Business Spanish You’re Probably Saying Wrong 😅

Short lesson, real-life examples, and an IG reel to practice with.

Hola estudiante de Español,

Bienvenid@ a otra edición de Master Spanish Weekly.

This week in class, one of our students said something I really liked:

“I want to keep the momentum.”

I really liked that phrase, and even better, there’s real science behind it too.

When you practice a little bit every day, your brain strengthens the neural pathways that help you remember and speak faster. It’s called “spaced repetition,” and it’s one of the most powerful learning principles we have.

Here’s an easy explanation from Harvard 👉 5 Tips to Retain What You Learn

Special thanks to ChatGPT for doing the research 😅

So, to help you keep your momentum, this week we’re 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.

¡Vamos!

📚Lesson Of The Week: Business Phrases in English and Spanish!

A lot of English business phrases don’t translate literally into Spanish.
If you translate them word-for-word, they sound funny, or they simply don’t make sense.

So I put together a simple chart for you:
English ➜ Incorrect Spanish ➜ Real Spanish ➜ Example.

Use it this week at work or in your next conversation.

English Phrase

Literal Spanish

✔️ Natural Spanish

Example (EN → ES)

Circle back

mirar atrás

retomar / volver al tema

Let’s circle back later. → Retomamos más tarde.

Keep you posted

mantener posteado

mantener al tanto / avisar

I’ll keep you posted. → Te mantengo al tanto.

Touch base

tocar base

Revisar

Let’s touch base on this tomorrow. → Revisemos esto mañana.

Follow up

seguir arriba

dar seguimiento

I’ll follow up with the team. → Voy a dar seguimiento con el equipo.

Deadline

línea muerta

fecha límite

The deadline is Friday. → La fecha límite es el viernes.

Keep the momentum

mantener el momento

mantener el ritmo / seguir avanzando

Let’s keep the momentum. → Sigamos avanzando.

Run it by me

córrelo por mí

revísalo conmigo / consúltame

Run it by me first. → Revísalo conmigo primero.

On the same page

en la misma página

estar alineados / coincidir

We must be on the same page. → 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:👇🏼

Business Phrases - Eng vs Spa.pdf147.76 KB • PDF File

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.

It’s under one minute, super easy to follow, and perfect for visual learners.

Instagram Reel

🧩 Mini Quiz: 5 Quick Questions

Choose the best Spanish translation for each sentence:

1. “Let’s circle back later.”
A) Miremos atrás más tarde
B) Retomamos más tarde
C) Sigamos avanzando más tarde

2. “I’ll keep you posted.”
A) Te mantengo al tanto
B) Te mantengo posteado
C) Te mantengo informado atrás

3. “We need to touch base tomorrow.”
A) Toquemos base mañana
B) Pongámonos al día mañana
C) Hablemos atrás mañana

4. “Can you run it by me first?”
A) ¿Puedes correrlo por mí primero?
B) ¿Puedes revisarlo conmigo primero?
C) ¿Puedes mantener el ritmo primero?

5. “We want to keep the momentum.”
A) Queremos mantener el momento
B) Queremos mantener la página
C) Queremos mantener el ritmo

¡Muchas Gracias!

Gracias por aprender conmigo esta semana.
Sigue avanzando poco a poco. Ese es el secreto para dominar cualquier idioma.
Nos vemos la próxima semana con otra mini-lección para mantener el ritmo.

Un abrazo,

Alejandro Nunez.

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