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Work & Business

Professional vocabulary for the workplace in Spain

🏢 Office Environment

Explore different areas of a Spanish workplace and learn relevant vocabulary

🏢 la recepción - reception

el recepcionista
receptionist
la entrada
entrance
la cita
appointment
el visitante
visitor
la identificación
ID
la espera
waiting

Professional Situations

Practice common business conversations and scenarios

Meeting Someone New

🧑‍💼
Buenos días, soy María González
Good morning, I'm María González
🧑‍💼
Mucho gusto, me llamo Carlos Ruiz
Nice to meet you, my name is Carlos Ruiz
🧑‍💼
¿A qué se dedica?
What do you do for work?
🧑‍💼
Soy ingeniero de software
I'm a software engineer

📧 Business Communication

Learn professional communication in different contexts

Email Communication

Estimado/a señor/a
Dear Sir/Madam
Me dirijo a usted para...
I am writing to...
Adjunto encontrará...
Please find attached...
Quedo a la espera de su respuesta
I look forward to your response
Atentamente
Yours sincerely
Un cordial saludo
Kind regards

📈 Career Development

Understand different career levels and their responsibilities

🌱
Principiante
Beginner

Positions

el becario
intern
el asistente
assistant
el junior
junior

Responsibilities

Aprender las tareas básicas
Learn basic tasks
Seguir instrucciones
Follow instructions
Hacer preguntas
Ask questions
📈
Intermedio
Intermediate

Positions

el especialista
specialist
el coordinador
coordinator
el analista
analyst

Responsibilities

Gestionar proyectos pequeños
Manage small projects
Trabajar independientemente
Work independently
Entrenar a nuevos empleados
Train new employees
👔
Avanzado
Advanced

Positions

el gerente
manager
el director
director
el consultor senior
senior consultant

Responsibilities

Liderar equipos
Lead teams
Tomar decisiones estratégicas
Make strategic decisions
Representar la empresa
Represent the company

Spanish Work Culture

🕐

Working Hours

Typical hours: 9:00-14:00 and 15:00-18:00 with a long lunch break (la siesta)

🤝

Greetings

Handshakes are standard. Use "usted" for formal situations and "tú" once invited

💼

Dress Code

Business formal is common. Quality and style are important in Spanish workplaces

🍽️

Business Meals

Lunch meetings are popular. Dinner meetings usually start late (9-10 PM)

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Workplace

el trabajo
job/work
la oficina
office
la empresa
company
el jefe
boss
la jefa
female boss
el compañero
colleague
la compañera
female colleague
el empleado
employee
la empleada
female employee

Jobs

el doctor
doctor
la doctora
female doctor
el profesor
teacher
la profesora
female teacher
el ingeniero
engineer
la ingeniera
female engineer
el abogado
lawyer
la abogada
female lawyer
el vendedor
salesperson
la vendedora
female salesperson

Business Terms

la reunión
meeting
el proyecto
project
el contrato
contract
el cliente
client
la venta
sale
el salario
salary
las vacaciones
holidays
el horario
schedule