A short record that separates what a speaker states from your own calculation or guess.
An evidence note keeps your conclusion close to the words that support it. Write the useful detail, its status, and a short supporting phrase. For a train, this might be platform five, current, followed by no de la tres. For a booking, it might be Thursday, accepted, followed by ese me viene bien. This is a learning tool, not a formal assessment method.
Diez minutos de retraso. — Ten minutes late. An expected departure time is a separate calculation.
A common confusion
A reasonable inference is not a quoted fact. A delayed train may be expected ten minutes after its scheduled departure, but the recording may not state that exact clock time. A helpful sister may be able to deliver lost keys, but her presence at home does not prove that she did. Label your additions as calculated, possible, or unknown.
Use it in a listening note
Use three columns: detail, status, and supporting words. A short note in English is fine. This task checks understanding, not Spanish writing. On a repeat listen, change only the part that the audio contradicts. Retain uncertainty when the recording does not settle the question.
Practise this term
- A Spanish train announcement: keep the new platform
- A lost-key story in Spanish: reconstruct the event order
- Spanish plans: separate a wish, a possibility, and a promise
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Jibber Jabber. “Evidence note.” Spanish Fieldnotes. Updated 9 November 2026. https://spanishcomprehensibleinput.com/glossary/evidence-note/