Reserve a Study Room and Follow the Rules | Learn Spanish in English

Spanish lesson set in a contemporary Madrid everyday setting: At a library desk, one adult reserves a study room for a group project and confirms the key and timing rules..

EN → ES / Level: B1

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Dialogue

A

Me gustaría reservar una sala de estudio para un proyecto grupal.

meh goos-tah-REE-ah reh-sehr-BAHR oo-nah SAH-lah deh ehs-TOO-dee-oh PAH-rah oon proh-YEHK-toh groo-PAHL. I'd like to reserve a study room for a group project.
B

¿Qué tamaño de sala necesitas?

keh tah-MAH-nyoh deh SAH-lah neh-seh-SEE-tahs? What size room do you need?
B

¿Cuándo quieres usarla?

KWAHN-doh KYEH-rehs oo-SAR-lah? When do you want to use it?
A

Necesitamos una sala tranquila esta tarde para cuatro personas.

neh-seh-see-TAH-mohs oo-nah SAH-lah trahn-KEE-lah ehs-tah TAR-deh PAH-rah KWAH-troh pehr-SOH-nahs. We need a quiet room this afternoon for four people.
B

Hay una disponible durante dos horas esta tarde.

eye OO-nah dees-poh-NEE-bleh doo-RAHN-teh dohs OH-rahs ehs-tah TAR-deh. There is one available for two hours this afternoon.
A

Eso nos da tiempo suficiente para revisar las diapositivas y decidir quién presentará cada parte.

EH-soh nohs dah TYEHM-poh soo-fee-SYEHN-teh PAH-rah reh-bee-SAR lahs dee-ah-poh-see-TEE-bahs ee deh-see-DEER KYEHN preh-sehn-tah-RAH kah-dah PAR-teh. That gives us enough time to review the slides and decide who will present each part.
B

La reservaré con tu cuenta de la biblioteca.

lah reh-sehr-bah-REH kohn too KWEHN-tah deh lah bee-blee-oh-TEH-kah. I'll reserve it under your library account.
B

Puedes cancelar en línea si cambian los planes.

PWEH-dehs kahn-seh-LAR ehn LEE-neh-ah see KAHM-byahn lohs PLAH-nehs. You can cancel online if plans change.
A

¿Recogemos la llave en este mostrador?

reh-koh-HEH-mohs lah YAH-beh ehn EHS-teh moh-strah-DOR? Do we pick up the key at this desk?
B

Recógela aquí y luego devuélvela antes de que empiece la siguiente reserva.

reh-KOH-heh-lah ah-KEE ee LWEH-goh deh-BWEHL-beh-lah AHN-tehs deh keh ehm-PYEH-seh lah see-GYEHN-teh reh-SEHR-bah. Pick it up here, then return it before the next booking starts.
A

Mantendremos la sala limpia y nos iremos a tiempo.

mahn-tehn-DREH-mohs lah SAH-lah LEEM-pyah ee nohs ee-REH-mohs ah TYEHM-poh. We'll keep the room clean and leave on time.
B

Así, el siguiente grupo puede empezar sin esperar.

ah-SEE ehl see-GYEHN-teh GROO-poh PWEH-deh ehm-peh-SAR seen ehs-peh-RAR. That way, the next group can start without waiting.

