How to Say ‘Could we talk about the opening?’ in Mexican Spanish
¿Podríamos platicar sobre la vacante?
poh-DREE-ah-mohs plah-tee-KAR SOH-breh lah bah-KAHN-teh
[poh-DREE-ah-mohs plah-tee-KAR SOH-breh lah bah-KAHN-teh]
Phrase Breakdown
¿Podríamos platicar
poh-DREE-ah-mohs plah-tee-KAR
Could we talk
'Platicar' is the everyday Mexican word for 'to chat' or 'to talk'. Stress 'drí': 'po-DREE-a-mos'.
¿Podríamos platicar mañana?
Could we talk tomorrow?
Words in this phrase
Podríamos
[poh-DREE-ah-mohs]
We could
Indicating possibility or capability in a conditional form.
Podríamos visitar el bar primero y luego el museo.
We could visit the bar first and then the museum.
platicar
[plah-tee-KAR]
to chat
Very common Mexican verb for talking casually.
Me gusta platicar con mi familia.
I like chatting with my family.
sobre la vacante?
SOH-breh lah bah-KAHN-teh
about the job opening?
'Vacante' means a job vacancy. Stress 'can': 'ba-KAN-te'.
Me interesa la vacante.
I'm interested in the job opening.
Words in this phrase
sobre
[SOH-breh]
about
Preposition used to introduce a topic.
Sobre ese punto, tengo otra pregunta.
About that point, I have another question.
la
[lah]
The (feminine singular)
A definite article used to specify a feminine singular noun.
La estación está cerca.
The station is nearby.
vacante
[bah-KAHN-teh]
job opening / vacancy
An available position at a company.
Hay una vacante en el área de ventas.
There's an opening in the sales department.
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