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CC Work places and job titles I’m a civil servant. Soy funcionario
I work in an office. Trabajo en una (m); funcionaria (f).
oficina. I’m a bank employee. Soy
I work in a hospital. Trabajo en un empleado de banco
hospital. (m); empleada de banco (f).
I work in a shop. Trabajo en una I’m a hairdresser/barber. Soy
tienda. peluquero (m); peluquera (f).
I work in the post office. Trabajo en I’m a waiter/waitress. Soy
Correos. camarero (m); camarera (f).
I work at home. Trabajo en casa. [ Lat.Am. Soy mesero/
I’m a taxi driver. Soy mesera.]
taxista (m; f). chambermaid camarera
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CC Numbers eighty ochenta
sixty sesenta ninety noventa
seventy setenta a hundred cien
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7 I need a plumber
CC Expressions from the conversation
I have a problem with the shower. Tengo un problema con la ducha.
Can you send a plumber? ¿Puede mandar un fontanero? [ Lat.Am. ¿Puede
mandar un plomero?]
What’s the matter with it? ¿Qué le pasa?
It’s not working properly. No funciona bien.
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8 In the market
CC Expressions from the conversation
Can I help you? ¿Qué desea?
I want some lettuce (literally a lettuce). Quiero una lechuga.
Half a kilo of tomatoes. Medio kilo de tomates. [Mex. Medio kilo de jitomates]
How much do the cherries cost? ¿Cuánto cuestan las cerezas?
€3.68 a/the kilo. Tres euros sesenta y ocho el kilo.
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10 Buying shoes
CC Expressions from the conversation
Hello, I like these black shoes. Hola, me gustan estos zapatos negros.
Do you have them in green? ¿Los tiene en verde?
Yes. What size? Sí. ¿Qué número?
Thirty-seven. Treinta y siete.
Can I try them on? ¿Puedo probármelos?
I like them, but they are big on me. Me gustan, pero me quedan grandes.
Do you have a smaller size? ¿Tiene un número más pequeño?
These fit me nicely. Estos me quedan bien.
I’ll take them. Me los llevo.
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