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Pronunciation

Mayor (me-ior)

Documentaries

Desk (NOT dets)

Computer (kom-piu-ter)

Chair (cheer)

Keyboard (ki-bord)

Mouse (maus)

Headset (ged-set)

Spoon (spun)

Vocabulary

Remote working: the practice of employees doing their jobs from a location other than a
central office operated by the employer. Such locations could include an employee's
home, a co-working or other shared space, a private office, or any other place outside of
the traditional corporate office building or campus.

Headset: headphones + microphone.


Spoon: cuchara.

Watch: reloj de mano.

Mug: cup for hot beverages.

What's on your desk?: que hay/que tienes en tu escritorio?

Word Choice

Because I have more privacy (NOT privacity)

I can take care of the children

For the job, traveling and as a personal goal (NOT the working)

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Word Choice / Grammar

We say: What you are going to bring = Que vas a traer

We say: What are you doing on the weekend?

We say: There is a party, NOT It's party


No, it's not necessary. Thanks = No, no es necesario. Gracias

No, I've got everything. Thanks. = No, tengo todo. Gracias.

I'll see you on Saturday = Te veo el sabado.

Pronunciation

Cheese (chiis)

Bread (bred)

Dessert (di-sert)

Gifts (guifts)

Chess (ches)

Great (greit)

Vocabulary

Guava: guayaba
Dessert: the sweet course eaten at the end of a meal.

Bread: pan.

French: what comes from France.

Schnapps: aguardiente.

Cake: bizcocho.

Board game: juegos de mesa.

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Word Choice / Grammar
We say: I'm very busy, NOT I have

 I'm: yo estoy/soy, I have: yo tengo

Do you have friends or family in Bogota?


 Yes, I have friends and family in Bogota
 I'm going to travel by myself / alone

We say: I want to buy a faster laptop than the one that I have.
We say: The travel time is shorter on newer roads.
We say: There are lot of curves, and the road is narrow.
We say: It's a mountainous road.
We say: The road is in a very bad shape / condition.
We say: I would like to return on...

Vocabulary
Unsafe: not safe; dangerous.
Far: at, to, or by a great distance (used to indicate the extent to which one thing is distant from
another).
Narrow: of small width in relation to length.
Adverb: a word or phrase that modifies or qualifies an adjective, verb, or other
adverb or a word group, expressing a relation of place, time, circumstance,
manner, cause, degree, etc. (e.g., gently, quite, then, there ).

What's the problem? = generic way to ask


What's your problem? = manera acusatoria.

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