At the office
Negotiating
30 Spanish words for this topic, with their IPA and translation. Tap one to hear it and record yourself.
- regatear/reɣateˈaɾ/to haggle
- ceder/seˈðeɾ/to give in
- concesión/konseˈsjon/concession
- contraoferta/kontɾaoˈfeɾta/counteroffer
- ventaja/benˈtaxa/leverage
- trato/ˈtɾato/deal
- condiciones/kondiˈsjones/terms
- convenio/konˈbenjo/agreement
- oferta inicial/ofeɾta iniˈsjal/opening offer
- retirarse/retiˈɾaɾse/to walk away
- punto muerto/punto ˈmweɾto/deadlock
- mutuo/ˈmutwo/mutual
- flexible/fleˈksiβle/flexible
- firme/ˈfiɾme/firm
- proponer/pɾopoˈneɾ/to propose
- aceptar/asepˈtaɾ/to accept
- rechazar/retʃaˈsaɾ/to reject
- arreglo/aˈreɣlo/settlement
- aumento de sueldo/awmento ðe ˈsweldo/pay raise
- términos/ˈteɾminos/terms
- contraparte/kontɾaˈpaɾte/counterpart
- prioridades/pɾjoɾiˈðaðes/priorities
- margen/ˈmaɾxen/margin
- persuasivo/peɾswaˈsiβo/persuasive
- asertivo/aseɾˈtiβo/assertive
- diplomático/diploˈmatiko/tactful
- ultimátum/ultiˈmatum/ultimatum
- por escrito/poɾ esˈkɾito/in writing
- apretón de manos/apɾeˈton ðe manos/handshake
- plazo de pago/plaso ðe ˈpaɣo/payment term
Phrases to practice
In the app you say them out loud and Selora shows you which syllable to adjust.
- Voy a aceptar el trato si las condiciones van por escrito.I'll accept the deal if the conditions are in writing.
- Quiero proponer un aumento de sueldo sin rechazar sus prioridades.I want to propose a raise without rejecting their priorities.
- Después de ceder un poco, firmamos un convenio mutuo.After giving in a little, we signed a mutual agreement.
Practice this topic in the app
Short lessons with these words and phrases: you say them out loud and Selora tells you which syllable to fix.
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