Breakdown of Я хочу поговорить с вами насчёт работы.
я
I
вы
you (plural or formal)
работа
work, job
говорить
to speak, to talk
Questions & Answers about Я хочу поговорить с вами насчёт работы.
Why use насчёт here instead of the usual о for "about"?
While о is the standard word for "about," насчёт translates more closely to "regarding" or "concerning." It is slightly more specific and often used for professional or practical topics, making it a natural fit for discussing a job.
Why is the word for job spelled работы instead of работе?
The preposition насчёт requires the Genitive case, so the feminine noun работа changes to работы. Just like the spatial prepositions you are studying in this lesson (напротив, среди, внутри), this advanced preposition forces the noun that follows it into the Genitive. If you used о instead, you would need the Prepositional case (о работе).
Why use the perfective verb поговорить instead of the imperfective говорить?
You want to have a single, focused conversation about the job, which is a completed action. If you used the imperfective говорить, it would imply a general, ongoing process of talking or chatting, rather than an intent to get a specific discussion out of the way.
Why is насчёт written as one word here?
When written as one word, насчёт is a preposition meaning "regarding." If you write it as two words (на счёт), it means "onto the account" (like depositing money into a bank account). Since this sentence is about a topic and not finances, it must be the one-word preposition.