El standup del equipo
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Useful sentences · 10
Phrases you'll actually use today. Tap Explain for the why behind each one.
Ayer terminé la integración con la API de pagos.
Yesterday I finished the integration with the payments API.
Literal Yesterday I finished the integration with the API of payments.
Use the preterite 'terminé' to report a completed task from a previous day.
- Preterite first person: terminé (yo)
- Definite article 'la' with feminine noun 'integración'
Hoy voy a revisar el código del módulo de autenticación.
Today I'm going to review the code for the authentication module.
Literal Today I go to review the code of the module of authentication.
'Voy a + infinitive' expresses near-future plans — what you intend to do today.
- Near future: ir + a + infinitive
- 'voy a revisar' = I am going to review
Tengo un bloqueo: no puedo avanzar sin acceso al servidor.
I have a blocker: I can't move forward without access to the server.
Literal I have a blockage: I cannot advance without access to the server.
Use 'tengo un bloqueo' to signal a blocker, followed by 'sin + noun' for the missing dependency.
- 'sin' + noun = without + noun
- Present tense 'puedo' from poder (can/to be able to)
¿Podrías compartir el enlace al documento de diseño?
Could you share the link to the design document?
Literal Could you share the link to the document of design?
The conditional 'podrías' (could you) is a polite way to ask a teammate for something.
- Conditional of poder: podrías (tú)
- Polite request structure: ¿Podrías + infinitive?
He completado las pruebas unitarias del nuevo componente.
I have completed the unit tests for the new component.
Literal I have completed the unitary tests of the new component.
Present perfect 'he completado' signals a recently finished task that is relevant right now.
- Present perfect: haber + past participle
- 'he completado' = I have completed
Estoy esperando la revisión de mi pull request.
I'm waiting for the review of my pull request.
Literal I am awaiting the revision of my pull request.
'Estoy + gerund' describes an ongoing action or current status at the moment of speaking.
- Present progressive: estar + gerundio
- 'esperando' from esperar (to wait)
¿Alguien puede ayudarme con la configuración del entorno?
Can anyone help me with the environment setup?
Literal Can someone help me with the configuration of the environment?
Use '¿Alguien puede...?' to open a request for help to the whole team at once.
- 'alguien' = anyone/someone
- Direct object clitic: ayudarme (help me), where 'me' is the direct object of ayudar, not a reflexive pronoun
Vamos a terminar esta tarea antes del jueves.
We're going to finish this task before Thursday.
Literal We go to finish this task before the Thursday.
'Vamos a + infinitive' expresses the team's collective near-future plan.
- Near future first person plural: vamos a + infinitive
- 'antes de' = before
El despliegue depende de que el equipo de infraestructura apruebe el cambio.
The deployment depends on the infrastructure team approving the change.
Literal The deployment depends on that the team of infrastructure approves the change.
'Depender de que + subjunctive' expresses a dependency on an external team's action.
- 'depender de que' triggers subjunctive: apruebe
- Used to communicate cross-team dependencies
No tengo bloqueos por ahora, todo va bien.
I don't have any blockers for now, everything is going well.
Literal I don't have blockages for now, everything goes well.
'No tengo bloqueos' is the standard way to say you are unblocked. 'Por ahora' adds appropriate nuance.
- Negation: no + verb
- 'por ahora' = for now
New words · 10
Themed vocabulary, each with an example you can borrow.
bloqueo
blocker / blockage
Tengo un bloqueo con el acceso al servidor.
I have a blocker with server access.
Used in agile/scrum contexts to mean something preventing progress.
despliegue
deployment
El despliegue está programado para mañana.
The deployment is scheduled for tomorrow.
Technical term for releasing software to production.
avanzar
to move forward / to make progress
No puedo avanzar sin los permisos.
I can't move forward without the permissions.
Common in stand-up language when describing blockers.
revisar
to review / to check
Voy a revisar el código esta tarde.
I'm going to review the code this afternoon.
completar
to complete / to finish
He completado la tarea asignada.
I have completed the assigned task.
entorno
environment
La configuración del entorno tardó mucho.
The environment setup took a long time.
Refers to the development, test, or production environment.
tarea
task
Tengo dos tareas para hoy.
I have two tasks for today.
equipo
team
El equipo se reúne cada mañana.
The team meets every morning.
dependencia
dependency
Hay una dependencia con el equipo de backend.
There is a dependency with the backend team.
Used to describe blockers or dependencies between teams.
prueba
test
Las pruebas unitarias están listas.
The unit tests are ready.
'Prueba unitaria' = unit test; 'prueba de integración' = integration test.
Short reading
A tiny story stitched from today's words. Translation is hidden, tap to peek.
Durante el standup de esta mañana, Lucía informó que había terminado la integración con el sistema de pagos y que hoy iba a empezar con las pruebas. Carlos mencionó que tenía un bloqueo porque no podía acceder al entorno de producción, y le pidió ayuda al equipo de infraestructura. Ana comentó que iba a revisar el pull request de Carlos en cuanto tuviera acceso. Al final, el equipo acordó reunirse por la tarde para resolver las dependencias pendientes.
Sentence by sentence
había terminado la integración
she had finished the integration
Past perfect: haber (imperfect) + past participle — for actions completed before another past event.
hoy iba a empezar con las pruebas
today she was going to start on tests
Past-tense near future: ir (imperfect) + a + infinitive — reporting someone's plan from their perspective.
tenía un bloqueo
he had a blocker
Imperfect 'tenía' describes an ongoing state at the time of the stand-up.
le pidió ayuda al equipo de infraestructura
he asked the infrastructure team for help
The indirect object clitic 'le' is required before the verb even when the indirect object ('al equipo de infraestructura') is expressed explicitly; this doubling is standard in Spanish.
en cuanto tuviera acceso
as soon as she had access
'En cuanto' + imperfect subjunctive expresses a future condition relative to a past reference point.
acordó reunirse por la tarde
agreed to meet in the afternoon
'Acordar + infinitive' = to agree to do something; 'por la tarde' = in the afternoon.
Pattern of the day
One grammar move, explained once, that unlocks dozens of sentences.
Near Future: voy / vamos a + infinitive
Use 'ir + a + infinitive' to talk about plans and upcoming actions. In stand-ups, this is the standard way to say what you will do next or what the team plans to accomplish.
[subject] + ir (present) + a + [infinitive]
Voy a revisar el pull request esta tarde.
I'm going to review the pull request this afternoon.
Vamos a terminar el módulo antes del viernes.
We're going to finish the module before Friday.
¿Vas a necesitar ayuda con eso?
Are you going to need help with that?
Mini practice · 5
Low-pressure, never graded. Just enough to make it stick.
I have a blocker: I can't move forward without access to the server.
Hint Use the verb 'tener' and remember 'bloqueo' from the word list.
Voy a revisar el código del módulo de autenticación.
Hint Notice the 'voy a' structure for near future.
El _____ depende de que el equipo de infraestructura apruebe el cambio.
Hint Think of a word related to releasing or launching code.
Which sentence correctly uses 'vamos a' to express tomorrow's team plan?
Rewrite using the near future (voy a): 'Completo las pruebas unitarias.'
Hint Change to 'voy a' + the infinitive form of the verb.
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