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Scene illustrating a Spain Spanish-language team meetings at work conversation

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

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¿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?

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Va bien

vah byehn

It's going well

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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.

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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.

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🧩✅❓

¿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.

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🎨✅

El diseño está terminado.

ehl dee-SEH-nyoh ehs-tah ter-mee-NAH-doh

The design is finished.

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Ahora

ah-OH-rah

Now

💬 The h is silent, so it's said (ah-OH-rah).

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Las pruebas

laz PRWEH-bahs

The tests

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🛠️🧪

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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