Excerpt From Spanish Practical Conversations
Show BookmarksExcerpt fromSpanish PracticalConversationsByLorena Terando
About the AuthorLorena Terando is the Translation Studies Coordinator at New York University’s School ofContinuing and Professional Studies, and a doctoral candidate at State University of NewYork at Binghamton in Comparative Literature and Translation Studies. She completedher Master’s in Translation (French and Spanish) at the Ecole Superieure d’Interpretes etTraducteurs: Université de Mons-Hainaut in Mons, Belgium. She has traveled extensivelythroughout Europe, and she has lived in both Mexico and Spain.
iiiPreviewThe following is a sample excerpt from a Spanish study unit converted into the Adobe Acrobatformat. A sample online exam is available for this excerpt.The study unit on which this excerpt is based focuses on vocabulary expressions used in travel,business, and other real-life situations. Learning this practical vocabulary will open doors tofurther study and practice in your own particular situation.Many of the words and phrases covered in this excerpt are used in several different situations.As you learn how to mix and match vocabulary, your proficiency with the language will grow inleaps and bounds. Imagine how much you’ll be using your knowledge of Spanish. Perhapsyou’re planning on a vacation. While you’re there, you may need to ask directions to your hotel.With your study and practice, you’ll not only know how to ask, you’ll also able to understand theanswer, in Spanish! Or, maybe you’ll be going on an extended business trip, and you’ll need toattend meetings, write letters, and entertain clients at your company headquarters abroad. Or,perhaps you’ll be relocating to a Spanish-speaking country and will need to go apartmenthunting or buy something at the market or drugstore. In your own country, there may beSpanish-speaking visitors, or, as in the United States, an increasing number of Spanish-speakingresidents to whom you’ll be able to extend the same assistance and courtesies that you wouldappreciate.After reading through the following material, feel free to take the sample exam based on thisexcerpt.
vContentsBUSINESS SPANISHIn the Office . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1Interoffice Relations. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4Meetings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6EXAMINATION
1Business SpanishIN THE OFFICENote that the study units inthe Spanish program includetaped recordings of thespoken vocabulary, allowingyou to hear conversations invarious contexts. The cassette image shown here isa signal to turn on your cassette player at the pointwhere the image appears in the study unit. For thisonline sample, just click on the cassette image withyour mouse to hear the recordings on yourcomputer’s audio program.
2SpanishVocabularyListen to the following vocabulary, and repeat the Spanish. Aim foraccurate pronunciation. Repeat the words until you’re confident withtheir pronunciation and you easily recognize them. Test yourself bywriting the English and Spanish words on separate slips of paper orindex cards. Then, match each English word with its Spanish paperclipcopy machinefax machinepencil sharpenerstaplerstapleleadinklight bulbcomputerprinterpaperscissorsmousetypewriterel escritoriola oficinael lápizel bolígrafola gomala copiael archivola carpetael atapapelesla copiadorael faxel sacapuntasla grapadorala grapala minala tintala bombillala computadorala impresorael papellas tijerasel ratónla máquina de escribirto typeto printto fileto faxto copyto sendto callescribir a máquinaimprimirarchivarmandar un faxcopiarmandarllamar
Spanish3PracticeListen to the following short selections. Repeat them with therecording until you’re confident you have the proper pronunciation.Practice in smaller bits first. Use your Pause or Stop button to help youbreak the selection up. Then, say the entire selection. You can even tryto memorize it and substitute words and phrases that make sense.I’m looking for some paperclips, but I can only findpencil lead and staples. Can you help me?Estoy buscando unos atapapeles, pero sólo encuentrominas y grapas. ¿Me puedes ayudar?Amelia went to turn on the light in her office and discovered it doesn’t work. She needs to replace the bulb.Amelia fue a encender la luz en su oficina, y notó queno funciona. Tiene que reemplazar la bombilla.Where did you go?¿Dónde fuiste?I was looking for you because I don’t know how to fax,and I was hoping you would help me.Te buscaba porque no sé mandar un fax, y esperaba queme ayudaras.We all have computers now. We only use thetypewriters very rarely.Todos tenemos computadoras ahora. Sólo usamos lasmáquinas de escribir muy rara vez.Alejandro is copying what was in this folder.Alejandro está copiando lo que había en ésta carpeta.When he’s done, I’ll file it.Cuando termine la archivaré.Do you need a pencil sharpener?¿Necesitas sacapuntas?No, I have a mechanical pencil.No, tengo un lápiz mecánico.The printer isn’t working again. How are we going toprint?La impresora no sirve otra vez. ¿Cómo vamos aimprimir?My pen is out of ink.Se agotó la tinta en mi bolígrafo.Can you staple these papers? I’ll bring you a stapler.¿Puede Ud. grapar estos papeles? Le traigo grapadora.I have used eraser all over my desk.Tengo restos de goma por todas partes en mi escritorio.
4Spanishbreak the selection up. Then, say the entire selection. You can even tryto memorize it and substitute words and phrases that make sense.INTEROFFICERELATIONS
Spanish5VocabularyListen to the following vocabulary, and repeat the Spanish. Aim foraccurate pronunciation. Repeat the words until you’re confidentwith their pronunciation and you easily recognize them. Test yourselfby writing the English and Spanish words on separate slips of paperor index cards. Then, match each English word with its e internshipclientboard of directorscompanymanagementagentel secretario, la secretariael jefe, la jefael gerente, la gerenteel presidente, la presidenteel vice presidente, la vicepresidenteel director, la directorael coordinador, la coordinadorael trabajador, la trabajadorael socio, la sociael colega, la colegala pasantíael cliente, la clientela junta directivala sociedadla gerenciael agente, la agenteto discussto order, to commandto hireto fireto workto leadto directto dirigirmanejar
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Spanish7VocabularyListen to the following vocabulary, and repeat the Spanish. Aim foraccurate pronunciation. Repeat the words until you’re confident withtheir pronunciation and you easily recognize them. Test yourself bywriting the English and Spanish words on separate slips of paper orindex cards. Then, match each English word with its Spanish ttimecontributionla reuniónla citala salalos asientosel agendala discusiónel puntola solicitudla sugerenciala mesael almuerzola cenael desayunola horala contribuciónto arriveto suggestto speakto make a pointto agree (with)to disagree (with)llegarsugerirhablarhacer un puntoestar de acuerdo (con)no estar de acuerdo anocon atención
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