Get Connected in Spanish

Quick Answer

¡Hola!Learn how to get connected in Spanish! Specifically, learn how to do the following in Spanish:

• use common technology vocabulary

• give instructions about using a cell phone

• ask questions about technology

Vocabulary

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

Nouns

Spanish	English
el celular	cell phone
la computadora	computer
la conexión a Internet	Internet connection
la contraseña	password
el correo electrónico	email
la cuenta	account
el Internet	Internet
el mensaje	message
el menú	menu
la página web	web page
las redes sociales	social media
la tecla	key
la tecnología	technology

examples
Uso la tecnología para aprender español. I use technology to learn Spanish.
¿Tienes cuenta en redes sociales? Do you have an account on social media?
¿Cuál es la contraseña? What's the password?

Number

Spanish	English
cero	zero

examples
Pulsan la tecla "cero". They press the "zero" key.

Verbs

In this skill, you learn the following verbs!

Comprobar

Comprobar(to check) is stem-changing verb. That means that its "stem," compro, changes to comprue in all forms except for the vos, nosotros/nosotras, and vosotros/vosotras forms.

Pronoun(s)	Conjugation	Translation	Notes
yo	compruebo	I check
tú	compruebas	you check	informal singular you
vos	comprobás	you check	informal singular you (in parts of Latin America)
él, ella	comprueba	he, she checks
usted	comprueba	you check	formal singular you
nosotros, nosotras	comprobamos	we check
vosotros, vosotras	comprobáis	you check	informal plural you (in Spain)
ellos, ellas	comprueban	they check
ustedes	comprueban	you check	plural you (in Latin America), formal plural you (in Spain)

Dejar

Dejaris a regular -ar verb that means to leave.

Pronoun(s)	Conjugation	Translation	Notes
yo	dejo	I leave
tú	dejas	you leave	informal singular you
vos	dejás	you leave	informal singular you (in parts of Latin America)
él, ella	deja	he, she leaves
usted	deja	you leave	formal singular you
nosotros, nosotras	dejamos	we leave
vosotros, vosotras	dejáis	you leave	informal plural you (in Spain)
ellos, ellas	dejan	they leave
ustedes	dejan	you leave	plural you (in Latin America), formal plural you (in Spain)

Encender

Encender(to turn on) is stem-changing verb. That means that its "stem," ence, changes to encie in all forms except for the vos, nosotros/nosotras, and vosotros/vosotras forms.

Pronoun(s)	Conjugation	Translation	Notes
yo	enciendo	I turn on
tú	enciendes	you turn on	informal singular you
vos	encendés	you turn on	informal singular you (in parts of Latin America)
él, ella	enciende	he, she turns on
usted	enciende	you turn on	formal singular you
nosotros, nosotras	encendemos	we turn on
vosotros, vosotras	encendéis	you turn on	informal plural you (in Spain)
ellos, ellas	enciendan	they turn on
ustedes	encienden	you turn on	plural you (in Latin America), formal plural you (in Spain)

Enviar

Enviaris an irregular -ar verb that means to send.

Pronoun(s)	Conjugation	Translation	Notes
yo	envío	I send
tú	envías	you send	informal singular you
vos	enviás	you send	informal singular you (in parts of Latin America)
él, ella	envía	he, she sends
usted	envía	you send	formal singular you
nosotros, nosotras	enviamos	we send
vosotros, vosotras	enviáis	you send	informal plural you (in Spain)
ellos, ellas	envían	they send
ustedes	envían	you send	plural you (in Latin America), formal plural you (in Spain)

Pulsar

Pulsaris a regular -ar verb that means to press.

Pronoun(s)	Conjugation	Translation	Notes
yo	pulso	I press
tú	pulsas	you press	informal singular you
vos	pulsás	you press	informal singular you (in parts of Latin America)
él, ella	pulsa	he, she presses
usted	pulsa	you press	formal singular you
nosotros, nosotras	pulsamos	we press
vosotros, vosotras	pulsáis	you press	informal plural you (in Spain)
ellos, ellas	pulsan	they press
ustedes	pulsan	you press	plural you (in Latin America), formal plural you (in Spain)

Phrases

Here are some of the phrases used in these lessons!

Spanish	English
¿Cuál es tu correo electrónico?	What's your email?
¿Hay Internet aquí?	Is there Internet here?
¿Me envías un mensaje?	Can you send me a message?
Se cae la conexión a Internet.	The Internet connection fails.

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.

Bruno:

Carolina, ¿me puedes ayudar con mi celular? Es nuevo, y no sé usarlo.

Carolina, can you help me with my cell phone? It’s new, and I don’t know how to use it.

Carolina:

Claro que sí, Bruno. Para empezar, pulso esta tecla. ¿Cuál es la contraseña?

Of course, Bruno. To start, I press this key. What’s the password?

Bruno:

La contraseña es 555 555. Es una contraseña mala, pero es mi contraseña.

The password is 555 555. It’s a bad password, but it’s my password.

Carolina:

Debes cambiar tu contraseña, Bruno. Ve al menú de tu celular.

You should change your password, Bruno. Go to your cell phone menu.

Bruno:

¿El menú? ¿Pulso esta tecla?

The menu? Do I press this key?

Carolina:

Sí. La tecla debajo de la tecla “cero”. Ahora, apaga y enciende tu celular. Comprueba tu contraseña nueva.

Yes. The key under the “zero” key. Now, turn off and turn on your cell phone. Check your new password.

Want to learn more about how to get connected in Spanish? Check out the following articles!

• How to Give Your Phone Number in Spanish

• Texting in Spanish

• Phrases for Having Phone Conversations in Spanish