Demonstrating an idea at the conference: Walking someone through a demo
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Key Phrases
¿Tienes un momento?
Do you have a moment?
¿Y esto para qué sirve?
What is this for?
¿Cómo guardo una nota?
How do I save a note?
Skills You'll Learn
Asking for someone’s time and introducing an idea in a demo
Pedir tiempo a alguien y presentar una idea en un demo
Guiding someone through an interface using simple step-by-step instructions
Guiar a alguien en una interfaz con instrucciones sencillas paso a paso
Asking and answering questions about purpose and how to perform actions (click, open, save)
Preguntar y responder sobre la función y cómo realizar acciones (dar clic, abrir, guardar)
Lesson Roleplay
Imagine you’re with a colleague who wants to show you a new demo. You look at the screen together, click the “Start” button, open the main page, and learn how to type and save a quick note for the team at a conference.
Hola, ¿tienes un momento? Te quiero mostrar una idea en el demo.
Hi, do you have a moment? I want to show you an idea in the demo.
Claro, Emily . Me da gusto verte. ¿Qué vamos a ver?
Sure, Emily. It's nice to see you. What are we going to look at?
Mira la pantalla. Aquí está el botón de “Iniciar”.
Look at the screen. Here is the “Start” button.
Ya lo veo. ¿Le doy clic?
I see it. Should I click it?
Sí, por favor. Ahora se abre la página principal.
Yes, please. Now the main page opens.
Lesson Vocabulary & Phrases
Hola
OH-lah
Hi
¿Tienes...?
TEE-eh-nes
Do you have...?
Un momento
oon moh-MEHN-toh
A moment
¿Tienes un momento?
TEE-eh-nes oon moh-MEHN-toh
Do you have a moment?
🇲🇽 [¿Tienes un momento?] is a normal, polite way to ask for a bit of someone's attention at work. In Mexico it sounds softer than jumping straight into your request.
See breakdown →Te quiero mostrar
teh kee-EH-roh mohs-TRAR
I want to show you
💬 [Querer] plus another verb often softens what you're about to do: [te quiero mostrar] is literally "I want to show you," but often works like "let me show you." Same pattern: [te quiero explicar] = "I want to explain to you / let me explain."
See breakdown →Una idea
OO-nah ee-DEH-ah
An idea
Te quiero mostrar una idea
teh kee-EH-roh mohs-TRAR OO-nah ee-DEH-ah
I want to show you an idea
💬 [Querer] plus another verb often softens what you're about to do: [te quiero mostrar] is literally "I want to show you," but often works like "let me show you." Same pattern: [te quiero enseñar algo] = "I want to show you something."
See breakdown →En
en
In
El demo
el DEH-moh
The demo
💬 In Mexico, [demo] is commonly used as a borrowed tech/business word, and [el demo] is the usual way to say it. Don't assume borrowed words keep English grammar; they still take Spanish articles, like [el chat] or [la app].
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