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Practice Introducing Yourself at Work in Spanish
Presentarse en la oficina
It's your first week and nobody has introduced you to anyone. You go over to a colleague's desk to do it yourself — and to find out what they actually do and how much you'll be crossing paths.
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You're talking to: un compañero de trabajo
You: un empleado nuevo
introducing yourself
Hola, creo que no nos conocemos. Empecé el lunes.
saying how new you are
Acabo de entrar, llevo aquí tres días.
asking what their job actually is
¿Y tú de qué te encargas?
Your goal
Introduce yourself and say what your role is, find out what they work on, and leave knowing one practical thing about how the team runs.
You'll practice
- Introduce yourself and say what your role is
- Find out what they actually work on day to day
- Get one practical tip about how the team runs
Phrases you'll actually use
Six lines that carry most of this conversation. You'll hear them, and you'll need them.
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Hola, creo que no nos conocemos. Empecé el lunes.
— introducing yourself
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Acabo de entrar, llevo aquí tres días.
— saying how new you are
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¿Y tú de qué te encargas?
— asking what their job actually is
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Todavía me estoy haciendo a todo, la verdad.
— admitting you are still finding your feet
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¿Vamos a coincidir mucho tú y yo?
— finding out how much you will overlap
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¿A quién le pregunto si tengo alguna duda?
— getting a practical tip
Level-up expressions
ponerse al día
get up to speed on something
Todavía me estoy poniendo al día con todo.
encargarse de algo
be the one who handles something
¿Tú de qué te encargas exactamente?
echar una mano
give someone a hand
Si necesitas que te eche una mano, dímelo.
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