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05/06/2026

💻 Office Spanish

Can you name these office objects in Spanish? 👀

💻 Computer → Computadora
🖱️ Mouse → Ratón
🖥️ Monitor → Monitor
⌨️ Keyboard → Teclado
📄 Report → Reporte
📅 Calendar → Calendario
☕ Coffee Mug → Taza

These are some of the most common words you'll hear in Spanish-speaking offices.

Learn a few words every day and you'll be surprised how quickly your workplace Spanish improves 🚀

👇 How many did you already know?



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20/05/2026

💡How do you say… Can you do it right now?

🇲🇽 You studied Spanish for years…
but then your coworker says:

“¿Te avientas ahorita?” 😳

And suddenly your textbook Spanish stops working 😂

In real Latam office Spanish, people rarely speak like language apps teach you.

❌ “¿Puedes hacerlo ahora mismo?”
✅ “¿Te avientas ahorita?”
✅ “¿Lo sacas de una vez?”

That’s the Spanish natives actually use every day 🔥

Follow for more REAL Spanish nobody teaches in school 🇲🇽☕

12/05/2026

🚨 Spanish trap: "¿Me regalas un minuto?"

When your coworker says:

“¿Me regalas un minuto?” ⏰

What you think it means:

✅ “This will take 60 seconds.”

What it actually means in Latam:

• cancel your next meeting
• grab coffee
• this conversation has no ending 😂

Welcome to corporate Spanish.

“Un minuto” is NOT a unit of time…
it’s an emotional estimate. 😭

Spanish lesson of the day:

❌ Será rápido
✅ ¿Me regalas un minuto?

Professional translation:
“I’m about to tell you my entire life story.”

👇 Tell me:

What’s the longest “un minuto” you’ve lived through? 😅

10/05/2026

🚨 Spanish trap: "Lo reviso" 👀😁

When your coworker says:

“Lo reviso” 👀

What they actually mean:

• I saw your message
• I’m not doing it right now
• maybe later today
• maybe tomorrow
• please remind me again 😂

Welcome to corporate Spanish.

“Lo reviso” is not a confirmation…
it’s a polite delay.

Spanish lesson of the day:

❌ Lo hago ahorita
✅ Lo reviso y te aviso

Professional translation:
“I’ll look at it when I can.”

👇 Be honest:

How long do you wait before following up? 😅

06/05/2026

🚨 Corporate Spanish Survival Tip

Foreigner writes:

“Necesito esto hoy.” 😐

Latam coworker:
😳

Same message… different delivery 👇

Better version:

“Hola, ¿cómo estás?
¿Podrías ayudarme con esto hoy, por favor?” 😌

In Spanish-speaking teams,
HOW you say things matters as much as WHAT you say.

Because:

Direct = rude ❌
Polite = effective ✅

Same request.
Very different survival outcome 😂

👇 Tell me:

Would you respond faster to the first message… or the second?

03/05/2026

🚨 Corporate Spanish Traps

Words that look friendly… but betray you at work 👀

• Actually ≠ Actualmente
✅ Actually = En realidad
✅ Actualmente = Currently

• Support ≠ Soportar
✅ Support = Apoyar
❌ Soportar = To tolerate 😅

• Assume ≠ Asumir (sometimes)
✅ Assume = Suponer
⚠️ Asumir = To take responsibility

• Realize ≠ Realizar
✅ Realize = Darse cuenta
❌ Realizar = To carry out

• Exit ≠ Éxito
❌ Exit = Salida
❌ Éxito = Success

These are called “false friends”…

And yes, they will embarrass you in meetings 😂

👇 Tell me:

Which one surprised you the most?

01/05/2026

🚨 Corporate Spanish Survival Tip #5

When your coworker says:

“Déjame revisarlo” 👀

What they actually mean:

• I haven’t seen it yet
• I might see it later
• I’ll forget unless you remind me
• I need more time
• please follow up 😂

Welcome to corporate Spanish.

“Déjame revisarlo” is not a yes…
it’s a soft pause.

Spanish lesson of the day:

❌ Ya lo hago
✅ Déjame revisarlo y te aviso

Professional translation:
“I’m buying time politely.”

👇 Tell me:

How many follow-ups do you usually send? 😅

30/04/2026

🧠 Corporate Spanish Greetings 👇

• Hola, ¿cómo estás? → Hi, how are you?
• Buenos días / Buenas tardes → Good morning / Good afternoon
• ¿Qué tal? ¿Cómo te va? → How’s it going?
• Mucho gusto → Nice to meet you

Simple phrases… BIG impact at work.

Because starting with:
“Necesito esto” ❌

vs

“Hola, ¿cómo estás?” ✅

…can completely change how people respond to you.

In Spanish, greeting first is not optional—it’s part of the conversation.

👇 Do you usually greet people before asking for something?

29/04/2026

✨ Corporate Spanish Magic Phrases

Sometimes the most powerful Spanish at work is not advanced grammar…

It’s these magic words 👇

• Por favor
• Gracias
• Disculpa

These phrases make you sound:
✅ more polite
✅ more professional
✅ less aggressive
✅ like someone people actually want to help 😂

Because:

“Necesito esto hoy” 😡

sounds VERY different from:

“¿Podrías ayudarme con esto hoy, por favor?” 😌

Same message. Very different survival rate.

👇 Tell me:

Which magic phrase do you use the most at work?

29/04/2026

🧠 Corporate Spanish Trap

Actually ≠ Actualmente 👀

These words look the same…
but they are NOT the same.

✅ Actually = En realidad
✅ Actualmente = Currently

Example:

❌ Actually, I’m busy → Actualmente, estoy ocupado

✅ Actually, I’m busy → En realidad, estoy ocupado

False friends are dangerous at work 😂

One wrong word and suddenly your email sounds very weird.

👇 Tell me:

Which English-Spanish word tricked you the most?

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