When Elena arrived, he opened the hood and narrated the inspection: “Batería—battery. Alternator—alternador. Belt—correa.” He pointed, named, and demonstrated, and with each bilingual label he felt more precise. Elena nodded when he mimed how a worn belt could slip and kill the engine at a light. She liked hearing the technical words in both tongues; it made the problem feel solvable, not mysterious.
80% of your communication will use only 20% of the vocabulary. Focus on: When Elena arrived, he opened the hood and