Word by Word

Me In Me gustaría reservar, Me marks the person who would like to do something: “I.” The reusable pattern is Me gustaría + infinitive for making a polite request.
gustaría In Me gustaría reservar, gustaría expresses “would like” in a polite way. It is followed here by the infinitive reservar; the same pattern can be used to politely request another action.
reservar Reservar means “to reserve” in Me gustaría reservar una sala de estudio. It is an infinitive after gustaría, and a common pattern is reservar + a room, place, or service.
una Una means “a” before the feminine noun sala in una sala de estudio. It identifies one unspecified room and agrees with the noun it accompanies.
sala Sala means “room” in una sala de estudio. The pattern sala de + noun describes the type or purpose of the room.
de In sala de estudio, de links sala with estudio and shows what kind of room it is. A common reuse pattern is a noun + de + noun to describe a type or connection.
estudio Estudio identifies the room as being for study in sala de estudio. Together, sala de estudio means “study room”; estudio is the noun that specifies its purpose.
para Para introduces the purpose of the reservation in para un proyecto grupal: the room is intended for the project. A common pattern is para + noun to state purpose.
un Un means “a” before the masculine noun proyecto in un proyecto grupal. It identifies one unspecified project and agrees with the noun it accompanies.
proyecto Proyecto means “project” in un proyecto grupal. It is the activity for which the study room is being reserved.
grupal Grupal describes proyecto as relating to a group. In un proyecto grupal, it comes after the noun and specifies the project’s character.
Qué Qué asks about the characteristic requested in Qué tamaño de sala necesitas? Here it introduces the question about the room’s size. A common pattern is Qué + noun when asking which characteristic or detail is wanted.
tamaño Tamaño means “size” in Qué tamaño de sala necesitas? It identifies the room characteristic being asked about. The pattern Qué tamaño de + noun asks about the size of something.
necesitas Necesitas means “need” in Qué tamaño de sala necesitas? It asks what room size the listener requires. A common pattern is necesitas + noun for something required.
Cuándo Cuándo asks about the time in Cuándo quieres usarla? It introduces a question about when the room will be used. It commonly appears at the beginning of a time question.
quieres Quieres means “want” in Cuándo quieres usarla? It asks about the listener’s intended use of the room. A common pattern is quieres + infinitive, as in quieres usarla.
usarla Usarla means “to use it,” with la referring to the feminine noun sala. The pronoun is attached to the infinitive usar, and the form appears after quieres in Cuándo quieres usarla?
Necesitamos Necesitamos means “we need” in Necesitamos una sala tranquila. It states the group’s requirement. A common pattern is necesitamos + noun for something the group requires.
tranquila Tranquila means “quiet” in una sala tranquila. It describes the required atmosphere of the room and matches the feminine noun sala. It can be used after a noun to describe a quiet or calm setting.
esta Esta means “this” in esta tarde. It points to the afternoon close to the current time and accompanies the feminine noun tarde.
tarde Tarde means “afternoon” in esta tarde. Together, esta tarde specifies when the group needs the room. It commonly follows a time determiner such as esta.
personas Personas means “people” in para cuatro personas. It identifies how many people the room is for. A common pattern is para + number + personas when stating capacity or intended users.
Hay Hay presents the existence or availability of something in Hay una disponible. Here it tells the listener that one room is available. A common pattern is Hay + noun or description when introducing what exists.
disponible Disponible means “available” in una disponible, referring to a room that can be used. It describes whether the room can be booked for the requested time. It is commonly used after a noun or pronoun to state availability.
durante Durante introduces the length of availability in durante dos horas. It means that the room is available throughout that duration. A common pattern is durante + period of time.
horas Horas means “hours” in durante dos horas. It names the unit used to express how long the room is available. It commonly follows a number in a duration expression.
Eso Eso refers to the available room or arrangement in Eso nos da tiempo suficiente. It means “that” and points back to what was just mentioned. A common pattern is Eso + verb when commenting on a previous fact or arrangement.
nos Nos marks the group receiving the benefit in Eso nos da tiempo suficiente: “gives us.” It is placed before da in this sentence. A common pattern is nos + verb when an action affects or benefits the group.
da Da means “gives” in Eso nos da tiempo suficiente. The available arrangement gives the group enough time. A common pattern is something + da + person + time or opportunity.
tiempo Tiempo means “time” in nos da tiempo suficiente. It is the resource the room availability provides. The expression dar tiempo means to provide enough time for an activity.
suficiente Suficiente means “enough” in tiempo suficiente. It says that the available time meets the group’s needs. It commonly follows the noun it describes.
revisar Revisar means “to review” in para revisar las diapositivas. It names one activity the group can complete with the available time. A common pattern is revisar + material, document, or content.
las Las means “the” before the feminine plural noun diapositivas in las diapositivas. It refers to specific slides already understood in the project context.
diapositivas Diapositivas means “slides” in revisar las diapositivas. It is the material the group plans to review. It commonly appears after a verb such as revisar.
y Y means “and” in revisar las diapositivas y decidir. It connects two activities that the group plans to carry out. It can join words, phrases, or actions.
decidir Decidir means “to decide” in para revisar las diapositivas y decidir quién presentará cada parte. It names the second planned activity. It is coordinated with revisar and is followed here by the decision content.
quién Quién means “who” in decidir quién presentará cada parte. It introduces the person who will carry out the presentation. It commonly appears before a verb when asking or identifying which person is involved.
presentará Presentará means “will present” in quién presentará cada parte. It describes the future presentation of each part. The pattern quién + future verb identifies who will perform a future action.
cada Cada means “each” in cada parte. It distributes the presentation across the individual parts. It is placed directly before the singular noun it specifies.
