Lesson about computer parts in Spanish: exercise and pronunciation (partes de la computadora en español)
This lesson has two sections: the first is the translation and pronunciation, and the second is a listening exercise for you to memorize the computer parts in Spanish. (Partes de la computadora en español). This lesson also includes computer-related vocabulary.
1. Listen and repeat:
Computer: Computador, computadora or ordenador * Computador ordenador computadora
Desktop computer: Computadora de escritorio Computadora de escritorio
Laptop computer: Computadora portátil Computadora portatil
Screen: Pantalla Pantalla
Keyboard: Teclado Teclado
Mouse: Ratón** Raton
Battery: Batería Bateria
Power cord: Cable de poder Cable de poder
CD drive: Unidad de CD Unidad de cd
DVD drive: Unidad de DVD Unidad de dvd
CD or DVD player: Lector de CD or Lector de DVD Lecto de cd or lector de dvd
Monitor: Monitor Monitor
Hard drive: Disco duro Disco Duro
USB flash drive: Memoria USB Memoria usb
Printer: Impresora Impresora
Scanner: Escáner Escaner
Print: Imprimir Imprimir
Scan: Escanear Escanear
Copy: Copiar Copiar
Paste: Pegar Pegar
Cut: Cortar Cortar
Save: Guardar or salvar Guardar or salvar
Turn on (the computer): Prender or encender Prender or encender
Turn off (the computer): Apagar Apagar
* In Spanish we can use three different words to refer to “COMPUTER”: “COMPUTADOR”, “COMPUTADORA” or “ORDENADOR”. The three forms are accepted and understandable in any Spanish-speaking country.
** In Spanish when talking about computers, we can refer to the word “MOUSE” as “RATÓN” or “MOUSE” (using the English form)
2. Now, you can take the following quiz about computer parts. The objective of the quiz is to help you memorize vocabulary. Listen to the word in Spanish, and then try to find the equivalent in English. Click on “START QUIZ”