Spanish Ch.11 Flashcards
1
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La Calle
A
Street
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El Camino
A
Route
3
Q
El garaje
A
Garage; (mechanic’s) repair shop
4
Q
La gasolina
A
Gasoline
5
Q
La gasolinera
A
Gas station
6
Q
El kilómetro
A
Kilometer
7
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El/la mecánico/a
A
Mechanic
8
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La milla
A
Mile
9
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La multa
A
Fine; ticket
10
Q
El policia/la mujer policía
A
Police officer
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La policia
A
Police (force)
12
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El taller (mecánico)
A
(Mechanic’s) repair shop
13
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El tráfico
A
Traffic
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La velocidad máxima
A
Speed limit
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Arrancar
A
To start
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Arreglar
A
To fix; to arrange
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Bajar
A
To go down
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Bajar(se) de
A
To get out of (a vehicle)
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Chocar (con)
A
To run into; to crash into
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Conducir
A
To drive
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Estacionar
A
To park
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Manejar
A
To drive
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Parar
A
To stop
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Revisar (el aceite)
A
To check (the oil)
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Subir
To go up
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Subir(se) a
To get into (a vehicle)
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El carro
Car
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El coche
Car
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Los frenos
Brakes
30
El semáforo
Traffic light
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El motor
Motor
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El capó
Bonnet
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El parabrisas
Windshield
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El volante
Steering wheel
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El baúl
Trunk
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La llanta
Tire
37
La licencia de conducir
Driver's license
38
Llenar (el tanque)
To fill (the bank)
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El televisor
Television
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La calculadora
Calculator
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El buzón de voz
Voicemail
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La cámara digital
Digital camera
43
El control remoto
Remote control
44
El disco compacto
Compact disc
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El estéreo
Stereo
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El fax
Fax (machine)
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El mensaje de texto
Text message
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El navegador GPS
GPS
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El radio
Radio (set)
50
El reproductor de CD
CD player
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El reproductor de DVD
DVD player
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El reproductor de MP3
MP3 player
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El teléfono cellular
Cell phone
54
La televisión por cable
Cable TV
55
Apagar
To turn off
56
Funcionar
To work
57
Llamar
To call
58
Poner
To turn on
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Prender
To turn on
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Sonar (o:ue)
To ring
61
El archivo
File
62
La computadora portátil
Laptop
63
La conexión inalámbrica
Wireless (connection)
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El disco
Disk
65
Internet
Internet
66
La página principal
Home page
67
La pantalla
Screen
68
El programa de computación
Software
69
La red
Network; Web
70
El sito web
Website
71
Guardar
To save
72
Imprimir
To print
73
Navegar en Internet
To surf the Internet
74
La impresora
Printer
75
La computadora
Computer
76
El teclado
Keyboard
77
El monitor
Monitor
78
El ratón
Mouse
79
Descompuesto/a
Not working; out of order
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Lento/a
Slow
81
Lleno/a
Pull
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La cámara (de video)
Video camera
83
Although accent marks usually indicate which syllable in a word is stressed, they are also used to distinguish between words that have the same or similar spellings.
True
84
Although one-syllable words do not usually carry written accents, some do have accent marks to distinguish them from words that have the same spelling but different meanings.
True
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Se (I know) and té (you) have accent marks to distinguish them from the possessive pronouns se and te.
True
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Mi (me) and tú (you) have accent marks to distinguish them from the pronouns mi and tu.
True
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Several words of more than one syllable also have accent marks to distinguish them from words that have the same or similar spellings.
True
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Demonstrative pronouns have accent marks to distinguish them from demonstrative adjectives.
True
89
Adverbs have accent marks when they are used to convey a question.
True
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¿Me pasas la llave?
Can you pass me the wrench?
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No lo manejes en carretera.
Don't drive it on the highway.
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Revisa el aceite cada 1.500 kilómetros.
Check the oil every 1,500 kilometers.
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Asegúrate de llenar el tanque.
Make sure to fill up the tank.
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No manejes con el cofre abierto.
Don't drive with the hood open.
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Recomiéndame con tus amigos.
Recommend me to your friends.
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Aló/Bueno./Diga.
Hello.
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¿Quién habla? / ¿De party de quién?
Who is speaking/calling?
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Con él/Ella habla.
Speaking
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¿Puedo dejar un recado?
May I leave a message?
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Tranquilo/a, cariño.
Relax, sweetie
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Nos ayudamos los unos a los otros.
We help each other out.
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No te preocupes.
