Mexican Spanish for English speakers Office · Lesson 2

Evaluation

Mexican Spanish для business evaluation — Nos va mejor a nosotros (Business is better for us) — using ir.

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PX296

¿La otra florería le está yendo bien?

Is business good for the other flower shop?
Rose

Nos va mejor a nosotros. Ellos no tienen muchos clientes.

Business is better for us. They don't have many customers.
PX296

¿Por qué? ¿Sus flores no son bonitas?

Why? Aren't their flowers nice?
Rose

No, no es eso. La cosa es que su tienda está sucia.

No, it's not that. The thing is, the store is dirty.

Quick answers about this lesson's grammar and vocabulary.

Mexican Spanish для 'how's business?'

¿Cómo va el negocio? (how's business going?), ¿Cómo van las ventas? (how are sales going?).

What does nos va mejor mean?

'We're doing better' — literally 'it goes better for us'. Use ir + adverb for general state.

Mexican Spanish для customers?

Cliente (customer), clientela (customer base), comprador (buyer), consumidor (consumer).