Putting Together Flat-Pack Furniture in Spain
Build a flat-pack bookcase with your flatmate, from opening the box to taking the cardboard out.
In Spain most people montan their own furniture after a trip to a big furniture store, often with a flatmate or partner and a lot of patience. If a piece is missing you call atención al cliente, and the cardboard goes in the blue paper container on the street. These cards follow one afternoon building a bookcase in a shared flat.
- 1
Primero vamos a poner todas las piezas en el suelo.
Let's lay out all the pieces on the floor first.
- 2
¿Está todo en la caja?
Is everything in the box?
- 3
¿Dónde están las instrucciones?
Where are the instructions?
- 4
Pásame el destornillador.
Pass me the screwdriver.
- 5
Este tornillo no entra aquí.
This screw doesn't fit here.
- 6
Sujeta esto un momento.
Hold this for a second.
- 7
Creo que está al revés.
I think it's upside down.
- 8
Nos falta una pieza.
We're missing a piece.
- 9
Espera, nos hemos saltado un paso.
Wait, we've skipped a step.
- 10
No pone qué lado va arriba.
It doesn't say which side goes on top.
- 11
¿Me ayudas a levantar esto?
Can you help me lift this?
- 12
¡Cuidado, que se cae!
Careful, it's going to fall!
- 13
Apriétalo un poco más.
Tighten it a bit more.
- 14
Baila un poco.
It's a bit wobbly.
- 15
Nos hace falta una llave Allen.
We need an Allen key.
- 16
Voy a llamar a la tienda para pedir la pieza.
I'll call the shop to ask for the piece.
- 17
¡Nos ha llevado dos horas!
That took us two hours!
- 18
Ha quedado genial, ¿no?
It looks great, doesn't it?
- 19
Han sobrado dos tornillos.
There are two screws left over.
- 20
Vamos a bajar las cajas al contenedor de papel.
Let's take the boxes down to the paper bin.