Email and Meetings

Spanish beside English

Email andMeetings

Clear and polite, in English.

  • 5

    Situations

  • 21

    Sentence pairs

  • 10

    Meeting phrases

Inside

  • Ask for a raise
  • After an interview
  • Say no politely
  • Move a meeting
  • Blunt to polite
  • In the meeting
Spanish beside English

Ask for a raise

  • Spanish

    Hola Ana, espero que estés bien.

    English

    Hi Ana, I hope you are well.

  • Spanish

    Quería hablar contigo sobre mi salario.

    English

    I would like to talk to you about my salary.

  • Spanish

    En el último año asumí más responsabilidades.

    English

    Over the past year, I have taken on more responsibility.

  • Spanish

    ¿Podemos agendar 20 minutos esta semana?

    English

    Could we schedule 20 minutes this week?

  • Spanish

    Gracias por tu tiempo.

    English

    Thank you for your time.

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After an interview

  • Spanish

    Gracias por reunirse conmigo hoy.

    English

    Thank you for meeting with me today.

  • Spanish

    Me entusiasmó conocer más sobre el equipo.

    English

    I enjoyed learning more about the team.

  • Spanish

    Quedo atento a los próximos pasos.

    English

    I look forward to hearing about the next steps.

  • Spanish

    Si necesitan algo más, avísenme.

    English

    Please let me know if you need anything else.

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Say no politely

  • Spanish

    Gracias por la propuesta, pero no puedo aceptarla.

    English

    Thank you for the offer, but I am not able to accept it.

  • Spanish

    No llego a esa fecha.

    English

    That date is difficult for me.

  • Spanish

    ¿Podemos verlo la semana que viene?

    English

    Could we look at it next week?

  • Spanish

    Lo siento, pero no voy a poder.

    English

    I am afraid I will not be able to.

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Move a meeting

  • Spanish

    ¿Podemos mover la reunión?

    English

    Could we move the meeting?

  • Spanish

    Me surgió algo urgente.

    English

    Something urgent came up.

  • Spanish

    ¿Te queda bien el jueves a las 10?

    English

    Does Thursday at 10 work for you?

  • Spanish

    Perdón por el cambio de último momento.

    English

    Sorry for the short notice.

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Blunt to polite

  • Blunt

    Send me the file.

    Polite

    Could you send me the file when you have a moment?

  • Blunt

    This is wrong.

    Polite

    I think there may be a small mistake here.

  • Blunt

    I need it today.

    Polite

    Would it be possible to get it today?

  • Blunt

    You did not answer.

    Polite

    Just following up on my last message.

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In the meeting

  • Sorry to jump in, but…

  • Can I add something here?

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