Self-introduction at work: Explaining your role and previous job
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Key Phrases
Perdona, ¿tienes un momento?
Excuse me, have you got a moment?
Llevo las redes sociales de la empresa.
I handle the company's social media.
¿Y cuánto tiempo estuviste allí?
And how long were you there?
Skills You'll Learn
Introducing yourself and describing your current job
Presentarse y describir el puesto de trabajo actual
Talking about past work experience using the preterite and imperfect tenses
Hablar sobre experiencia laboral pasada usando el pretérito y el imperfecto
Offering help and saying goodbye politely in a workplace context
Ofrecer ayuda y despedirse cortésmente en un contexto laboral
Lesson Roleplay
Imagine it's your first day at a new job in Spain. You want to introduce yourself to a coworker and tell her about your role.
¡Hola! Perdona, ¿tienes un momento? Soy Emily , el nuevo.
Hi! Sorry, have you got a moment? I'm Emily, the new guy.
¡Hola, Emily ! Claro. Yo soy Lucía. ¡Bienvenido!
Hi, Emily! Sure. I'm Lucía. Welcome!
Gracias. Trabajo en marketing, con el equipo de Carlos.
Thanks. I work in marketing, on Carlos's team.
¡Ah, genial! ¿Y qué haces exactamente?
Oh, great! And what do you do exactly?
Llevo las redes sociales de la empresa.
I handle the company's social media.
Lesson Vocabulary & Phrases
Perdona
pehr-DOH-nah
Excuse me
💬 perdona is the form used with someone you call tú. With a stranger you'd address formally, it becomes perdone.
See breakdown →¿Tienes un momento?
TYEH-nehs oon moh-MEN-toh
Do you have a moment?
Perdona, ¿tienes un momento?
pehr-DOH-nah TYEH-nehs oon moh-MEN-toh
Sorry, have you got a moment?
💬 Perdona and tienes are both the informal 'you'. The formal version would be Perdone, ¿tiene un momento?.
🇪🇸 In Spanish offices, informal 'you' is the default between colleagues, even with managers. Using the formal version with a co-worker your age can sound oddly stiff.
See breakdown →Soy Emily
soy
I'm Emily
💬 Spanish uses soy "I am" plus your name, with no need for me llamo "my name is". It's the quickest, most natural way to give your name.
See breakdown →El nuevo
ehl nweh-voh
The new guy
💬 The ending follows who's speaking: a woman says la nueva "the new girl".
See breakdown →Soy Emily , el nuevo.
soy ehl nweh-voh
I'm Emily, the new guy.
🇪🇸 A first name plus el nuevo is a relaxed, friendly way to introduce yourself to colleagues in Spain. Surnames and job titles usually aren't needed.
See breakdown →Bienvenido.
byen-beh-NEE-doh
Welcome.
💬 The ending follows the person being welcomed: bienvenido to a man, bienvenida to a woman, bienvenidos to a group.
See breakdown →Trabajo en marketing
trah-BAH-hoh ehn MAR-keh-ting
I work in marketing
💬 Trabajo already means 'I work', so the word for 'I' is usually left out. Same with vivo en Madrid "I live in Madrid".
See breakdown →Con el equipo de Carlos
kohn ehl eh-KEE-poh deh KAR-los
With Carlos's team
💬 Spanish has no 's for ownership. You flip it around with de instead: la mesa de Ana "Ana's desk".
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