Don't worry
103
Entregar
To hand in
104
El intento
Attempt
105
La noticia
News
106
El proyecto
Project
107
Recuperar
To recover
108
Los audífonos
Headset; earphones
109
El móvil
El celular
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El (teléfono) deslizable
Slider (phone)
111
Inalámbrico/a
Cordless; wireless
112
El manos libres
Hands-free system
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El (teléfono) plegable
Flip (phone)
114
Chateando
Chatting
115
Comunidad indígena
Indigenous community
116
Romper con la Barrera de la distancia.
To break the distance barrier.
117
Usuarios
Users
118
The preterite and the imperfect are not interchangeable. The choice between these two tenses depends on the context and on the point of view of the speaker.
True
119
Don Francisco estacionó el autobús.
Don Francisco parked the bus.
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Fueron a Valparaíso Ayer.
They went to Valparaíso yesterday.
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La película empezó a las nueve.
The movie began at nine o' clock
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Ayer terminé el proyecto.
Yesterday I finished the project.
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Don Francisco paró el autobús, abrió la ventanilla y saludó a doña Rita.
Don Francisco stopped the bus, opened the window, and greeted Doña Rita.
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Maite conducía muy rápido en Madrid.
Maite was driving very fast in Madrid.
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Javier esperaba en el garaje.
Javier was waiting in the garage.
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Cuando era joven, jugaba al tenis.
When I was young, I used to play tennis.
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Álex siempre revisaba su correo electrónico a las tres.
Álex always checked his e-mail messages at three o'clock.
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La chica quería descansar. Se sentía mal y tenía dolor de cabeza.
The girl wanted to rest. She felt ill and had a headache.
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Ellos eran altos y tenían ojos verdes.
They were tall and had green eyes.
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Estábamos felices de ver a la familia.
We were happy to see the family.
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When the preterite and the imperfect appear in the same sentence, the imperfect describes what was happening, while the preterite describes the action that "interrupted" the ongoing activity.
True
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Navegaba en la red cuando sonó el teléfono.
I was surfing the Web when the phone rang.
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Maite leía el periódico cuando llegó Alex.
Maite was reading the newspaper when Alex arrived.
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The imperfect provides background information, such as time, weather, and location.
True
135
The preterite indicates the specific events that occurred.
True
136
Eran las dos de la mañana y el detective ya no podía mantenerse despierto. Se bajó lentamente del coche, estiró las piernas y levantó los brazos hacia el cielo oscuro.
It was two in the morning, and the detective could no longer stay awake. He slowly stepped out of the car, stretched his legs, and raised his arms toward the dark sky.
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La luna estaba llena y no habla en el cielo ni una sola nube. De repente, el detective escuchó un grito espeluznante proveniente del parque.
The moon was full and there wasn't a single cloud in the sky. Suddenly, the detective heard a terrifying scream coming from the park.
138
Both por and para mean for, but they are not interchangeable.
True
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La excursión nos llevó por el centro.
The tour took us through downtown.
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Pasamos por el parque y por el río.
We passed by the park and along the river.
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Estuve en Montevideo por un mes.
I was in Montevideo for a month.
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Miguel estudió por la noche.
Miguel studied during the night.
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Vengo por ti a las ocho.
I'm coming for you at eight.
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Maite fue por su cámara.
Maite went in search of her camera.
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Ellos viajan por la autopista.
They travel by (by way of) the highway.
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¿Hablaste con la policía por teléfono?
Did you talk to the police by (on the) phone?
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Le di dinero por el estéreo.
I gave him money for the stereo.
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Cambiamos este carro por uno nuevo.
We exchanged this car for a new one.
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José manejaba a 120 kilómetros por hora.
José was driving 120 kilometers per hour.
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Por is used several idiomatic expressions.
True
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Por aquí
Around here
152
Por ejemplo
For example
153
Por eso
That's why; therefore
154
Por fin
Finally
155
When giving an exact time, de is used instead of por before la mañana, la tarde, and la noche.
True
156
Llegué a las diez de la noche.
I arrived at ten p.m.
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Me gusta estudiar por la noche.
I like to study at night.
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Salimos para Mérida el sábado.
We are leaving for Mérida on Saturday.
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Voy para el banco.
I'm going to the bank.
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Él va a arreglar el carro para el viernes.
He will fix the car by Friday.
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Juan estudia para (ser) mecánico.
Juan is studying to be a mechanic.
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Es una llanta para el carro.
It's a tire for the car.
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Uso mi celular para ver mi correo electrónico.
I use my cell phone to read my e-mail.
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Compré una calculadora para mi Hijo.
I bought a calculator for my son.
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Para ser joven, es demasiado serio.