parte Parte means “part” in cada parte. It refers to each section of the slides or presentation. A common pattern is cada + singular noun when referring to items one by one.
La In La reservaré, La is the object pronoun referring to the room: “I will reserve it.” The same form appears lowercase as la in la llave, where it is the article before “key”; the role is determined by its position in the sentence.
reservaré Reservaré means “I will reserve” in La reservaré. The object pronoun La comes before it and refers to the room. A common pattern is an object pronoun + reservaré when stating what will be reserved.
con Con means “with” in con tu cuenta de la biblioteca. It connects the reservation with the library account used for it. A common pattern is con + account, tool, or person to indicate association.
tu Tu means “your” in tu cuenta de la biblioteca. It identifies the account as belonging to the listener. It is placed before the noun it describes.
cuenta Cuenta means “account” in tu cuenta de la biblioteca. It is the library account under which the reservation will be made. A common pattern is cuenta de + organization or service.
biblioteca Biblioteca means “library” in cuenta de la biblioteca. It identifies the organization connected to the account. The pattern cuenta de la biblioteca specifies which account is meant.
Puedes Puedes means “you can” in Puedes cancelar en línea. It gives the listener the possibility or permission to cancel. A common pattern is puedes + infinitive, as in puedes cancelar.
cancelar Cancelar means “to cancel” in Puedes cancelar en línea. It names the action available if the plans change. It is an infinitive after puedes.
en En contributes to the expression en línea, meaning “online.” Here it indicates the channel used for cancellation. The common pattern is en + channel or medium.
línea Línea means “line” in en línea, but the full expression means “online.” It identifies the digital channel for canceling the reservation. En línea is commonly used after an action such as cancelar.
si Si introduces the condition in si cambian los planes: cancellation is possible under that condition. A common pattern is si + clause to state when something applies.
cambian Cambian means “change” in si cambian los planes. It describes a change to the plans as the condition for cancellation. The pattern si + clause uses cambian here with los planes as the subject.
los Los means “the” before the masculine plural noun planes in los planes. It refers to the specific plans for the study-room visit.
planes Planes means “plans” in si cambian los planes. It refers to the arrangements for using the room. It commonly appears after cambiar when discussing arrangements that change.
Recogemos Recogemos asks whether the group picks up the key in ¿Recogemos la llave en este mostrador? It presents the pickup as a question about the procedure. A common pattern is ¿Recogemos + object...? when checking what the group should collect.
llave Llave means “key” in Recogemos la llave. It is the item the group picks up and later returns. A common pattern is recoger or devolver + llave.
este Este means “this” in este mostrador. It points to the desk the speakers are currently near and accompanies the masculine noun mostrador.
mostrador Mostrador means “desk” or “counter” in este mostrador. It identifies the place where the key can be collected. The pattern en este mostrador specifies the location of an action.
Recógela Recógela tells the listener to pick up the key, with la referring to la llave. The object pronoun is attached to the command form, so the whole form means “pick it up.”
aquí Aquí means “here” in Recógela aquí. It identifies the current desk or location as the place for picking up the key. It commonly follows an action to specify where it happens.
luego Luego means “then” or “afterward” in y luego devuélvela. It orders the return of the key after the pickup. It commonly links two actions in sequence.
devuélvela Devuélvela tells the listener to return the key, with la referring to la llave. The pronoun is attached to the command form, and the whole form gives the instruction to return it.
antes Antes means “before” in antes de que empiece la siguiente reserva. It sets a deadline for returning the key. The reusable pattern antes de que + clause introduces an event that must not happen first.
que Que helps introduce the clause after antes de in antes de que empiece la siguiente reserva. It connects the deadline with the event of the next booking starting. The full expression antes de que + clause means “before ... happens.”
empiece Empiece means “starts” in antes de que empiece la siguiente reserva. It describes the beginning of the next booking as the deadline for returning the key. It appears after antes de que to describe that upcoming event.
siguiente Siguiente means “next” in la siguiente reserva. It identifies the booking that follows the current one. It is placed before the noun reserva here.
reserva Reserva means “booking” or “reservation” in la siguiente reserva. It refers to the next scheduled use of the room. It commonly appears with a time-ordering word such as siguiente.
Mantendremos Mantendremos means “we will keep” in Mantendremos la sala limpia. It expresses the group’s commitment to maintain the room in a clean condition. A common pattern is mantener + object + adjective to describe the condition that will be maintained.
limpia Limpia means “clean” in Mantendremos la sala limpia. It describes the condition in which the group will leave the room. It agrees with sala and follows the object in this keep-something-in-a-condition pattern.
iremos In nos iremos, iremos contributes the future idea “will go” or “will leave.” Nos shows that the group itself will leave, so the complete expression means “we will leave.”
a A contributes to the fixed expression a tiempo in nos iremos a tiempo, meaning “on time.” Here it connects the action of leaving with the required timing. A common reusable expression is a tiempo.
Así Así means “that way” in Así, el siguiente grupo puede empezar. It introduces the result of keeping the room clean and leaving on time. It commonly appears at the start of a sentence to connect an action with its consequence.
grupo Grupo means “group” in el siguiente grupo. It identifies the people who have the next booking. It commonly appears with an ordinal or sequence word such as siguiente.
puede Puede means “can” in el siguiente grupo puede empezar. It expresses that the next group is able to begin. A common pattern is puede + infinitive, as in puede empezar.
empezar Empezar means “to start” in puede empezar. It names the action the next group can begin without delay. It is an infinitive after puede.
sin Sin means “without” in sin esperar. It introduces something that does not happen: waiting. A common pattern is sin + infinitive to describe an action carried out without another action.
esperar Esperar means “to wait” in sin esperar. It describes what the next group does not need to do before starting. It is an infinitive after sin.

