Practice Roll 1 of 30Interpret in Spanish
You work here.
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Module 023
You Work and You Rest
Use trabaja for polite “you work” and descansa for polite “you rest.” Combine these forms with familiar words and helper verbs from earlier modules.
Lesson 1
You work: trabaja
Use trabaja when politely saying that one person works. Use trabajar after familiar helper forms.
One new building block
trabaja
you work when speaking politely to one person
no trabaja
you do not work
¿Trabaja...?
Do you work...?
Spanish often leaves out usted. Here, trabaja by itself can mean polite you work.
Build the meaning step by step
Trabaja aquí. = You work here.
No trabaja hoy. = You do not work today.
¿Dónde trabaja? = Where do you work?
Use trabajar after helper verbs
Quiere trabajar ahora.
Puede trabajar aquí.
Necesita trabajar hoy.
Lesson 1 Practice Rolls
Interpret with trabaja and trabajar
Practice Roll 2 of 30Interpret in English
Trabaja ahora.
Practice Roll 3 of 30Interpret in Spanish
Do you work here?
Practice Roll 4 of 30Interpret in English
No trabaja hoy.
Practice Roll 5 of 30Interpret in Spanish
Where do you work?
Practice Roll 6 of 30Interpret in English
Trabaja con la información.
Practice Roll 7 of 30Interpret in Spanish
You want to work now.
Practice Roll 8 of 30Interpret in English
Puede trabajar aquí.
Practice Roll 9 of 30Interpret in Spanish
You need to work today.
Practice Roll 10 of 30Interpret in English
Trabaja con lo que necesita.
Practice Roll 11 of 30Interpret in Spanish
You do not want to work there.
Practice Roll 12 of 30Interpret in English
¿Cuándo trabaja aquí?
Practice Roll 13 of 30Interpret in Spanish
You work because it is important.
Practice Roll 14 of 30Interpret in English
Compra el documento y trabaja aquí.
Practice Roll 15 of 30Interpret in Spanish
Why do you work now?
Lesson 2
You rest: descansa
Use descansa when politely saying that one person rests. Use descansar after familiar helper forms.
One new building block
descansa
you rest when speaking politely to one person
no descansa
you do not rest
¿Descansa...?
Do you rest...?
Spanish often leaves out usted. Here, descansa by itself can mean polite you rest.
Build the meaning step by step
Descansa ahora. = You rest now.
No descansa aquí. = You do not rest here.
¿Cuándo descansa? = When do you rest?
Use descansar after helper verbs
Quiere descansar ahora.
Puede descansar aquí.
Necesita descansar hoy.
Lesson 2 Practice Rolls
Interpret with descansa and descansar
Practice Roll 16 of 30Interpret in Spanish
You rest now.
Practice Roll 17 of 30Interpret in English
Descansa aquí.
Practice Roll 18 of 30Interpret in Spanish
Do you rest today?
Practice Roll 19 of 30Interpret in English
No descansa ahora.
Practice Roll 20 of 30Interpret in Spanish
When do you rest?
Practice Roll 21 of 30Interpret in English
Descansa después.
Practice Roll 22 of 30Interpret in Spanish
You want to rest now.
Practice Roll 23 of 30Interpret in English
Puede descansar aquí.
Practice Roll 24 of 30Interpret in Spanish
You need to rest today.
Practice Roll 25 of 30Interpret in English
Descansa porque lo necesita.
Practice Roll 26 of 30Interpret in Spanish
You do not want to rest there.
Practice Roll 27 of 30Interpret in English
¿Dónde descansa hoy?
Practice Roll 28 of 30Interpret in Spanish
You rest because it is important.
Practice Roll 29 of 30Interpret in English
Trabaja ahora y descansa después.
Practice Roll 30 of 30Interpret in Spanish
You work here, eat, and rest afterward.
Beginner Conversation
Eat and drink
A: ¿Qué come?
B: Como la comida.
A: ¿Bebe agua?
B: Sí, bebo agua.
A: ¿Dónde come y bebe?
B: Como y bebo aquí.
Language Insights
Come versus comer; bebe versus beber
- Direct polite action: use come and bebe when speaking politely to one person.
- After a helper verb: after quiere, puede, or necesita, use comer and beber.
Module Challenge
Combine the new actions
Interpret: You eat the food and drink water here.
Answer: Come la comida y bebe agua aquí.
Module Summary / Checkpoint / Progress Save
Module 22 checkpoint
You can now use come / comer and bebe / beber with familiar questions, helpers, objects, and sentence-building blocks.
Your practice progress is saved automatically on this device.