For a young person, he is too serious.
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Para mí, esta lección no es difícil.
For me, this lesson isn't difficult.
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Sara trabaja para Telecom.
Sara works for Telecom.
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Often, either por or para can be used in a sentence. The meaning of the sentence changes, depending on which one is used.
True
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Caminé por el parque.
I walked through the park.
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Trabajó por su padre.
He worked for (in place of) his father.
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Se exhibió por todo el pueblo.
It was shown throughout (around) the whole town.
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Caminé para el parque.
I walked to (toward) the park.
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Trabajó para su padre.
He worked for his father's (business).
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Se exhibió para todo el pueblo.
It was shown for the whole town.
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Spanish has two types of possessive adjectives: the unstressed (short) forms you learned in Lesson 3 and the stressed (long) forms. The stressed possessive adjectives are used for emphasis or to express (of) mine, (of) yours, (of) his, and so on.
True
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Masculine-mío, Feminine-mía, Masculine-míos, Feminine-mías
My; (of) mine.
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Masculine-tuyo, Feminine-tuya, Masculine-tuyos, Feminine-tuyas
Your; (of) yours (fam.)
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Masculine-suyo, Feminine-suya, Masculine-suyos, Feminine-suyas
Your; (of) yours (form.); his; (of) his; her; (of) hers; its.
179
Masculine-nuestro, Feminine-nuestra, Masculine-nuestros, Feminine-nuestras
Our; (of) ours
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Masculine-vuestro, Feminine-vuestra, Masculine-vuestros, Feminine-vuestras
Your; (of) yours
181
Masculine-suyo, Feminine-suya, Masculine-suyos, Feminine-suyas
Your; (of) yours (form.); their; (of) theirs.
182
Stressed possessive adjectives must agree in gender and number with the nouns they modify.
True
183
Mi impresora
My printer
184
Nuestros televisores
Our television sets.
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La impresora mía.
My printer
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Los televisores nuestros
Our television sets.
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Stressed possessive adjectives are placed after the nouns they modify. Unstressed possessive adjectives are placed before a noun.
True
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Son mis llaves.
They are my keys.
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Son las llaves mías.
They are my keys.
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A definite article, an indefinite article, or a demonstrative adjective usually precedes a noun modified by a stressed possessive adjective.
True
191
Alberto tenía unos discos tuyos.
Alberto had some disks of yours
192
Alberto tenía los discos tuyos.
Alberto had your disks.
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Alberto tenía estos discos tuyos.
Alberto had these disks of yours.
194
Since suyo, suya, suyos, and suyas have more than one meaning, you can avoid confusion by using the construction: [article] + [noun] + de + [subject pronoun or noun].
True
195
El leclado de él/Ella
His/her keyboard
196
El teclado de Ud./Uds.
Your keyboard
197
El teclado de Ellos/ellas
Their keyboard
198
El teclado de Ramón
Ramón's keyboard
199
El and la are usually omitted when a stressed possessive adjective follows the verb ser.
True
200
Possessive pronouns are used to replace [noun] + [possessive adjective]. In Spanish, possessive pronouns have the same forms as stressed possessive adjectives, and they are preceded by a definite article.
True
201
Possessive pronouns agree in number and gender with the nouns they replace.
True
202
Aquí esta mi coche. ¿Dónde está el tuyo?
Here's my car. Where is yours?
203
¿Tienes los archivos de Carlos?
Do you have Carlos's files?
204
El mio está en el taller de mi hermano Armando.
Mine is at my brother Armando's garage.
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No, pero tengo las nuestros.
No, but I have ours.
206
Cuénteme
Tell me
207
La llama
Flame; llama
208
¿Cómo queda?
How does it look?
209
Veamos
Let's see
210
No worry! In almost any Latin American, large or small town, you can find Internet cafe. Paying a very cheap rate, one can enjoy a drink or a coffee while surfing the Internet, write e-mail chat "into multiple virtual forums."
True
211
In fact, "the cybercafe business is much more developed"In Latin America than in the United States. In large Hispanic, common cities see several Internet cafes in as is same block. Many foreigners think that there can be enough customers for everyone, but Internet cafes offer specialized services that enable their coexistence. For example, some informal cyber cafes attract adolescents and young people online games or chat service.
True
212
Other internet centers, such as call centers, attracts students and professionals, as they are generally quieter to do homework from school or work. However, for fans who can not take off laptops, there are also bars, restaurants and bookstores that offer wireless internet service as does Starbucks in the United States and Canada. You see, the Internet is in every corner IQUE waiting for your bags and leave for Latin America.
True
