🇬🇧🇪🇸 machine - máquina : English Lesson

Meaning of "machine" ("máquina"), detailed definition, and a short video lesson below.

A machine is a thing made of different parts that can move and work together. It usually uses power, like electricity, fuel, or your own muscles, to do a job more easily or more quickly. For example, a washing machine cleans clothes, a blender mixes food, and a scooter with a motor helps you move without much effort. Machines are tools that do special jobs for us so we don’t have to do all the hard work by hand.

Watch and listen to this English flashcard to understand the word in more detail, with an easy example sentence.

My sister invented a hug machine, but it squeezed so hard it almost turned me into a pancake.

At the science fair, my sleep machine just played boring speeches until everyone yawned.

My alarm clock is a tiny evil machine that screams at me exactly when dreams get fun.

The chocolate fountain is basically a happiness machine that sprays joy all over your shirt.

I wished for a homework machine, but it just stared at my math and quietly shut itself off.

Tim has a small red machine. The machine has a wheel and an arm. Tim pushes the button. The machine moves and lifts the heavy box. The machine makes a loud happy beep. Tim and his dog clap. The broken machine is now good. Tim hugs the machine and smiles.

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This word is at the A1 level, which means it is one of the first words you learn when starting English. It’s commonly used in everyday conversations and helps you communicate basic ideas like greetings, family, or daily activities.

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