Spanish for English speakers Office · Lesson 1

Evaluation

Evaluate performance in Spanish — Nos va mejor a nosotros (Business is better for us) — using ir for 'how things are going'.

Conversation

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    ¿La otra florería le está yendo bien?

    Is business good for the other flower shop?

    Tip: <Florería> = Flower shop <Ir bien> literally means "go well" meaning "doing well"

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

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

    Tip: Note the emphatic position of "a nosotros" at the end of the sentence. <Cliente> = customer

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    ¿Por qué? ¿Sus flores no son bonitas?

    Why? Aren't their flowers nice?

    Tip: <Bonitas> literally mean <pretty>. "Nice" would be translated as <simpático> but it only applies to people, not to objects

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

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

    Tip: "La cosa es que ..." is a common phrase to emphasize reasons, justifications or excuses

Common questions

Quick answers about this lesson's grammar and vocabulary.

How do you say 'business is good' in Spanish?

Va bien el negocio or nos va bien = 'we're doing well'. Negative: no nos va bien.

What does muchos clientes mean?

'Many customers'. El cliente / la clienta = customer. Pocos clientes = few customers.

Spanish for shop / business?

La tienda (shop), el negocio (business), la empresa (company), la florería / floristería (flower shop).

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