
Hola {{first_name | estudiante de Espaรฑol}},
Bienvenid@ a otra ediciรณn de Master Spanish Weekly.
This week in class, one of our students said something I really liked:
โI want to keep the momentum.โ
I really liked that phrase, and even better, thereโs real science behind it too.
When you practice a little bitย every day, your brain strengthens the neural pathways that help you remember and speak faster. Itโs called โspaced repetition,โ and itโs one of the most powerful learning principles we have.
Hereโs an easy explanation from Harvard ๐ 5 Tips toย Retain What You Learn
Special thanks to ChatGPT for doing the research ๐
So, to help you keep your momentum, this week weโre learning: Useful business phrases in English and how to say them naturally in Spanish.
Not literal translations.
Not Google-Translate Spanish.
But the way real Spanish speakers say them.
ยกVamos!
๐Lesson Of The Week: Business Phrases in English and Spanish!
A lot of English business phrases donโt translate literally into Spanish.
If you translate them word-for-word, they sound funny, or they simply donโt make sense.
So I put together a simple chart for you:
English โ Incorrect Spanish โ Real Spanish โ Example.
Use it this week at work or in your next conversation.
English Phrase | โ Literal Spanish | โ๏ธ Natural Spanish | Example (EN โ ES) |
|---|---|---|---|
Circle back | mirar atrรกs | retomar / volver al tema | Letโs circle back later. โ Retomamos mรกs tarde. |
Keep you posted | mantener posteado | mantener al tanto / avisar | Iโll keep you posted. โ Te mantengo al tanto. |
Touch base | tocar base | Revisar | Letโs touch base on this tomorrow. โ Revisemos esto maรฑana. |
Follow up | seguir arriba | dar seguimiento | Iโll follow up with the team. โ Voy a dar seguimiento con el equipo. |
Deadline | lรญnea muerta | fecha lรญmite | The deadline is Friday. โ La fecha lรญmite es el viernes. |
Keep the momentum | mantener el momento | mantener el ritmo / seguir avanzando | Letโs keep the momentum. โ Sigamos avanzando. |
Run it by me | cรณrrelo por mรญ | revรญsalo conmigo / consรบltame | Run it by me first. โ Revรญsalo conmigo primero. |
On the same page | en la misma pรกgina | estar alineados / coincidir | We must be on the same page. โ Debemos estar alineados. |
Keep building your business vocabulary with even more useful phrases you can start using right away. Click below to download the full list of business phrases:๐๐ผ
Watch the Quick IG Reel
If you want to see these phrases in real conversation, I recorded a quick Instagram reel walking you through a few of them with examples.
Itโs under one minute, super easy to follow, and perfect for visual learners.
๐งฉ Mini Quiz: 5 Quick Questions
Choose the best Spanish translation for each sentence:
1. โLetโs circle back later.โ
A) Miremos atrรกs mรกs tarde
B) Retomamos mรกs tarde
C) Sigamos avanzando mรกs tarde
2. โIโll keep you posted.โ
A) Te mantengo al tanto
B) Te mantengo posteado
C) Te mantengo informado atrรกs
3. โWe need to touch base tomorrow.โ
A) Toquemos base maรฑana
B) Pongรกmonos al dรญa maรฑana
C) Hablemos atrรกs maรฑana
4. โCan you run it by me first?โ
A) ยฟPuedes correrlo por mรญ primero?
B) ยฟPuedes revisarlo conmigo primero?
C) ยฟPuedes mantener el ritmo primero?
5. โWe want to keep the momentum.โ
A) Queremos mantener el momento
B) Queremos mantener la pรกgina
C) Queremos mantener el ritmo
ยกMuchas Gracias!
Gracias por aprender conmigo esta semana.
Sigue avanzando poco a poco. Ese es el secreto para dominar cualquier idioma.
Nos vemos la prรณxima semana con otra mini-lecciรณn para mantener el ritmo.
Un abrazo,
Alejandro Nunez.
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