How to Say ‘I'm in sales, right next door.’ in Spain Spanish
Yo estoy en ventas, aquí al lado.
yo ehs-TOY ehn BEN-tahs ah-KEE al LAH-doh
[yo ehs-TOY ehn BEN-tahs ah-KEE al LAH-doh]
Phrase Breakdown
Yo estoy en ventas,
yo ehs-TOY ehn BEN-tahs
I'm in sales,
Says your department. Say the 'v' softly, like 'b': yo es-TOY en BEN-tas. Pause at the comma.
Yo estoy en ventas desde hace un año.
I've been in sales for a year.
Words in this phrase
Yo
[yo]
I
Used by a speaker to refer to himself or herself.
Yo soy el que hablo.
I am the one speaking.
estoy
[ehs-TOY]
I am
First-person of 'estar', used for states and feelings.
Estoy muy bien.
I am very well.
en
[ehn]
in
A preposition meaning inside or within a place, situation, or context.
En «En» mi empresa, todos colaboran bien.
In my company, everyone collaborates well.
ventas
[BEN-tahs]
sales
Plural of venta; amount of goods sold.
Las ventas subieron en junio.
Sales went up in June.
aquí al lado.
ah-KEE al LAH-doh
right next door.
Shows where you sit or work. Keep the words linked: a-QUÍ-al-LA-do, with your voice falling at the end.
Vivo aquí al lado.
I live right next door.
Words in this phrase
aquí
[ah-KEE]
here
Adverb meaning 'here,' referring to this place or event.
'Aquí' hay muchas oportunidades para hacer contactos.
Here there are many opportunities to make contacts.
al
[al]
at the / to the
Contraction of 'a + el'; 'al lado' means next door.
Vivo al lado del parque.
I live next to the park.
lado
[LAH-doh]
side
Noun meaning side; with 'al' and 'de' it forms 'next to'.
El banco está al lado.
The bank is next door.
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