Remote Work

1. ¿Hai un espaciu de coworking equí cerca?

   Is there a coworking space nearby?

   Usage

   Looking for a shared workspace

   Grammar Note

   Espaciu is masculine, ending in -u. "Here" is equí (Spanish aquí). Composed sentence; native review recommended.

2. ¿Cuála ye la contraseña del wifi?

   What is the WiFi password?

   Usage

   Asking for the WiFi password

   Grammar Note

   Ser is ye. The question word agrees with feminine contraseña: cuála. Del is de + el. Composed sentence; native review recommended.

3. ¿El wifi ye abondo rápidu pa videollamaes?

   Is the WiFi fast enough for video calls?

   Usage

   Checking the connection before a video call

   Grammar Note

   "Enough" is abondo. The masculine adjective is rápidu (-u). The plural of videollamada is videollamaes. Composed sentence; native review recommended.

4. ¿Tienen una zona tranquila o una cabina privada?

   Do you have a quiet area or a private booth?

   Usage

   Asking for a quiet place to work

   Grammar Note

   Adjectives take -a for feminine nouns (tranquila, privada). Many words look like Spanish; the verb is tienen. Composed sentence; native review recommended.

5. ¿Puedo trabayar equí tol día?

   Can I work here all day?

   Usage

   Checking whether you may stay and work for a long time

   Grammar Note

   "To work" is trabayar (with -y-, like Spanish -j-). Tol is the contraction of todo el. Composed sentence; native review recommended.

6. Necesito imprentar y escaniar un documentu.

   I need to print and scan a document.

   Usage

   Asking to print and scan a document

   Grammar Note

   "To print" is imprentar (imprimir also occurs). Documentu is masculine, ending in -u. Composed sentence; native review recommended.

7. ¿Hai un enchufe cerca d'esti asientu?

   Is there a power socket near this seat?

   Usage

   Looking for a seat with a power socket

   Grammar Note

   The masculine demonstrative is esti (Spanish este); asientu ends in -u. De becomes d' before a vowel. Composed sentence; native review recommended.

8. Tengo una reunión en llinia a les [hora].

   I have an online meeting at [time].

   Usage

   Explaining you have a call at a set time (fill in the brackets)

   Grammar Note

   Llinia "line" starts with ll-; en llinia means online. Clock times use feminine plural les (a les ocho). Composed sentence; native review recommended.

9. ¿Cuántu cuesta un pase diariu o una cuota mensual de socios?

   How much is a day pass or a monthly membership fee?

   Usage

   Comparing day-pass and monthly prices

   Grammar Note

   Masculine adjectives end in -u (diariu); mensual has one form for both genders. Cuántu ends in -u. Composed sentence; native review recommended.

10. ¿Hai dalgún escritoriu pa trabayar de pie?

    Is there a standing desk available?

    Usage

    Asking for a desk you can work at standing up

    Grammar Note

    Dalgún is the form before a masculine noun. Escritoriu is masculine, ending in -u. De pie means "standing". Composed sentence; native review recommended.

11. ¿Ufierten oficines privaes per día?

    Do you offer private offices by the day?

    Usage

    Asking about day rental of a private office

    Grammar Note

    Oficina becomes oficines in the plural, and the adjective agrees as privaes. Composed sentence; native review recommended.

12. ¿Hai armarios o dalgún sitiu pa guardar coses?

    Are there lockers or somewhere I can store things?

    Usage

    Looking for somewhere to leave belongings

    Grammar Note

    Things is coses (feminine plural in -es). Sitiu is masculine, ending in -u. The singular of armarios is armariu. Composed sentence; native review recommended.

13. ¿Ónde ta la tienda de fotocopies más cercana?

    Where is the nearest copy shop?

    Usage

    Looking for a shop that copies and prints

    Grammar Note

    Location uses tar (ta). "Copy shop" is expressed as "shop of photocopies", a composed phrasing (fotocopies is plural), so native review is recommended.

14. Internet ye mui lentu. ¿Hai una conexón más rápida?

    The internet is very slow. Is there a faster connection?

    Usage

    Complaining about slow internet and asking for a better line

    Grammar Note

    "Slow" is lentu (llentu means "wet", a different word). Conexón ends in -ón (Spanish conexión has an extra i). Composed sentence; native review recommended.

15. Quiero mercar una tarxeta SIM con datos pa trabayar.

    I want to buy a SIM card with data for working.

    Usage

    Buying a data SIM for working on the road

    Grammar Note

    "To buy" is mercar and card is tarxeta (spelled with x). Composed sentence; native review recommended.

16. ¿Ta llibre esti asientu?

    Is this seat free?

    Usage

    Asking whether a seat is taken

    Grammar Note

    A temporary state uses tar (ta). Llibre starts with ll- (Spanish libre). Composed sentence; native review recommended.

17. ¿Puedo reservar un escritoriu con antelación?

    Can I reserve a desk in advance?

    Usage

    Asking whether desks can be booked ahead

    Grammar Note

    Escritoriu is a masculine noun in -u. Con antelación is the set phrase for "in advance". Composed sentence; native review recommended.

18. ¿Hai una cabina telefónica o una sala silenciosa pa facer llamaes?

    Is there a phone booth or a quiet room for making calls?

    Usage

    Looking for a place where phone calls will not disturb others

    Grammar Note

    The plural of llamada is llamaes (ll- start, -da dropped). "To make calls" is facer llamaes. Composed sentence; native review recommended.

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