Build a Bed in Spanish

Quick Answer

¡Hola!Learn how to build a bed in Spanish in this article and the lessons above! Specifically, learn how to do the following in Spanish:

• understand basic instructions

• use common DIY-related vocabulary

• give instructions

Vocabulary

Let's start off with the vocab words in these lessons!

Adjectives

Spanish	English
complicado	complicated
delicado	delicate
frágil	fragile
necesario	necessary

examples
Pedir ayuda si es necesario. Ask for help if it's necessary.
Buscar las herramientas necesarias. Look for the necessary tools.
Es un proceso complicado. It's a complicated process.

Adverbs

Spanish	English
adecuadamente	properly
despacio	slowly

examples
Insertar los tornillos adecuadamente. Put the screws in properly.
Leer las instrucciones despacio. Read the instructions slowly.

Adverbial Phrase

Spanish	English
dentro de	inside

examples
No dejar ninguna pieza dentro de las cajas. Don't leave any pieces inside the boxes.

In this lesson, you’ll see a number of adverbs combined with de. For example, we can combine debajo, dentro, or encima with de:

examples
Poner una sábana debajo de las piezas. Put a sheet underneath the pieces.
Poner el colchón encima de la estructura. Put the mattress on the structure.

Nouns

Spanish	English
la base	base
el desarmador	screwdriver
la estructura	structure
la herramienta	tool
las instrucciones	instructions
el martillo	hammer
el material	material
el paso	step
la pata	leg
la pieza	piece
la precaución	precaution, care
el proceso	process
el suelo	floor
el taladro	drill
las tijeras	scissors
el tornillo	screw

examples
Primero, armar la base. First, put together the base.
Levantar la estructura entre dos personas. Lift up the structure with two people.
Buscar las herramientas necesarias. Look for the necessary tools.

The phrase con precaución (literally: with care) is often translated as the adverb carefully.

Prepositional Phrase

Spanish	English
a mano	handy

examples
Tener las tijeras a mano. Have the scissors handy.

Verbs: Infinitive Command Forms

In this skill, you learn the infinitive command forms for the following verbs!

Infinitive Command	English
abrir	open
armar	put together
buscar	look for
colocar	put
construir	build
descansar	rest
insertar	put (in, into)
leer	read
levantar	lift up
pedir ayuda	ask for help
poner	put
reforzar	reinforce
reunir	gather
sacar	take out
seguir	follow
ser	be
tener	have
tener cuidado	be careful
unir	connect
usar	use

Infinitive commands, also known as indirect commands, are often used for giving commands through a third party or to an unspecified recipient. You'll see them used in signs, instructions, and recipes. To form an infinitive command, you simply use the infinitive (unconjugated) form of the verb.

We use the infinitive form of a verb after the word para.

examples
Para construir una cama, necesitamos paciencia. To build a bed, we need patience.

Verbs: Negative Infinitive Command Forms

In this skill, you learn the negative infinitive command forms for the following verbs!

Infinitive Command	English
no dejar	don’t leave
no olvidar	don’t forget
no saltarse	don’t skip

To form the negative infinitive command form—also called the negative indirect command form—simply add a negative word, such as no, before the infinitive verb.

examples
No saltarse ningún paso. Don't skip any steps.

Phrases

Here are some of the phrases used in these lessons!

Spanish	English
Seguir las instrucciones.	Follow the instructions.
Leer las instrucciones despacio.	Read the instructions slowly.
Pedir ayuda si es necesario.	Ask for help if it's necessary.

Quiz Yourself!

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Spanish Conversation

Fantastic! Let's put the grammar and vocab from above to the test in the following example of a conversation in Spanish.

Roberto:

Hola, Paola. ¿Trabajas en una tienda que vende camas? ¡Ayúdame! Léeme estas instrucciones.

Hi Paola. Do you work in a store that sells beds? Help me! Read me these instructions.

Paola:

Roberto, para construir una cama, necesitamos paciencia. ¿Qué dicen las instrucciones? Dicen: Primero, reunir todos los materiales.

Roberto, to build a bed, we need patience. What do the instructions say? They say: First, gather all the materials.

Roberto:

¿Qué más dicen?

What else do they say?

Paola:

Buscar las herramientas necesarias. Sacar las piezas de las cajas. Colocar todas las piezas en el suelo.

Look for the necessary tools. Take the pieces out of the boxes. Put all the pieces on the floor.

Roberto:

¿Y qué más dicen?

And what else do they say?

Paola:

¡Ten paciencia, Roberto! Dicen: Seguir las instrucciones. Leer las instrucciones despacio…

Be patient, Roberto! They say: Follow the instructions. Read the instructions slowly…

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