
Team meetings at work: Giving an update on your project
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Key Phrases
Va bien, pero vamos un poco tarde.
It's going well, but we're a bit behind.
Ahora estamos con las pruebas.
Now we're working on the testing.
Necesito ayuda con los datos.
I need help with the data.
Te ayudo yo el miércoles.
I'll help you on Wednesday.
¿Nos mandas un resumen por correo?
Can you send us a summary by email?
Os lo mando esta tarde.
I'll send it to you all this afternoon.
Skills You'll Learn
Giving an update on a project's progress
Dar una actualización sobre el progreso de un proyecto
Stating what task is currently being worked on
Indicar qué tarea se está haciendo en este momento
Asking for help while specifying what it's about
Pedir ayuda especificando con qué
Offering help and specifying the day
Ofrecer ayuda y especificar el día
Asking someone to send information through a specific channel
Pedir que alguien envíe información por un medio concreto
Confirming when something will be sent
Confirmar cuándo se enviará algo
Lesson Roleplay
Imagine you're in a team meeting at work in Spain. You want to update your boss on your project and ask for help with the data.
Buenos días, Emily . ¿Nos cuentas cómo va el proyecto?
Morning, Emily. Can you tell us how the project is going?
Buenos días. Va bien, pero vamos un poco tarde.
Morning. It's going well, but we're a bit behind.
Vale. ¿Qué parte está terminada?
Okay. Which part is finished?
El diseño está terminado. Ahora estamos con las pruebas.
The design is finished. Now we're working on the testing.
¿Y cuándo termináis las pruebas?
And when will you finish the testing?
Lesson Vocabulary & Phrases
¿Cómo va el proyecto?
KOH-moh vah ehl proh-YEK-toh
How is the project going?
💬 ir "to go" works for progress just like English: ¿Cómo va el trabajo? "How's the work going?". Use van for plural things: ¿Cómo van las pruebas?
See breakdown →Va bien
vah byehn
It's going well
Vamos un poco tarde
BAH-mohs oon POH-koh TAR-deh
We're a bit behind
💬 ir tarde literally "to go late" is how Spaniards say they're behind schedule. Swap in bien or con retraso "delayed": vamos con retraso.
See breakdown →Va bien, pero vamos un poco tarde.
vah byehn PEH-roh BAH-mohs oon POH-koh TAR-deh
It's going well, but we're a bit behind.
🇪🇸 Softening bad news with good news first is the normal way to report in a Spanish meeting. A flat vamos tarde alone can sound alarming.
See breakdown →¿Qué parte está terminada?
keh PAR-teh ehs-tah ter-mee-NAH-dah
Which part is finished?
💬 terminada ends in -a to match parte. With a masculine word it becomes terminado: el diseño está terminado.
See breakdown →El diseño está terminado.
ehl dee-SEH-nyoh ehs-tah ter-mee-NAH-doh
The design is finished.
Las pruebas
laz PRWEH-bahs
The tests
Estamos con las pruebas
ehs-TAH-mohs kohn laz PRWEH-bahs
We're working on the tests
💬 estar con + a task is a handy everyday way to say what you're busy with. Swap it: estoy con el informe "I'm on the report".
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