XPress: Spanish in 40 Hours

Business

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Description

Business (los negocios)

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English	Images	Spanish	Listen and Repeat	Write (r = response; f = first letter)
to work		trabajar
a job		un trabajo
the boss		el jefe
the employee		el empleado
the staff		el personal
the money		el dinero
to earn or make (money)		ganar
the schedule		el horario
on time		a tiempo
a cheque		un cheque
a business		un negocio
an office		una oficina
a meeting		una cita
full time		a tiempo completo
part time		a tiempo parcial
a branch (of an office)		una sucursal
to hire		contratar
to fire		despedir
a vacation		una vacación

Helpful verbs

aceptar ("to accept"), llegar ("to arrive"), ganar ("to earn"), e.g.:

aceptar

Acepto su propuesta = "I accept your offer"

llegar

Es necesario llegar a tiempo = "You need to arrive on time"

ganar

Mi madre gana $ 30 por hora = "My mother makes $30 an hour"

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Grammar Point: Noun agreement

All Spanish nouns are classified as either masculine or feminine. Make sure the determiner (e.g.: el, la, un, una) matches the noun for gender, e.g.: since the word for "thing" (cosa) is feminine, you need to write una cosa ("a thing"), not un cosa (note that the noun's ending isn't always a good indication of gender, e.g.: un problema).

There is also agreement in terms of singular and plural, e.g.: las cosas = "the things". You can learn more about noun agreement here.