English vocabulary
English vocabulary: work, study & media
Common English words for work, study & media, the most frequent first. Each word has its Spanish meaning and a real line from the Lexayo story, so you see it in use.
say verb decir
irregular: said
And what do I say? I have no idea.
¿Y qué digo? No tengo ni idea.
tell verb decir; contar
irregular: told
Nuria, tell us. What happened yesterday?
Nuria, cuéntanos. ¿Qué pasó ayer?
work verb trabajar; funcionar
Do you work every day?
¿Trabajas todos los días?
call verb llamar
And I haven't got a ticket! I'll call Javi.
¡Y no tengo billete! Llamo a Javi.
talk verb hablar
Yes, I talk to clients all day.
Sí, hablo con clientes todo el día.
ask verb preguntar; pedir
ask for = pedir
The directors? And what did they ask?
¿Los directores? ¿Y qué preguntaron?
money noun dinero
And money? Do you have any money?
¿Y dinero? ¿Tienes dinero?
school noun colegio, escuela
The school is next to the market.
El colegio está al lado del mercado.
pay verb pagar
irregular: paid
I'd like to pay the bill.
Yo quiero pagar la cuenta.
job noun trabajo, empleo
I'm from Colombia. I have four jobs.
Soy de Colombia. Tengo cuatro trabajos.
word noun palabra
Nuria, not a word. Not one.
Nuria, ni una palabra. Ni una.
send verb enviar, mandar
irregular: sent
I have just sent my CV to a big company.
Acabo de enviar mi currículum a una empresa grande.
question noun pregunta; cuestión
Last question. Why do you want this job?
Última pregunta. ¿Por qué quiere usted este trabajo?
business noun negocio; empresa
Rocío has a small business: a cake shop.
Rocío tiene un pequeño negocio: una pastelería.
speak verb hablar
irregular: spoke, spoken
Sorry? Could you speak more slowly, please?
¿Perdón? ¿Podría hablar más despacio, por favor?
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