volume.
Suena "Suena" means sounds in "Suena mejor". It evaluates the result after the volume has been raised. Use it to give an opinion about how something sounds.
mejor "mejor" means better in "Suena mejor". It says that the sound has improved compared with before. Use it after a verb such as "suena" to compare the current result with an earlier one.
lista "lista" means ready in "La sala está lista". It says that the meeting room is prepared for use. Use it after "está" to describe a feminine singular thing that is ready.

Grammar Points

Probemos + sustantivo

Probemos el micrófono.

proh-BEH-mohs ehl mee-KROH-foh-noh.

Let's test the microphone.

Probemos is the nosotros command form of probar, used to suggest doing something together.

Futuro: infinitivo + -ré

Subiré el volumen.

soo-bee-REH ehl boh-LOO-mehn.

I will turn up the volume.

Subiré is the first-person singular future form of subir, meaning an action that will happen later.

Spanish Vocabulary

ahora adv
ah-OH-rah now

Hagámoslo ahora.

cable noun
KAH-bleh cable

Este cable parece un poco suelto.

conectar verb
koh-nehk-TAR to connect conectado

¿El proyector está conectado al portátil?

empezar verb
ehm-peh-SAR to start; to begin empieza

La reunión empieza pronto.

equipo noun
eh-KEE-poh equipment; team

Deberíamos revisar el equipo de la sala de reuniones.

parecer verb
pah-reh-SER to seem; to appear parece

Este cable parece un poco suelto.

portátil noun
pohrr-tah-TEEL laptop

¿El proyector está conectado al portátil?

pronto adv
PRON-toh soon

La reunión empieza pronto.

proyector noun
proh-yehk-TOR projector

¿El proyector está conectado al portátil?

reunión noun
reh-oo-nee-ON meeting reuniones

Deberíamos revisar el equipo de la sala de reuniones.

revisar verb
reh-bee-SAR to check; to review

Deberíamos revisar el equipo de la sala de reuniones.

sala noun
SAH-lah room

Deberíamos revisar el equipo de la sala de reuniones.

Quiz

Word Order

Arrange the words in the correct order.

The meeting starts soon.

Show AnswerLa reunión empieza pronto.

Let's do it now.

Show AnswerHagámoslo ahora.

Is the projector connected to the laptop?

Show Answer¿El proyector está conectado al portátil?

Spelling

Tap the letters to spell the word.

meeting

Show Answerreuniones

to connect

Show Answerconectado

to start; to begin

Show Answerempieza

projector

Show Answerproyector