Spanish · B2 · Family moment
Pause Before the Game Shop in Spanish
Navigating digital purchases with children requires clear boundaries and a shared understanding of financial safety. This guide focuses on discussing game extras, checking for hidden costs, and establishing parental oversight for payment settings in Spanish, utilizing advanced passive-like structures for clear rules.
What you'll learn
- Express necessity and possibility using passive-like structures in Spanish.
- Discuss digital safety and purchase rules naturally with children.
- Use B2-level grammar to handle complex conditional situations in gaming contexts.
Spanish phrases for pause before the game shop
El precio real debe comprobarse antes de decidir.
The real price must be checked before we decide.
Uses 'se' for a passive construction, common in formal instructions.
Las reglas de compra deben leerse junto con un adulto.
The purchase rules must be read together with an adult.
Emphasizes the necessity of supervision using the passive voice.
¿Puede verse el precio total en esta pantalla?
Can the full price be seen on this screen?
Question form using the 'se' passive to ask about visibility/possibility.
El precio no puede deducirse solo por estas fotos coloridas.
The price cannot be worked out from these colourful pictures alone.
Deducirse implies 'to be inferred' or 'worked out'.
Este extra solo puede comprarse con la aprobación de un adulto.
This extra can only be bought with an adult's approval.
Strictly defines boundaries for digital transactions.
Una forma gratuita de ganar el mismo objeto puede encontrarse en las instrucciones del juego.
A free way to earn the same item can be found in the game instructions.
Uses 'encontrarse' to indicate where information is located.
Primero debe comprobarse si el pago se repite cada mes.
Whether the payment repeats every month must be checked first.
Focuses on identifying recurring subscriptions.
Tu dinero de bolsillo no debe gastarse en extras de juegos sin nuestro acuerdo.
Your pocket money is not to be spent on game extras without our agreement.
A clear boundary regarding the use of personal funds.
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Dinero de bolsillo
Pocket money / allowance
Standard term used in Spanish-speaking households for a child's allowance.
Comprobar
To check / verify
Used in the context of verifying information or prices.
Extra
Game extra / Add-on
Refers to DLC or in-game purchases like skins or items.
Aprobación
Approval / Consent
Formal term for parental permission in this context.
The Passive 'Se' for Rules and Possibility
In Spanish, to express that something 'must be done' or 'can be done' without identifying a specific person doing the action (similar to the modal passive), we frequently use the 'se' reflexive pronoun followed by the third person singular or plural of the verb.
| Use | Form | Example |
|---|---|---|
| Necessity (Must) | Debe(n) + [verb in infinitive] + se | Las reglas deben leerse. |
| Possibility (Can) | Puede(n) + [verb in infinitive] + se | ¿Puede encontrarse el botón? |
| Impossibility (Cannot) | No puede(n) + [verb in infinitive] + se | No puede verse el precio. |
More examples
El botón de compra no debe pulsarse sin avisar.
The buy button must not be pressed without telling us.
Uses 'pulsarse' (to be pressed).
La suscripción puede cancelarse en cualquier momento.
The subscription can be cancelled at any time.
Explains the possibility of ending a service.
¿Debe pagarse con tarjeta de crédito?
Does it have to be paid by credit card?
Asking about payment methods using the passive 'se'.