Discussing Work
Vocabulary
medio tiempo - part timea tiempo parcial - part timeabogado (m) - lawyerbanquero (m) - bankerbeneficios (m) - benefitscientífico (m) - scientistcolega (m) - colleaguecompañero (m) de trabajo - co-workercurriculum (m) - résumécurrículo (m) - résuméde tiempo completo (adv) - full timededicarse a una profesión - to practice a professionempleado (m) - employeeentrenamiento (m) - trainingadiestramiento (m) - trainingentrevista (f) - interviewganar - to earningeniero (m) - engineerjefe (m) - boss, employermaestro (m) - teacheroficio (m) - tradeprofesión (f) - professionsolicitar - to apply (for a job)sueldo (m) - salarytrabajo (m) - jobturno (m) - work shift
Conversation
Mis padres están jubilados desde hace varios años.
My parents have been retired for a few years.
My parents have been retired for a few years.
Trabajo de tiempo parcial en un mercado.
I work part time in a market.
I work part time in a market.
Mi jefe me supervisa por las tardes.
My boss supervises me in the the afternoons.
My boss supervises me in the the afternoons.
Gano relativamente poco pero me llevo muy bien con mis compañeros de trabajo.
I earn relatively little but I get along well with my work mates.
I earn relatively little but I get along well with my work mates.
Trabajé por un año en una escuela secundaria.
I worked at a high school for one year.
I worked at a high school for one year.
Nos pagaban el primero del mes.
They would pay us the first day of the month.
They would pay us the first day of the month.
Siempre he querido ser maestro de primaria.
I have always wanted to be an elementary school teacher.
I have always wanted to be an elementary school teacher.
Dejé mi curriculum con muchas compañías ayer.
I left my résumé at many companies yesterday.
I left my résumé at many companies yesterday.
Mi hermano Juan está solicitando para ser abogado.
My brother Juan is applying for jobs as a lawyer.
My brother Juan is applying for jobs as a lawyer.
¿A qué se dedica Ud.?
What do you do?
What do you do?
Ya que trabajo de tiempo completo me dan beneficios.
Since I work full time I get benefits.
Since I work full time I get benefits.
Category: General Spanish