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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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