Grammar Points

antes de que + subjuntivo

Antes de que empiece la siguiente reserva, devuélvela.

AHN-tehs deh keh ehm-PYEH-seh lah see-GYEHN-teh reh-SEHR-bah, deh-BWEHL-beh-lah.

Before the next reservation starts, return it.

Después de «antes de que» se usa el subjuntivo; «empiece» expresa una acción futura o pendiente.

imperativo + pronombre de objeto

Devuélvela.

deh-BWEHL-beh-lah.

Return it.

With an affirmative command, the object pronoun attaches to the end of the verb: «devuelve» + «la» = «devuélvela».

Spanish Vocabulary

disponible adj
dees-poh-NEE-bleh available
durante prep
doo-RAHN-teh for; during
estudio noun
ehs-TOO-dee-oh study
me gustaría phrase
meh goos-tah-REE-ah I would like
necesitas verb
neh-seh-SEE-tahs you need
proyecto grupal phrase
proh-YEHK-toh groo-PAHL group project
reservar verb
reh-sehr-BAHR to reserve
sala noun
SAH-lah room
suficiente adj
soo-fee-SYEHN-teh enough; sufficient
tamaño noun
tah-MAH-nyoh size
tranquila adj
trahn-KEE-lah quiet
usarla verb
oo-SAR-lah to use it usar + la

Quiz

Word Order

Arrange the words in the correct order.

What size room do you need?

Show Answer¿Qué tamaño de sala necesitas?

When do you want to use it?

Show Answer¿Cuándo quieres usarla?

Do we pick up the key at this desk?

Show Answer¿Recogemos la llave en este mostrador?

Spelling

Tap the letters to spell the word.

quiet

Show Answertranquila

to reserve

Show Answerreservar

study

Show Answerestudio

size

Show Answertamaño