Electronics

1. el móvil

   Mobile phone

   Usage

   The basic word for saying your phone is lost, broken or out of battery

   Grammar Note

   A short form of teléfonu móvil, masculine. The plural is móviles

2. la tableta

   Tablet

   Usage

   Use it to talk about a lost or broken tablet, or one that needs charging

   Grammar Note

   Feminine. The spelling matches Spanish. The word also means a bar of chocolate

3. l'enchufe

   Plug / socket

   Usage

   Use it to ask where a socket is, or to say a socket does not work

   Grammar Note

   Masculine; el becomes l' before a vowel. It can mean either the socket or the plug

4. el wifi

   Wi-Fi

   Usage

   Use it to ask whether Wi-Fi is available, or to say it will not connect

   Grammar Note

   Used as a masculine noun. It may be written wifi, Wi-Fi or WiFi

5. la contraseña del wifi

   Wi-Fi password

   Usage

   Use it at a lodging or café to ask for the Wi-Fi password

   Grammar Note

   Composed phrase; native review recommended. De + el contracts to del. It works as a noun phrase to show and point at

6. la tarxeta SIM

   SIM card

   Usage

   Use it in a shop to say you want to buy or swap a SIM card

   Grammar Note

   The x stands for /ʃ/ (Spanish tarjeta, Asturian tarxeta). Feminine; the plural is tarxetes

7. la tarxeta de memoria

   Memory card

   Usage

   Use it to say you need a memory card for a camera or phone, or that yours is full

   Grammar Note

   The x stands for /ʃ/ (Spanish tarjeta, Asturian tarxeta). Feminine

8. los auriculares

   Headphones

   Usage

   Use it to say you lost or broke your earphones, or to ask for some in a shop

   Grammar Note

   A masculine noun normally used in the plural. The spelling matches Spanish

9. l'altavoz

   Speaker

   Usage

   Use it to say a speaker is too loud, or that you cannot hear it

   Grammar Note

   Masculine; el becomes l' before a vowel. The spelling matches Spanish

10. la cámara

    Camera

    Usage

    Use it for a lost or broken camera, or as a lead-in to asking whether photos are allowed

    Grammar Note

    Feminine. The spelling matches Spanish. The word also has other meanings such as a parliamentary chamber, so pointing at the device helps

11. l'aire acondicionáu

    Air conditioning

    Usage

    Use it at a lodging to say the air conditioning does not work or you cannot work it

    Grammar Note

    Masculine; el becomes l' before a vowel. The participle ends in -áu (Spanish acondicionado, Asturian acondicionáu)

12. el ventilador

    Fan

    Usage

    Use it at a lodging when a room is hot and you want a fan, or the fan is broken

    Grammar Note

    Masculine. The spelling matches Spanish. The plural is ventiladores

13. la nevera

    Refrigerator

    Usage

    Use it to ask whether you can keep food or medicine in the lodging's fridge

    Grammar Note

    Feminine; the plural is neveres. The masculine frigorífico is also used for the same appliance

14. el fornu de microondes

    Microwave oven

    Usage

    Use it at a lodging or café to ask whether you may use the microwave to heat something

    Grammar Note

    Masculine. Fornu starts with f- and ends in -u (Spanish horno, Asturian fornu). Spanish often says just microondes; here the full fornu de microondes is used

15. la llavadora

    Washing machine

    Usage

    Use it to ask where the washing machine is, or how to use a shared one

    Grammar Note

    Feminine, starting with ll- (Spanish lavadora, Asturian llavadora). The plural is llavadores

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