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How to Say ‘Excuse me, is this the sales team?’ in Mexican Spanish

Perdón, ¿este es el equipo de ventas?

pehr-DOHN eh-steh ess el eh-KEE-poh deh BEHN-tahs

[pehr-DOHN eh-steh ess el eh-KEE-poh deh BEHN-tahs]

Phrase Breakdown

Perdón,

pehr-DOHN

Excuse me,

This is a polite way to get attention. Stress the last syllable: 'pehr-DOHN'.

Example

Perdón, ¿dónde está el baño?

Excuse me, where is the bathroom?

Words in this phrase

Perdón

[pehr-DOHN]

sorry

Used to apologize.

Example

Perdón, llegué tarde.

Sorry, I arrived late.

¿este es

eh-steh ess

is this

This starts the question. Blend the words together: 'EHS-teh-ehs'.

Example

¿Este es tu café?

Is this your coffee?

Words in this phrase

este

[eh-steh]

This

Used to refer to a specific thing or situation immediately present or about to be mentioned.

Example

Este libro es interesante.

This book is interesting.

es

[ess]

is

Third-person singular of “ser,” used to describe what something is like.

Example

En la pregunta «¿Cómo es...?», «es» pide una descripción.

In the question “What is ... like?”, “es” asks for a description.

el equipo de ventas?

el eh-KEE-poh deh BEHN-tahs

the sales team?

This names the team you are looking for. Use rising intonation at the end.

Example

Ella es del equipo de ventas.

She's from the sales team.

Words in this phrase

el

[el]

the

Masculine singular definite article.

Example

«El» acompaña al sustantivo en «El crecimiento».

“El” accompanies the noun in “The growth.”

equipo

[eh-KEE-poh]

team

A group of people working together.

Example

Un «equipo» fuerte colabora bien.

A strong “team” collaborates well.

de

[deh]

of

A preposition that links nouns, often meaning “of” or “about.”

Example

En «cultura de trabajo», «de» conecta las dos ideas.

In “work culture,” “de” connects the two ideas.

ventas

[BEHN-tahs]

sales

Plural of 'venta'; the sales department or activity.

Example

Las ventas subieron este mes.

Sales went up this month.

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