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Spanish (Spain)

### The job interview

| Spanish | English |
|---|---|
| **la impresión** | impression |
| **honesto** | honest |
| **el conocimiento** | knowledge |
| **la organización** | organization |
| **expresar** | to express |
| **ideal** | ideal |
| **particular** | particular |
| **la importancia** | importance |

**Dar buena impresión** is to make a good impression; **tener la impresión de que…** is to have the feeling that something is so.

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### What job ads ask for

Spanish CVs and job ads usually talk about **conocimientos** in the plural: what you know of a language or a field.

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**Honesto** describes someone who does not lie or cheat; **sincero** is someone who says what they really think. The two often overlap.

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### **Ideal** and **particular**

Both have one form for both genders: *el candidato ideal*, *la empresa ideal*, *un caso particular*, *una razón particular*. Most adjectives ending in **-l** or **-ar** work the same way (**español**, **española** is an exception). **En particular** is *in particular*.

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### **Dar importancia a**

Where English attaches importance to something, Spanish **gives** it importance: **dar importancia a** something. **No tiene importancia** means *it doesn't matter*.

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Making a good impression (la impresión, honesto, el conocimiento)

adjective

adverb

conjunction

contraction

determiner

interjection

noun

numeral

preposition

pronoun

sentence

verb

Singular subjects and 'ser' (yo soy, esto es)

Plural nouns and definite articles (los, las)

Plural pronouns and 'ser' (somos, sois, son)

Adjective agreement (-o, -a, -os, -as)

Indefinite articles (un, una, unos, unas)

Simple negation (no)

Yes/no questions

Regular '-ar' verbs (-o, -as, -a...)

Regular '-er' verbs (-o, -es, -e...)

Regular '-ir' verbs (-o, -es, -e...)

Locative adverbs (aquí, allí)

Question words (quién, cómo)

The verb estar (estoy, estás)

The preposition en (en)

Ser vs. estar

The verb tener (tengo, tienes)

Possessive determiners (mi, tu, su)

Origin and possession (de, del)

The verb ir (voy, vas)

Destination (a, al)

The personal 'a' (a)

Stem-changing verbs: e to ie

Stem-changing verbs: o to ue

Irregular first-person verbs

Reflexive verbs (me, te, se)

Numbers 1 to 10 (uno, dos, tres)

Numbers 11 to 20 (once, doce, trece)

Counting by tens to 100 (treinta, cuarenta, cien)

Compound numbers up to 99 (veintiuno, treinta y uno)

Days of the week (el lunes, el martes)

The family and the personal 'a' (a mi tío, a mi prima)

Months of the year

Telling time (es la, son las)

Verbs of liking (me gusta)

Plural agreement with verbs of liking (gustan)

Degree modifiers (muy, mucho)

Formal address (usted, ustedes)

Direct object pronouns (lo, la, los, las)

The near future (ir a)

Obligation (tener que)

Present continuous (-ando, -iendo)

Affirmative commands (tú, vosotros)

Basic Food and Drink

The Human Body: Head and Arms

The Human Body: Legs and Health

Wardrobe Essentials

Fresh Produce

Meals and Proteins

Public Transport

Hello and goodbye (hola, ¿qué tal?)

Thank you, sorry, OK (gracias, vale)

There is, there are (hay)

My building (la escalera, el ascensor)

Describing people (moreno, rubio, tímido)

Land and sea (el mar, el río, el norte)

Sightseeing (la plaza, la catedral)

Asking the way (cerca, a la derecha, todo recto)

In class (¿puedes repetir?)

Verb + infinitive (quiero comer, sé leer)

What's your name? (me llamo, encantado)

Phone, computer and email

Hundreds and thousands (doscientos, mil)

What do you do? (¿a qué te dedicas?)

Personal details (la edad, la fecha de nacimiento)

Me neither (también, tampoco, ni)

How much is it? (el precio, la vuelta)

What's the weather like? (hace sol, nieva)

Free time (el concierto, el tenis)

At the bar (¿qué vas a tomar?)

The Natural World

Demonstratives (este, ese, aquel)

Prepositions of place (encima de, debajo de)

Prepositional pronouns (para mí, contigo)

Ordinal numbers 1st to 10th (primero to décimo)

Adverbs of frequency (a veces, nunca)

Exclamations (¡qué...!)

Indefinite pronouns (algo, alguien)

Indefinite determiners (algún, ningún)

Indirect object pronouns (le, les)

Double object pronouns (me lo, te la)

Double object pronouns (se lo, se la)

Verbs of preference (encantar, interesar)

Impersonal obligation (hay que)

Starting and finishing actions (empezar a, terminar de)

Adjective comparatives (más que, menos que)

Comparatives of equality (tan como)

Noun comparatives (tanto como)

Question	Answer
the impression	la impresión
I want to make a good impression at the interview.	Quiero dar buena impresión en la entrevista.
I have the impression that the interview has gone well.	Tengo la impresión de que la entrevista ha ido bien.
The first impression is very important.	La primera impresión es muy importante.
honest	honesto
An honest and responsible person is wanted.	Se busca una persona honesta y responsable.
Be honest: why did you leave your last job?	Sé honesto: ¿por qué dejaste tu último trabajo?
My boss is a very honest woman.	Mi jefa es una mujer muy honesta.
the knowledge	el conocimiento
An accountant with knowledge of German is wanted.	Se busca contable con conocimientos de alemán.
I have a good knowledge of French.	Tengo buenos conocimientos de francés.
Knowledge of languages is very useful.	El conocimiento de idiomas es muy útil.
the organization	la organización
For this job, organization is fundamental.	Para este trabajo, la organización es fundamental.
My sister works at an international organization.	Mi hermana trabaja en una organización internacional.
to express	expresar
In the interview, she expresses her ideas very well.	En la entrevista, expresa muy bien sus ideas.
It's difficult to express what I feel.	Es difícil expresar lo que siento.
ideal (the best possible)	ideal
You are the ideal candidate for this job.	Eres el candidato ideal para este trabajo.
For me, the ideal working hours are from eight to three.	Para mí, el horario ideal es de ocho a tres.
The ideal job doesn't exist.	No existe el trabajo ideal.
particular, specific	particular
Is there anything in particular that you want to ask? (formal)	¿Hay algo en particular que quiera preguntar?
This job in particular interests me.	Me interesa este trabajo en particular.
Each particular case is different.	Cada caso particular es diferente.
the importance	la importancia
The company attaches a lot of importance to experience.	La empresa da mucha importancia a la experiencia.
I don't attach importance to the salary.	No le doy importancia al sueldo.

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